The last proper Bank Holiday is over and the Summer holidays have come to a dismal, damp end.
I, like so many others are back to work (or school) this week which means a fairly depressing atmosphere has descended on the UK.
Luckily, I only have to work four days this week, but as this is primarily a mobile industry blog - I have a reason to be "excited":
Giffgaff are rolling out 4G as standard across their new PAYG bundle ("Goodybag") range on the 2nd of September. The basic PAYG tariff will also have 4G rolled out from this date, and this should be completed by early October.
Why am I excited? My village is served by 4G Vodafone and O2 coverage.
O2 (giffgaff's parent network) runs on O2), but O2 have failed to meet customer expectations and have only provided 2G and 4G, so unless you're willing to pay a premium for 4G (and receive a smaller data allowance), you can't get data for miles around here.
Now that giffgaff are providing a "free" 4G service, I'm happy. I have my first (bargain) 4G phone (a Nokia Lumia 635), so I'm good to go!
Since most networks don't make such a big announcement when they roll out 4G services, it is probably worth checking your area via the relevant networks' coverage maps - you might be in a 4G area without realising it.
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