If you are a Vodafone customer and have been experiencing problems today when trying to make a call, access the web or get your phone to communicate be prepared for this to last for another day at least.
Apparently Vodafone are carrying out ‘maintenance’ in this area, which means that coverage is extremely limited and a Vodafone representative quoted that “it will take some time to get this resolved”, adding that the ‘tech team’ estimate the problem lasting for a further 24-48 hours.
Whilst the coverage in the town has always been, at best patchy (recommend standing outside the Vodafone shop for best coverage), in parts of the surrounding villages, especially to the West along the Kennet Valley there isn’t any coverage at all. But that is true for all networks as some places here are ‘off grid’ for mobile phone usage away from the home and wifi.