Who offers the best mobile phone coverage in Ireland?

Which network has the best mobile coverage?

ComReg (The Commission for Communications Regulation) has created an outdoor mobile coverage map that makes it easy to check coverage and signal levels of all the networks at your Eircode.

You can also check

• 2G (voice calls and texts)
• 3G (voice calls, texts and data)
• 4G (voice calls, texts and data)
• 5G (voice calls, texts and superfast data)

Bear in mind that results aren’t guaranteed and are based on outdoor coverage, which may be different from inside your home or office.

Why do some areas have poor network coverage?

Vodafone, Three and Eir, offer up to 99% 4G population coverage in Ireland, but this still leaves some people struggling for a good mobile connection.

There are lots of factors that affect mobile coverage; some of these include:

• Building materials: Some materials used in walls and insulation can affect signal strength. You can use WiFi call or mobile phone repeaters to increase signal.
• Terrain: Places with mountains and valleys tend to be blackspots because they’re more remote and signals are obscured.
• Density of users: A high volume of people using their mobiles at the same time and location will slow a connection.
• Distance from the base station: The signal has to pass from you to the connecting base station, so the closer you are, the better the signal.
• Your handset: The higher the TR/P (Total Radiated Power), the better the reception.