Thursday 19 May 2022 12:25 PM UK's best areas for mobile coverage revealed - with Camden, Brent and Watford ... trends now

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Poor mobile coverage is an issue that many Brits regularly must contend with.

Now, experts have revealed the UK's best and worst areas for coverage – with seven out of the top ten areas in London.

Camden, Brent, Watford and Redbridge were revealed as the areas with the best coverage, while Derry City and Strabane, North Ayrshire and the Shetland Islands were the worst.

'Mobile networks are constantly evolving and improving as years go by, as more networks put up masts around the country, improving the scope and quality of mobile coverage,' said Ben Branson, CEO of Fonehouse.

'Even so, there are still areas where coverage is weaker than others as the roll-out has been hampered by technology availability.'

Experts from Fonehouse used data from Ofcom's Connected Nations 2021 report, and coverage checker tools on Three, Vodafone, EE and O2's website to create a total coverage score.

The scores were based on five factors - 3G services, 4G services, 5G services, voice services and data services.

These were then ranked highest to lowest to reveal the best and worst areas.

The results revealed that Camden, Brent, Watford, Redbridge and Luton top the list as the areas with the best mobile coverage.

These were closely followed by Newham, Kingston upon Hull, Lewisham, Lambeth and Hounslow.

At the other end of the scale, Derry City and Strabane emerged as the area in the UK with the worst mobile coverage, followed by North Ayrshire, Shetland Islands and Isles of Scilly.

Wrexham, East Devon, East Lindsey, Dover, Dumfries and Galloway and Mid Ulster rounded out the

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