Coverage should be your top consideration when choosing a new mobile network. Find out how to compare the mobile coverage in your area.
When you’re choosing a new mobile network, the coverage available in your area should be the first thing you consider.
On a mobile network with poor coverage, you would likely have a frustrating experience. Web pages are likely to load slowly on your phone (or not at all) and phone calls are likely to being missed. The battery life on your smartphone will also be worsened by poor coverage.
In this article, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about mobile coverage in the UK. From how to check and compare coverage across different mobile networks to the key questions you should ask when considering the coverage on a network. We’ll also discuss the UK’s system of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) along with apps and accessories for improving the coverage in your home.
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On O2, you can use your mobile phone abroad at no extra cost in up to 75 destinations, depending on your price plan.
With O2 Travel, it’s possible to use your mobile phone abroad at no extra cost in up to 75 destinations. In a further 63 destinations, you can pay a flat rate of £6 per day for unlimited minutes, texts and data (with speeds of up to 2Mbps).
The countries in which you’re able to use the O2 Travel offer depends on the price plan you have. On O2’s Pay As You Go plans, you’ll have access to international roaming at no extra cost in 43 European destinations. This increases to 48 destinations on Pay Monthly plans, and to 75 destinations on Pay Monthly Plus (and on regular Pay Monthly plans if you’re living in a Virgin Media household).
In this article, we’ll review the O2 Travel offer including the countries where you’re able to use it and how much it will cost. We’ll also look at data speeds when abroad, the fair usage policy on O2 Travel and alternative roaming offers from other networks. Finally, we’ll look at how you can keep your current phone number if you’re moving to O2 to take advantage of their O2 Travel offer.
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Become an expert on home broadband: learn about the different types of broadband and compare broadband speeds in the UK.
If you’d like to understand how broadband works, it’s important to understand the technology that provide it along with the pros & cons of each type of broadband.
In this section of the website, we’ll go back to basics, explaining how different broadband technologies work in the UK. We’ll also look at how you can compare broadband download speeds and upload speeds, and how you can cancel or change your home broadband provider in the UK.
Compare TV deals and the best value ways of getting access to sport and entertainment.
In the UK, there are numerous TV providers including Sky, Virgin Media, BT, TalkTalk and NOW TV. There are also numerous different ways of getting access to sport and entertainment plans such as BT Sport and Sky Sports.
In this section of the website, we’ll compare the best value TV deals in the UK. Simply choose the type of content you’d like to watch to read our comparison of the available deals.
On Vodafone plans with 4 Xtra Benefits, you can use your mobile phone at no extra cost in either 51 European destinations or 83 worldwide destinations.
Vodafone offers an international roaming service known as Vodafone Global Roaming for their UK-based customers (excluding on Vodafone Basics plans).
For customers on a Vodafone Pay Monthly plan with 4 Xtra Benefits, this allows you to use your mobile phone at no extra cost in either 51 European destinations or 83 worldwide destinations.
Other Vodafone Pay Monthly customers will pay £2/day to use their mobile phone in Europe or £6/day to use their mobile phone elsewhere.
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In this article, we’ll review Vodafone’s Global Roaming service, including all of the countries it’s available in. We’ll also discuss download speeds whilst roaming and the fair usage policy before comparing it to alternative offers that are available for roaming on other networks.
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If you’d like to use your phone or device on a UK mobile network, you’ll need to make sure it supports the relevant frequency bands.
Nowadays, most mobile phones that are sold in the UK are designed to work on all UK networks providing the handset is unlocked. However, if you’re buying a mobile phone from outside the UK or if you’re buying special equipment like a 4G or 5G antenna, it can be useful knowing the frequencies and bands that are in use by each UK mobile network. This will allow you to make sure your device is fully compatible with the network.
In this article, we’ll look at the network frequencies and bands in use on UK mobile networks for 5G, 4G, 3G and 2G coverage. We’ll start with an overview of the market, before looking at each individual mobile network in more detail.
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Sky Mobile offers flexible plans with rollover of unused data and unlimited streaming through Sky TV apps without using data.
In the UK, Sky Mobile offers mobile phone SIM cards and handsets, using 4G & 5G coverage from the O2 network.
There are a number of unique features on Sky Mobile. One of them is Roll, which allows you to roll over unused data for up to three years. Another is Watch which gives you unlimited streaming through Sky TV apps without using your data allowance if you’re a Sky TV customer. Customers buying a mobile phone from Sky can also benefit from Swap, which allows you to upgrade your device every year.
In this article, we’ll look at Sky’s mobile plans including their SIM-only deals and mobile handset plans. We’ll then look at some of the key features available on Sky Mobile including Roll, Watch, Swap and Mix. Finally, we’ll look at the coverage that’s available on Sky Mobile and how you can keep your existing phone number when moving to Sky Mobile.
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An external antenna can help to improve the speed and reliability of your 4G or 5G home broadband connection.
If you’re using a 4G or 5G home broadband service such as Three’s HomeFi (Huawei B311), Three’s Huawei B535, Vodafone’s GigaCube or EE’s 4GEE Home, attaching an external antenna to your router can help to improve both the speed and reliability of your internet connection.
When choosing an external antenna, there’s a wide range of different antenna options to choose from. To start with, you’ll need to decide whether you want to buy an omni-directional antenna or a directional antenna. You should also check the frequency ranges supported by the antenna, the number of connectors it has and the polarisation of the antenna. The type of connector used by the antenna is also important (most 4G and 5G routers have either a SMA or TS9 connector).
In this article, we’ll discuss how you can use an external antenna to improve your 4G or 5G home broadband service and signal. We’ll look at router compatibility and the key things you should think about when choosing an external antenna for your router. We’ll also present our recommended options if you’re looking to buy an external antenna for use in the UK.
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If you’re buying a mobile phone for your kids, read our top tips on how to choose a handset, mobile plans, parental controls, usage limits, and more.
Nowadays, children can be avid users of mobile technology. This means there’s an ever increasing amount of things for parents to think about when buying a phone for their kids.
In this article, we’ll give an overview of some of the top things you should consider when buying or giving a mobile phone to your kids. We’ll also discuss some of the key considerations around online safety, screen time limits and how to pay for applications and games.
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After inserting a SIM card from a new network, you’ll sometimes need to configure your mobile internet APN settings before you can get online.
When changing mobile network, you’ll sometimes need to configure your mobile internet settings before you can get online. This setting is also known as the APN or the access point network, and is essential for accessing data over 2G, 3G and 4G mobile networks (it isn’t required for accessing the internet over wi-fi). Your APN settings will also need to be configured before you can send and receive MMS picture messages.
In some cases, the APN settings will be set up on your phone automatically or you’ll be a sent a text message with the relevant settings to accept. However, in other cases, you’ll need to manually change these settings before you can get online or to resolve connectivity issues.
In this article, we provide an overview of how you can change the APN settings on your mobile phone. We’ll also provide a list of the APN settings needed on each UK mobile network for accessing the mobile internet and picture message functionality.
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