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Top 10 UK beaches for a 4G summer in 2017
SADLY the glorious British Summer is
nearly over, with the Autumnal Equinox approaching fast, on 22 September 2016,
when officially autumn starts. This year the mercury may not have climbed to
sizzling point, but it’s not all been doom and gloom... We can now enjoy the
autumnal colours and soon the winter rain, snuggling up to a warm mug of
Horlicks, as we plan our Summer 2017. Well it might be better! Anyway its worth
for planning holidays for 2017, while UK beaches have the best 4G connections!
Assuming of course that 4G is an experience you are do aiming for... Well fear
not, as you will not have to travel far as analysis has revealed Crosby Beach is
in the Top 10! Instagram addicts need fear not, as the award winning mobile
phone insurer Insurance2Go have published a new guide on the best beaches for
getting connected, based on data from Ofcom. But well done Sefton for
introducing parking charges, so don’t for long duration visits! If getting
snap happy is high on your 'to do' list for the beach, or keeping
up to date with your Facebook and Twitter posts, these 10 beaches are the ones
to put into the SatNav, as they have the best 4G signal in the UK:-
► Studland Bay, Dorset
► Portstewart Strand, Northern Ireland
► Porthminster Beach, Cornwall
► Hengistbury Head, Dorset
► Crosby Beach, Merseyside
► St Anne's Beach, Lancashire
► Cleethorpes Beach, Lincolnshire
► Whiterocks Beach, Northern Ireland
► Portobello, Scotland
► West Wittering, West Sussex
With an array of locations offering stunning natural beauty among the Top 10
Connected UK Beaches, the pressure will be on for you to make sure your photos
do it justice in 2017!
Its worth noting that Insurance2go also have found out that the best beach 4G
provider in the UK is EE, followed by Vodafone and O2. Three trailed behind in a
pretty distant last place.
However, if you're planning on visiting Wales, you might want to prepare
yourself for a bulk upload once you head back to civilisation, as half the
beaches without a connection can be found in Wales.
Shockingly, in a report by watchdog Which? and industry experts Open Signal,
showed that in a world 4G table of 68 nations, Britain ranks 55th. Sadly it
might be better weather and better connections if you head away for Summer 2017
after all!
The following beaches’ 4G signal is non-existent, and likely to cause major
frustration for the social media addicts among us:-
► Barafundle Bay, Wales
► Silecroft Beach, Cumbria
► Porthcurno, Cornwall
► Blackpool Sands, Devon
► Sandwood Bay Beach, Scotland
► Luskentyre, Scotland
► Marloes Sands, Wales
► Rhossili Beach, Wales
► Barmouth Beach, Wales
► Whitesands Bay, Wales
Gary Beeston, Managing Director of Insurance2go, said:- "We know how
much importance people place on their phone images, and with the summer being
the perfect time to photograph your memories, we wanted to make sure visitors to
the coast choose the best beaches possible. The research clearly highlights
Wales as a bit of a black hole for 4G signal, but at least visitors will now be
prepared for the 'failed to upload' messages during their trip!"
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