Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone 5 Tidbit
Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone 5 Tidbit
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone 5 Tidbit
- From: "MSG Steven R. Wolf" <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:21:34 -0500
What are you talking about?
Uses the primary standard used throughout Europe and Latin America. Image what other parts of the world are more influenced by European carriers.
CDMA is far more limited on an international scale, not to mention simultaneous voice and data use.
Steve
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On Sep 14, 2012, at 12:20 PM, 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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