I've moved your post from the iPhone thread to the iPad thread 
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But, yes. All this 4G stuff is nonsense. It also won't work with the UK's current limited attempts at 4G (wrong band AFAIK).
I blame Apple *and* the networks. Apple for not being clearer, and the networks for their own marketing BS, varying standards and inability to stick to one single true 4G system.