利用電話上網已經生活中不可或缺嘅一部份,移民嚟到英國生活,人生路不熟,好多時都要靠部手機幫忙查嘢,如果係街有需要用電用話查嘢又遇啱無Network都咪話唔頭疼。不過今日唔係要介紹邊間電訊商,因為英國咁大,每一間電訊商嘅覆蓋都會有分別,例如我依區Three收得好好,唔代表大家住果區都會收得好好。所以大家最緊要Check清楚自己個區邊間嘅電訊供應商接受最好。
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英國電訊商Network Coverage查詢
O2 : https://www.o2.co.uk/coveragechecker
Three : http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Network/Coverage
EE : https://coverage.ee.co.uk/coverage/ee
如果大家覺得要續個電訊咁Check好麻煩,其實坊間都有好多網站可以Check到每個電訊商嘅Coverage,好似Ofcom(https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/mobile-coverage),不過Ofcom只可以Check到4G網絡、Signal Checker(https://www.signalchecker.co.uk/?gclid=CjwKCAjwm7mEBhBsEiwA_of-TETYoOPMVI1D48y6WCMBc4eXfpuvwFY59pjoPohTqUqQ-aafZO5wrBoCZJEQAvD_BwE)就可以一次過 3G, 4G 同 5G嘅網絡覆蓋。
英國電訊商租用網絡分佈
嚟到哩度大家可能會好奇怪,英國明明有十幾間電訊商,點解我淨係Show哩4間公司嘅Coverage Check,連啲Coverage Checker網站都淨係Show哩4間嘅電訊商嘅覆蓋範圍?其實英國嘅電訊供應商主要真係得EE, O2, Three 同 Vodafone。其他嘅電訊供應商都係分別租用哩4間公司嘅網絡嚟提供服務。
4大網絡供應商網絡覆蓋率
4G | 3G | 2G | |
---|---|---|---|
EE | >99% | 98% | 99% |
O2 | 99% | 99% | 99% |
Three | 99.8% | 98.7% | N/A |
Vodafone | 99% | 99% | 99% |
雖然大家都會見到4G覆蓋率都高達99%,不過佢係用Outdoor嘅計算,所以大家最好都係都係Check埋Indoor是否覆蓋。
以下幫大家做咗個總結,方便大家睇吓各電訊商實際係用邊個網絡:
Network | Operator |
---|---|
EE | BT Mobile(https://www.bt.com/mobile/sim-only-deals), Plusnet(https://www.plus.net/mobile/sim-only-30-day), Virgin Media (4G)(https://www.virginmedia.com/mobile/sim-only/pay-monthly-sim?contractDuration=24&tariffID=1143334470) |
O2 | Giffgaff(https://www.giffgaff.com/sim-only-deals), Sky Mobile(https://www.sky.com/shop/mobile/plans), Tesco Mobile(https://www.tescomobile.com/shop/sim-only-deals/sim-only-contracts), Lycamobile (https://www.lycamobile.co.uk/en/sim-only-deals/#/data) |
Three | ID Mobile(https://www.idmobile.co.uk/sim-only-deals), Smarty(https://smarty.co.uk) |
Vodafone | VOXI(https://www.voxi.co.uk/plans#plans), Virgin Media (5G)( https://www.virginmedia.com/mobile/5g), ASDA Mobile(https://mobile.asda.com), Lebara Mobile(https://mobile.lebara.com/gb/en/best-sim-only-deals/c/simo-contract), Talk Mobile(https://talkmobile.co.uk/sim-only) |
所以大家可以Check完自己個區邊間網絡供應商嘅覆蓋係最好之後,再揀返個用個間網絡供應商嘅電訊公司,比較佢哋幾間嘅月費計畫最抵先再作決左。
Free Sim服務
如果大家都想試清楚每個網絡嘅速遞先再考慮用邊間,其實除咗最多香港人熟識可以訂Free Sim嘅Giffgaff’s(https://www.giffgaff.com/orders/goodybags?ggCampaign=PS_G_Generic_Exact_Competitor_Voxi&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=CjwKCAjwm7mEBhBsEiwA_of-TIHHpVhBdJzN9-r0hZL52aDQ4OTWGzaLLzIVLR_AeQUEG7u74S0FwBoC4SgQAvD_BwE) (主要係因為佢張Free Sim可以直送香港,建議準備出發英國嘅朋友都Order定一張旁身),其實基本上大部份都可以Order Free Sim,咁大家決定上台前都可以Order一張Free Sim嚟試下該台嘅網絡速度如何。
Chapter 2 較早前也曾發表過一篇關於係英國手機維修以及買賣2手電話的文章《介紹3個英國手機維修、2個英國二手電話買賣的地方》。