WiFi/Phone signal at Roots Hall

[CrippsCorner]

Didn't even know there was Wi-Fi... however, my signal on EE has always been poor at best.

 

[Shrimperjohn]

I’m in the west stand and no Vodaphone signal for me … and never has been

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Ok, so what about the other stands, anyone South Upper/Lower or East stand?

I'm with Vodafone and hardly and signal in the South Upper whatsoever

 

[OldBlueLady]

Received the following response from the Club:

We are working on a number of initiatives, including rolling out Stadium-wide WiFi, to improve supporters’ matchday experience.

 

[TJC]

Personally I think the cost would be prohibitive given that access points have a max number of connections (admittedly wifi6+ can handle over 1000 per AP) but the back-haul will have to be beefy given it would take a pounding half time, pre & post match and almost nothing for the next 2 weeks.
It could be a significant investment and a hotel wifi like experience.
As others have suggested, EE seems to work best at the Hall

 

[Mr Plow]

I'm on Three and never have a problem getting a signal during or at half time / full time.

 

[Supershrimper]

Sat in South Upper today. Currently have 5G on O2. Must be something about the East that keeps the signal out. Presume the design of the East was based upon a faraday cage.

 

[Gt Yarmouth Shrimper]

I'm on Three and never have a problem getting a signal during or at half time / full time.

Ditto.

 

[OldBlueLady]

We discussed WIFI at our liaison meeting on Thursday. The Club have already invested a 5 figure sum to improve the connectivity for the different areas of the ground to be better for staff to use, and it is intended over time to further improve this for supporters. What they had done to improve things is now trying to be accessed by even more supporters so some are still experiencing trouble, particularly in the East.

As I've said before, I'm on EE and have never had any problem at all, in fact the Trust have now moved our matchday merchandise/ticket sales over to EE as well for that reason. We have no problems in the Shrimpers Bar which is probably one of the worst areas for other networks.

 

[Goodwin]

We discussed WIFI at our liaison meeting on Thursday. The Club have already invested a 5 figure sum to improve the connectivity for the different areas of the ground to be better for staff to use, and it is intended over time to further improve this for supporters. What they had done to improve things is now trying to be accessed by even more supporters so some are still experiencing trouble, particularly in the East.

As I've said before, I'm on EE and have never had any problem at all, in fact the Trust have now moved our matchday merchandise/ticket sales over to EE as well for that reason. We have no problems in the Shrimpers Bar which is probably one of the worst areas for other networks.

I'm on 4g with O2 and can't get a signal in the west ,same thing when I was on virgin

 

[Tinks]

I'm on 4g with O2 and can't get a signal in the west ,same thing when I was on virgin

Ditto with me too. I am on O2 and nothing
Although to be honest I think I can manage without my phone for 2 hours

 

[Holy Joe]

I'm on 4g with O2 and can't get a signal in the west ,same thing when I was on virgin

O2 and virgin are the same company I think - so might be why the signal is equally poor

 

[SUFCbaldy]

O2 and virgin are the same company I think - so might be why the signal is equally poor

I believe Tesco mobile us O2 as well, hence why I can't get a signal

 

[ace]

Vodafone is a complete no no in the West.

 

[Swiss Tony]

Ditto with me too. I am on O2 and nothing
Although to be honest I think I can manage without my phone for 2 hours

I need to be in constant contact with my race horse bets.

 

[Voice of Reason]

I go to roots Hall to watch the mighty blues, couldn't care less whether the Internet signal is any good. I know I'm getting on a bit but seeing people permanently on their phones at games really winds me up

 

[londonblue]

O2 and virgin are the same company I think - so might be why the signal is equally poor

Not quite. Virgin are what's known as an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator). They're a separate mobile phone company but without their own network. (There's loads of them, like Tesco too.) They pay a fee to O2 to use their network. They used to use EE'S, but moved for some reason, presumably a better deal.

 

[RobB11]

Yep shocking and has been for as long as I’ve had a smart phone. Makes checking the accas at half time v. Hit or miss. Annoying.