AT&T: Tethering is included (no additional cost, using your existing data pool) with the new shared data plans.
Apple iPhone 5 US Carrier Comparison Chart
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#72This is cool but if you could, please add prepaid? Specifically add the following? - 4th column for StraighTalk as one of the carriers - 5th column for Tmobile as one of the carriers) - Cost to buy iphone (199 normally, but full price prepaid) - Cost over the entire life of the plan See: - Tmobile: http://9to5mac.com/2012/09/10/t-mobile-unveils-its-big-plans... - StraighTalk: http://9to5mac.com/2012/07/30/review-the-…
There's no point in adding Straight Talk at this time because official word (via their Twitter) is that they do not have nano SIMs and they have no (announce-able) plans to sell nano SIMs at this time.
Micro-SIMs cannot be cut down to nano-SIM dimensions and be used.
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#73The thing that sucks is that I have two iPhone 4's that are grandfathered into the AT&T unlimited accounts and pay less than $100 a month for both. I'll probably never upgrade since I know I'll just get screwed by AT&T when they force me to move to LTE accounts.
Does anyone know what sorts of speeds I can expect with throttling?
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#74Not relevant for people who switch phone in two years, but AT&T's phone unlocking at the end of the contract or with account charges taken care of, is pretty neat.
If a Verizon account has been in good standing for at least 60 days, supposedly they'll unlock your device: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-57361283-266/will-verizon-...
Only for international use. Domestic use is still locked to Verizon.
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#75Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you have to give the phone back when you terminate?
If you did, that would eliminate the reason for the ETF (and also another profit point for the carrier.)
>If you did, that would eliminate the reason for the ETF.
I always figured the early termination fee is because you broke a contract. It's got nothing to do with if it costs the carrier any money, it's simply a penalty for breaking a contract.
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#76For people with LTE: Is the difference significant enough to warrant upgrading from a 4 or 4s?
Same as other guy said. It's so much better than wifi that I leave wifi off all the time (thanks unlimited data!). I can stream netflix/hbogo in high quality with no issues.
It's pretty sweet.
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#77Sprint seems to have it together on this one.
The biggest drawback for Sprint is their abysmal LTE coverage. They bet too early on with WiMAX and lost out on the LTE train. It's going to be a good long while before they're caught up there.
They just announced recently that they are planning to have 100 markets covered in the "coming months". http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/10/sprint-announces-huge-lte...
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#78Earlier quoted context omitted.
I also interpreted the infographic to mean that you can tether up to 5GB per month for free, but I think that's incorrect.
I can update the chart if someone finds a definitive price.
I just went through the laborious "change your plan" process on Sprint.com to find this info. It's an additional "product" called Mobile Hotspot and it comes in two flavors: 2GB/mo for 19.99 and 6GB/mo for 49.99. Here's an article about it from May 2012: http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/05/22/sprint-launches-new-...
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#79AT&T: Tethering is included (no additional cost, using your existing data pool) with the new shared data plans.
Corrected that part. Thanks.
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#80Sprint seems to have it together on this one.
Only if you live in an area covered by LTE. In my area, city of ~250,000, there is no LTE or plans to implement but I usually have four to five bars on 3G. Seemingly the 3G connection strength would be a good thing but I get 3G data speeds comparable to dial up. If I am not connected to wifi, the data features (Siri, dictation, pic/vid texts etc. etc.) are virtually useless. Trying to browse the internet is also a pointless task about 75% of the time. The unlimited data offered by Sprint is moot point if you can't use LTE.