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UK iPhone 5 thread
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Roll on Friday morning! I'm going to get up at about 6:30am anyway, just in case pre-orders start early.
Is that for sure? Im going for a 64GB anyway hopefully others wont be as crazy
8am is midnight San Francisco time and that's when they gone on sale in the past.
they won't drop the brands, but I expect they will let them wither away as customers move across to EE to get LTE services. It makes no sense to keep the Orange and T-Mobile brands as they have to pay to license them.
That's what I was thinking, they'd keep 'em kicking around for a bit then when everyone moves over to EE anyway they'd kill 'em off.
I'm guessing all the networks will update they're pages tomorrow morning, including Orange/T-Mobile.
So the answer is that the iPhone 5 will only work on EE's LTE by the looks of it.
I know that now, see my post before yours, but after the ones you quoted
they're saying more details in the coming WEEKS
orange and t-mobile will start showing EE as the network apparantly, they say it will be in the next few weeks
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The iPhone 5 (Europe version) supports the following bands:
2100Mhz
1800Mhz
850Mhz
Also is everyone forgetting that 3 bought part of EE's 1800Mhz spectrum, There site says it is looking to push 4G out by the end of 2012
My plan Is to buy the phone unlocked from apple, get a nano sim from the three website tomorrow or in-store and copy my micro sim over to it and wait and see what 3 do in regards to LTE.
This could be a bit of a daft question but i haven't seen it asked anywhere yet.
Will the iPhone 5 pre-orders begin on the network websites, such as o2 and EE, at the same time as they start on the Apple website, Supposedly at 8am UK time?
How did it happen with the previous 4s launch?
Will the iPhone 5 pre-orders begin on the network websites, such as o2 and EE, at the same time as they start on the Apple website, Supposedly at 8am UK time?
How did it happen with the previous 4s launch?
Yes I do know that.
Thats why I said in my post "I will use the *supplied* cable to connect to my iMac for overnight charging".
Ah, sorry
do you guys think pre order will run out? or stocks be limited to 1-3 weeks delay? as I can't rode until the 25th.(student loan)
Judging by last year, by then you'll be waiting 3 weeks to a month for it to arrive.
I'm currently with O2 but out of contract. Fancy Orange or T-mobile, which would you recommend and will I be able to get an iphone5 on day1 and will I be able to pre-order with orange or tmobile?
Probably not, it'll probably be a mish mash over the next week, 3 launch preorders on Friday, their Twitter team confirmed that, but as for the other networks, nothing's confirmed yet.
I know O2 didn't do preorders last year, and only dealt with existing customers for the first few weeks. EE have said it's coming in "weeks" so take of that what you will, they'll probably want to stress test their network before launching it.
So do you think this will work?
1. Buy my 32GB iPhone 5 from Apple sim-free.
2. Get a contract with Orange.
3. When it becomes available, transfer to EE for 4G.
Good or bad idea?
1. Buy my 32GB iPhone 5 from Apple sim-free.
2. Get a contract with Orange.
3. When it becomes available, transfer to EE for 4G.
Good or bad idea?
EE are saying they will announce their plans in the coming weeks... so doesn't sound like they will have it for launch next week
bad idea, if you get a contract, it's highly likely you can't just change your contract over to EE without paying the remainder off....
Looks like it doesn't support the 800Mhz and the 2600Mhz bands that are being auctioned off next year, so unless O2 and Vodafone refarm any 1800Mhz spectrum they have (don't know if they have any or not), this iPhone won't support their LTE network when they eventually launch.
Also, when EE expand their LTE network after the auction into 800/2600Mhz it won't work in those areas. Seems a bit strange not to support 800/2600Mhz as most of the LTE networks already up and running in Europe seem to be on those bands.