TIMES ARE A CHANGING

[shanemax]

Simple question. I am out for a few days. Do I find a beautiful anchorage with perhaps 4G or do I find 4G first with perhaps a beautiful anchorage.
All my favorite places have crap reception.

 

[johnalison]

Find a nice quiet anchorage and shut yourself away from the world. Your reward will be a weekend of joy.

 

[Baggywrinkle]

Find a nice quiet anchorage and shut yourself away from the world. Your reward will be a weekend of joy.

Absolutely!!! ... that is what I go sailing for.

This particular anchorage has zip in terms of coverage - you can just about make a phone call if you are lucky - it's a must on our way back to the marina because the lack of coverage also ensures it is quiet.

 

[fredrussell]

I LOVE A NICE QUIET ANCHORAGE, ALL THE BETTER FOR SHOUTING IN.

 

[johnalison]

I LOVE A NICE QUIET ANCHORAGE, ALL THE BETTER FOR SHOUTING IN.

My first draft was in upper case but I realised that there would be readers who were still hung-over and might not appreciate it.

 

[ianc1200]

Top end of Westwater/Landermere Creek has good reception. Kill two birds with one stone.

 

[PaulRainbow]

Simple question. I am out for a few days. Do I find a beautiful anchorage with perhaps 4G or do I find 4G first with perhaps a beautiful anchorage.
All my favorite places have crap reception.

No need to use caps for thread titles, it's considered rude.

 

[dunedin]

Clearly a troll post. But I am amazed that there would be poor phone reception in the SE of England, where the land is low lying and few if any hills and rocks. By using the right phone network (generally EE up here) can get decent internet signal in most remote anchorages in the wilds of Scotland these days.
I generally don’t use for phone calls - but handy for weather forecasts and keeping up with family via WhatsApp.

 

[shanemax]

Try Pinmill

 

[shanemax]

No need to use caps for thread titles, it's considered rude.

FAIR ENOUGH. I WILL TRY TO REMEMBER.

 

[fredrussell]

Tiresome

 

[tillergirl]

Can anybody tell me what 4G means?

 

[johnalison]

Can anybody tell me what 4G means?

It means that you are driving an F1 car.

 

[shanemax]

It means you can watch the meaningless news or meaningless films on you phone/I pad/kindle when it's gets dark at 7oc

 

[PaulRainbow]

Can anybody tell me what 4G means?

Fourth Generation mobile system. Bit old hat now, we've got 5G and get a full signal around here

 

[tillergirl]

I know, I know. I was trying to be sardonic! Frankly I don't understand going to an anchorage and watching a mobile phone. Most mothers do that while walking a pram, They don't need to go to an anchorage.

Oh dear, the moderators will put me on the naughty step. But hey! I wouldn't need to do the weekly Notices to Mariners if that happened cos I would be suspended.

And as for Paul! Oo-ie. Got a full signal? You ...........

Mind you, I am nearly as smug: I can get about 500 metres of coverage between West Mersea and Colchester

 

[shanemax]

I switch on you tube.for a while when it gets dark. Obviously not in peak summer but tonight it will be darkish about 6.30 so little to do apart from fishing/reading/cooking etc.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Clearly a troll post. But I am amazed that there would be poor phone reception in the SE of England, where the land is low lying and few if any hills and rocks. By using the right phone network (generally EE up here) can get decent internet signal in most remote anchorages in the wilds of Scotland these days.
I generally don’t use for phone calls - but handy for weather forecasts and keeping up with family via WhatsApp.

Ely, on top of the highest point for miles around, has awful mobile phone coverage in the town centre - so much so that the town council provide free WiFi!

 

[Greg2]

Simple question. I am out for a few days. Do I find a beautiful anchorage with perhaps 4G or do I find 4G first with perhaps a beautiful anchorage.
All my favorite places have crap reception.

We have a 4g WiFi router and a TV aerial booster aboard but getting signals is rarely a primary consideration. If we get reception it is a bonus if that is what we want to do as it drops dark but it is always the location that really matters. There are no rules though - do what works for you.

 

[Bouba]

I usually find that even if mobile phone reception is dodgy you can still get TV reception…so it’s not a total loss…I suppose I could read or practice French…