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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 05:56 PM
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Just a little word of caution for those prospective buyers of the iPhone 5 who might be thinking of going with TMobile or Orange with the view to moving to EE (Everything Everywhere) in the future. Whilst EE are the only carrier who will be having the 4G or LTE band for any enabled LTE devices in the next few months, there are some contractual items not included in their promotions or websites.

If you move to T-Mobile or Orange now and then move to EE you wont be charged but beware you will :

1. You will have to sign a brand new contract with EE which will typically be another 2 years

2. You will be charged extra on top of your monthly charge, anything up to an extra £10

Just a little heads up
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 06:07 PM
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****! don't tell jack
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by pauld37
****! don't tell jack
It's not an iPhone issue, sounds like the network trying to take advantage of the fact they are the only ones with 4g
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 07:13 PM
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4g isn't part of any contract internet package so therefore will be an extra charge.
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 07:14 PM
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Good advice. Do they have a coverage plan available?
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Jamescsti
It's not an iPhone issue, sounds like the network trying to take advantage of the fact they are the only ones with 4g
It is indeed device non-specific

Originally Posted by JackClark
Good advice. Do they have a coverage plan available?
Not yet Jack it seems, major cities first as per normal with end november early december being slated as switch on.

http://ee.co.uk/faq
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 08:18 PM
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I'm quite glad I only got my 4S 6 months ago as it'll stop the temptation of this 4G thing until next year when it's more established/up and running.

Plus I'm happy enough on 02 asopposed to Orange/T-mobile/EE

I wonder what the actual charges will end up being with respect to the faster capabilities over 3G.
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Originally Posted by SwissTony
Just a little word of caution for those prospective buyers of the iPhone 5 who might be thinking of going with TMobile or Orange with the view to moving to EE (Everything Everywhere) in the future. Whilst EE are the only carrier who will be having the 4G or LTE band for any enabled LTE devices in the next few months, there are some contractual items not included in their promotions or websites.

If you move to T-Mobile or Orange now and then move to EE you wont be charged but beware you will :

1. You will have to sign a brand new contract with EE which will typically be another 2 years

2. You will be charged extra on top of your monthly charge, anything up to an extra £10

Just a little heads up

Where'd you get that information from?
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by subaruturbo_18
Where'd you get that information from?
By speaking to a T-mobile rep ..badgered him until he gave me all the details
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 09:42 PM
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i am hoping that when 4G takes off , i will be the only one still using 3G and it will be super fast !
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by CharlySkunkWeed
i am hoping that when 4G takes off , i will be the only one still using 3G and it will be super fast !
I turn off 3G sometimes for that very reason.
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 05:25 PM
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as suspected

http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphon...newsid=3381585
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 11:32 AM
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lol, more 'extra' charges for an apple product? nah, don't believe it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Orange are a right dodgy bunch, service sucks and they bump up prices with extras all the time
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 01:16 PM
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if you get it on 3 though they have an agreement with ee dont they?
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Tidgy
lol, more 'extra' charges for an apple product? nah, don't believe it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Orange are a right dodgy bunch, service sucks and they bump up prices with extras all the time
Agree with that.
We have their home internet and they guy in the shop gave me all the spiel about how their wireless modem was one of the best out there. We are changing next month when contract is up as it is one of slowest services I have ever used. And they increased their prices one month after we joined.
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Originally Posted by Tidgy
lol, more 'extra' charges for an apple product? nah, don't believe it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Orange are a right dodgy bunch, service sucks and they bump up prices with extras all the time
The extra charges are not Apples fault, its the greedy network provider, the same charges will apply to other phone when they catch up
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ronjeramy
The extra charges are not Apples fault, its the greedy network provider, the same charges will apply to other phone when they catch up
to be fair you are right, but its still apples fault,,,,, hahahahaha
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Tidgy
lol, more 'extra' charges for an apple product? nah, don't believe it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Orange are a right dodgy bunch, service sucks and they bump up prices with extras all the time
It is device non specific

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if you get it on 3 though they have an agreement with ee dont they?
nope, new contract
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