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Since the iphone 5 will not be LTE,will u switch to a LTE android device in 2011?
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And how do you know it won't be LTE?
Anyways, I plan on getting an iPhone 5 regardless of what it gets.
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Anyways, I plan on getting an iPhone 5 regardless of what it gets.
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Difference: Opinion > Fact
Stating at the point that it "will not be" is just your opinion, not a fact.
Stating at the point that it "will not be" is just your opinion, not a fact.
With Verizon announcing a tiered data plan starting sometime this summer, I going hang on to my unlimited data plan with my iphone 4 for the next 2 years. After my contract expires, I will shop around since the iphone will be on every network in the US by then.
If you absolutely positively must have the latest tech the moment you can grab it, Android is for you. Just keep switching phones 2 or 3 times a year, and you'll be bleeding edge each time.
In the real world, where LTE is not that common yet, and any phone with it will work for some folks but basically be 3G for everyone else based on their location, it makes sense to hang off on LTE until the phone companies finally get LTE fully rolled out. That's part of why Apple is waiting so that when the iPhone supports LTE, the LTE network will be ready to support the iPhone.
Most people will not switch from their iPhone just to get a few extra months of LTE coverage that may or may not work for them consistently. The few who would make such a trade are already on Android. And getting ready to swap phones yet again.
In the real world, where LTE is not that common yet, and any phone with it will work for some folks but basically be 3G for everyone else based on their location, it makes sense to hang off on LTE until the phone companies finally get LTE fully rolled out. That's part of why Apple is waiting so that when the iPhone supports LTE, the LTE network will be ready to support the iPhone.
Most people will not switch from their iPhone just to get a few extra months of LTE coverage that may or may not work for them consistently. The few who would make such a trade are already on Android. And getting ready to swap phones yet again.
I don't need LTE in the iPhone, until 2013, where it'll actually be existent in the UK. But, I do appreciate that a select few have LTE converge in the US, and some have it coming to their area, in the near future.
LTE won't really be useful in the UK, until 2013; LTE is useful for the 1% of US people that have it.
The dealbreaker, for me, will be the screen size; contrast, brightness and black is black / white is white; and, finally, iOS 5 ... for the iPhone 5
For the iPhone 6 / 7, I'll probably have LTE in my area, and, therefore, would like to be getting for what I pay for (in the contract), assuming LTE is more expensive than 3G, and you're forced to get a LTE contract, with a LTE phone.
LTE won't really be useful in the UK, until 2013; LTE is useful for the 1% of US people that have it.
The dealbreaker, for me, will be the screen size; contrast, brightness and black is black / white is white; and, finally, iOS 5 ... for the iPhone 5
For the iPhone 6 / 7, I'll probably have LTE in my area, and, therefore, would like to be getting for what I pay for (in the contract), assuming LTE is more expensive than 3G, and you're forced to get a LTE contract, with a LTE phone.
My OPINION:
Those who swear by and praise Android are those who have never had an iPhone.
LTE Shmell-TE.
Would never go back to droid anything
Those who swear by and praise Android are those who have never had an iPhone.
LTE Shmell-TE.
Would never go back to droid anything
Can I ask u why u need LTE?
Is your data consumption so slow that u will give up the apple Eco system?
I do want to say It would be nice but not a deal breaker YET
I'll love LTE...once it's really out there.
I have no desire to get the latest power-hungry LTE chip just for those few times I happen to be somewhere that there's a tower providing it.
Even if the 2012 iPhone has LTE I'm pretty it won't be a big deal to have it in your phone until 2013.
I'm not really worreid about it right now.
I have no desire to get the latest power-hungry LTE chip just for those few times I happen to be somewhere that there's a tower providing it.
Even if the 2012 iPhone has LTE I'm pretty it won't be a big deal to have it in your phone until 2013.
I'm not really worreid about it right now.
Unless android can run iOS apps there is no real justification to run crappy android web apps faster.
I swear by and praise Android and I've owned all versions of the iPhone except the first. I also happen to swear by and praise iPhone/iOS. I wish I could pick just one and stick with it but both platforms have their strengths and weaknesses. I prefer the overall OS of Android but prefer the apps and iPod functionality of iPhone.
Is it possible to be a fanboy of both?!
To answer the OP, I'd love to have any phone with LTE but unfortunately it's non-existent here in the UK at present.
If I switch away from the iPhone, it will be to a "feature phone" + iPod Touch combination.
Too invested in Apps.
Too invested in iTunes.
Rarely find myself outside of a WiFi blanket.
When I do find myself using 3G, it doesn't really 'feel slow'. Of course, faster is always better, but 3G is fast enough that 4G isn't exactly a compelling need.
Too invested in Apps.
Too invested in iTunes.
Rarely find myself outside of a WiFi blanket.
When I do find myself using 3G, it doesn't really 'feel slow'. Of course, faster is always better, but 3G is fast enough that 4G isn't exactly a compelling need.
Nope, not upgrading until my contract runs out in 2012. And even if I was this year, 4G is nowhere near a make or break thing for me. In fact, I could see it being a bad thing as AT&T will probably use it as a way to force me to get off unlimited if I want the new phone. 3G is fast enough that it's not really that bothersome. It's not even like when I had to use modems to connect to the net.
So I'm not sure I want 4G to be on the 2012 phone (Though I have a feeling I am just going to have to suck up losing my unlimited if I want a 2012 phone).
Hell no.
As long as the next iphone is HSPA+ I'd be more than happy.
Speeds in my area are great, I dont want my phone to die in 2 hours and have to charge it 3 times a day like other LTE phones.
As long as the next iphone is HSPA+ I'd be more than happy.
Speeds in my area are great, I dont want my phone to die in 2 hours and have to charge it 3 times a day like other LTE phones.