I can not imagine Target getting a lot of iPhones either. Maybe a few of each color and memory size. The Target employees will get offer to hold the phone for friends so . . . . .
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I can not imagine Target getting a lot of iPhones either. Maybe a few of each color and memory size. The Target employees will get offer to hold the phone for friends so . . . . .
To the guy who said u can't tell...Exactly this...not everyone is an oblivious sheep...I use both android and iOS...the android side of me is used to specifics...so yes i'd personally be able to tell.
Not much to worry about. The whole world minus a very few small markets who use CDMA tech will have the model you have. As others have stated it's a non issue and the difference is negligible, hence why this is the only place you would hear about something like this. Do not worry about it.
i think the point tho is why when your spending essentially 1k on a device why should you be happy with and intentionally crippled/intentionally inferior device...its bad for consumers...apple shouldn't be allowed to get away with it...but cause its apple no one complains or makes a fuss.
I can't wait until Verizon shuts down CDMA for good (and builds out LTE much farther as a result / refarms CDMA to LTE). It's the NIMBYS (Not In My Back Yard) and people who refuse to give up their 10 year old flip phones standing in the way of progress.
I understand completely, but if it was up to Apple there would only be the one version, they don't want to produce the Qualcomm version they just have to
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Agreed
Right, which is the same as the SIM-free model. My point was he/she could wait for the SIM-free model. You know, which was the question in the OP.
They don't want to produce the Qualcomm version, because they're greedy as fk...the whole lawsuit is because Apple feels that Qualcomm is charging too much to use their technology...FFS aside from Samsung (samsung has their own Exynos platform), no other Android OEM has such complaints...Apple just doesn't want to pay...so what did they do...they negotiated with Intel a cheaper rate for an inferior component...there are some things Apple is great at...but there are somethings that Apple does that makes me hate them a bit... #dualityofcorporations.
You can either go with Worst Buy, Target, Walmart, OR wait for Apple's unlocked SIM FREE version. If you want it sooner, get a buddy who's on Verizon to give you their last 4 digits of their SS number and use their account info to buy the phone outright, and BEFORE you turn the phone on, have them call Verizon and explain what happened and that they're keeping their old iPhone.
It's worth it, my Qualcomm 8+ kills my wife's ATT Intel-craptastic 8+ (She's on NEXT while I buy my iPhone outright)
way better reception in rural areas and fast download too. The difference isn't really their if we're in the city though...
It's worth it, my Qualcomm 8+ kills my wife's ATT Intel-craptastic 8+ (She's on NEXT while I buy my iPhone outright)
way better reception in rural areas and fast download too. The difference isn't really their if we're in the city though...
This illustrates why, I say apple or any other corporation shouldn't be allowed to do this kind of crap to its customers...you pay top dollar for a device, you should get the device as it was meant to be..not something crippled.
It is HYPOTHETICAL - if there were no identifying marks, numbers or the like, you would have no clue.
I realize you can tell in several different ways. That wasn't the point.
But what happens when they implement only Intel chips when they're capable of both CDMA and GSM? Thats the direction they're moving
And thats fine since there won't be a better version being sold alongside a crippled version at that point..although unless Intel engineers better performance, it will still be outperformed by the Qcom chip sadly..like i said the only reason this is even a talking point is cause Apple is refusing to pay the fees to use a Qcom chip...even tho Qcom is the superior component.
Yeah I agree. I'm just gonna go to some Target in some obscure area on my way to work on Friday. I won't miss work since it opens before I start, and worst case scenario, either they don't have any or they're sold out and I just go about my day like normal
Yea exactly I was just wondering how you felt after all the chips were produced by the same manufacturer
You'd know when you go to switch carriers and find out it doesn't work on their network.
I find it a little telling of how the corporate culture has changed at apple since Jobs passed...I can't imagine Jobs would have allowed a clearly inferior version (intel) to be sold alongside the superior performing (qualcom) version..Also i don't think he would have allowed the notch on the X to pass either...definitely isn't the same Apple we all used to love.
Agreed. You never know and just think how great of a day it would be to walk out with the X of your choice!
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Even if purchased at Best Buy?
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If purcsing from Best Buy, yes you are guaranteed the Qualcomm phone.
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This is not true. Best Buy only carries the Qualcomm version. Check the model numbers.
To answer the OPs question, while you will be able to get the Qualcomm modem version on AT&T Next, it will be locked because Best Buy and other retailers will not complete carrier financing sales without performing an activation, locking the phone to AT&T.
*edit: Because I’m an idiot I forgot that you could order your device online and pick AT&T Next as the payment method... in which case the phone would obviously arrive sealed. I’m not certain how it would work out if you then activated with a Verizon SIM.
*edit: Because I’m an idiot I forgot that you could order your device online and pick AT&T Next as the payment method... in which case the phone would obviously arrive sealed. I’m not certain how it would work out if you then activated with a Verizon SIM.
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I have purchased the Sim free iphones from Apple and they have both CDMA and GSM capabilities. In the case of the iPhone 7 they are the same model number as the phone sold by Verizon. I was using my sim free iPhone 7 on ATT but now have a Verizon account and it works with both. The first thing the Verizon rep did was confirm the model number of my phone to affirm compatibility. Either buy a Verizon iPhone X now which I did, or wait a while until Apple starts offering the sim free version, it along with the Verizon phone will give you the flexibility to use any provider in the US and international marketplace. I always buy a sim when I am abroad,and use their data plans as they are a lot less money. I can get 10 gigabytes of LTE data for half of what att charges for 800 Megabytes.