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I have just moved to a different post code and the phone reception is practically non existent. I usually have good reception in all areas but at my new home location I do not have good reception. Is there a reason for this?

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MZone
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Different areas have different coverage. This is standard across the UK. Try living in Wales. I have to have 2 SIM cards on different networks to maximise my coverage.

 


Tom
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Hi ​@GraemeS 

 

I’m sorry to hear this, please could you let us know the postcode(s) where you’re having issues?

 

Coverage will vary place to place, your previous home may have had a good signal, that unfortunately doesn’t mean your new home will.

 

Tom


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Hi Tom, I've always had a good reception in most areas. We have just moved to Hessle in East Yorkshire near to the Humber bridge and reception is terrible. Our new post code is HU130TS. It's a new build so the post code may not be recognised yet. 


Tom
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Hi ​@GraemeS 

 

Unfortunately you are correct, we cannot see the postcode of HU13 0TS on our system so we cannot check the coverage in the area, sorry about this.

 

Tom


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Hi Tom, the nearest post code to me is HU13 0JL. Can you tell what coverage is at this postcode?


Tom
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Hi ​@GraemeS 

 

Unfortunately we don’t have any information for that postcode either, sorry.

 

Tom


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If I can't get a good reception can I leave my id contract early

 I have three contracts for my family and having no reception is unacceptable. Is there any way to get good reception?


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Hey there ​@GraemeS, have you tried resetting your network settings?

 

Thanks,

Tyler