Im getting the Iphone 5 on Friday with Cspire. How is the data accessibility on gameday in Starkville? Also, how are the LTE speeds with Cspire? I know they just rolled out a ton of LTE cities across the state. Any info would be appreciated.
Cspire Iphone 5 4G LTE question.
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there seems to be a lot of confusion in that thread.
Apple makes an Iphone with an LTE chip inside and LTE is available in my area, yet it will not work on LTE. How in the hell does that make sense?
Apple makes an Iphone with an LTE chip inside and LTE is available in my area, yet it will not work on LTE. How in the hell does that make sense?
Once Apple updates their os (6.0.1 I believe) then the phones will work on CSpire's 4G network. From checking around on the webs, 6.0.1 is in testing and will most likely be out within a couple weeks. That being said, I could be confusing 6.0.1 with 6.1.0 but regardless, the problem lies in the OS and will be corrected after an update.
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Pretty good info dawghouse. How do you know of this? I also read where there is a 6.0.1 beta currently being tested by developers.
Ill say this,
If Cspire doesn't allow this phone to run on LTE, it will severely hurt their business. They are advertising an LTE phone that does not run on Cspire LTE right now, but may in the future. This is an issue that they better address in a public statement. The message boards from them look like the gestapo trying to hush the masses. Hu Meena better get off his *** and fix this issue.
If Cspire doesn't allow this phone to run on LTE, it will severely hurt their business. They are advertising an LTE phone that does not run on Cspire LTE right now, but may in the future. This is an issue that they better address in a public statement. The message boards from them look like the gestapo trying to hush the masses. Hu Meena better get off his *** and fix this issue.
Exactly, I saw a guy on there claiming he is taking them to court over this issue because he said the rep said straight to his face when he got iphone that it will be 4g.
He cant win. The issue lies with apple. It will be 4g once apple updates the os they provided to cspire. Cspire doesnt have to make any changes to their network. Other 4g devices work fine on cspire.
I was in the Apple store last week replacing a broken phone. I overheard the tech telling someone that CSpire's 4g LTE network will not work with iPhone at all and that he did not see it working with that network in the foreseeable future. I don't know all that technical stuff, but if that's true- don't go to CSpire. Id demand an answer from CSpire before I purchased.
CSpire unavailable 4G for IPhone 5 and hidden streaming costs
I just spoke to and chatted online with two different CSpire representatives and they both confirm that their 4G network will NOT work with the Iphone 5 at the present time and say they are waiting on Apple but have NO IDEA when that will happen. Also, be aware that on their current family plans, you have to pay an additional $30 PER LINE for unlimited streaming so that puts CSpire's costs above Verizon. I am pretty sure I am going to switch to Verizon for all of the above reasons. Any advice???
I just spoke to and chatted online with two different CSpire representatives and they both confirm that their 4G network will NOT work with the Iphone 5 at the present time and say they are waiting on Apple but have NO IDEA when that will happen. Also, be aware that on their current family plans, you have to pay an additional $30 PER LINE for unlimited streaming so that puts CSpire's costs above Verizon. I am pretty sure I am going to switch to Verizon for all of the above reasons. Any advice???
dogfanman, you can look at C Spire's website here to compare: https://www.cspire.com/shop_and_learn/plans/competitive.jsp Verizon is $10 more per month with 4GB. When you go over 4GB with Verizon (or AT&T) you pay $15 extra per GB. Streaming movies on WiFi is free with whoever you use.
When you say "streaming", CSpire differentiates between audio streaming and video. Here's the quote, Unlimited access to the web, email, audio streaming and app/file downloads. So I guess Pandora is slick but no watching w/out the extra fee if you go over.