m4ttm4son Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Now's probably a good time to get a 5. With the new one around the corner (likely Sept) the deals are pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Just get a 5. There's always going to be yet another model around the corner. Next one will be what ? A bit quicker, a bit thinner, and that's about it... That is a fair point I suppose. It isn't like I'm hanging out for a particular function that might come with the new IP aside from maybe the 4g that we in the UK will use - might that be worth hanging on for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Just get a 5. There's always going to be yet another model around the corner. Next one will be what ? A bit quicker, a bit thinner, and that's about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 iP5 is 4G able already. Your Network might not be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted May 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 My impression of the IP5? Just like the 4 but a bit smoother and the battery is new. Yes , the screen is bigger, makes no difference really. It's a bit lighter, a bit thinner, but there's no "wow". I saw this as a maintenance purchase, the 4 was old and creaking and needed an update. It's worked in that regard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 That is a fair point I suppose. It isn't like I'm hanging out for a particular function that might come with the new IP aside from maybe the 4g that we in the UK will use - might that be worth hanging on for? 4G is another marketing exercise. It's still very expensive and the iPhone 5 doesn't support all of the carriers' 4G frequencies, so be very careful what provider you're choosing if you're relying on 4G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 I see the IP5 isn't a supported one on Vodafone - thanks for the heads up there. They have said they will knock off 70% of remaining charges to chop in a phone early when 4G arrives which on my plan will still mean I'll be paying out £300 or so just to change, then of course the price of a new handset on top. Given I don't use the phone too much for streaming, and when I do it seems adequate, my 4G wish seems futile. Now if only I'd reconciled that in my head before opening my thoughts up to this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinspark Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Trouble with most UK 4G contracts is they give you lots of bandwidth and tiny data allowances - you could chew through a whole month's worth in about half an hour! (I've just been looking at T-Mobile / EE deals, as my iPhone 4 could do with replacement - but the EE deals give you 1GB of data... whereas I could keep my phone and renew my SIM only deal on an unlimited data deal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 3 advertise a 3.5G service. They say it's faster than regular 3G and they'll upgrade you to 4G for free once they're running it. They also do unlimited data (the main reason I chose them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Went for a 5 (cue abuse about the fact I should have waited) and got a cheaper contract to boot - work will be pleased! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 That's marketing again - there is no such thing as 3.5G. The reason 3 can't offer you 4G is the same as it is for Vodafone - they bid for a frequency that's not supported by all the phones. I bet that was an interesting product marketing meeting when they had to tell the big bosses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Same here in Sverige; we may have had the world's first LTE network 5 years ago, but the elephant in the room is that the iPhone 5 can't get 4G here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 That's marketing again - there is no such thing as 3.5G. I was paraphrasing we’ve already upgraded our 3G network with the latest DC-HSDPA technology to makeit Ultrafast. We know, all those letters are a bit of a mouthful, so we affectionately refer to it as 3.9G. I'm surprised to hear that the 5 isn't 4G ready though. That's a bit of an oversight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Very impressed with the setup of the new unit and transfer of profile to new one. Easy as you like and kept most preference settings. Last time I had to upgrade it was between Nokia phones - rubbish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burble Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 I'm surprised to hear that the 5 isn't 4G ready though. That's a bit of an oversight. It is 4G ready but only on very specific frequencies. The current iPhone 5 won't work on any UK 4G network other than EE. I've got an iPhone 5 on EE and the 4G performance is really quite nice, I was getting about 30Mbps download and upload when I was sitting in Green Park a week or so tethering my phone to my laptop and killing time whilst waiting for a meeting to start. The data allowances are very stingy though, I only moved onto the 4G tarrif because my other half works for EE and I could get discount on 4G but not on the 3G tarrif I had so I've ended up saving about £30/month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 But isn't EE the only network that has 4G? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 But isn't EE the only network that has 4G? For now yes, I think EE managed to convince OFCOM they could recycle some of their 2.1ghz spectrum to launch LTE early whilst reducing 3G capacity for other T-Mob and Orange users...nice lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 So then what does it matter if the iP5 works on other 4G bands or not? You'd be screwed anyway. And if someone else brought out 4G, would it not be on the same frequency? Therefore iP5 is 4G fine. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 It matters beacuse if your IP5 isn't compatible with the LTE frequency *and* bands that your carrier is using then you're stuffed - international roaming on LTE is going to be absolute chaos as you can see here.... E-UTRA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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