Mobile Phone Coverage

[NorthSeaTiger]

Well I will be moving house in next couple of weeks to a village slightly further north than Aberdeen city. My parents live there so i have been out a few times to see them and have noticed i have NO phone signal on my IPhone when there.

 

So I phoned O2 just now and was told that basically I had signed a contract, they didnt have a good reception so tough shit. Its not like it is the middle of nowhere, its only 5 miles from the nearest big town and is on a few mins, literally, from the main Aberdeen-Inverness road....

 

So I will have just under a year left on my contract, unable to use my phone unless i go out and about.

 

Any ideas or info I can use? Surely thats not right that they can throw there hands up and say "Tough, you signed. Deal with it"? I will be paying for a phone I can barely use, unless I drive somewhere with better coverage. Fair enough I did sign a contract, but surely in these circumstances they would help out? Its their fault I aint got a signal.... Bastards..

[Yoghurt]

Under normal circumstances [3 obviously] you can get out of a contract due to their signal being a laughable joke absolutely everywhere in the country. But you signed an O2 contract at your current residence, moving has nothing to do with them and you probably wouldn't win a get out ruling from the provider as they have no duty of service towards your new home.

[Retro Red]

O2 aren't the best reception wise, but it could be your phone. My wife and I both have O2 contracts and live in Inverurie, she gets a great signal in the house, I'm lucky if I get 1 or 2 bars. She's got a Blackberry, I've got an Iphone.

[NorthSeaTiger]

Could be. We are moving to Kemnay so it's not like we are that far from you guys. My missus has a samsung and has no probs. Maybe it is the phone. Will see what happens. Thanks for the info though.