iPhone 5: when will you get it?

Update: Check out our hands on: iPhone 5 review!

The new iPhone 5 has been launched, but that's only half the story - you want to know when and where you can get your iPaws all over the handset.

Well, the iPhone 5 launch date has been set for September 21, and pre-ordering begins on September 14.

We've spoken to all the networks to find out which will be stocking the new iPhone, and if it will feature any fancy new features we may not have seen.

Update: The networks have announced their first wave of iPhone 5 tariffs now pre-orders are up an running - which one takes your fancy?

EE, Orange and T-Mobile

EE happily announced: "EE will launch an exclusive 4G LTE version of the new iPhone when the EE customer brand launches in the coming weeks, giving customers five times faster network speeds than on 3G.

"Our Orange and T-Mobile customers will also be able to get hold of the iPhone 5 with the biggest and best network and the fastest possible 3G network speeds."

Update: Orange and T-Mobile have announced their tariffs for the iPhone 5, but we're yet to see any information regarding the 4G EE plans - expected to be announced closer to the time the network goes online.

If you fancy getting in on the 4G action, EE will make it easy for you to upgrade your iPhone 5 plan from Orange or T-Mobile without an additional charge - as long as you pick a tariff at an equivalent or higher price.

The T-Mobile and Orange tariffs both start at £36 per month (on a 24 month contract), both offering unlimited texts, with T-Mobile's "Full Monty" giving you 2000 minutes and unlimited data, while Orange's "The Works" flips is around with unlimited calls and 1GB of data - T-Mobile wins this battle in our eyes.

Of course you will have to shell out for the handset as well at this price: £109 for 16GB, 219 for 32GB or £269 at 64GB.

If you're a little more flush then both networks offer £41, £46 and £51/£61 per month tariffs, which reduces the cost of the handset upfront and gives you more allowances.

Vodafone

Surprise, surprise Vodafone will be stocking the iPhone 5 in all its capacity (16GB, 32GB, 64GB) and colour (black and white) options - shocker we know - and interestingly the big red has it available on 12 and 24 month pay monthly plans.

In terms of pay monthly, you get the choice of 12 or 24 month contracts, with its "flagship" (and most expensive) tariff being the £47 per month Red Data plan, giving you a free 16GB iPhone 5, unlimited calls and texts, plus 2GB of internet, which Vodafone has confirmed will cover you for Facetime over 3G.

You can pay as little as £33 per month over two years, but that will only get you 600 minutes, unlimited texts and a paltry 500MB of data, plus you'll need to shell out £149 for the 16GB iPhone 5.

Opt for a 12 month plan and you'll be paying an eye-wateringly high price for your shorter contract, with Vodafone demanding £349 if you plump for the 16GB iPhone at £36 per month.

O2

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O2 was nice and eloquent on its feelings on the iPhone 5, with the CEO even getting involved:

"O2 will launch Apple's iPhone 5 in all its stores and online from 21 September 2012, with further announcements about pricing and pre-order details coming soon."

iPhone 5 will be available to everyone from 21 September 2012, whether they're already an O2 customer ready for an upgrade or looking to join O2. It will be available on O2's new On & On Pay Monthly tariffs as well as Pay & Go Go Go, O2's reinvention of Pay & Go. For more information and to register for updates, visit http://www.o2.co.uk/iphone.

"We're celebrating the fifth year of working with Apple in style," said Ronan Dunne, Chief Executive of O2 in the UK. "We're looking forward to bringing the new iPhone 5 to everyone very soon, whether they're already on O2 or not."

Three

Three took to Facebook to make its announcement - as you might expect it's got a lovely fresh tone:

"Heard the rumours about a brand new iPhone? They're only bloomin' true! We're excited to confirm that the new iPhone 5 will be available for pre-order on Three from Friday 14th September. Register here for updates http://bit.ly/QQw0it"

It will also be available as PAYG, according to Apple's store.

Virgin Mobile

The Branson-powered network doesn't always have the best track record at bringing its customers the new iPhone, so we'll wait with bated breath to see if it will buck that trend in 2012.

Phones 4U / The Carphone Warehouse

We've not heard a peep from TCW, but Phones 4U has confirmed to TechRadar that it will be stocking the iPhone 5 (shocker), but cannot give any further details at this stage. Keep one eye fixed to its 'Coming Soon' page if you want to find out more.