The BBC undertook a survey around a month ago which tested 3G reception out and about around the UK. All you had to do was own an Android smartphone and download an app which was later criticised for eating up your juice. The makers, Epitiro later threw out a hotfix update to remove that minor issue.
The BBC takes on mobile phones.
Its really irritating when you lose your signal strength especially when you need to use it, it happens and its something that we had to live with but the BBC want to change that for good.
Owners of Android smartphones can take part in this new BBC survey by downloading the free app that will basically record your mobile phone signal every second of the day as long as your phone is switched on. It will then take the data and plot it on a cool interactive map.
This is what BBC Technology Correspondent, Rory Cellan-Jones had to say about it:
"If we succeed, this should yield some interesting results.”
"It could tell us, for instance, whether our mobile networks are capable of delivering broadband connectivity in parts of the country where the fixed line service is patchy, whether coverage across cities is consistently good, and whether some operators are supplying a better service than others."
