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phone on any one network or even use 3G for data is frustrating. I'm going to get the phone anyway because Sprint doesn't have any decent world phones. I suppose next time I go overseas i'll have to get a cheap prepaid phone.
edit: i think i'm missing the point...i don't know anything about LTE...but I assume with these new networks of LTE there won't really be any "world" phones in the future since all LTE networks are different. Am I right about that?
>http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/12/3321894/apple-iphone-5-separate-gsm-cdma-versions
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>Apple's just announced iPhone 5 will be available in two
>separate models when it hits shelves on September 21st.
>According to the official specs page from Apple, there will be
>separate CDMA and GSM versions of the phone, a break from the
>iPhone 4S which packed both wireless protocols into the same
>chassis.
>
>The A1428 GSM model and A1429 CDMA model both support LTE,
>HSPA+, and DC-HSPA, but they do so on different bands for the
>various carriers that the iPhone 5 will be available on. Apple
>also lists a second A1429 model with support for more GSM
>bands than the A1428 version. Based on the specs provided by
>Apple, the A1428 will be carried by AT&T and Canadian
>operators (with support for LTE on bands 4 and 17), while the
>A1429 will be available from Sprint and Verizon in the US and
>KDDI in Japan (with LTE on bands 1, 3, 5, 13, and 25). The GSM
>A1429 supports LTE on bands 1, 3, and 5 and will likely be
>offered in global markets such as the UK, Germany, Australia,
>Korea, and Japan.
>
>The last time Apple had to split the iPhone into two separate
>models was when the CDMA version of the iPhone 4 was
>originally announced in February, 2011. As mentioned, the
>iPhone 4S used a baseband chip that was able to support both
>CDMA and GSM radios in one unit. The separation for the iPhone
>5 doesn't come as a huge surprise, though, since Apple had to
>release separate versions of the new iPad with LTE support for
>AT&T and Verizon.
>
>If there is one thing that we can take away from this, it's
>that it will not be easy to transfer an iPhone 5 from one
>carrier to another. The A1428 model for AT&T will never work
>on Verizon or Sprint's networks, and the A1429 won't be
>compatible with AT&T's. Additionally, should you get an AT&T
>model, it likely won't work with LTE networks in other parts
>of the world.
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