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Everything Everywhere now an official brand, 4G in 16 UK cities

by Alistair Lowe on 11 September 2012, 10:28

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Everything Everywhere is delivering its press-conference as we speak and has revealed that the firm's 4G services in the UK will, in fact, be launched under new network/brand 'EE 4G UK'.

That's right folks, neither Orange nor T-Mobile will be offering 4G, with EE claiming that Orange will continue to focus on giving customers "more from their phone," which we're guessing is a fancy way of saying good customer service and, that T-Mobile will continue to offer good value-for-money. Existing customers will, however, have the choice of an 'upgrade' to the new network.

The new firm, EE, will have its 4G network built upon the combined Orange/T-Mobile infrastructure, functioning on the 1,800MHz spectrum. The provider will also be offering fibre internet in the near-future, differentiating itself as a clear supplier of high-speed internet of all creeds.

4G and Fibre

The 4G service will launch in London, Cardiff, Birmingham and Bristol for live testing from today, with a total of 16 cities fully up-and-running by the end of the year; Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Sheffield, Southampton, Derby, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester, Hull, Belfast and Glasgow, covering 1/3 of the UK population. EE's aim is to hit 70 per cent coverage by next year and 98 per cent by 2014, an amicable goal.

The provider has confirmed that 4G devices from Samsung, Nokia, Huawei and more (likely Apple's iPhone 5) will be available soon for the new service. So far the following devices have been confirmed:

  • Nokia Lumia 920
  • Nokia Lumia 820
  • Samsung GALAXY S III 4G (name TBD)
  • HTC One X 4G (name TBD)
  • Huawei Ascend P1 4G (name TBD)
  • Apple iPhone 5 (not confirmed but highly likely)



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So its not quite everything…and it most definitely is not everywhere. They should be branded…'everything everywhere eventually'.

I still hate that name, from someone who was a fan of t-mobile and orange!
It's also fairly awkward to say, for a brand name. :(
Hmm, I wonder if they're going to do the bone-headed move of only allowing “their” (=locked) devices on the new network? (As I believe some US networks are trying to do).

Just thinking that the Australian version of the S3 would be nice to have - it supports the 1800 band, and it looks like a combo of the best features of the US and International versions (quad core and 2GB RAM).
Or maybe “some stuff, some places”
It's not as simple as dual vs quad core; the quad uses A9 cores but the dual uses Krait cores, which are similar to A15, so you'll get better performance in most apps with the dual core.