A fool and his money..... Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 So, halfway through practice week in what, the 117th year of the TT and MT's 4g network is pretty much at a standstill. Makes you wonder how many more hundreds of years it will be before they cotton on to the fact that there may be a few more people around in late May and early June. Although given they were recently caught out by Tynwald day traders using sum up machines (meaning a loss of sales for most) it will probably be at least another 900 years before they acknowledge there's a problem. World class telecommunications provider, or bunch of clueless, greedy chancers? You decide. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeCurious Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 They must be raking it in with roaming charges for foreign networks. With more and more people opting for streaming coverage rather than MW radio and keeping up to date with the will they/won't they practises and road closures etc. it can't be a surprise. Hell, half the traffic must be people trying to figure out how to get to the Grandstand via public transport. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swoopy2110 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 1 hour ago, CallMeCurious said: They must be raking it in with roaming charges for foreign networks. With more and more people opting for streaming coverage rather than MW radio and keeping up to date with the will they/won't they practises and road closures etc. it can't be a surprise. Hell, half the traffic must be people trying to figure out how to get to the Grandstand via public transport. When I go somewhere else in the world and want to work out the best way to get somewhere via public transport, I load Google maps, enter my destination, my phone shows me exactly where to walk to, what bus / train to get to get me there in the quickest manner, along with the cost. I've just tried to enter Peel to Douglas on Google Maps via public transport and absolutely nothing shows. I don't know what feeds Google maps this information, but we really should have it all loaded especially at this time of year. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Cue various posts from assorted MT defenders, claiming that the service is only as good as the economics for the size of the local market warrants... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 I mean for the size of the local market I think the service from MT is just fine. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forestboy Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 4 minutes ago, slinkydevil said: I mean for the size of the local market I think the service from MT is just fine. But NOT price wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billymacker Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 (edited) Don’t think Sure will let you roam here with a uk sim. I have tried with four different uk SIM cards Edited May 29 by billymacker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 24 minutes ago, slinkydevil said: I mean for the size of the local market I think the service from MT is just fine. The size of their profit is more telling than the size of the local market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Internet is intermittent!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 (edited) It’s always been dodgy. I’ve always noticed a drop off on a Friday afternoon , I presume people making arrangements for after work and the weekend etc. But always when we have a big influx it drops off. As said above yet they proclaim a world class service when really it’s far from that . Edited May 29 by Numbnuts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake Up Call Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Simple. Just install more 'state of the art' telegraph poles around the Island. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swoopy2110 Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 3 minutes ago, Wake Up Call said: Simple. Just install more 'state of the art' telegraph poles around the Island. They probably aren't allowed. The helmets that think their brain is getting fried by mythical 5g waves will object. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 In contrast, for some reason, I find my Sure signal and service always improves during TT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 I read a report that MT's mobile data was crap at the first TT in 1907. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 11 hours ago, Numbnuts said: It’s always been dodgy. I’ve always noticed a drop off on a Friday afternoon , I presume people making arrangements for after work and the weekend etc. But always when we have a big influx it drops off. As said above yet they proclaim a world class service when really it’s far from that . It's not just Friday afternoons. It's most afternoons. So much for the "world-class telecommunications infrastructure". https://www.digitalisleofman.com/telecoms-infrastructure/ For the price it's bullcrap. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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