O2 4G network going live on 29 August - but bad news for iPhone 5 owners
O2 has officially confirmed its 4G LTE network will go live in the UK on August 29, with SIM-Only tariffs starting at just £26 a month.
The company will switch on its next-gen network in London and Leeds and Bradford on the first day, with plans to open up 4G access in ten more areas before 2013 comes to a close.
Those additional cities will be: Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham, Leicester, Coventry, Sheffield, Manchester, and Edinburgh.
The bas news is that it appears iPhone 5 users won't be able to get the 4G speeds, despite the phone being 4G ready. This is because O2 will be deploying on the 800MHz band, which Apple's device doesn't support.
Most other 4G-ready devices, namely the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One, can merrily connect to this lower frequency, leading O2 to have to offer users the chance to break contract and scrap their iPhone if they want 4G from the get-go.
In its announcement the network did not go into specifics regarding the range of tariffs it will offer at launch, but told TechRadar 'Pay Monthly' contracts will be 'beyond' the cheapest £26 a month SIM-Only deals
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