Hi Mary,
I actually worked for Juniper which was a vendor of routers and firewalls to
Verizon so it’s no skin off my back.:) I will say there are some very very
skilled and just good quality people though working for VZ in Branchburg New
Jersey so I feel pretty lucky to have been among them but I do understand where
you’re coming from.
As for VOLTE, we actually rolled out VOLTE across the entire VZW
network in one shot. It became available the day the iPhone 6 became available
which I believe was September 20ish of last year. I believe interoperability
with other carriers came a few months later. But you should have no problem
with VOLTE on VZ in Oregon.
T-Mobile has been hamstrung by spectrum issues. What eventually
happened is T-Mobile bought some of the lower 700 MHZ spectrum from VZ back mid
2014 or so. This space is hugely valuable because it will cover a wider area
and penetrate in to buildings much farther than the higher frequencies will so
especially in rural areas there will be a big difference. In fact, this 700
MHZ roll out has helped T-Mobile really start to put the squeeze on business
customers for VZ and AT&T because it removed a lot of the coverage issues
you’re mentioning and experiencing. If I were you I’d check with T-Mobile or
have a sited person help you look at their map and see if your geographic area
is covered and if so with the new band 12 spectrum. If so then I would go for
it. The 6+ does not support band 12 as the allocation was made after the 6 /
6+ was in production but it will definitely be included in the next release of
the phone so you may want to check that out next month. AT&T is also an
option, they are rolling out VOLTE as we speak as well as LTE advanced and they
may have better coverage. At this point I would check out all the carriers
with the exception of Sprint. Sprint isn’t long for this world and they are
giving away their network just to add customers and good luck trying to stay
connected on their network which is a shame because back in the 3G time period
they were pretty good.
Good luck
> On Aug 18, 2015, at 12:33 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Scott,
> I have a 5S, so yes, I do have LTE. I was not however aware that Verizon had
> VOLTE in my area. I thought they did not. Actually, if T-Mobile has that new
> band in this area, that would be another reason to upgrade this next fall. I
> don't like Verizon. Sorry, Scott, if you work for them. I would love to
> change to T-Mobile, but their coverage out here in Oregon has not been as
> good as Verizon.
> Mary
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 18, 2015, at 8:10 AM, Scott Granados <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> You can connect to LTE with the 5S this is correct however you don’t have
>> the expanded list of bands supported by the Goby radio chip from Qualcomm
>> that’s in the 6/ 6+ nor do you have the more advanced features like VOLTE.
>> I believe the chip in the iPhone 5S is a 15 series, the 6 / 6+ is a 25 and
>> the next revision according to leaked documents will be a 35 series chip
>> with carrier aggregation, 40 MHZ modulation and yet more bands on the same
>> chip. The big plus is that since the LTE configuration is unified around
>> one set of chips now instead of several depending on the carrier you use one
>> phone can be used to connect to all carriers instead of having an AT&T
>> version, T-Mobile version and so forth. Also means if you travel outside
>> the country you’re more likely to have support for your phone. The next
>> iteration of the phone will support even more bands like the newly activated
>> 700 MHZ band 12 for T-Mobile. This is a big deal because 700 MHZ signals
>> penetrate buildings far better than the band 4 2.0 - 2.2 GHZ spectrum they
>> use now. You’ll get carrier aggregation which will allow a carrier to have
>> you connect to two bands at once and bond the channels for far faster
>> throughput. The wider modulation allows you to have more physical bandwidth
>> per carrier meaning you can pack more data per carrier.
>> Starting with the 6 series (Goby 25 series qualcomm radio) you get VOLTE
>> support. As a side note I designed the routing infrastructure for the
>> Verizon Wireless VOLTE platform so this is the area I’m most familiar with.
>> VOLTE allows you to have a wide band call with very good quality. Also
>> allows you to use data and voice at the same time. You can also encode
>> video on this stream and have voice and video quality calls even to
>> different networks unlike say FaceTime or Skype which is carried on the best
>> effort standard data channel.
>>
>> That’s just the radio chip differences let alone the actually A series
>> processor differences, battery, improved motion coprocessor and so forth. So
>> my point stands you can hide your head in the sand if you wish and live in
>> the past definitely your call or you can buy a newer revision but to say
>> that the differences are imaginary or all a matter of perception is just
>> poppycock. I would contend that the responder is a hater and because they
>> can’t have the latest and greatest they justify it with nonsense like above.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Aug 18, 2015, at 10:19 AM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Just so facts are straight, iPhone 5 does actually support LTE networks. I
>>> get LTE connections all the time here in lowly Canada even though I'm
>>> hearing unnecessary insults from some folks here.
>>>
>>> Later...
>>>
>>> Tim Kilburn
>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>>>
>>> On Aug 18, 2015, at 05:42, Scott Granados <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> You do have high speed networks available in your part of Oregon. I know
>>> Verizon offers LTE there and I would assume T-Mobile and AT&T do as well.
>>> Not sure if Sprint has finished that area yet. You would benefit from LTE
>>> though.
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Aug 17, 2015, at 2:48 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have a good friend who purchased an iPhone 6. When I turn voiceover on
>>>> and use her six versus my 5S, I really see no difference in the
>>>> responsiveness with voiceover. I can't argue about the network thing.
>>>> Except that where I am, it's not important. I don't think those networks
>>>> exist here in backwater Eugene, Oregon. I was excited about Apple Pay, but
>>>> there's really not much use for around here. I don't do McDonald's, etc. I
>>>> look forward to it in the future. I do not have huge hands, so the 6+ is a
>>>> definite loser for me. I'm looking forward to see if the 6S offers
>>>> anything that I really feel I could use that would make an upgrade
>>>> worthwhile.
>>>> Mary
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>> On Aug 17, 2015, at 11:37 AM, Scott Granados <[email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> You’d be surprised, if you pull a brand new iPhone, latest version with
>>>>> the latest firmware installed it really has a snap to it. As the
>>>>> software is updated the older versions slow down but the 5S is a good
>>>>> phone, I’m not surprised you’re happy with it. There’s a decent amount
>>>>> of horse power under the hood and you get access to the latest software
>>>>> releases. That’s one thing Apple has over Android, the software update
>>>>> process is a lot more logical and consistent.
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, enjoy your phone. Glad to have you with us among the Apple users.
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Aug 17, 2015, at 2:34 PM, christopher hallsworth
>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Even though the 5s is getting old, it's far from sluggish. In fact, it's
>>>>>> the total opposite. But I'm used to the speed as it's the same on an
>>>>>> iPad Mini 2.
>>>>>>> On 17 Aug 2015, at 19:29, Scott Granados <[email protected]>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Well pay for things is one big thing your phone can’t do, work on a lot
>>>>>>> of networks is another and there is a fair bit of sluggishness when you
>>>>>>> use an older device like the 5 but hey go with what works for you.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It’s good you’re getting access to the same class of devices as the
>>>>>>> sited. That in itself is a great thing.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Aug 17, 2015, at 2:26 PM, E.T. <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My iPhone 5 is about 2 and a half years old. I am not even looking at
>>>>>>>> a new phone until this one starts wearing down. My next phone might
>>>>>>>> well be a 7 or even an 8. There is noting my 5 cannot do at this time.
>>>>>>>> (smiles)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard...
>>>>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>>>> Many believe that we have been visited
>>>>>>>> in the past. What if it were true?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 8/17/2015 11:20 AM, christopher hallsworth wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Oh ok know what you mean and this is why I personally don't go for
>>>>>>>>>> the newer phones and instead wait one or two years when they drop in
>>>>>>>>>> price but that's just me.
>>>>>>>>>> On 17 Aug 2015, at 19:12, Scott Granados <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The new phones have updated hardware including an updated / better
>>>>>>>>>> fingerprint censor, better radio chips that support more bands,
>>>>>>>>>> larger battery, NFC chip as you mentioned for payment, etc. Each
>>>>>>>>>> phone is an iteration better. Not really revolutionary changes but
>>>>>>>>>> nice hardware upgrades nonetheless. The proposed 6S+ / 6S is
>>>>>>>>>> rumored to have a 12 megapixel camera instead of 8, faster Qualcomm
>>>>>>>>>> radio chip (more than twice faster on the network), force touch
>>>>>>>>>> display and more battery. Small changes but ones that will make the
>>>>>>>>>> user experience better.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 17, 2015, at 2:09 PM, christopher hallsworth
>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you so how come they are better in the newer phones apart
>>>>>>>>>>> from Apple Pay support?
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 17 Aug 2015, at 19:08, Scott Granados
>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Chris,
>>>>>>>>>>>> I personally am a big fan of the iPhones in general. I have a 6+
>>>>>>>>>>>> now but bought the 5S actually the day it came out.That was one of
>>>>>>>>>>>> the advantages of working for VZW at the time I could cut in line
>>>>>>>>>>>> and buy the phone before the store opened.
>>>>>>>>>>>> The finger print reader is great and even better in the 6+. Enjoy
>>>>>>>>>>>> your new device. They really are good phones.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 17, 2015, at 1:59 PM, christopher hallsworth
>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all the iPhone 5s it's good isn't it? I even have Touch ID set
>>>>>>>>>>>>> up and enabled and it really works as far as unlocking my phone
>>>>>>>>>>>>> goes. Not tried purchasing from the iTunes or App Stores yet but
>>>>>>>>>>>>> am confident that will work too. I also have my favourite Alex
>>>>>>>>>>>>> voice. Personally, I like the sound of him on the 5s. I also like
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the overall volume it can get very loud can't it? I can hear it
>>>>>>>>>>>>> with clarity at just 50% volume.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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