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Hypothetical: What will you do if the next iPhone doesn't have LTE?

LTE is the only thing the iPhone 5 offers that I want. If it lacks that feature, I won't be picking one up.
 
I don't really care, we won't get LTE here in the UK until next year and even then I have no idea if the bands will work with the iPhone 5 anyway.
 
Couldn't give a monkey's....in UK we don't get it anyway......sucks to be us on that regard! But rather pay our tariff's with no LTE than pay what you guys pay...WOW!

So bottom line is, getting it anyway.....stuck on ip4 since release day in June 2010....missed the ip4S as didn't think it was worthwhile upgrade, but will get this one, pretty much no matter what.
 
ixodes said:
It's well documented in other threads.

Samsung has patent coverage on it, they're just waiting to sue Apple the moment Apple decides to implement NFC without licensing it. While Apple also has a patent depending on how it's implemented they don't have what they need.

In other words, Apple started this acrimonious war, now it may come back on them.

Instead of focusing on what Apple does best (world class products) and market supremacy, they got paranoid & decided to fight it out in court, have Samsung products banned, and generate negative distractions.
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I thought it was LTE, not NFC. I haven't seen a thread on Samsung owning NFC patents. And if it's NFC, the rumor is there will be no NFC anyway.

If you mistyped and meant LTE, those other threads also state that Samsung won't be able to block the release of the iPhone due to FRAND. Why do you insist on leaving that out?

I agree with you that Apple is too letigious and I don't like it either (their patent on a rectangle for a tablet was laughable at best), but don't believe the unlikely just because you hate Apple. You really need to find your objectivity because it seems for some reason you threw it out the window long ago.
 
The two main things I'm looking forward to are LTE and a larger screen. If the screen is still 3.5" I'll be disappointed, but there is still a high probability I'll buy it. However, no LTE means either holding onto my IP4 and waiting for the IP5S or going back to Android. LTE is an absolute must for me. We've had LTE in the Tallahassee are for well over a year now and I'm tired of waiting on Apple to provide a phone from which I can access it. If they won't then some other company will be more than happy to take my money and give me what I want! And I'll be more than happy to give it to them. That said, I can't imagine Apple NOT including LTE in the IP5.
 
After having LTE on the GS3 while I wait for the new iPhone... If it doesn't have it. I am going to stick with the GS3 or something equivalent.
 
Geckotek said:
I thought it was LTE, not NFC. I haven't seen a thread on Samsung owning NFC patents. And if it's NFC, the rumor is there will be no NFC anyway.

If you mistyped and meant LTE, those other threads also state that Samsung won't be able to block the release of the iPhone due to FRAND. Why do you insist on leaving that out?

I agree with you that Apple is too letigious and I don't like it either (their patent on a rectangle for a tablet was laughable at best), but don't believe the unlikely just because you hate Apple. You really need to find your objectivity because it seems for some reason you threw it out the window long ago.
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Not only that, but Samsung won't be able to block the phone over LTE patents because the chip manufacturer has to make sure the technology in their chip is licensed, not the phone maker who buys their chips, and Qualcomm does indeed have a license to use those patents for LTE.

It's like if I buy a new engine to put in my car, it's not up to me to make sure the components and design of that engine are properly licensed, it's up to whoever sells me the engine. Same deal with LTE chips.
 
Geckotek said:
I agree with you that Apple is too letigious and I don't like it either (their patent on a rectangle for a tablet was laughable at best), but don't believe the unlikely just because you hate Apple.
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Let's get something straight, I _do not_hate Apple.

No where is it written that criticizing _some_things Apple does equates to hating them.

In addition if at the present they happen to be behaving outrageously in several areas (which I critisize) as compared to how they used to act, that doesn't qualify as hating them either.

Just because they are selling mind boggling amounts of product, in no way justifies their egregious acts. They may indeed continue to rank as the top company when it comes to revenue & profits, but that doesn't give them license to camouflage their devious ways as the right thing to do.

I have been one of Apples staunch supporters for decades... an undeniable fact. Yet that doesn't mean I'm afraid to speak out just because it's fashionable to agree with their every move.

Also if you're paying attention, the posts I make in the computer forums here, do not involve the same level of disagreement with Apple since they're not suing Lenovo (ThinkPads) or other competitors.

Furthermore other posters have noticed that in general the iDevices attract a totally different, more unreasonable & combative crowd.

Many of my posts in the computer forums are contributing help & guidance to members. Whenever I get the opportunity, it is supremely satisfying to recognize Apple for what they _are_doing right.

Make no mistake, my loyalty to Apple since 1991 is unparalleled.
 
Just reading through your recent posts would reveal a 180 degree reverse in that loyalty. Not that I care if you're loyal, but your criticism goes above and beyond just criticism. There is a feeling of disdain in your posts. Perhaps your past loyalty has caused you to feel personally wounded by the company that Apple has become vs the Apple you used to love so much in 1991? Either way, you don't seem to be looking at any of this from an objective point of view or you wouldn't be really believing that Samsung will stop the launch of the new iPhone. (Or perhaps you are knowingly exaggerating?) Like I said, I tend to agree with you on some of your issues with Apple, but I'm able to keep my feelings out of it and stay objective since I've never really been an Apple loyalist (I'm still a PC guy).

Oh, and I'd like to revise my answer. I think if the iPhone 5 doesn't have LTE, that in combination with a new dock connector MIGHT be enough of an excuse for me to try an Android device. LTE is proably the single most important feature for me (I don't care if it looks different or if the screen is longer.) But it would be a really hard decision since I have quite a bit of investment into Apple's ecosystem and the top-of-the-line Android device is too big IMHO.
 
Since it probably wouldn't be LTE that would work in Europe, it doesn't really matter to me :/
 
There's no LTE coverage in my area yet anyway, so I'm not overly concerned about it. It would be a nice bonus though, so that if sometime between when I buy this iPhone and whenever I next upgrade LTE becomes available locally I could already have a compatible iPhone. Not a deal breaker though. I'm ready to upgrade from my iPhone 4 either way.
 
If it means better battery life I even hope there will be NO LTE. In Austria there is and will be no LTE for some time. Same goes for NFC
 
i played with a galaxy note yesterday at the att store and it wasn't that much faster than my 4S. at least it didn't seem so.
 
felixroqu3 said:
Are you happy with Verizon's service?
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Overall, yes. I sold my 4s and bought a GNex cash to try out both Verizon and Android (just to try something different, but will probably go back to an iPhone). The LTE sppeds are ridiculous. I put my wife's AT&T 4s and my Verizon GNex next to each other and loaded 3 different pages. The LTE was easily 3 times faster than HSPA+. The call quality is okay, but from what I've read, I think that's the phone. I've only had Verizon for about 3 weeks, so other than call quality and coverage area, I can't really tell you more than that. I also go "up north" (Northern Michigan) about three times a year and AT&T has very spotty coverage there, whereas Verizon is good.
 
felixroqu3 said:
Are you happy with Verizon's service?
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As difficult as it can be to stomach that monthly cell phone bill, I have to say that Verizon's coverage is excellent for my area. My husband and I are house hunting, and more often than not, the agent ends up borrowing my phone when it comes time to look up info on a home because s/he isn't able to get a signal in the foothills and canyons.
 
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