Just spent the last week in Devon / Dorset, there's clearly a lack of dual carriageway or better down there but regardless it has been a long time since I've seen such well maintained roads - Sussex and Kent are terrible in comparison.
I've also spent a week with excellent mobile reception to the extent that on the caravan site we stayed at the mobile signal produced faster downloads than their wi-fi.
Here again, live in Sussex and work in Kent and can't say I ever see signal strength that good.