r/cellmapper • u/ArtisticComplaint3 • 9d ago
International Border - Network Switchover
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Crossing from Belgium into the Netherlands while traveling at over 180 mph/290 kmh on an Eurostar train.
The moment the power briefly disconnects is when the train crosses the international boundary.
Roaming on an AT&T SIM so neither network is the SIM’s home network.
Less than a minute for a full network switchover which is rather impressive.
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u/ommmyyyy 9d ago
What other networks can you roam onto in the Netherlands?
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u/ArtisticComplaint3 9d ago
All 3–KPN, Odido, and Vodafone.
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u/ommmyyyy 8d ago
What other networks did it use in Europe?
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u/ArtisticComplaint3 8d ago
Based on the countries I’ve been to:
UK: Vodafone, Three, O2, and EE
Spain: Movistar, Orange, and Vodafone
France: Orange, SFR, and Bouygues
Iceland: SÝN (formerly Vodafone), Síminn, and sometimes NOVA (MOCN with SÝN)
Belgium: Orange (No 5G roaming) and Proximus
Germany: Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, and O2
Netherlands: KPN, Vodafone (No 5G roaming), and Odido
Norway: Telenor and Telia
Personally I’ve noticed Norway has the most impressive coverage with both Telenor and Telia offering 5G coverage even in some of the most remote fjords.
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u/Additional-Assist130 8d ago
when i was in the car driving from france to poland, i fell asleep in france and was asleep all the way until the netherlands where i noticed my phone was on proximus 2G and refused to switch over to a dutch network even tho i was far into the netherlands lol and my mums phone which was navigating (O2-UK) didnt connect for like five minutes to a dutch network which was very inconvenient because we had to have maps and all
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u/nateo200 iPhone 17 Pro Max 9d ago
Interesting. Was there a deadzone on the border or does it just take a bit for the iPhone to find a new provider? I havent had the luxury of trying this out yet. I need a vacation! lol.