Richard Goodwin 03/07/2018 - 2:14pm

Is Vodafone any good? Should you make the switch? Let’s look at the data, pros and cons…

Vodafone is one of the most well-known phone networks in the UK and around the world too, thanks to its F1 sponsorship deals over the years.

It is also one of the big four UK networks, which includes: EE, Three, O2 and, of course, Vodafone.

But how to does it measure up the UK’s biggest network EE?

Let’s take a look at the data to find out more…

Vodafone Network Coverage

Vodafone’s coverage is pretty decent; it’s not quite up there with EE.

Vodafone has 98% coverage, while EE boasts 99%.

EE is the biggest and best in this regard. O2 and Vodafone have some work to do.

Vodafone 4G Coverage

Vodafone’s 4G network is excellent. The company has 99% coverage for 2G, 3G, and 98% for 4G across the UK.

Vodafone’s 4G is available in over 1000 towns and cities in the UK, which includes:

Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bradford, Brighton, Coventry, Dudley, Edinburgh, Epsom, Ewell, Folkestone, Gateshead, Glasgow, Hatfield , Hove and Hastings, Hemel Hempstead, Huddersfield, Jarrow, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Maidstone, Newbury, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oldham, Pontefract, Portsmouth, Reading, Rotherham, Sheffield, Slough, Stockport, Sunderland, Sutton Coldfield, Staines, Stourbridge, Swinton, Southampton, Tunbridge, Wakefield, Walsall, Watford, Wells and West Bromwich.

Vodafone 4G Download Speeds

According to OpenSignal data, Vodafone has one of the third lowest 4G speeds.

It ranks one from the bottom with just 20.07Mbps, whereas EE boasts 29.02Mbps

Vodafone is pretty decent when it comes to network latency, almost matching EE with 40.6ms, according to OpenSignal.

Vodafone 4G Speed Test

Vodafone only managed 17.26Mbps, making it the second fastest behind EE.