Chinese Officials License iPhone to Run on China Mobile's Wireless Standard

[Asia8]

Sadly I still find it useless due to China Mobile (Mainland) wireless costs.
In Hong Kong it should be great due to unlimited internet, but when counting in MB in the mainland....

 

[lazard]

Sadly I still find it useless due to China Mobile (Mainland) wireless costs.
In Hong Kong it should be great due to unlimited internet, but when counting in MB in the mainland....

except there are tons of better options than China Mobile in HK.

 

[wmy5]

Ok, so back to the article.

If the license is granted to Apple, does that mean we have to wait for China Mobile to release their own version of an iPhone 5s/c to use their TD-LTE or is any iPhone 5s/c released in China (and Hong Kong) compatible with China Mobile's TD-LTE?

Technically iPhone 5s model A1530 and 5c model A1529 model sold everywhere should be able to use China Mobile's LTE. But in reality it depends on whether or not carriers set limitation on them.

 

[SactoGuy18]

In short, this certification means the iPhone 5S and 5C can use the almost-unique TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE digital cellular networks used by China Mobile. Expect an announcement of the iPhone 5S and 5C arriving on China Mobile by mid November 2013.

 

[coolspot18]

Even at that price, I'm sure the 5c and 5s will sell very well in China.

Does not need to sell well; just sell. Even if only 1% of China's mobile market bought the phone, that will be 6 million iPhones.

 

[Maleption]

Wait until reported sales come out in four or five months.

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Good point. My perfectly good 32 GB 5 goes on Ebay at the end of September when I get the 5S. I'm due for an upgrade price from AT&T so I might as well get a new phone. So by the end of September I expect to have a new iPhone and net $200 in my pocket. Maybe I will be able to sell it for even more than I hoped

Believe you can net $200. Because I made it last night.

 

[Maleption]

Actually, the contract in China is quite different. No matter what plan they choose, subscriber should at first pay at least as much as the contract-free price. Then they get the device and start the contract. Month rate depends, but they still have to pay every month.

 

[Asia8]

except there are tons of better options than China Mobile in HK.

Yes, there are in Hong Kong, hence my comment about it being great for Hong Kong. Unfortunately my HK card can't be used for internet cheaply on the mainland, which was the focus of my post.