MarkyR74
ULTIMATE Member
Hi, after reading the news the other day that Three will be switching off their 3G network Im a little concerned, but should I be? I see that it won’t be turned off till sometime in 2024, still that’s only a year and a half away.
Where I live in North Dorset, my phone is on Smarty and constantly drops between their 3G and 4G signal, atmospherics also impact this a lot round here. Now Three claim to have upgraded the masts round here, so if that were true what are the chances of them upgrading them further once 3G is gone? Otherwise their is a chance I’d have no signal at all in places, their isn’t any 2G even to fallback on. It’s sad as between the two signals I usually have some service to use in most places.
I have ordered a Voxi sim to try out, it sure if I’ll stay with it though. But at least they have 2G to fall back on right?
Is their cause for concern for this? Or will 3 upgrade the masts so I can get a reliable 4G signal at least? Does turning off the 3G help boost the 4G? In some places it locks into 4 G and performance is abysmal and the 3G signal performs better in the same spot.
Where I live in North Dorset, my phone is on Smarty and constantly drops between their 3G and 4G signal, atmospherics also impact this a lot round here. Now Three claim to have upgraded the masts round here, so if that were true what are the chances of them upgrading them further once 3G is gone? Otherwise their is a chance I’d have no signal at all in places, their isn’t any 2G even to fallback on. It’s sad as between the two signals I usually have some service to use in most places.
I have ordered a Voxi sim to try out, it sure if I’ll stay with it though. But at least they have 2G to fall back on right?
Is their cause for concern for this? Or will 3 upgrade the masts so I can get a reliable 4G signal at least? Does turning off the 3G help boost the 4G? In some places it locks into 4 G and performance is abysmal and the 3G signal performs better in the same spot.























