Tests performed by BBC today showed fastest speed was 19mbits...funnily enough exactly the same as my 3G.
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Tests performed by BBC today showed fastest speed was 19mbits...funnily enough exactly the same as my 3G.
And that proves what. I'm not saying we will see faster speeds but speeds will vary depending on location and different variables. You don't know any more then anyone else what the speeds will be in various locations. The service was only introduced today and I think we need to wait for more real world tests by different people in different locations. Why would you assume just because that's what the BBC got that is the maximum.
I think there is a chance of a slight reduction in stock coming again, Apple have launch date number 3 now approaching on the 2nd of November.
http://easternmorningherald.com/app...reece-india-and-mexico-on-november-2/1221520/
http://easternmorningherald.com/app...reece-india-and-mexico-on-november-2/1221520/
Ok, we'll see. Having said that there's only 11 locations, so I can't get that excited about it, it's fairly useless once you leave the city limits.
Have to say that I was expecting a lot more EE 4G customers in this thread... but I guess the high price for low data amounts has put us all off!
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I ordered an EE 32gb black yesterday. I got a 12month contract... with 8gb data. This actually costs the least over 12 months, when device cost is factored in. It costs 822 over 12 months, same as 3gb data. 500mb and 5gb data cost more, both at 832 over 12 months. So, it makes no sense not to go for the highest data allowance. Haven't looked at other capacities or 24 month contracts though.
Blimey, I've just done some Man Maths and you're right.
12 months on the 8GB tariff at £66pm = £792.
Up front EE want £29.99 for a 32GB handset or £139.99 for a 64GB handset.
So in total over the 12 months it's £821.99 (£792 + £29.99) with the 32GB, or £931.99 (£792 + £139.99) with the 64GB.
EE's handset subsidies are quite generous though... Apple want £599 for the 32GB and £699 for the 64GB! I guess EE must be buying them at quite a discount from Apple.
£821.99 total - £599 (Apple handset cost) = £222.99 for the actual service over the year. Divide by 12 months = £18.60 per month.
£931.99 total - £699 (Apple handset cost) = £232.99 for the actual service over the year. Divide by 12 months = £19.41 per month.
If I don't go EE, I'll be continuing my £20 SIM-only tariff with O2 and buying an unlocked handset from Apple. I've got unlimited texts, I can't remember how many minutes (I only use 800 per month), and unlimited data but no tethering. So minutes and 4G would be an upgrade with EE (plus their 3G coverage is better than O2), but it'd be only 8GB rather than unlimited data.
12 more months at my current £20pm = £240. I'd be paying either £599 or £699 for the handset from Apple. That'd either be £839 or £939 total... which are both more than going with EE!
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That's great!
OK I'm quite confused here...
I signed up with Orange a few weeks after the iPhone 5 came out to their £36 a month tariff with 1gb of data. The chap instore told me I'd get 4G when it was available at the end of the month as they are the same company as EE.
My phone has been showing EE for the last few weeks but as of yesterday I am still yet to get LTE showing up? I am in a 4G area, but reading through some posts it seems I have to switch tariff? Is this true as this was not what I was told when I signed up.
I signed up with Orange a few weeks after the iPhone 5 came out to their £36 a month tariff with 1gb of data. The chap instore told me I'd get 4G when it was available at the end of the month as they are the same company as EE.
My phone has been showing EE for the last few weeks but as of yesterday I am still yet to get LTE showing up? I am in a 4G area, but reading through some posts it seems I have to switch tariff? Is this true as this was not what I was told when I signed up.
So I have to phone up? And does that mean I have to change to the 500mb tariff to still pay £36?
If so that's really **** as that's not what I was told when I switched to Orange.
I thought it was made clear pretty early on...
Here's a quote of my post earlier in this thread (September 16th):
That was my post on September 16th.
And another post from me in this thread on September 17th said:
I don't have any insider knowledge or anything, that was just from reading their own websites! If Orange/T-Mobiles staff were telling you a different story to what their own website said, that's naughty of them!
Just made the call to swap to EE, keeping myself on a £41 price plan which means I have to drop from 2GB to 1GB of data. Not sure if it'll be enough. If not I'll just change up to the £46 3GB plan in a few months.
Sim card's in the post and whereas I won't get 4G in my own town, I spend a lot of time in Birmingham, Nottingham, and Derby. All of which will have 4G in the next few months.
Sim card's in the post and whereas I won't get 4G in my own town, I spend a lot of time in Birmingham, Nottingham, and Derby. All of which will have 4G in the next few months.
EE is just Orange/T-Mobile in disguise who's networks are hopeless unless you are slap bang in the middle of a town/city. And I say this as an ex-T-Mob corporate employee.
Plus anyone signing a ridiculously priced contract for just 500MB per month needs to be medically evaluated as soon as possible.
Even in the middle of cities they are poor. I'm currently in Hull and noticed really slow web browsing. I ran a speed test and i'm getting 0.15Mbps download, 1.30Mbps upload. Good job I'm sim only and on a 12 month contract, looks like I'll be moving carrier once again. I had to leave O2 earlier in the year because of poor reception when I moved house.
Orange was pretty crap in Edinburgh, but since they started sharing signal with T-Mobile a couple of years ago, I've never been happier. Even out of town, I get decent signal. Speeds vary, but generally, 3-7 Mbps.
As for the 500MB, I should remind anyone who doesn't already know and is under the age of 24 - Orange currently give you 1GB of extra data if you're under 24. Search U24 Orange. So you'd end up with 1.5GB of data.
I'm considering switching to one of the SIM only EE 4G plans but apparently they won't be available until a week on Friday on the 9th. I guess it'll give me time to monitor what others who have already switched or are switching are getting.