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Vodafone customers left to fume
DISGRUNTLED Vodafone customers in Chippenham were fuming after the company lost its signal in the town for the second time this month.
Customers could not send or receive text messages or use their mobile phones to call other numbers for three days.
One customer said: "My phone lost all its reception and it was impossible to get a signal in the town.
"Not being able to get in touch with people and work colleagues caused quite a few problems.
"Obviously your mobile phone isn't the only way to keep in touch, but when you spend a lot of time out and about you do need to have one that's reliable.
"Hopefully Vodafone will sort it out and not give people a reason to go to another provider."
Problems started on September 12 when the signal failed and it was two days before customers were able to use their phones again.
The signal failed again on September 21 and was restored in the evening.
A spokesperson for Vodafone said: "We apologise to all customers for any inconvenience this disruption caused them and we have now fixed the faulty signal receiver."
1:25pm Thursday 27th September 2007
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CommentPosted by: Trace, Corsham on 1:39pm Thu 27 Sep 07
I work in Chippenham and I had a blip in my reception for about 2 hours but was able to use my mobile after that!
I work in Chippenham and I had a blip in my reception for about 2 hours but was able to use my mobile after that!
Posted by: jarge, bordeaux (British exile) on 4:00pm Thu 27 Sep 07
Incidents like this show how totally dependant we are on electricity and telephones. If, instead of targets like Battersea Bridge, the Provisional IRA had gone for transformer stations and the telephone system, life might have been quite difficult. BT has closed lots of local exchanges in favour of big "nodal centres", but this makes the targetting easier.
Incidents like this show how totally dependant we are on electricity and telephones. If, instead of targets like Battersea Bridge, the Provisional IRA had gone for transformer stations and the telephone system, life might have been quite difficult. BT has closed lots of local exchanges in favour of big "nodal centres", but this makes the targetting easier.
Posted by: TC, Town Centre, Chippenham on 8:18pm Thu 27 Sep 07
Jarge - have you been drinking? I don't think the Vodafone signal has anything to do with BT, do you.
Jarge - have you been drinking? I don't think the Vodafone signal has anything to do with BT, do you.
Posted by: jarge, bordeaux (British exile) on 6:26am Fri 28 Sep 07
No, you're right (not the drinking, the phones)! I was speaking generally - the mobile phone stations are even easier, since they are unmanned and easy to get at. Wait till the Broughton Gifford Liberation Front get going, then you'll see!
No, you're right (not the drinking, the phones)! I was speaking generally - the mobile phone stations are even easier, since they are unmanned and easy to get at. Wait till the Broughton Gifford Liberation Front get going, then you'll see!
Posted by: walter, wilshur on 6:31am Fri 28 Sep 07
Tis a lot more sinister than that! Oi seen the buggers wot caused the problem, they was small blokes, not much higher than me wellies, and they came out of one of they there flyin' sossers. Twer outside the "Jolly Farmer" just after closing time.
Tis a lot more sinister than that! Oi seen the buggers wot caused the problem, they was small blokes, not much higher than me wellies, and they came out of one of they there flyin' sossers. Twer outside the "Jolly Farmer" just after closing time.
Posted by: Martin, Devizes on 10:22am Fri 28 Sep 07
[quote][bold]TC[/bold] wrote:
Jarge - have you been drinking? I don't think the Vodafone signal has anything to do with BT, do you.[/quote] Vodafone are probably one of BT's biggest customers, how do you think all those towers are linked up? All telecoms infrastructure in the UK is inter-linked in some way.
TC wrote:
Jarge - have you been drinking? I don't think the Vodafone signal has anything to do with BT, do you.
Vodafone are probably one of BT's biggest customers, how do you think all those towers are linked up? All telecoms infrastructure in the UK is inter-linked in some way.
Posted by: TC, Town Centre, Chippenham on 8:43am Sat 29 Sep 07
Martin - ... and again, completely irrelevant in this case.
Martin - ... and again, completely irrelevant in this case.
Posted by: walter, wilshur on 1:06pm Sat 29 Sep 07
Look, Oi already told 'ee who wuz doing it. I'm buggered if they wun't outside the "Jolly Farmer" at closing time last evening, AND they had a pink elephant with 'em!
Look, Oi already told 'ee who wuz doing it. I'm buggered if they wun't outside the "Jolly Farmer" at closing time last evening, AND they had a pink elephant with 'em!
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