fat jez
macrumors 68020
No, you won't. EE customers can use the existing 3G network, but Orange and T-Mobile customers cannot use the LTE network. Essentially, the brands Orange and T-Mobile will eventually die in the UK as people move to EE.
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No, you won't. EE customers can use the existing 3G network, but Orange and T-Mobile customers cannot use the LTE network. Essentially, the brands Orange and T-Mobile will eventually die in the UK as people move to EE.
striker33
macrumors 65816
I will be staying with giffgaff, because I have sanity.
You cant beat unlimited data, texts, and 250 mins a month for £10, as well as being on the best UK network (O2).
Screw LTE. Most of the country wont be able to get it anyway. It'll be for the upper class only.
Saying that, if the bump in prices are anything to go by, a 64GB iPhone 5 would cost £729, in which case my middle finger will be swiftly rising and pointing in Apple's direction while I skip over to Amazon for a Galaxy S3.
You cant beat unlimited data, texts, and 250 mins a month for £10, as well as being on the best UK network (O2).
Screw LTE. Most of the country wont be able to get it anyway. It'll be for the upper class only.
Saying that, if the bump in prices are anything to go by, a 64GB iPhone 5 would cost £729, in which case my middle finger will be swiftly rising and pointing in Apple's direction while I skip over to Amazon for a Galaxy S3.
My concern is that I'll end up paying £629 to get it unlocked and then EE come out and say their 4G tariff is for contract only customers....ie defying the point of paying all this money for it to be unlocked with no contract.
What's the odds of them doing this?? I'd only want a sim-only deal!!
What's the odds of them doing this?? I'd only want a sim-only deal!!
fat jez
macrumors 68020
EE have already said there will not be PAYG on LTE for the foreseeable future.
I believe EE have already said that at the beginning the only way to get 4G is through a contract with them... No one knows if it includes sim only contracts.
Well there u go then, so basically if u want to take advantage of LTE in the UK then there's no point in pre-ordering one from apple store unlocked!!
fat jez
macrumors 68020
nope, unless you want to jump ship in the future or don't want to be tied to a 24 month contract.
EE said:
http://ee.co.uk/faq
stu.h
macrumors 65816
Where are you guys getting £529 from?
0dev
macrumors 68040
We don't know about SIM only contracts yet.
Anyway, I'm not moving since there won't be LTE in my area for a while anyway so I'm hoping giffgaff will support Nano SIMs ASAP so I can get on board quickly.
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http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone
cambookpro
macrumors 604
I'm going for 32GB unlocked on either 3 or giffgaff, whoever gets nanoSIMs quicker. Looking like 3.
Josh Kahane
macrumors 6502
So do we know when EE will announce their plans? Can I not buy from Apple outright, then if I choose get a contract which uses 4g with EE?
hvfsl
macrumors 68000
I think you are a brave person to buy a sim free iPhone at this point.
I would have thought they will announce before Friday or risk people buying from other networks.
Silver Box
macrumors member
The Apple store website. Cant find the 32/64gb prices, but we're all guessing its £629/729 :/
People weren't saying that during 02's massive outage not too long ago.
0dev
macrumors 68040
Unless you need tethering, giffgaff gives you a better deal. The only issue is the Nano SIMs as you say
This would be horrendous!
Non-UK countries to go up in size for iPads is the same price as for iPhones. But in the UK it costs more to go up for iPhones :/
Hopefully this is them turning around to go maybe £529/£599/£669 or something...
0dev
macrumors 68040
That was talking specifically about US contract pricing. UK contract pricing will probably be around the same as it was for the 4S too.
steveza
macrumors 68000
Same price as the 4s in dollars but the £/$ rate is worse than last year.
redgaz26
macrumors 68020
Agree, what about £249 for the new touch!! my boy wanted it for xmas, I said no bother, should still be around £150!!!!!!!! even the old one has went up to £169, what a rip off
