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iPhone 5 and 5s are LTE devices though...
by gok 4y ago
iPhone 5 and 5s are LTE devices though...
- sgerenser 4y agoDo they support Voice over LTE though?
- technothrasher 4y agoThe hardware supports it, but Apple only supports it on iPhone 6 and newer. So, the short answer is no.
- oneplane 4y agoIt's often not a matter of technical feasibility, but "is it on the list". Ideally things that could technically do it should be "on the list" but in reality it's probably a janky business process that decides what gets in and what doesn't.
- haimez 4y agoI don’t think anyone should be shocked that Apple isn’t currently prioritizing adding new features to iPhone 5’s over functionality for newer and forthcoming devices.
- soulofmischief 4y agoThe problem is the frequency at which they expect people to upgrade. Phones are extremely wasteful.
- kstrauser 4y agoSaid in the context of Apple supporting a 10 year old phone.
- soulofmischief 4y agoIt's rare enough that we are here discussing a news article about it.
- oneplane 4y agoIt's not about Apple or technical feasibility, it's about someone at the telco having an arbitrary list.
- davchana 4y agoMy Honor phone supported the LTE voice over, but ATT techs forced me to buy a phone from their own list.
- 2Gkashmiri 4y agoits funny how usa still has that archaic system. India had that in the past but since 2008-09 at least we have this system where you buy your phone from the market and use whatever sim card you like. everyone has the same plans for the same price so its a matter of preference/ network quality, etc etc. i find this funny that w
- vinay427 4y agoIt’s not a US-wide thing. There are mobile operators and MVNOs that don’t seem to care what device you use as long as it supports their network. T-Mobile in the US tends to be fine with this, as are many of the MVNOs that use their network. It’s common to use devices especially from other regions that don’t support the cellular bands used in some newer coverage areas, etc.
- 2Gkashmiri 4y agoi meant the whole sim+phone plan thing and being tied to that provider as long as the phone works. people, if they have to buy a phone on EMI, they do that from the bank and not the network provider
- metaphor 4y agoCase in point: Blackberry Priv (2015) v. Blackberry Key2 (2018) Both models are VoLTE compliant. AT&T whitelisted the former supposedly because they once sold/supported this model directly, but told existing users of the latter to replace their phone or GTFO. I gladly took the GTFO option and switched to T-Mobile...substantially reduced my monthly bill to less than $17/mo per phone and saw improved reception at the office.
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- HWR_14 4y agoApple supports it on the 5S line if the carrier allows them. AT&T never allowed them.