Which is the best mobile network for coverage at Goodison?

[Jacko93]

That is true although some networks can handle big crowds of people better than others, due to their capacity. O2 has the smallest capacity in the country whilst EE has the largest.

It's not a provider capacity issue as that is driven by the receiver. It's usually more of a phone capability thing. Different phones can access different parts of the frequency spectrum opening up more opportunities for connection. There aren't separate masts for EE and others for Vodafone, phones from all providers can hand-off across all masts. For example, all current 5g masts in Liverpool are installed and maintained by Vodafone, but all providers can use their 5g recievers. It then becomes a priority thing. The signal from your phone carries an ID with it that identifies your phone and service provider. Costs can then be attributed to that and passed to the provider responsible. That's where your phone bill comes from. The major networks are usually more expensive than the likes of Giff Gaff because they own network assets and are responsible for maintenance, Gigg Gaff etc are not.

This is basically the explanation I was given by a colleague who was a radio frequency consultant and former Telecoms engineer while we were installing the countries 3rd 5g in building solution for testing purposes.

It still blows my mind the complexity of mobile communications. Did you know that there is a whole frequency range that is dedicated to emergency services so they never lose contact. The ESN. Makes total sense, but mad how they can control it.