If you've ever felt frustration at your mobile phone signal in Powys, you're not alone - but now you might be able to find out who the best provider is for your home.

A study using bin lorries has revealed the best areas for phone signal in Powys.

Growing Mid Wales, a joint organisation between Powys and Ceredigion County Councils, has collaborated with mobile analysts Streetwave to map mobile coverage across the region using bin lorries.

In June, data-capturing devices were installed in bin lorries vehicles across Powys and Ceredigion and now the data is now available to be looked at by residents to find the best coverage in their local area.

We have mapped the centre of towns and villages across Powys by using an address selected at random from each of the biggest streets, to look at which of the big four providers gives the best coverage.

And you can get data on the signal as it appears at your own home using the tool, which is updated regularly, using the Streetwave tool here.

In a joint statement, Councillor James Gibson-Watt, Leader of Powys County Council, and Councillor Bryan Davies, Leader of Ceredigion County Council, Co-Chairs of the Growing Mid Wales Board, said: “This initiative demonstrates our commitment to enhancing digital connectivity across our region.

"By providing residents and businesses with real mobile coverage data results, we empower them to make informed decisions and improve their access to reliable network services.”

These devices have been making weekly mobile coverage surveys across every address in Mid Wales.

Network coverage has been continuously analysed across the four main mobile networks in the UK: EE, O2, Three, and Vodafone. These surveys collect information on throughput speeds, signal strength, and network generation.

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Mobile network quality is now being surveyed across every road in the area on a weekly basis.

The data will be updated monthly when the waste collection vehicles repeat their services to ensure the latest throughput speeds are shown.

The Councils have stressed that the data is not definitive but will allow residents to use the checker to see the exact download and upload speeds that EE, Vodafone, Three, and O2 offer within a 30m radius outside their homes or businesses.

Residents need only enter their postcode and select their address to see results. The coverage checker works for addresses within Ceredigion and Powys.

You can check on the coverage in your area here