O2 network issues hinder iPhone users

I've been having up and down service all week. Last month I had two weeks with no Internet.

I've had intermittent problems with this, but nothing lasting more than half an hour or so over the last few weeks. O2 is a great network though, I'd never dream of switching to Orange, had so many problems with them in the past.

Thought it was just my iPhone 3GS rather than a widespread issue and therefore went to the trouble of rebooting, resetting network settings and a complete restore. Still getting intermittent service. Next time I'll check with O2 before I waste hours re-syncing everything! Some sort of notification from O2 would have been a nice touch.

Settings > General > Network > Cellular Data Network.

Change Cellular Data from iphone.o2.co.uk to mobile.o2.co.uk

Instant fix!

Never mind data connections, my iPhone with the official O2 PAYG SIM doesn't even get a cell signal INSIDE my house.

Imagine having to stand on your doorstep to make calls?

JB + UL + Orange = 5 Bars

Rogers in Canada has been awful since about last Wednesday/Thursday as well - hours without data working, weird echos and garbles on voice, etc. Seems better now, but it was unusable Thursday through Sunday.

I'd just like to ad my voice to those experiencing no problems whatsoever - in fact I have always had excellent service from o2.

I have had real connection trouble, and agree with the above, for £40 I want to connect to the internet.

o2 has truly horrendous 3G coverage outside major cities, and even then within London it can be hit and miss.

With so much competition now in the market they need to truly improve.

I had loads of issues yesterday.. error messages left right and centre.. lucky that nothing important was happening and my clients have pretty much packed up for the holiday.. but no excuses.. I want a seamless service for £40 a month please o2!

I know at least 10 iPhone users (all over the UK) not one has mentioned a single issue, this combined with "according to Sky news" means the story is most likely a few small people effected including the journalists from Sky News (Sky News is like Fox News in the US, heavy on the scare-mongering and very light on the facts).

Also it appears to effect all O2 phones which have internet not just iPhones but Sky as usual decide adding the iPhone word makes the story more Buzz worthy. None of the other agencies have picked up on it I suspect it is a slow news day at Sky that's all. O2 reception and 3G is brilliant compared to ATT also unlike AT&T they have noticeably improved their network in the last few years.