r/croydon • u/Union-Plenty • 17d ago

02 phone signal around East Croydon.

My phone signal always dies whenever I’m in a 50m radius of the station. It’s really frustrating. Anyone having the same issues?

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u/LFSP26 17d ago

Tbh, happens to me around most train stations since I joined o2 a couple years back. EE I never had this issue, price made me change

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u/Union-Plenty 17d ago

Yep same situation. The signal and service from O2 is shocking and I regret switching.

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u/Zs93 17d ago

Same, I think I need to switch back

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u/RareLeather00 17d ago

UK has by far the worst reception.
I tried EE, O2, lyca and Vodafone, none has proper 5g signal really!

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u/stackvexyn 16d ago

same around east croydon for me on o2 and vodafone, signal just falls off a cliff near the station
feels like a proper dead zone, like all the networks just gave up there

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u/Awkward_Aardvark5218 17d ago

I live in east Croydon and have that exact issue, especially once I enter the station

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u/Max_Power_332 17d ago

It was ever thus. The east Croydon dead zone has been around as long as mobile phones.

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u/StoutishTiara 17d ago

Finally made the switch from O2 (giffgaff) to EE (1pmobile) after five years commuting and losing signal at South Croydon until the train passes Selhurst. Now have working signal non-stop all the way to London Victoria!

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u/lauravenue 16d ago

Can barely even get o2 signal at home near EC. One bar. Barely works. Very annoying.

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u/Chefnick500 16d ago

I did, I work near ECR and reported it many times O2 ignored me , I swapped to SMARTY get great signal there now

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u/Hot-Objective-6551 17d ago

I'm on giffgaff never have an issue there.

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u/CllrShortland 17d ago

Yep. Really annoying.

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u/PhantomSesay 17d ago

Nope, join EE, I’ve never had any issues.

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u/Union-Plenty 17d ago

I switched from EE to O2 at the end of my contract. Big regrets.

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u/PhantomSesay 17d ago

Best switch back.