Just checked - around 23 mins in on the keynote, it's EE and O2 that are name checked for DC-HSDPA. I knew before the keynote that Orange and T-mobile were rolling it out.
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Just checked - around 23 mins in on the keynote, it's EE and O2 that are name checked for DC-HSDPA. I knew before the keynote that Orange and T-mobile were rolling it out.
Yeah, I watched it this morning.
Check their website, it does exist.
Out of interest, why are Orange and T-Mobile rolling out DC-HSDPA when their customers will have access to 4G via EE? For O2 etc, it makes sense as a stopgap but for Orange/T-Mobile? Will DC-HSDPA cover areas not covered by 4G?
EE are claiming meagre 8.5Mbps speeds on their site, but they are avoiding the term LTE and focusing on "4G/4GEE". Makes me wonder what exactly their plans are for LTE, because 8.5Mbps would be considered pretty pathetic for an "Up to 100Mbps" technology.
Reframing and repurposing existing spectrum? It won't be compatible with iPhone 5 I bet, though.
Which remains my dilemma really. Will DC-HSDPA be enough to keep me going in the medium term?
No point upgrading to a 4S now, so my choice is to stay with the 4 for another year or go with the 5 and keep my current sim-only deal until things become clearer.
It is for me, I mostly use WiFi though. This phone should be good to stay for the next few years with me.
In the UK, I'm more than happy with the speed of the Three network (HSPA+). That's not true in the States, with that low quality AT&T network. Because the UK networks have no urgency to upgrade to 4G LTE, that is why the UK are dragging their feet a bit.
Sorry I should of been more clear. Can see why what I said seemed like a dumb question now lol
I'm learning a lot here!
I don't think I'll really need 4G/ LTE thinking about it, I mean I've not had a smartphone before, so owning an iPhone itself will be a huge step up for me.
I think I'll go for the 5, mainly because I want to use the iPhone as a camera too, as I broke mine, and it seems to be a pretty awesome camera. That and I usually keep my phones for as long as possible, so this one, I'd like to think will stay with me a good 3 - 5 years (may be wishful thinking, but worth a try!)
I don't think I'll really need 4G/ LTE thinking about it, I mean I've not had a smartphone before, so owning an iPhone itself will be a huge step up for me.
I think I'll go for the 5, mainly because I want to use the iPhone as a camera too, as I broke mine, and it seems to be a pretty awesome camera. That and I usually keep my phones for as long as possible, so this one, I'd like to think will stay with me a good 3 - 5 years (may be wishful thinking, but worth a try!)
I don't remember hearing that, and it's definitely incorrect. Three UK have been implementing DC-HSDPA since the beginning of the year.
From the Three blog, dated 29 Feb 2012.
http://blog.three.co.uk/2012/02/29/leading-edge-3g-service/