T-Mobile's iPhone Is Unique Variant of AT&T's Model
Not exactly accurate
What I am saying has nothing to do with LTE. I am saying that Apple will be quickly phasing out the current A1428 regardless of carrier and replacing it with a new A1428 variant that will support WCDMA1700 that will be shipped to all carriers currently selling the A1428, not just to T-Mobile.
I understand. Impractical though then. Why put AWS 1700 and 1900 on the same phone if eventually LTE will be the norm?? Just for now?
If AT&T would have merged with T-Mobile, then there would have been no worries in that department. So now they have to start tweaking a whole line of phones for interoperability on a network that is going to evolve into one LTE base in the future? Maybe I am missing something here.
Charles Bigelow said:
OK, thanks.
I understand. Impractical though then. Why put AWS 1700 and 1900 on the same phone if eventually LTE will be the norm?? Just for now?
If AT&T would have merged with T-Mobile, then there would have been no worries in that department. So now they have to start tweaking a whole line of phones for interoperability on a network that is going to evolve into one LTE base in the future? Maybe I am missing something here.
More time than the lifecycle of an iPhone which is a few years. If and when interoperability happens between carriers a LOT has to occur. READ THE ARTICLES. Technology has to produce a small enough radio chip that carries the LTE frequencies. Policy and/or law ...
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The chip will happen. Policy and/or law is another issue. People and corporations love politics. Hence the time factor.
The A1428 iPhone 5 variant has always possessed the physical capability for W-CDMA 2100+1700 (i.e. AWS). However, Apple implemented a software lock out to appease AT&T. The software lock out is being removed. Simple as that...
AJ
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