Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone 5 Tidbit
Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone 5 Tidbit
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] iPhone 5 Tidbit
- From: Joel Peterson <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:42:00 +0000
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] iPhone 5 Tidbit
Of the iPhone 5s sold in the US, the CDMA-based variant has more
compatibility internationally:
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/09/want-global-lte-roaming-on-iphone-5-do
nt-buy-it-from-att
Joel Peterson
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On 9/14/12 4:21 PM, "MSG Steven R. Wolf" <email@hidden> wrote:
>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
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>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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