O2 uk EDGE

[xan_asmodi]

where abouts in the UK are people getting EDGE? just out of interest and so we can see how fast they are deploying. I don't get it in liverpool that i've noticed.

XaN

[Ixtana_ran]

Getting it in some parts of Stoke on Trent.

[s4vva]

central London, and now it seems it is spreading to greater London.

[Patrick_UK]

I get it in Leamington Spa and Balsall Common, two towns in the midlands.

[MaskedMarauder]

Posting this using an EDGE connection in Park Farm Industrial Estate, Wellingborough.

[ratcom]

I was showing EDGE for a few minutes last night (10.30pm) in NE Nottingham (NG16).

[Steeve24]

I connected with Edge close to Swindon Railway Station.

[andrew_green]

2 areas:
1) Eastchurch, Kent, and
2) Various locations, on a train from Chatham to London Cannon Street, most notably around Lewisham.

Stupid question, is this a planned development?

[s4vva]

Stupid question, is this a planned development?

I think EDGE is being implemented for the iphone. Glad we can benefit from it too though.

[xan_asmodi]

now all o2 have got to do is have a data as good and as cheap as web and walk.

[ratcom]

This is doing my head now....... I am showing a "E" around 10.30pm everynight for a few minutes then its back to the old "G" I just wish they throw the switch in Nottingham ;)

[andrew_green]

2 areas:
1) Eastchurch, Kent, and
2) Various locations, on a train from Chatham to London Cannon Street, most notably around Lewisham.

Stupid question, is this a planned development?

Another in Kent, on the A249 heading north past Sittingbourne.

.....also in Maidstone town centre - had this steady all the while I was in this locale.

[andrew_green]

now all o2 have got to do is have a data as good and as cheap as web and walk.

Apparently, this is 'imminent' as the O2 Cust Servs peeps are having training on the new products.

[s4vva]

I am all for improvement and all, but can anybody actually notice any difference in speed whilst using EDGE? I have been using loads recently and I cant really see any speed difference.

[andrew_green]

Apparently, this is 'imminent' as the O2 Cust Servs peeps are having training on the new products.

Check this out! (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=332867)

[andrew_green]

It has all gone quiet now...the (2 or 3) spots I found before no longer register. Are others finding the same?

[ratcom]

It has all gone quiet now...the (2 or 3) spots I found before no longer register. Are others finding the same?
Yep I'm no longer getting the nightly flicker .............

[Gumibear]

I noticed a flicker of it over here in Peterborough but then it stopped. Hopefully it will roll out soon :D :D

[andrew_green]

It's seemingly ON - in Gillingham now, got Permanent "E"...

[sebw36912]

What is the difference between EDGE, 3G and HSDPA? and what are the pros and cons?

Thanks,
Sebastian

[andrew_green]

What is the difference between EDGE, 3G and HSDPA? and what are the pros and cons?

Thanks,
Sebastian


All I know is that Edge is "2.5G"....

[sebw36912]

OK, I've found out.
There's a good site about it all, www.gsmworld.com

For anyone else who doesn't know:

GSM - Global System for Mobile-telecommunications - 9.6Kbps
GPRS - General Packet Radio Service - 28-64Kbps
EDGE - Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution - 84-192Kbps
UTMS (aka 3G, W-CDMA) - Universal Mobile Telecommunications System - 384Kbps
HSDPA - High Speed Downlink Packet Access - UTMS with a faster download speed - 1.8Mbps
HSUPA - High Speed Uplink Packet Access - the same as above but with upload speed.
HSPA - High Speed Packet Access - HSDPA and HSUPA put together.

Each one is an improvement upon the last. (except HSUPA and HSPA)

Hope that helps people :)


sebastian

[tildesley]

got it in the middle of northampton town centre; al very good; outskirts not at all. but all in good time.

quick question if anyone knows...... is EDGE like GPRS, as in you can't recieve or make calls when its connected?


JT

[sebw36912]

TBH I dont know.
EDGE allows 3 times more data to be transfered at one time than GPRS, but whether that means that there can be 3 times more users or each user can have a speed 3 times faster depends on the network and how they choose to use the bandwidth.

Give it a try


Sebastian

[xan_asmodi]

i'm back after being reconnected to the network after my mum paid my bill! :-S

i'm not getting edge i'm liverpool city center :-|

i'm not gonna pay £7.50 to o2 for 5 times less data than i get on t-mobile for the same price. i wouldn't be leaving O2 if they had reasonable data rates. love the orbit and my tariff but hate the data rates.

cya O2!