Leyrulion Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 12 minutes ago, dondo said: So do we assume that Vodafone will put up temporary masts like EE did? 11 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said: If they don’t we are truely fucked … They're going to have to. Comparison of EE and Vodafone's 5g coverage from ofcom without the festival. Data itself doesn't make a difference, but maybe we were getting used to 5g and there's no guarantees that's around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernintendo Chalmers Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 1 minute ago, MJP said: Worth sharing that I was recently abroad and had a foreign eSIM and UK eSIM live at the same time - absolutely nuked my iPhone 14 Pro battery. Suggest turning off whichever the worst signal is when you get to the farm. I always walk around with my phone in airplane mode, especially when I'm watching an act, busy dancing, etc. I just turn it on now and again to check messages, get an internet connection. Usually means I only need to charge my phone for 30 minutes each day, if that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 8 minutes ago, Memory Man said: How do you know you wont get the same? We’ll see. there is a separate argument about how much one needs to use their phone at the festival anyway I was on Three for my first festival and had shite reception. Most of my campmates on other networks had nowhere near as good reception as me last festival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr0paneNightm4re Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 I’m on giffgaff. I’ve not been to a festival where the coverage was good. Parklife was especially bad as I wasn’t able to even send or receive texts or calls in the busier hours. I’ve not been yet but I assume Glastonbury is similar to this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack The Stripper Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 (edited) Great news for me as I work for Vodafone so hopefully some extra ticket chances for me! Will update you if I hear any more! Edited March 2, 2023 by Jack The Stripper Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dondo Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 23 minutes ago, dondo said: So do we assume that Vodafone will put up temporary masts like EE did? To answer my own question have tweeted Vodafone and they've confirmed temporary masts will be put up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted March 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 (edited) Thanks @dondo Edited March 2, 2023 by Crazyfool01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack The Stripper Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 9 minutes ago, Leyrulion said: They're going to have to. Comparison of EE and Vodafone's 5g coverage from ofcom without the festival. Data itself doesn't make a difference, but maybe we were getting used to 5g and there's no guarantees that's around. They absolutely will - same as they do at Kendall Calling, Mighty Hoopla, Wimbledon etc. Chances are EEs coverage is good there is due to the fact they’ve been sponsoring Glasto for so long, so made sense to put some permanent structure in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyrulion Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, Jack The Stripper said: Great news for me as I work for Vodafone so hopefully some extra ticket chances for me! Will update you if I hear any more! Sadly ticket competitions tend to exclude employees of the company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid Loafers Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 Can't wait for all the people saying "won't be much difference then" to see what it was like for people who weren't on EE Last 2 festivals, I'd get about two hours of signal at 8-10am & then nothing for the next 22 hours In before the "Was the signal terrible this year?" thread on 26th June Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack The Stripper Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 Just now, Leyrulion said: Sadly ticket competitions tend to exclude employees of the company. Not internal ones 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dondo Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 1 minute ago, Gnomicide said: For reference Virgin now use O2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie_corrigan Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 I’ve got an ee payg sim I use for glasto. Get a 2’ep day plan for £10 free sim and 10gb data which was plenty for the weekend. Could do something similar with Vodafone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Suprefan said: Probably to force people to switch carriers and to have a shot at tickets with a rewards program. I mean O2 has presale access for their venues so Voda doing this is pretty smart. Voda must have paid a pretty penny to get EE out of there. Can't see glasto allowing a special ticket sale to vodafone members, just a few giveaways 11 minutes ago, Pr0paneNightm4re said: I’m on giffgaff. I’ve not been to a festival where the coverage was good. Parklife was especially bad as I wasn’t able to even send or receive texts or calls in the busier hours. I’ve not been yet but I assume Glastonbury is similar to this? Its in the middle of nowhere what do you think lol just change to vodafone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack The Stripper Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 3 minutes ago, dondo said: For reference Virgin now use O2 Still with Vodafone at the minute despite the merger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 1 minute ago, eddie_corrigan said: I’ve got an ee payg sim I use for glasto. Get a 2’ep day plan for £10 free sim and 10gb data which was plenty for the weekend. Could do something similar with Vodafone can get one for half this price with lebara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon_Fields Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said: Does anyone actually use the app? I make an effort to, but it's hardly essential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breeze Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 1 hour ago, ProperTea said: It's just made me realise how wild it is that part of the reason I've been on EE is because of Glastonbury! Looks like the marketing folks at Vodafone figured that out too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyrulion Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 9 minutes ago, Jack The Stripper said: Not internal ones 🙂 That's even worse if they do that, sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernintendo Chalmers Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 Just now, Avalon_Fields said: I make an effort to, but it's hardly essential. Yeah, I've never bothered. There's nothing on it that I don't have access to. Clashfinder and a map (in my head) are both readily available beforehand. Plus it saps battery. Just can't see the point in it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon_Fields Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 I'm on Vodafone and I've found the signal at the last couple of Glastonbury's to be much improved and no real issues (Compared with further back when you'd get texts up to a day late), so I guess it's going to improve further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAnInsider Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 EE put in two permanent 4/5g masts around Worthy Farm and bring in another 7 temporary ones for the festival itself. I think that network is used for a lot of the production and stalls comms, so Vodafone will have to do something similar. I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being the same infrastructure by the same people, but just a bit more red and with more bandwidth for Voda rather than EE. App might be the same as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyrulion Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 Crowd sourced map of temporary phone masts for EE and Vodafone detected around the site. Looks like EE had 13 and Vodafone had 7 last year. (O2 and 3 had none, so definitely avoid those). https://www.cellmapper.net/ Unsure how accurate it is. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 1 minute ago, Avalon_Fields said: I'm on Vodafone and I've found the signal at the last couple of Glastonbury's to be much improved and no real issues (Compared with further back when you'd get texts up to a day late), so I guess it's going to improve further. I was on Lebara and found it completely fine, even managed to find my mates under the spider using it during Calvin Harris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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