GSM or CDMA?

Afbar1114 · Nov 14, 2012, 04:30 PM

When I went to go register my new iP5 i got today from apple swap....it said it was (GSM,CDMA) so which is it?

tymaster50 · Nov 14, 2012, 04:34 PM

both? Not sure what you're trying to ask.

Afbar1114 · Nov 14, 2012, 04:34 PM

i thought it was one or the other not both

andyx3x · Nov 14, 2012, 04:35 PM

What carrier is the phone for?

tymaster50 · Nov 14, 2012, 04:42 PM

well if it says GSM and cdma then it's both...

w00t951 · Nov 14, 2012, 06:03 PM

I think the iPhone 5 is a world phone, so it supports both CDMA and GSM networks.

0dev · Nov 14, 2012, 06:05 PM

The iPhone 5 supports both GSM and CDMA but there are three different versions operating on different sets of frequencies for different parts of the world.

dontwalkhand · Nov 14, 2012, 06:12 PM

All iPhones have GSM, certain models have CDMA as well, such as Verizon and Sprint in the US, KDDI in Japan, China Mobile, and so forth.

(International carriers not accurate

, It could be AU that is CDMA in Japan, not too sure).

To help us hep the OP however, we need to know what carrier he/she is using it on. If AT&T then its just the plain jane GSM model.

Nov 14, 2012, 04:30 PM	#1
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Nov 14, 2012, 04:34 PM	#3
Afbar1114 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2012	i thought it was one or the other not both __________________ MBP 13", 256GB SSD, 8GB RAM, 500GB HDD in Optical bay\|iPad 3 32GB \| 2TB Time Capsule\| iPhone 5 64GB Slate VZW\| AppleTV
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Nov 14, 2012, 06:03 PM	#6
w00t951 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Seoul/Pittsburgh	I think the iPhone 5 is a world phone, so it supports both CDMA and GSM networks. __________________ MacBook Pro (Mac OS 10.8.2), Galaxy Nexus (Android 4.2.2), iPhone 5 (iOS 6.0.1)
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Nov 14, 2012, 06:05 PM	#7
0dev macrumors 68040 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 127.0.0.1	The iPhone 5 supports both GSM and CDMA but there are three different versions operating on different sets of frequencies for different parts of the world. __________________ "What kind of arrogant ass would quote themselves in their signature?" -0dev
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Nov 14, 2012, 06:12 PM	#8
dontwalkhand macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ	All iPhones have GSM, certain models have CDMA as well, such as Verizon and Sprint in the US, KDDI in Japan, China Mobile, and so forth. (International carriers not accurate , It could be AU that is CDMA in Japan, not too sure). To help us hep the OP however, we need to know what carrier he/she is using it on. If AT&T then its just the plain jane GSM model. __________________ Once you go you never go back iPhone 5 16GB Black & Slate Sprint::2010 MacBook Air 13" 1.86 C2D::iPad mini 16GB Wi-Fi::Various other Apple products.
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Nov 14, 2012, 04:34 PM	#2
tymaster50 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: New Jersey	both? Not sure what you're trying to ask.
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Nov 14, 2012, 04:35 PM	#4
andyx3x macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2011	What carrier is the phone for?
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Nov 14, 2012, 04:42 PM	#5
tymaster50 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: New Jersey	well if it says GSM and cdma then it's both...
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