The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) has taken the hatchet to Vodafone UK’s mobile broadband advertising.
The ads typically showed a USB broadband stick looking like a rocket jetting into outerspace, with a strapline explaining that Vodafone’s mobile broadband service is ‘light years ahead’ of the competition. The ad also aimed to point out that Vodafone’s service was superior to the competition.
3 and T-Mobile, together with a member of the public, took issue with the ads. The ASA investigated and upheld the complaints.
Naughty Vodafone!
In fairness I tend to find their entire service the most reliable — still — but I note that in the ASA findings, the pointed out that the LCC test (that Voda used to support their claims) found that:
In six out of the 10 regions of the UK tested, one of the other networks had a faster average time to download a web page than Vodafone.
I’m willing to bet that was 3 who was faster…
Presonally after trying most i find that O2 wireless broadband is the cheapest quickest and most relible of any Mobile Broadband expansion, £7.50 a month if your on O2 free Router and fast connection.
Vodafone would only be Light years ahead with they were using a Fiber optics connection line (Damn expensive).
Kassan
On balance i'd say you get best performance on Vodafone.
3's great for coverage but speeds have dropped lately.
I tend to have a dongle and phone on different networks, then you've got a lot more chance of being able to get coverage when out of town
it was T-Mobile who were quicker. T-Mob won another award just a few days ago for having the best mobile braodband network in the UK and got the quickest speeds in 16 locations
it was T-Mobile who were quicker. T-Mob won another award just a few days ago for having the best mobile braodband network in the UK and got the quickest speeds in 16 locations
it was T-Mobile who were quicker. T-Mob won another award just a few days ago for having the best mobile braodband network in the UK and got the quickest speeds in 16 locations