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HOWARDS_2154000
SMARTY Pioneer
17-03-2026

Almost no telephone reception

Two iPhone 16e at home and almost no reception, two bars if I am lucky. Notification of missed call often arrives hours later. Have tried all suggestions for altering settings. Postcode LE7, this has been going on for some time, months. I can only assume it is a network problem, three.

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    HOWARDS_2154000
    SMARTY Pioneer
    25-03-2026

    Signal is normal when out and about, from very good to crap dependent on where I am.  Friends around us have the same problem so not just us or our property. Considering we are more reliant on mobiles these days I would expect things to be better than they are

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      MSF
      SMARTY Guru
      26-03-2026

      HOWARDS_2154000​ Trouble is, the better a network's signal, the more people use it, the more congested it gets, the worse the service becomes! That's progress!!

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    HOWARDS_2154000
    SMARTY Pioneer
    18-03-2026

    Postcode LE7 2AL.

    Have looked at all the coverage sites,  Leicestershire seems to be better covered by EE.

    Property is a normal detached brick house.

    Signal once outside our area is normal on both 4 and 5G.  Was in London last week with four bars where ever I went.  Signal strength is poor in both receipt and transmission, calls often get dropped sometimes fully causing a recall.  At least we have full fibre.

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    MSF
    SMARTY Guru
    18-03-2026

    HOWARDS_2154000​ Have you looked at the Smarty Coverage checker and also the Network Status checker?

    I can see that the former does show some 'dead spots' in the general area, but you will need to enter a specific postcode for a proper check.

    Even then, occasionally building features can prevent a good signal in an area. Are you getting a signal when you are out and about away from the area?