giffgaff signal poor at the moment - possibly until Saturday

Sat 14 Sep, 10:17 (last edited on Sat 14 Sep, 10:18)

My Giffgaff is now back too but only 2 bars

Sat 14 Sep, 08:14

We have signal back but no 4G just yet…

Fri 13 Sep, 23:10

FYI, my giffgaff mobile signal is back now, and possibly a bit stronger than before.

Thu 12 Sep, 13:55

O2 are carrying out network maintenance in our area. Giffgaff & Sky also use O2's network. Utter madness that they've decided to do this on the same week as the Cornbury Horse Trials where some vendors and local businesses may struggle to take card payments etc.. 

Signal coverage checker:

http://v.o2.co.uk/o1E8N6Y5

Thu 12 Sep, 11:11

I have noticed recently that it is impossible to have a phone conversation without losing the signal between Charlbury and Woodstock. The signal strength generally is less than it used to be. 

Thu 12 Sep, 10:31

No problem with my Old (4 year old) Samsung Galaxy on EE . either at home or work . 

Thu 12 Sep, 10:19

Thanks Richard that's really helpful to know - I have just enabled it on my phone.

Thu 12 Sep, 09:38 (last edited on Thu 12 Sep, 09:39)

Just a reminder that many later model mobile phones paired with some networks permit Wi-Fi Calling, which lets your mobile use a home or public wi-fi network to make ordinary calls.  I have no giffgaff signal at all, but with my iPhone I can make a dialed call to a landline with no problem. Works for incoming as well.

If you wish to explore that, check your phone settings for something like "Enable Wi-Fi calling" and if your network permits that you should be able to set it on.

Thu 12 Sep, 09:09

Vodafone is working, but no signal strength indicator is shown.

Thu 12 Sep, 08:23

Lots of people on gigaclear don't have a landline any more...

Thu 12 Sep, 08:14

This may sound Luddite. But our landline is working fine.

Thu 12 Sep, 08:10

From poor connection yesterday to absolutely zero today. Is anyone on a network that does have service at the moment? I think it's definitely time to get a phone on a different network as emergency backup.

Wed 11 Sep, 22:48

No service on Sky for me too.

Wed 11 Sep, 21:00

Vodafone down too for me  - been working in Oxford and fine there. 

Wed 11 Sep, 14:59

Meanwhile EE still has basically no reception in central Oxford.

Anyone got a good deal on carrier pigeons?

Wed 11 Sep, 13:07

I would also say beware of o2 contacting you offering a new sim-card and 70% off your bill for 12 months because of the bad signal. They contacted me on a London number on Monday and were very convincing. I told them I would ring them back on 202 and seconds later received a text from o2 telling me someone had tried to access my account. 

Wed 11 Sep, 12:53

...and Sky!

Wed 11 Sep, 12:53

I have been experiencing issues too.  I'm giff gaff which uses the O2 network so the issue is probably at the BSC (base station controller) up at at Lees Rest. 

Wed 11 Sep, 12:25

Vodafone down too

Wed 11 Sep, 12:22 (last edited on Wed 11 Sep, 12:22)

We're experiencing very poor connection with giffgaff at the moment. I used their status checker at https://www.giffgaff.com/coverage-and-service#network, and there is is a message saying

"Sorry, we’re carrying out some maintenance work in this area.

We’re carrying out some essential work on our network. While we do this, you might have some trouble with your calls, text and data.

Everything should be back to usual by 8pm Saturday 14th September 2024."