Well I never ........

[Stu]

..... Thought I'd be posting a message from somewhere under the English Channel!!

Trains > Folkestone have 3G signal now. Not sure on going the other way, didn't notice it on the way over.

 

[m4rky]

Its great eh Stu

Even stranger is that Stena Line ferries have Wifi that you can use in the middle of the Irish sea - Oh and its free

 

[Martin]

What network are you on Stu? I lost signal as soon as we entered the tunnel?

 

[Stu]

It was on the return trip Martin. They made a PA announcement to say on trains from Calais to Folkestone you could call, text, surf etc.

It was SFR on the train and I'm on Vodafone.

 

[ExploreCampers]

That's great, and shows the quality of the French mobile data system.

A couple of weeks ago I travelled through France, dipped into Italy and then Spain. Including driving through the Alps, over a 2500 mile journey I always had a good quality 3G signal.

In our little country we struggle to cover it, I don't even get 3G at home on O2.

 

[Stu]

I agree, I don't get a Vodafone signal at home, we rely on a Sure Signal. That uses our Broadband which is poor to say the least and I have just discovered I can get 3x better on a 3 Mobile Data Card.

Some countries have 4G, it's just been announced here but as you say we can't even get reliable 3G.

 

[KernowLad]

Finland has wifi on the trains, in the towns, almost everywhere! Very handy.