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Coverage in Stacksteads

Leanne_T
EE Community Support Team

Update: 6 March 2025

Over the past few days, our engineers have accessed the area and completed integrating the mast onto the network. The mast is now on-air, restoring full service to the Stacksteads area.

We will continue to monitor performance in the area.


Update: 28 February 2025

Over the past few weeks, our engineers have been working with the site provider to agree a date to access the area and start integrating the mast onto the network. Barring any unforeseen delays, we expect to access the area and start the integration next week, and the mast to be on-air by the middle of March.

We will keep you updated on this post.


Update: 07 February 2025

Over the past few weeks, our engineers have accessed the area and found the generator used to power the mast was faulty. We have completed the work needed on the generator for the power supply and are working to agree a date for the integration of the mast onto the network. Once the integration has started, we can confirm an approximate on-air date for the new mast.

We will keep you updated on this post. 


Update: 17 January 2025

Over the past week, our engineers have been working to agree a date for the integration of the mast onto the network to start. Barring any unforeseen delays, we expect the integration to be completed and the mast to be on-air by the beginning of February, restoring full service to the area.

We will keep you updated on this post.


Update: 10 January 2025

Over the past month, our engineers have installed the power supply needed for the transmission and are waiting for a date for the integration of the mast onto the network to start. Once we have a date for the integration, we can confirm an approximate on-air date for the new mast.

We will keep you updated on this post.


Update: 14 November 2024

Over the past few months, our engineers have completed building the equipment needed for the new mast. We are currently awaiting a date for the transmission to be installed to integrate the mast onto the network. Once we have a date for the transmission, we can confirm an approximate on-air date for the new mast.

We will keep you updated on this post. 


Update: 02 September 2024

Our engineers have been working to source the parts needed to start building the equipment needed for the new mast. Due to stock availability, the build has been slightly delayed. Barring any further unforeseen delays, we expect the equipment to be available and the build to start by the end of October. Once the equipment has been built, we can confirm an approximate on-air date for the new mast.

We will keep you updated on this post.


Update: 19 July 2024

Over the past few months, our engineers have been working with the council to agree a date to access the area. Barring any unforeseen delays, we expect to access the area and start building the equipment by the end of August. Once the build is completed, we can confirm an approximate on-air date for the new mast.

We will keep you updated on this post.


Update: 24 May 2024

Over the past few weeks, the legal steps have been completed and our engineers are working with the council to agree a date to access the area and start building the equipment needed for the new mast. Once we have a date for access, we can confirm an approximate on-air date for the new mast.

We will keep you updated on this post.


Update: 03 May 2024

Our engineers have been working with the council to complete the legal negotiations. However, due to circumstances out of our control, we have experienced a further delay and expect all legal steps to be completed by the end of May. Pending a positive outcome from the legal negotiations, we will start building the equipment needed for the new mast and confirm an approximate on-air date.

We will keep you updated on this post.


Update: 18 April 2024

Over the past few weeks, our engineers have experienced a slight delay completing the legal negotiations with the council. Barring any further unexpected delays, we expect all legal steps to be completed by the end of April. Pending a positive outcome from the legal negotiations, we will start building the equipment needed for the new mast and confirm an approximate on-air date.

We will keep you updated on this post.


Update: 04 March 2024

Over the past few months, our engineers have started legal negotiations with the council to legally acquire the land, and we expect all legal steps to be completed by the end of March. Pending a positive outcome from the legal negotiations, we will start building the equipment needed for the new mast and confirm an approximate on-air date.

We will keep you updated on this post.


We are aware of a signal issue that is affecting some of our customers in the Stacksteads area. Our mast in the area had to be removed from the existing site in December 2023, as this was requested by the landowner.

Our engineers began looking for a new location as soon as we were made aware our equipment had to be removed, and we have located a new area. We have started legal negotiations with the council to acquire the land and complete surveys at the location to make sure this will be suitable for the equipment. Once all legal steps and surveys have been completed, we can start building the equipment needed for the new mast and confirm an approximate on-air date.

We will keep you updated on this post.

We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused. In the meantime, you may be able to use WiFi Calling to make and receive calls and texts over a WiFi connection. 

For information on who can use WiFi Calling and how to set up this service, please see our EE WiFi Calling: All you need to know, article. 

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Leanne_T
EE Community Support Team

Hi everyone. 

We have updated the main post with the latest information. 

If you are affected by the mast being offline, please get in touch with our mobile guides to discuss your options. 

Leanne.

Hi Leanne 

 

can you have one of your team either call or email me? Preferably email being as when I’m home I’m still unable to make calls or send texts without going outside even over WiFi. 

I want my discount period extending as it’s been 3 months now and it’s still ongoing the problems. I shouldn’t have to be at home and struggle to make calls or send messages. Even at the half price line rental, it’s still not good enough. My line rental is £65 a month roughly. So £32.50 a month and roughly 15 hours a day I’m unable to use my phone as intended and paid for 

djenson
Established Contributor
Established Contributor

If your plan is £65 your phone supports WiFi calling. Though I agree you should receive further discount, you should definitely find out why your device is not working over WiFi, as that is a crucial feature for visiting areas with poor reception if nothing else. 


@djenson wrote:

If your plan is £65 your phone supports WiFi calling.


Support for WiFi-calling is not something that depends on your monthly bill. It's dependent on your device model.

djenson
Established Contributor
Established Contributor

You're not wrong. My point is, find me a £65/month phone from EE does does not support the basic feature - in fact just find any phone they sell that does not support it - it's like having a phone that doesn't support VoLTE.

My phone does support WiFi calling. I didn’t say it didn’t. It just doesn’t work very well, half the time it just disconnects. Sending sms messages is a pain as most of the time they don’t send unless I walk to the bottom of the garden and get some actual cell service 

Leanne_T
EE Community Support Team

Hi @Wesleyrackham 

Thanks for coming to the community. 

To discuss your options if you are affected by the mast being offline, please get in touch with our mobile guides who can help you further. 

Leanne.

djenson
Established Contributor
Established Contributor

If it's a Samsung phone, you should be able to set a preference to WiFi calling which may improve performance. If it's an iPhone, it maybe be a sign of an unstable WiFi network.

It works ok on wifi out the house it’s just pants at home, i have to go in the garden or lean out of a window, which in this weathers no good🥶
Sent from my iPhone
Well Do like I've done and Leave EE.
Currently for the Same Package as I had with EE, I'm now paying half that.
I should have left them when they created the problem and not now in
February.

They refunded my payment for January, BUT CHARGED ME IN FEBRUARY. Full
Price.
Personally I don't think that EE knows what is going on in this area.

Anyway, I;ve gone, after 230 + years with them. The time counted for
nothing as far as EE were concerned.

Colin779