Verizon iPhone 6/6+ in HKG/USA?
Oct 23, 2014, 7:23 am
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Verizon iPhone 6/6+ in HKG/USA?
I was looking at both this thread and this chart and it was mentioned that as long as the model of the phone on the left matches the carrier on the right of the chart, it should be fine. What would happen if the carrier and model on the chart don't match? Anyone have any specifics? Thanks
Oct 23, 2014, 7:44 am
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I was looking at both this thread and this chart and it was mentioned that as long as the model of the phone on the left matches the carrier on the right of the chart, it should be fine. What would happen if the carrier and model on the chart don't match? Anyone have any specifics? Thanks
Hong Kong carriers uses mostly LTE band 3 and 7 with China Mobile also uses 40 I think. You can look at this page to see the LTE bands by country and carrier:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks
Oct 23, 2014, 7:59 am
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Thanks. Makes sense but shouldn't Apple just pack all the features of the two phones into one? Wouldn't that make sense?!
And I noticed that the second model has the TD LTE bands. How much difference in speed would be noticed with the TD and non TD?
Thanks!
And I noticed that the second model has the TD LTE bands. How much difference in speed would be noticed with the TD and non TD?
Thanks!
Oct 23, 2014, 10:29 am
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It's more a case of there not being baseband chips available that support all the different bands, I think.
TD LTE is a homegrown Chinese standard that I think is only used in China. Speed differences are more due to what the individual network supports and current usage on that network.
The iPhone will work on 3G anywhere in the world. LTE is hit or miss, depending on which specific frequencies the carrier has deployed where you are. While my iPhone 5s on Verizon should support most LTE bands in use in Ireland, for example, I only had 3G when in Dublin a few weeks ago.
TD LTE is a homegrown Chinese standard that I think is only used in China. Speed differences are more due to what the individual network supports and current usage on that network.
The iPhone will work on 3G anywhere in the world. LTE is hit or miss, depending on which specific frequencies the carrier has deployed where you are. While my iPhone 5s on Verizon should support most LTE bands in use in Ireland, for example, I only had 3G when in Dublin a few weeks ago.
Oct 23, 2014, 3:03 pm
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It's more a case of there not being baseband chips available that support all the different bands, I think.
TD LTE is a homegrown Chinese standard that I think is only used in China. Speed differences are more due to what the individual network supports and current usage on that network.
The iPhone will work on 3G anywhere in the world. LTE is hit or miss, depending on which specific frequencies the carrier has deployed where you are. While my iPhone 5s on Verizon should support most LTE bands in use in Ireland, for example, I only had 3G when in Dublin a few weeks ago.
TD LTE is a homegrown Chinese standard that I think is only used in China. Speed differences are more due to what the individual network supports and current usage on that network.
The iPhone will work on 3G anywhere in the world. LTE is hit or miss, depending on which specific frequencies the carrier has deployed where you are. While my iPhone 5s on Verizon should support most LTE bands in use in Ireland, for example, I only had 3G when in Dublin a few weeks ago.
Thanks mate.
Oct 24, 2014, 12:26 pm
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