Ipad Mini ATT no CDMA? Is the Verizon better?

[kennl66]

I just wanna know what i'm missing with this cdma? I have att for my iphone 5 but since ipads don't require contracts should I go with the verizon instead? thanks.

 

[mentalcase]

You are not missing anything with CDMA. Verizon uses CDMA in areas where it does not have LTE.

In areas where AT&T does not have LTE they use HSPA which is several times faster then CDMA.

 

[bogatyr]

The Verizon model works on both Verizon and ATT (or any other GSM provider). It only gets LTE on Verizon but on GSM providers it can do H+ which is faster than typical U.S. 3G speeds.

Personally I'm taking the Verizon model for flexibility.