So, I stopped by a Verizon store in a nearby town. They didn't have any idea what I was talking about when I asked them to confirm that the Verizon iPhone 5 was both a Verizon CDMA phone and an unlocked GSM phone, though they did say that I wasn't the first to ask.
In any case, I've now placed my order for a Verizon phone--shows 4 weeks out. On Oct 3, 2012, at 1:21 PM, objectwerks inc <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dave! > > Either the Verizon one or the Spanish/Euro one. They are basically identical > and actually share a part number. If you are actually on Verizon get the > Verizon one. If you are on ATT in the US, either one should be OK. The Euro > one shows slightly fewer LTE bands than does the Verizon one so I would say > Verizon wins overall. > > Chad > > > On Oct 3, 2012, at 9:34 AM, David Herren wrote: > >> I've read 3-5 articles online about which iPhone 5 to get if, like me, one >> spends part of the time in the US, and part in Europe. The LTE frequencies >> used in Europe are all over the map. >> >> A general recommendation seems to be get the Verizon phone here. IT's >> unlocked for GSM (so apparently it's both a CDMA and GSM capable device, >> while the ATT phone is only GSM), thus one could use a European GSM >> carrier's sim card, adn the LTE frequencies supported on the Verizon model >> are more widely used in Europe than the ATT LTE frequencies in that phone. >> >> However, I have yet to find specific data for the LTE frequencies used in >> Spain (rather, I seem to find conflicting information), and there appears to >> be enough variability that I'd like more solid data before pulling the >> trigger. >> >> Anyone been to Spain yet with an iPhone 5? Experiences? >> >> >> /david >> >> -- >> david herren-lage - shoreham, vt us na terra solsys orionarm >> >> "I feel so miserable without you, it's almost like having you here." --- >> Stephen Bishop >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> iPhone-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/iphone-talk > /david -- david herren-lage - shoreham, vt, us na terra solsys orionarm Candidate for 11th Commandment: "Thou shalt not consume thine own bodyweight in fudge." _______________________________________________ iPhone-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/iphone-talk
