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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_2154000SMARTY Pioneer25-03-2026
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
- MSFSMARTY Guru26-03-2026
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!!
- HOWARDS_2154000SMARTY Pioneer18-03-2026
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.
- MSFSMARTY Guru18-03-2026
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?