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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Peter Blackburn on April 20, 2009, 07:03:29 pm

Title: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: Peter Blackburn on April 20, 2009, 07:03:29 pm
Is it just me or has anyone else noticed a decline in mobile signal strength?

I'm sure most of us use mobiles on hands free whilest driving around and a few will know the black spot areas where the signal falls away so bad you the call your taking gets dropped.
My black spot areas for the last 8 years have always been the same and I always advise customers that Im going to lose them as I enter these poor signal areas.

But for the last 4-5months I cant even drive a couple of miles without hitting a blackspot or having real trouble with poor reception. I,m forever shouting on the mobile or hearing small parts of what people are trying to say.

Im getting really p***** off with it to say the leased with all these calls that are getting dropped.

Anyone else having or had the same trouble?

Cheers
Pete
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: kinder clean on April 20, 2009, 07:11:10 pm
I must say, I think diverted calls are a bit iffy to say the least, I sometimes wonder if having divert on is worst than leaving a message to call the mobile.

You sure it's not your phone thats playing up Peter? try swapping your phone, it will also depend what network your on.

I think 02 and orange have the best satelite coverage.

Cheers

Paul - Kinder Clean

Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: clinton on April 20, 2009, 07:17:14 pm
I am having probs with mine and when i answer the mobile i caint hear them but they can hear me  ::)
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: daysdeepclean on April 20, 2009, 07:19:04 pm
Well we a--ays seem t- b- loosing sig--l down h-r- in C--nw--l! See what I mean ;D

Sorry, couldn't resist....
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: kinder clean on April 20, 2009, 07:34:22 pm
Clinton - there's nothing wrong with your phone, you need a bloody hair cut.  ;)

Paul - Kinder Clean
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on April 20, 2009, 08:26:56 pm
Lately been having the same problem thought it was my phone so I was always advised to switch it off for a few hours whicH I did yesterday but it's still as bad today.

Shaun
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: COLIN BRIGHT on April 20, 2009, 08:42:43 pm
over the past few weeks i keep getting the message
NO SERVICE even though the signal strenth is fine
turn it off , leave 5 mins and reboot it and it seems fine, bloody annoying though
mine is on the 02 network
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on April 20, 2009, 09:16:09 pm
I'm on O2 and I'm having the same problems.

Shaun
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: clinton on April 20, 2009, 09:18:25 pm
Do they all share the same signals i wonder ???

Or the same lines etc just bet we dont know ???
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: Griffus on April 20, 2009, 09:18:32 pm
I think the Government are probably bleeding the nation's signal strength due to testing some in newfangled CCTV spy package that can see us anytime anywhere.

A bit like Noels House-Party a few years back!

Come in Big Brother  :o
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on April 20, 2009, 09:23:42 pm
Wasn't all that long ago that the networks paid £1 billion for the digital network.

Shaun
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: elliott cleaning on April 20, 2009, 09:24:00 pm
Current atmospheric conditions are likely to play a part in this.
You should get up to speed again when the weather changes
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: Griffus on April 20, 2009, 09:25:52 pm
Current atmospheric conditions are likely to play a part in this.
You should get up to speed again when the weather changes

But the weather is great at the minute...............
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on April 20, 2009, 09:26:15 pm
Are you a politician?

Shaun
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: elliott cleaning on April 20, 2009, 09:28:22 pm
Exactly Ian.  Once it starts peeing down again reception will be A1
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on April 20, 2009, 10:31:47 pm
I've heard it said (if you pardon the pun) that because phones have been getting smaller there is less space in them for a good arial.

I'm going for a slightly bigger phone in the next week or so. I'll be interesting to see if reception around the house once again improves.
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on April 20, 2009, 10:39:13 pm
I went to the Gadget Show on friday at the NEC and they had a stand with all of the old stuff like Atari game stations and ZX Spectrum I actually won at Scramble ;D miss spent youth! but they had my old style mobile phone it had the best reception I have ever had although it was a bit heavy.

Shaun

Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: Peter Blackburn on April 20, 2009, 11:01:26 pm
Colin, Shaun,

That’s funny, i'm with 02 as well.

Does your phone read "Limited Service" quite often?

02 are definitely upto something at the moment. ???

Pete
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on April 20, 2009, 11:07:48 pm
My mate is into the conspirancy theories, apparently big brother watches our interenet activities all of the time aswell as listening in to our telephone conversations and also can see us from our tv's and web cams.

Derek stop picking your nose!!

Shaun
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: ABLECLEAN on April 20, 2009, 11:30:52 pm
Change to Vodaphone, they have 99% coverage and I have never had a problem unless I am in a cottage with 2ft thick stone walls!!
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: JandS on April 21, 2009, 08:24:47 am
Yes Vodaphone for me and hardly ever have a problem, it's usually the person phoning with the problem.
I go up into N.Yorks sometimes and the signal can be a bit iffy but then the radio signal and TV reception up there are sometimes a bit iffy.

John
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on April 21, 2009, 08:30:32 am
My mate is into the conspirancy theories, apparently big brother watches our interenet activities all of the time aswell as listening in to our telephone conversations and also can see us from our tv's and web cams.

Shaun

And what would big brother think of all these strange men with long hoses who hunch over keyboards and bright monitors and compare their suction power, and talk about what makes a good scrubber and how good they are at mounting trucks :o
Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: Mike Osbourne on April 21, 2009, 08:39:03 am
There is a system in place that 'listens' for keywords on ALL telephone conversations and is then screened by a human operator somewhere deep in Virginia, allegedly.

Even if you are paranoid, it still doesn't mean there isn't someone watching you. ;)


Title: Re: Mobile Signal Getting Worse By The Day.
Post by: clinton on April 21, 2009, 08:47:36 am
Mike
Was told that someone can tell every page you have visited on the net and every text message even if its delited ???

Mike you will have to stop phoning them chat lines up ;D