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Old 07-08-2013, 12:08
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Vodafone UK has just announced its 4G network rollout will begin on August 29th (it had said previously by 21st September), catching up with O2. London will be the first city to go live. Twelve more locations will get switched on before the end of the year, including : Birmingham, Bradford, Coventry, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield.. Price plans will begin at £26 a month (SIM only, for 2GB of data) Existing customers with an LTE handset can upgrade their plan for an extra £5 a month. As a sweetener, Vodafone is throwing in unlimited data for the first three months.





http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/07/v...k-confirms-4g/
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Old 07-08-2013, 12:24
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So double the amount of data on a £26 SIM only plan compared to EE.
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Old 07-08-2013, 12:25
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So double the amount of data on a £26 SIM only plan compared to EE.
And a fraction of the coverage
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Old 07-08-2013, 12:25
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The city list doesn't even cover Newbury? I guess it's assured that their building would have coverage but you'd think they'd do the town they are based in, first.

I wonder if they'll make sure that 4G coverage ends up being superior to their totally lacklustre and poor 3G coverage.
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Old 07-08-2013, 12:29
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And a fraction of the coverage
Wow, they are just starting now. What do you expect? 90% coverage?
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Old 07-08-2013, 12:45
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norwich will be late 2014 then i bet!
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Old 07-08-2013, 13:18
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As a sweetener, Vodafone is throwing in unlimited data for the first three months.
Couple that with either Spotify Premium or Sky Sports thrown in and that's pretty good - until the three months has gone and you see how quickly your data allowance gets eaten up.
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Old 07-08-2013, 13:20
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Vodafone UK has just announced its 4G network rollout will begin on August 29th (it had said previously by 21st September), catching up with O2. London will be the first city to go live. Twelve more locations will get switched on before the end of the year, including : Birmingham, Bradford, Coventry, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield.. Price plans will begin at £26 a month (SIM only, for 2GB of data) Existing customers with an LTE handset can upgrade their plan for an extra £5 a month. As a sweetener, Vodafone is throwing in unlimited data for the first three months.





http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/07/v...k-confirms-4g/
Sounds expensive.

I wonder what perks existing customers get for £5pm extra? Is it more data or is it just the exact same deal?
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Old 07-08-2013, 13:22
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Wow, they are just starting now. What do you expect? 90% coverage?
I think we are ALL (quite validly!) basing our expectations on Vodafone's pathetic 3G efforts so far!

Where I work (Oxfordshire) Vodafone has splendid 5-bar 2G coverage, BUT no 3G (at all!) and NO PLANS for 3G (or 4G) over the next 12 months. Even in towns and cities nearby 3G is patchy.

They are *BY FAR* the worst mobile company for 3G near to me - and I will be getting rid of them as soon as contractually possible!
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Old 07-08-2013, 13:38
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Couple that with either Spotify Premium or Sky Sports thrown in and that's pretty good - until the three months has gone and you see how quickly your data allowance gets eaten up.
Which is why they are doing that so people don't realise they have gone over their allowance once the promotional period is over
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Old 07-08-2013, 13:57
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TBF the dongle price isn't a bad deal £20 for 4GB considering they charge £15 for 2GB on 3G
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Old 07-08-2013, 13:58
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Can anyone provide a link to the official press release from Vodafone themselves.

I can't find it anywhere!

Oh and here are some prices.

Unl Calls/Texts & 2GB data from £34pm
Unl Calls/Texts & 4GB data from £39pm
Unl Calls/Texts & 8GB data from £44pm
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Old 07-08-2013, 14:06
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The 3G coverage seems to be switched off in parts of Edinburgh right now so they must be preparing for 4G
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Old 07-08-2013, 14:10
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Can anyone provide a link to the official press release from Vodafone themselves.

I can't find it anywhere!

Oh and here are some prices.

Unl Calls/Texts & 2GB data from £34pm
Unl Calls/Texts & 4GB data from £39pm
Unl Calls/Texts & 8GB data from £44pm

Here you go....

http://blog.vodafone.co.uk/2013/08/07/vodafone-4g/
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Old 07-08-2013, 14:16
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Thanks.
Do you know if there is an official pdf document. Or more specifically where this image came from?
http://cdn.pocket-lint.com/r/s/748x/.../phpla5knx.jpg
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Old 07-08-2013, 14:22
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Thanks.
Do you know if there is an official pdf document. Or more specifically where this image came from?
http://cdn.pocket-lint.com/r/s/748x/.../phpla5knx.jpg
Normally you will find PDF's and press release here but I don't see it

http://www.vodafone.com/content/inde..._releases.html
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Old 07-08-2013, 14:32
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Normally you will find PDF's and press release here but I don't see it

http://www.vodafone.com/content/inde..._releases.html
That;s where i tried looking as well.

It's clear that image is probably from some full document that covers sim only prices and MBB pricing and some other info as well.
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Old 07-08-2013, 14:36
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This is about what i was expecting, seem others were expecting cheaper..

The 3G coverage seems to be switched off in parts of Edinburgh right now so they must be preparing for 4G
There is an on going fibre issue in Edinburgh affecting all of the networks.
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Old 07-08-2013, 15:57
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At least EE made our capital 4G within a couple of months of launch and Wales too. Poor show by O2 and Vodafone, particularly with the upgrades over the last couple of years, that they haven't bothered to involve NI in their launches...
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Old 07-08-2013, 17:50
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Vodafone should sort out their 3G first before spending money on 4G.
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Old 07-08-2013, 17:59
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The 3G coverage seems to be switched off in parts of Edinburgh right now so they must be preparing for 4G
3G turned off in Bristol too, ho no sorry it’s not, that’s the way it’s always been.
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Old 07-08-2013, 18:21
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[Vodafone] are *BY FAR* the worst mobile company for 3G near to me - and I will be getting rid of them as soon as contractually possible!
That award goes to O2 in my area, so I'm switching to 3, which is good in my area
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Old 07-08-2013, 18:29
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That award goes to O2 in my area, so I'm switching to 3, which is good in my area
I've always found O2 and Vodafone to be roughly equal in uselessness no matter where I go, and 3/EE to be the bees knees.

The only good thing about Vodafone is that they are the only network that doesn't make it a huge faff to obtain a signal box if you need it in your house.
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Old 07-08-2013, 19:25
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Bring on the price war.Can only be good news for the consumer!
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Old 07-08-2013, 19:27
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I've always found O2 and Vodafone to be roughly equal in uselessness no matter where I go, and 3/EE to be the bees knees.

The only good thing about Vodafone is that they are the only network that doesn't make it a huge faff to obtain a signal box if you need it in your house.
They are just awful. We use Vodafone at work.

I can be stood in a road in a very built up area, loads of terraced houses and there's no 3G. I'm only getting Edge. There's no excuse for that nowadays. With Three I always have a 3G signal in built up areas, always.
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