Rick, I stand corrected. Sorry about the confusion: http://duncandavidson.com/blog/2012/09/which_iphone5
> Hi, Rick, > > While it's absolutely true that Verizon has more 4G LTE coverage in the US, > I'm not sure why you think a Verizon CDMA phone would give you better > coverage overseas. The fact is that GSM is way more popular around the world > than CDMA, and Verizon CDMA is not easily used on another country's CDMA. I > understand LTE (which is data and NOT voice) is not a universal solution > either. So, check carefully with VZ before you jump ship. > > It may be cheaper and more useful, no matter which way you go, to just buy a > local "burner" phone when you arrive in any particular country. Set your > iPhone on airplane mode and then turn the wifi back on. You will still be > able to use its data applications while you use your local phone for actual > calls. > > Just my $.02. > > j. > > > > > On Sep 14, 2012, at 12:00 PM, Rick Burnett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The wife and I are going to be upgrading to the iPhone 5 tomorrow, but we >> are also going to be switching from AT&T to Verizon for a variety of reasons: >> >> - We moved recently, and AT&T doesn't offer LTE where we are now, while VZ >> does. >> - AT&T coverage isn't all that great in our new city >> - It'll actually be cheaper to pay AT&Ts early termination fee and get new >> phones from Verizon than upgrade on AT&T >> - Our monthly bill will be cheaper thanks to the larger employer discount I >> get with VZ >> - I travel overseas enough that the appeal of the CDMA iPhone 5 working on >> more LTE bands gives it an edge over the AT&T GSM model >> >> I have one question though, as I haven't preordered an iPhone before. >> I plan on hopping online tomorrow morning when order open, but I don't know >> if it would be better to order through Apple.comorVerizonwireless.com. Is >> there a difference? Is one better than the other for some reason? >> Would I be able to port my AT&T number if I use the Apple website? > -- Jonathan Fletcher FileMaker 9/10/11/12 Certified Developer Fletcher Data Consulting [email protected] http://www.fletcherdata.com 502-509-7137 Personal Blog o'Stuff: http://jfletch.posterous.com Kentuckiana's FileMaker Developers Group Next meeting: Tuesday, September 25th, 12:00 pm to 3:30-ish Blog: http://www.kyfmp.com _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
