{"id":866,"date":"2009-10-04T20:01:46","date_gmt":"2009-10-04T19:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smlp.co.uk\/blog\/?p=866"},"modified":"2009-10-04T20:01:46","modified_gmt":"2009-10-04T19:01:46","slug":"iphone-coming-to-a-network-near-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smlp.co.uk\/blog\/2009\/10\/iphone-coming-to-a-network-near-you\/","title":{"rendered":"The iPhone &#8211; coming to a network near you."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Its fair to say that the iPhone has moved the benchmark on what a mobile phone can be forever.\u00a0 Unprecedented usability for a touch screen device and backed up with it own endless supply of applications that will do everything from fart to monitor your insulin, all tied together with a little bit of iPod culture.\u00a0 Its downfall has always been the mobile network infrastructure that makes it tick and in the UK that is all about to change.<\/p>\n<p>O2 have been the sole supplier of the device in the UK since its launch however that is going to change with both Orange and Vodafone signing deals with Apple to supply the iPhone and the possibility that this will open to all networks later<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"315\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/OknElEusVhM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;border=1\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/OknElEusVhM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;border=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>The above iPhone advert that still shows the \u201cOnly on O2\u201d was band in the UK due to Apple not making it clear that the internet speeds on the handset are \u201csubject to availability\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 Its that \u201cavailability\u201d that has let down a lot of Apple customers when it come to the handset giving them everything they wanted from the \u00a3200 they handed over.<\/p>\n<p>So if you thinking about jumping on the iPhone band wagon or you\u2019ve renewing to the latest version;\u00a0 who should to be going with?\u00a0 The networks are going to be dragging in customer with shinny new iPhone talk plans.\u00a0 This however is nothing new and the reality of it is that each network is going to be about the same with some pro and cons regardless which network you may go with.\u00a0 As always Apple will be dictating the price on the handset something you just going to have to live with.\u00a0 Customer service is the next thing to consider but you hear about horror stories from customers on any and all of the UK mobile operators\u2026 Just face it none of they will ever get it right every time; you just need to hope and pray that it doesn\u2019t go tits up on your watch.\u00a0 The reality of it is that as long as your provider is giving you true unlimited data the new decider is going to be who is going to have the best \u201csubject to availability\u201d?<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-866 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smlp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3coveragemap.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/smlp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/3coveragemap-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-872\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-872'>\n\t\t\t\t3 3G Coverage\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smlp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/o2coveragemap.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/smlp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/o2coveragemap-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-873\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-873'>\n\t\t\t\tO2 3G Coverage\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smlp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/orangecoveragemap.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/smlp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/orangecoveragemap-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-874\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-874'>\n\t\t\t\tOrange 3G Coverage\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smlp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/tobilecoveragemap.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/smlp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/tobilecoveragemap-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-875\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-875'>\n\t\t\t\tT-Mobile 3G Coverage \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smlp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torangecoveragemap.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/smlp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torangecoveragemap-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-876\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-876'>\n\t\t\t\tCombined T-Mobile and Orange 3GCoverage\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smlp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/vodafonecoveragemap.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/smlp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/vodafonecoveragemap-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-877\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-877'>\n\t\t\t\tVodafone 3G Coverage\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>According to Ofcom Orange currently have to best 3G coverage in the UK so on face value seem like the best option although not all of that coverage fully supports HSDPA.\u00a0 If however you consider the joint partnership between Orange and T-Mobile that was announced recently it could make for a network in the uk that will give us an mobile infrastructure worthy of the iPhone.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_876\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-876\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-876\" title=\"torangecoveragemap\" src=\"http:\/\/smlp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/torangecoveragemap-320x450.jpg\" alt=\"Combined T-Mobile and Orange 3GCoverage\" width=\"320\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-876\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Combined T-Mobile and Orange 3GCoverage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Its fair to say that the iPhone has moved the benchmark on what a mobile phone can be forever.\u00a0 Unprecedented usability for a touch screen device and backed up with it own endless supply of applications that will do everything from fart to monitor your insulin, all tied together with a little bit of iPod &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/smlp.co.uk\/blog\/2009\/10\/iphone-coming-to-a-network-near-you\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The iPhone &#8211; coming to a network near 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