Is the T-Mobile iPhone 6 able to use CDMA?

[sunbear]

The apple specs for the iPhone 6 suggest there are 3 different models for the iPhone 6:

1. Model A1549 (GSM)*
2. Model A1549 (CDMA)*
3. Model A1586*

The only iPhone 6 that is available at the moment without a contract is from T-Mobile. I am guessing that if you purchase from T-Mobile you are given the Model A1549 (GSM).

Say I decide at a later stage to move to Verizon. Does anyone know if I will be able to use this model to connect to Verizon's CDMA network, or has apple completely excluded any CDMA capability from the T-Mobile model hardware/firmware?

If T-Mobile iPhone 6's aren't capable of CDMA then this would mean that it would not be possible to bring your device from T-Mobile and even make a phone call on the Verizon network (at least until Verizon rolls out VoLTE in 2015), limiting any portability to just AT&T and other non-US GSM networks. This would seem to make the Verizon Model A1549 (CDMA) of the iPhone 6 a more flexible choice than the Model A1549 (GSM) from T-Mobile (at least if I can believe the specs on the apple website).

 

[siurpeeman]

no, you won't. you can go verizon to t-mobile, but not the other way around.

 

[sunbear]

So are you saying that the hardware for the Verizon model differs from the T-Mobile model even though it confusingly has the same A1549 model number? That's a real shame if it's the case. It also implies that the Verizon model should have a higher resale value than the T-Mobile model.

 

[JuNxXxReY]

no, you won't. you can go verizon to t-mobile, but not the other way around.

Actually, if your iPhone 6 is unlocked, it will work on CDMA.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1788548/

 

[mgmusicman94]

So are you saying that the hardware for the Verizon model differs from the T-Mobile model even though it confusingly has the same A1549 model number? That's a real shame if it's the case. It also implies that the Verizon model should have a higher resale value than the T-Mobile model.

The hardware is identical. Verizon basically has a list of IMEIs they'll allow on their network, and even if you have an unlocked phone that was sold as T-Mobile or AT&T, it still wont be on their list. Therefore it wont work on their network. It has the capability to work on their network, they just wont let it on.

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Actually, if your iPhone 6 is unlocked, it will work on CDMA.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1788548/

If it's unlocked, that means it's GSM unlocked. It will work with any GSM carrier in the US or Internationally, but not Verizon

Edit: Looks like I'm wrong.