More LTE bands in 5S?

[lienhart]

I plan on getting the 5S. I heard something about more LTE bands, but I don't quite get what they do. I have Verizon. I usually get about 1-2 bars of LTE in class and it can be slow at times. Does this mean I will get more bars or something? Thank you in advance to anyone who can clarify this

 

[bensharma]

No, it won't make a difference to you on Verizon. Same service as before.

Where it makes a difference is for if/when you travel. Can get LTE with a local SIM card in many more places overseas now.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/

 

[LostSoul80]

Different countries' carriers may have different radio bands.
It won't make a difference to you.

 

[d123]

The big difference will be seen in Europe, the main 2 bands for use here will be 800 MHz and 2600 MHz, which the iPhone 5 doesn't have.

1800 MHz was only a stopgap by a limited number of networks who had spare spectrum to get a early start with LTE.