Now that 3 and vodafone are one when will ID MOBILE be able to use the vodafone network as well as the 3 network?
Answer
3 and Vodafone.
Best answer by WelshPaul
You won’t be able to manually connect to the Vodafone network. Three/Vodafone are using MOCN, or Multi-Operator Core Network, which is a network-sharing technology defined by 3GPP that allows multiple mobile network operators (MNOs) to share a single Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure. Your device will automatically connect to whatever mast has the strongest signal, be that a Three mast or a Vodafone mast. MOCN is being enabled on a mast-by-mast basis and will take years to complete.
+26If you’re a Vodafone UK or Three UK customer, then apparently so,
VodafoneThree have said that within a few months of legal completion of the merger of Vodafone UK and Three UK, customers of both will start to automatically use each other’s networks, connecting them to the best coverage available, at no extra cost.
Doubt the same will apply to MVNO businesses, like iD Mobile, ASDA mobile, etcetera.
In the articles about the merger they mention coverage being shared over the next few weeks and MVNOs are mentioned (Smarty etc) but no mention of ID 🤔
+19Hi
+26Mast sharing will be implemented over the next eight years.
Mast sharing will be implemented over the next eight years.
Is that confirmed for ID though? The online article calls out explicitly providers without ID mentioned
I can't say I have been able to connect to vodafone.uk but in the last month I have got at least half a dozen texts from id about roaming in Europe....
And I am only out in my back yard. This is is in Northern Ireland (U.K.) . Unfortunately here the signals from the Republic of Ireland are stronger than either Three.uk or Vodafone.uk.
+26You won’t be able to manually connect to the Vodafone network. Three/Vodafone are using MOCN, or Multi-Operator Core Network, which is a network-sharing technology defined by 3GPP that allows multiple mobile network operators (MNOs) to share a single Radio Access Network (RAN) infrastructure. Your device will automatically connect to whatever mast has the strongest signal, be that a Three mast or a Vodafone mast. MOCN is being enabled on a mast-by-mast basis and will take years to complete.
+10But Vodafone are advertising on TV that their customers can now use the 3 network; clearly misleading, as doesn’t mention the limitations [currently].
+26But Vodafone are advertising on TV that their customers can now use the 3 network; clearly misleading, as doesn’t mention the limitations [currently].
Technically, they can, provided they are within range of a mast that has been MOCN enabled, and its signal offers the strongest reception.
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