Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone 5 Tidbit
Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone 5 Tidbit
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone 5 Tidbit
- From: "Pike, Michael (IHS/HQ)" <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:31:26 +0000
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] iPhone 5 Tidbit
I found it interesting we has to find out through 9to5mac.
This fact was severely hidden. And severely hindering.
I was going to go to Verizon. Had I not seen the story prior to purchase I'd be screwed.
On Sep 14, 2012, at 11:21 AM, "Joel Peterson" <email@hidden> wrote:
> While the AT&T phone is the only one that can do voice and data at the
> same time, it is terribly limited in terms of international compatibility.
> Something to look out for if you travel and want to use your phone. Even
> though my 4S doesn't do voice and data at the same time (on Sprint), I
> might sit this one out until Apple and the carriers figure out a way to do
> voice and data on the CDMA-based phones.
>
> Joel Peterson
> email@hidden
>
>
>
> On 9/14/12 9:18 AM, "David Mueller" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> I wonder if its one of those things that will work via LTE, but they don't
>> want to advertise it since it won't when the phones fall back to EVDO.
>> We'll
>> probably have to wait and see until people can get iPhone 5 devices out in
>> the real world for testing, though Verizon LTE Android phones might give
>> us
>> some idea of the network's capabilities.
>>
>> iPhone 5 is mostly an academic exercise for me though since I'm still on a
>> contract for another year with the 4S. If I don't upgrade when my contract
>> is up, I'd be tempted to finally dump AT&T (though I'd lose my
>> grandfathered
>> "unlimited" data plan from the 3GS), and put in a Straight Talk SIM card.
>>
>> - David
>>
>>
>> On 9/14/12 9:05 AM, "Pike, Michael (IHS/HQ)" <email@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>> I knew about the CDMA issues. But even in LTE markers Verizon and
>>> sprint can't
>>> do voice and data.
>>>
>>> I figured LTE would do both. We are LTE in ABQ for Verizon (AT&T lights
>>> up
>>> next month).
>>>
>>> That killed me going to Verizon. LTE can easily support both so I was
>>> shocked
>>> to see this.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 14, 2012, at 9:54 AM, "David Mueller" <email@hidden>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 9/14/12 8:38 AM, "Pike, Michael (IHS/HQ)" <email@hidden>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Just found our it cannot do voice and data on anything but AT&T in
>>>>> the us.
>>>>
>>>> This is nothing new. CDMA/EVDO devices can't do simultaneous voice and
>>>> data,
>>>> so the Verizon/Sprint versions of the iPhone 4/4S can't do it either,
>>>> nor
>>>> can Android phones on CDMA networks.
>>>>
>>>> I don't know if Verizon and Sprint's LTE networks, or for that matter,
>>>> Sprint's soon-to-be-defunct WiMAX network, have the same limitations.
>>>>
>>>> - David
>>>>
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