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Slimmer, sexier and faster – the new iPhone 5 has the A6 chip and its 4G capable. 4G broadband lets you download at speeds of up to 80Mbp. EE the company behind Britain's 4G is owned by Orange. Historically, data usage increases year on year. So be wise and budget for more Facebook usage and more YouTube streaming. You will need a separate plan for 4G once it comes out, hopefully by the end of this year; if you choose to upgrade to super-fast broadband. Who wouldn't?

Orange sell the 5 in 16GB, 32GB and new for 2012 64GB models. Incidentally the older models have kept their value well so it is definitely worth buying a newer model. It has larger screen and faster CPU. iP4S onwards have enhanced features like Siri, iMessage (free texts via WiFi to Apple devices), video calling (face-time) and consumption of media like books and periodicals besides music, movies, and exciting iOS 6 games and Apps for FREE.

Orange iPhone Prices

Pay & Go Prices

• iPhone 3GS 8GB - £299.99
• iPhone 4 8GB - £299.99
• Phone 4S 16GB - £449.99
• iPhone 4S 32GB - £579.99
• iPhone 4S 64GB - £629.99

On Orange there are options for personal needs, you can subscribe or change to new enhanced plans that give customers unlimited texting flexibility. Orange's customers can chat longer for less if they use "magic numbers," and also avail special privileges like discounted cinema tickets on Orange Wednesdays.

Customer service is an important consideration, when things go wrong you want a person to speak to, this is painless with Orange. Some providers deploy tactics to divert all customer care phone numbers (often dozens of helpful number) to one automated unmanned system when you call from your mobile - that's poor customer care.

Tariffs

As a part of a newly launched initiative, customers can add a Tethering bundle to their existing plan and get mobile broadband on their computer using the iPhone. All they need to do is to connect the iPhone on Orange to their computer and start browsing. A Tethering bundle includes an allowance of additional data usage while the iPhone is being used for Internet data going to a Laptop/Computer. Tethering bundles are only available to iPhones connected to Orange on an iPhone tariff.

On Orange pay monthly plans you can connect to Wi-Fi on BT Openzone and UK hotspots for free - with a fair usage policy of 750MB data per month (non-rollover). Should you wish to use more data and minutes, then on Orange you can bolt-on cheap bundles for 30-days.

Wider Coverage: Their 3G network covers more than 93 percent of the population of the UK, offering the widest coverage for Orange iPhone customers. Orange and T-Mobile recently enabled their networks to let customers access both networks at no extra cost. So Orange users can download music, surf, send mails, flip through ibooks, or even multitask on the go in more locations than other networks cover. Even if a 3G signal is lost, then with Orange your smartphone will connect to the slower GPRS, or Edge network automatically.

Orange Pay & Go iPhones or those out of contract, can be unlocked whereas others for example Tesco Mobile will charge you to unlock your iPhone to be SIM free when eligible. Orange also provide good price data bundles for to obtain cheap roaming fees.

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Updated by Chip Searl, September 28th 2012