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enapace · 29-08-2013, 17:44

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They don't list the iPhone 5s either!!!!

Confimed!!!!! iPhone 5s O2 exclusive??????????

Good joke but we all know that not happening as Vodafone themselves said that they were waiting launch 4G for around when it was due out. Plus with massive debt that O2 is in specially if they planning buy out E-Plus there is no way they could even afford it.

DevonBloke · 29-08-2013, 18:37

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Originally Posted by jimmy22

I got a 4s will I be in for a 4g update!

Yes. Jonny Ive has been working on a new chip-set Teleportation system called iBeam-me-up.
Basically an over the air update that rips the logicboard out of your handset and replaces it with new LTE one!

jabbamk1 · 29-08-2013, 18:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by DevonBloke

Yes. Jonny Ive has been working on a new chip-set Teleportation system called iBeam-me-up.
Basically an over the air update that rips the logicboard out of your handset and replaces it with new LTE one!

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2cynbmcOtn...m_detector.jpg

mogzyboy · 29-08-2013, 19:03

Somebody answer me this...

If I were to buy a new phone (iPhone 5S, for example, when it comes out) outright, and get a One Plan SIM Only deal when my current contract is up, would I get the 4G update automatically, too?

jabbamk1 · 29-08-2013, 19:06

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Originally Posted by mogzyboy

Somebody answer me this...

If I were to buy a new phone (iPhone 5S, for example, when it comes out) outright, and get a One Plan SIM Only deal when my current contract is up, would I get the 4G update automatically, too?

Yes. As long as the phone supports 4G on band 20 and band 3.

pinkllama · 29-08-2013, 19:10

Three have stated that your 4G phone will need a small software update to use their 4G service when it launches. does anyone know if they will only send the update to phones sold/supported by Three themselves?

The reason I ask, is that I have just bought a simfree HTC One SV so I can use 4G on the one plan sim I've just bought.

DevonBloke · 29-08-2013, 19:11

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Originally Posted by jabbamk1

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2cynbmcOtn...m_detector.jpg

It's working then!

5s will almost certainly do 800, 1800 and 2600 I would have thought.
I'm on for the iPhone 6 next October. LTE-A?

mogzyboy · 29-08-2013, 19:12

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Originally Posted by jabbamk1

Yes. As long as the phone supports 4G on band 20 and band 3.

Thanks - thought you would know!

jabbamk1 · 29-08-2013, 19:17

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Originally Posted by DevonBloke

It's working then!

5s will almost certainly do 800, 1800 and 2600 I would have thought.
I'm on for the iPhone 6 next October. LTE-A?

I agree. Would be nice if the 5s was LTE-A capable.

Oh and as mentioned before, Three website update tomorrow with 4G marketing and 50 cities/towns list.

Northern Ireland will be disappointed.

Jwhiterz · 29-08-2013, 19:35

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Originally Posted by jabbamk1

I agree. Would be nice if the 5s was LTE-A capable.

Oh and as mentioned before, Three website update tomorrow with 4G marketing and 50 cities/towns list.

Northern Ireland will be disappointed.

having 80% population coverage by end of next year is actually quite a quick rollout to think of it.

Three's currently DC-HSDPA rollout is only just over 80% I believe

mogzyboy · 29-08-2013, 19:47

Newcastle will be on the list!

Jwhiterz · 29-08-2013, 19:55

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Originally Posted by mogzyboy

Newcastle will be on the list!

The comments from the Mods on Three's blog have been giving away some of the places to get it early next year.

but like the post above says the list will be on the website tomorrow.

enapace · 29-08-2013, 20:04

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Originally Posted by Jwhiterz

having 80% population coverage by end of next year is actually quite a quick rollout to think of it.

Three's currently DC-HSDPA rollout is only just over 80% I believe

I believe it is actually around 85%

mogzyboy · 29-08-2013, 21:46

Is Cardiff on the list?

jabbamk1 · 29-08-2013, 21:49

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Originally Posted by mogzyboy

Is Cardiff on the list?

Yes.

As is Preston which was asked earlier in the thread.

dangetti · 29-08-2013, 21:58

When Three say about an update im wordering if they mean a sim update and make sure your on latest software.

What happens if your on a SIM ONLY and have your own 'non three' phone thats 4G ready.... should just pick it up

Looking forward to seeing these new broadband plans... im on a 15GB one at the moment but saw there is one on Three Ireland for 60GB a month!

ney · 29-08-2013, 22:07

Im no to bothered about 4G the now as long as the 3G and HSDPA service improves in some parts of the country.
For you go north of Perth and some areas get a weak signal on 3g or no 3g coverage at all. Even the Callender area of Scotland has a poor 3g coverage. At lest on 02.

Darren

jabbamk1 · 30-08-2013, 09:39

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Originally Posted by dangetti

Looking forward to seeing these new broadband plans... im on a 15GB one at the moment but saw there is one on Three Ireland for 60GB a month!

Would be nice if we could get a higher broadband allowance.

Three still do the highest in the UK at the moment though

jabbamk1 · 30-08-2013, 10:57

http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Buil...netting?site=d

There ya go^

New 4G logo and advertising as i said is now live.

London, Manchester and Birmingham inc Wolverhampton, Oldham, dudley and west bromwich from launch.

Full list of cities/towns for 2014:
Aberdeen
Blackpool
Bolton
Bournemouth
Bradford
Brighton
Bristol
Cambridge
Cardiff
Coventry
Dundee
Edinburgh
Exeter
Glasgow
Gloucester
Huddersfield
Ipswich
Kingston upon Hull
Leeds
Leicester
Liverpool
Luton
Milton Keynes
Newcastle
Northampton
Nottingham
Norwich
Oxford
Peterborough
Plymouth
Portsmouth
Preston
Sheffield
Slough
Southampton
Southend on sea
stoke on trent
stockport
Swindon
Watford
York

(a certain someone on this forum will be able to confirm i got the list yesterday

)

moox · 30-08-2013, 11:10

They're covering Slough, but not Maidenhead? You'd think their home town would have got something.

At least unlike a certain other network they've realised that the South West should get a bit more action other than just Bristol...

Jwhiterz · 30-08-2013, 11:18

Exciting stuff to come then! All I'm looking forward to now is more news about the wifi app.

jabbamk1 · 30-08-2013, 11:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by moox

They're covering Slough, but not Maidenhead? You'd think their home town would have got something.

At least unlike a certain other network they've realised that the South West should get a bit more action other than just Bristol...

It's actually a fairly good roll out. They're planning to hit 80% population coverage by this time next year. Thats 4 years faster than it took O2 on 3G........

Just realised i missed out Reading. Reading is December 2013 as well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jwhiterz

Exciting stuff to come then! All I'm looking forward to now is more news about the wifi app.

No news yet

Quote:

Originally Posted by jabbamk1

Like i said, you can expect the 4G ready marketing to start going live in September. Three are changing their ultrafast logo, it's basically the ultrafast logo (3 stripes) on it's side with 4G written on the left hand side.

So like i said above, Three are dropping their ultrafast logo and now going in with a 4G logo. It's now "Advanced 3G" and "4G ready".

http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/r...psa4ba445b.jpg

WelshBluebird · 30-08-2013, 11:48

I wonder how large the rollout will be.
I know when EE rolled out 4G, the Bristol rollout actually covered my office in Keynsham, and eventually has covered some parts of Bath.

jabbamk1 · 30-08-2013, 11:53

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Originally Posted by WelshBluebird

I wonder how large the rollout will be.
I know when EE rolled out 4G, the Bristol rollout actually covered my office in Keynsham, and eventually has covered some parts of Bath.

It'll be very very very similar to EE's roll out in terms of coverage.

TheBigM · 30-08-2013, 12:25

Jabba, sorry if I missed it in this thread. Do you have any info about this software update business Three are mentioning?

29-08-2013, 17:44	#51
enapace Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 4,249	Quote: Originally Posted by jabbamk1 They don't list the iPhone 5s either!!!! Confimed!!!!! iPhone 5s O2 exclusive?????????? Good joke but we all know that not happening as Vodafone themselves said that they were waiting launch 4G for around when it was due out. Plus with massive debt that O2 is in specially if they planning buy out E-Plus there is no way they could even afford it.

29-08-2013, 19:10	#56
pinkllama Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 61	phone update Three have stated that your 4G phone will need a small software update to use their 4G service when it launches. does anyone know if they will only send the update to phones sold/supported by Three themselves? The reason I ask, is that I have just bought a simfree HTC One SV so I can use 4G on the one plan sim I've just bought.

29-08-2013, 18:37	#52
DevonBloke Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Totnes, Devon Posts: 6,694	Quote: Originally Posted by jimmy22 I got a 4s will I be in for a 4g update! Yes. Jonny Ive has been working on a new chip-set Teleportation system called iBeam-me-up. Basically an over the air update that rips the logicboard out of your handset and replaces it with new LTE one!

29-08-2013, 18:43	#53
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Quote: Originally Posted by DevonBloke Yes. Jonny Ive has been working on a new chip-set Teleportation system called iBeam-me-up. Basically an over the air update that rips the logicboard out of your handset and replaces it with new LTE one! http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2cynbmcOtn...m_detector.jpg

29-08-2013, 19:03	#54
mogzyboy Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wales Posts: 4,554	Somebody answer me this... If I were to buy a new phone (iPhone 5S, for example, when it comes out) outright, and get a One Plan SIM Only deal when my current contract is up, would I get the 4G update automatically, too?

29-08-2013, 19:06	#55
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Quote: Originally Posted by mogzyboy Somebody answer me this... If I were to buy a new phone (iPhone 5S, for example, when it comes out) outright, and get a One Plan SIM Only deal when my current contract is up, would I get the 4G update automatically, too? Yes. As long as the phone supports 4G on band 20 and band 3.

29-08-2013, 19:11	#57
DevonBloke Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Totnes, Devon Posts: 6,694	Quote: Originally Posted by jabbamk1 http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2cynbmcOtn...m_detector.jpg It's working then! 5s will almost certainly do 800, 1800 and 2600 I would have thought. I'm on for the iPhone 6 next October. LTE-A?

29-08-2013, 19:12	#58
mogzyboy Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wales Posts: 4,554	Quote: Originally Posted by jabbamk1 Yes. As long as the phone supports 4G on band 20 and band 3. Thanks - thought you would know!

29-08-2013, 19:17	#59
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Quote: Originally Posted by DevonBloke It's working then! 5s will almost certainly do 800, 1800 and 2600 I would have thought. I'm on for the iPhone 6 next October. LTE-A? I agree. Would be nice if the 5s was LTE-A capable. Oh and as mentioned before, Three website update tomorrow with 4G marketing and 50 cities/towns list. Northern Ireland will be disappointed.

29-08-2013, 19:35	#60
Jwhiterz Forum Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South Wales (Brecon Beacons) Posts: 490	Quote: Originally Posted by jabbamk1 I agree. Would be nice if the 5s was LTE-A capable. Oh and as mentioned before, Three website update tomorrow with 4G marketing and 50 cities/towns list. Northern Ireland will be disappointed. having 80% population coverage by end of next year is actually quite a quick rollout to think of it. Three's currently DC-HSDPA rollout is only just over 80% I believe

29-08-2013, 19:47	#61
mogzyboy Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wales Posts: 4,554	Newcastle will be on the list!

29-08-2013, 19:55	#62
Jwhiterz Forum Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South Wales (Brecon Beacons) Posts: 490	Quote: Originally Posted by mogzyboy Newcastle will be on the list! The comments from the Mods on Three's blog have been giving away some of the places to get it early next year. but like the post above says the list will be on the website tomorrow.

29-08-2013, 20:04	#63
enapace Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 4,249	Quote: Originally Posted by Jwhiterz having 80% population coverage by end of next year is actually quite a quick rollout to think of it. Three's currently DC-HSDPA rollout is only just over 80% I believe I believe it is actually around 85%

29-08-2013, 21:46	#64
mogzyboy Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wales Posts: 4,554	Is Cardiff on the list?

29-08-2013, 21:49	#65
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Quote: Originally Posted by mogzyboy Is Cardiff on the list? Yes. As is Preston which was asked earlier in the thread.

29-08-2013, 21:58	#66
dangetti Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 289	When Three say about an update im wordering if they mean a sim update and make sure your on latest software. What happens if your on a SIM ONLY and have your own 'non three' phone thats 4G ready.... should just pick it up Looking forward to seeing these new broadband plans... im on a 15GB one at the moment but saw there is one on Three Ireland for 60GB a month!

29-08-2013, 22:07	#67
ney Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Scotland, Dunfermline Area Posts: 10,704	Im no to bothered about 4G the now as long as the 3G and HSDPA service improves in some parts of the country. For you go north of Perth and some areas get a weak signal on 3g or no 3g coverage at all. Even the Callender area of Scotland has a poor 3g coverage. At lest on 02. Darren

30-08-2013, 09:39	#68
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Quote: Originally Posted by dangetti Looking forward to seeing these new broadband plans... im on a 15GB one at the moment but saw there is one on Three Ireland for 60GB a month! Would be nice if we could get a higher broadband allowance. Three still do the highest in the UK at the moment though

30-08-2013, 10:57	#69
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Buil...netting?site=d There ya go^ New 4G logo and advertising as i said is now live. London, Manchester and Birmingham inc Wolverhampton, Oldham, dudley and west bromwich from launch. Full list of cities/towns for 2014: Aberdeen Blackpool Bolton Bournemouth Bradford Brighton Bristol Cambridge Cardiff Coventry Dundee Edinburgh Exeter Glasgow Gloucester Huddersfield Ipswich Kingston upon Hull Leeds Leicester Liverpool Luton Milton Keynes Newcastle Northampton Nottingham Norwich Oxford Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Preston Sheffield Slough Southampton Southend on sea stoke on trent stockport Swindon Watford York (a certain someone on this forum will be able to confirm i got the list yesterday )

30-08-2013, 11:10	#70
moox Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 14,645	They're covering Slough, but not Maidenhead? You'd think their home town would have got something. At least unlike a certain other network they've realised that the South West should get a bit more action other than just Bristol...

30-08-2013, 11:18	#71
Jwhiterz Forum Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South Wales (Brecon Beacons) Posts: 490	Exciting stuff to come then! All I'm looking forward to now is more news about the wifi app.

30-08-2013, 11:31	#72
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Quote: Originally Posted by moox They're covering Slough, but not Maidenhead? You'd think their home town would have got something. At least unlike a certain other network they've realised that the South West should get a bit more action other than just Bristol... It's actually a fairly good roll out. They're planning to hit 80% population coverage by this time next year. Thats 4 years faster than it took O2 on 3G........ Just realised i missed out Reading. Reading is December 2013 as well. Quote: Originally Posted by Jwhiterz Exciting stuff to come then! All I'm looking forward to now is more news about the wifi app. No news yet Quote: Originally Posted by jabbamk1 Like i said, you can expect the 4G ready marketing to start going live in September. Three are changing their ultrafast logo, it's basically the ultrafast logo (3 stripes) on it's side with 4G written on the left hand side. So like i said above, Three are dropping their ultrafast logo and now going in with a 4G logo. It's now "Advanced 3G" and "4G ready". http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/r...psa4ba445b.jpg

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30-08-2013, 11:48	#73
WelshBluebird Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 720	I wonder how large the rollout will be. I know when EE rolled out 4G, the Bristol rollout actually covered my office in Keynsham, and eventually has covered some parts of Bath.

30-08-2013, 11:53	#74
jabbamk1 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, UK Posts: 8,759	Quote: Originally Posted by WelshBluebird I wonder how large the rollout will be. I know when EE rolled out 4G, the Bristol rollout actually covered my office in Keynsham, and eventually has covered some parts of Bath. It'll be very very very similar to EE's roll out in terms of coverage.

30-08-2013, 12:25	#75
TheBigM Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: moon Posts: 12,983	Jabba, sorry if I missed it in this thread. Do you have any info about this software update business Three are mentioning?