MJP Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) The past couple of times I've been to Glasto, my phone provider has been Three and their signal has been pretty average with dips during headline acts, as you would imagine. I had full signal but would get drip fed notifications every now and then. I'm wondering if EE is actually any better, as they supply the infrastructure. Do other mobile providers (Three, O2 etc.) piggyback this infrastructure during the fest? I am considering getting a PAYG SIM just for the weekend so I'm not getting texts about where to meet 12 hours late. I know that the ideal situation is to use your phone as little as possible and escape, but I spent most of my Sunday alone because of a perfect storm including shite reception, and I would like to try and mitigate any problems that I can. PS. Shout out to the lady who found my phone on the Thursday and got it back to me on the Friday in 2017. ❤️ PPS. I've got a burner phone in case of emergencies, but my mate was relying on her iPhone to receive messages ?♂️ Edited February 16, 2019 by MJP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurdy Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) EE has always been brilliant for me sitewide. ASDA and Virgin both piggyback on their network. Edited February 16, 2019 by hurdy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 It's good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incident Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 From what I've seen, EE is generally the best on site. Though can still have a few issues (delays in text messages etc) from time to time. I'm pretty sure all of the networks put significant extra capacity in - it's just that EE are the one to have their masts located within the site itself whereas the others are outside the fence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 its good and improved I would say and 1000 times better than it used to be .... but I do remember that using data requiring services was best done in the early mornings when it wasn't so overloaded ... dont always expect a text to be delivered straight off ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepkittycaz Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 EE was excellent for me in 2017. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulshane Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 EE literally have a dedicated mast on site, so reception is always good, however congestion on the network can be bad, so data is usually poor, facetime etc can be hit and miss. If you're sending texts, add the time you sent it to the message, eg: 'sent at 17:18' in case delivery is delayed. avoids confusion If you're in east caravan though, reception sucks ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian the worm Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 EE is great but you can’t better the free crew WiFi in The Park. Password is Emily123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madyaker Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 In before some old fart tells us to put our phones away and live in the moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 It’s fine, nothing like it was 10-15 years ago when you’d dozens of “we’re by the red flag!” texts after you got home on the Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Hugh Jass said: It’s fine, nothing like it was 10-15 years ago when you’d dozens of “we’re by the red flag!” texts after you got home on the Monday. we've been so many times we have set meeting points at most of the stages these days .....saves the hassle of that red flag deciding to go for a piss at the wrong time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted February 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 1 hour ago, ian the worm said: EE is great but you can’t better the free crew WiFi in The Park. Password is Emily123 Aha! We've been camping on the other side of The Park's hedgerow. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 16 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said: It’s fine, nothing like it was 10-15 years ago when you’d dozens of “we’re by the red flag!” texts after you got home on the Monday. And you can always use the wide plethora of internet messaging apps if SMS doesn't seem to be working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted February 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 3 hours ago, paulshane said: EE literally have a dedicated mast on site, so reception is always good, however congestion on the network can be bad, so data is usually poor, facetime etc can be hit and miss. If you're sending texts, add the time you sent it to the message, eg: 'sent at 17:18' in case delivery is delayed. avoids confusion If you're in east caravan though, reception sucks ? Good tip - was doing that last festival on Sunday night. I was in the middle of coming down with a case of Giardiasis that night (which I ended up spending 3 nights in isolation at a hospital for, lol). So that, paired with the fact I hadn't seen my mate all day, along with the bass from Arcadia - I was about ready to murder someone. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted February 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Just now, stuartbert two hats said: And you can always use the wide plethora of internet messaging apps if SMS doesn't seem to be working. Switching between 3G and 4G seems to tease messages from FB Messenger/WhatsApp/Kik out too. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatty Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 I use O2 and it worked fine all weekend last time thlugh @Glastocat was getting pictures if the Paella shack for about a month afterwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faymondo Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Always struggle for a signal on O2 but when I am up in The Wood no problem uploading my daily blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balti-pie Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 I’m a very big fan of regressing to a burner and locking my idevice up for 5 days - my missus is less keen on apparently imessaging me and wondering why I don’t get back to her for 8hrs at a time ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willutalk Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Mmm, the issue of phoning people at Glastonbury. I typically adhere to HFTB. *HFTB means Hope For The Best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glastocat Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 6 hours ago, chatty said: I use O2 and it worked fine all weekend last time thlugh @Glastocat was getting pictures if the Paella shack for about a month afterwards Haha, most of them at about 1 in the morning as well. Yeah, I'm on GiffGaff through 02 and had no problems at all in 17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OG Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Come on kids put your phones away and live life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 16 hours ago, MJP said: I'm wondering if EE is actually any better, as they supply the infrastructure. Do other mobile providers (Three, O2 etc.) piggyback this infrastructure during the fest? I believe it's the case that all providers put in temporary masts, but that EE are the only ones who go the extra mile to ensure adequate capacity at all times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisque Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 15 hours ago, paulshane said: EE physically have a dedicated mast on site, so reception is always good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderstruck Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 EE is excellent, don't they boost the signal on site? Obviously my memory is hazy but I think we had unbroken 4G all weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted February 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 hour ago, eFestivals said: I believe it's the case that all providers put in temporary masts, but that EE are the only ones who go the extra mile to ensure adequate capacity at all times. Cheers Neil. I guess it might be worth getting an EE PAYG for the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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