<p>I think you can still get Verizon.
[Apple</a> - iPhone 5 - View countries with supported LTE networks.](<a href=“http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/]Apple”>iPhone - Supported 5G and LTE networks - Apple)
<a href=“http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3939[/url]”>http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3939</a>
I am up for a new one on the 25th. A friend who lets her H make all her electronic purchases was just showing off the speed of the 5. Pretty impressive!</p>
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<p>Yes, the head to head speed comparisons of the iPhone 5 vs. the Samsung g3 shows the Galaxy gets the worm.</p>
<p>If I go to a Verizon store and order an iPhone 5, how long would it likely take before the phone will be physically in my hand?</p>
<p>Will the iPhone 5 be mailed to my home address even if the person at a Verizon store helps me order it (instead of ordering it online by myself)?</p>
<p>I once ordered something from apple’s online store, and was told it would take, say, 10 days. It turns out that the product was shipped out from Shenzen, China, after 10 days. I need to wait almost 4-5 additional days because it stuck at the customs for inspection (just because I was not lucky) for many days.</p>
<p>I don’t know about the Verizon Store (iPad autocorrected to “aversion store”) but both the Apple Store and AT&T store had iPhone5’s in stock - so no wait</p>
<p>iPad autocorrected to “aversion store”)</p>
<p>Thats pretty good. ^^
I originally went to Verizon to get an ipad3, but they made me wait so long even to check if they had any instock that I ended up getting a wireless only version from the Apple store, a couple days later.</p>
<p>^ Thanks!</p>
<p>We are thinking of switching DS’s phone to Verizon iPhone. He will be home during the upcoming holiday. But he would not be at home for many days. </p>
<p>He still needs to use his current phone OOS up to the day when he is home. So there are not many days for him to switch the phone while at home. I also heard that the primary account holder (it is me) needs to be present even when it is his phone needs to be switched. (We are in a family plan with our current carrier.)</p>
<p>He thinks he has been hooked to Apple’s products because of two reasons: 1) He has had too much music stuff on Apple’s music store. (Is it how they call it?) 2) Some application software his school uses (as well as some “infrastructure”) runs on the Apple’s platform.</p>
<p>Yes, that’s why I’m trying to sort it out now while there’s still time :)</p>
<p>A new digital music service is coming out next year which sounds intriguing.
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<p>I had a similar situation with my daughter on my family plan. With AT&T or, I think, Verizon, you could call customer service to add your son as an authorized user. That should allow him to switch his phone on his own, although you should check whether that particular transaction would be allowed. </p>
<p>[AT&T</a> Wireless- Add or delete Retail Authorized Users](<a href=“AT&T Customer Support”>AT&T Customer Support)</p>
<p>You can add authorized users online with Verizon.</p>
<p>I am not 100 percents sure of this.</p>
<p>The person at a Verizon store told my wife (who travels to another state now) that, as long as she and my child are at the Verizon store with their IDs and the account number and password of our family plan at T-Mobile (our current carrier), they could switch their phones from T-Mobile to Verizon (and keep their original phone numbers) without my involvement at all.</p>
<p>The reason the person at the Verizon store cited is that my wife should have a credit history/score which is good enough to sign the contract but my son likely does not. (My wife’s credit score is indeed very good, and is even better than mine. It is likely because she uses her credit cards the most.) Neither of them is the primary account holder or authorized user for our family plan with our current carrier, T-Mobile. Our contract with T-Mobile has expired.</p>
<p>Is it really this simple? Will you believe in this or not? I once learned from somewhere that the primary account holder should agree that the lines/account be cancelled, and may even need to show up in person with his IDs.</p>
<p>I really dislike the “primary account holder” thing. Can they just give us a “joint account” like the bank gives us?</p>
<p>For some reason, my wife does not feel like dealing with any Apple store. She does not think that those in the “genius bar” would be very helpful for her (Generation gap? Most of those genius tend to be very young.) I think she was turn off by her few experiences with Apple stores in the past: There are full of teens roaming in the store. Too noisy and too crowded.</p>
<p>^^^^MY DH simply added my name to the account as one who may make decisions and changes. No problem. </p>
<p>I always go to the apple store when they first open. Again, easy.</p>
<p>We have a family plan with AT&T and everyone is an authorized user. My “kids” have had no trouble upgrading their phones or making changes to their plans. Both have purchased phones in the city they live in without a hitch.</p>
<p>Our kids are “authorized users” on the cell phone accounts-older 2 anyway. Did that after our first needed to get his phone fixed and they couldn’t talk to him. He called me from the Verizon store near campus, I added him online while he was at the store, they took care of things. He can go in and switch phones, etc. without me BUT, it could cause a plan change so I won’t LET them do that unless I know about it :D.</p>
<p>Hijacking this thread–I lost my iPhone 4 while walking the beach on Thanksgiving–no chance anyone will find it. Called my provider (AT&T) who authorized an early upgrade to an iPhone 4S or 5. The 4S was $99–5 was $199. I chose the 4S. I thought I wasn’t getting that much more with an iPhone 5. My husband and kids think I made a fatal mistake. I have 2 weeks once the new phone comes to make a change. Is there a reason I need an iphone 5?</p>
<p>^ One key difference is LTE. So this (the choice of 4S vs 5) depends on how important the fast internet access is for you. More importantly, this LTE feature is useful to you only when Verizon has good LTE coverage in your area.</p>
<p>Another: Some may like the fact that 5 is thinner, and lighter than 4S. And a slightly larger screen. I think few care about the increased speed.</p>
<p>It is rumored that 5 is more easily “damaged” by scratches, especially the black one.</p>
<p>Could you get iPhone 5 on the spot (if you chose it) while you were at the Verizon store? Or you need to wait for delivery?</p>
<p>I heard only 80% of Apple Stores (not Verizon store) have Verizon iPhone 5 in stock.</p>
<p>If you want an unlocked phone, get the Nexus 4. It’s pretty even specwise with the iPhone 5, perhaps even better in some areas, but costs only $300, unlocked.</p>
<p>As far as contract phones go, the Samsung S4 is supposed to come out in February with a 1080p screen, 2ghz quad core chip, 13MP rear camera, and other goodies.</p>
<p>The iPhone 5 is cool, and definitely an improvement over the 4/4S generation, but the only reason I’d guess why someone would want one is because it carries the Apple brand. I could name 5 phones out NOW that I’d take over the iPhone 5.</p>
<p>(in no particular order)
- HTC One X+
- LG Optimus G
- Nokia Lumia 920
- Samsung Galaxy Note II
- Motorola Droid DNA</p>
<p>I’m not anti-iPhone, I own the 4S. Take a look at the competition too, you’ll be surprised how good it is.</p>
<p>I would get the 5. It’s incredibly faster.</p>
<p>Isn’t it true iPhone 5 is slightly thinner and lighter than most other smartphones on the market today?</p>
<p>Also, what if a person has had a lot of investment (music) on iTune music store and has already had Macbook Pro and iPad? Is this a legitimate reason why he sticks to Appleware for compatibility reason?</p>
<p>I agree that in terms of hardware spec, other smartphones you mentioned could be better and are definitely more cost-effective, just like PC vs Mac in the past, Kind of the repeat of the story as most majority of key hardware components (except for main chips) are not nade in US anymore. I heard many of key components on iPhones are actually provided by Samsung. Apple relies on Samsung more than the other way around. (except copying their usability/style ideas. lol.)</p>
<p>If you have a lot of money into music that you’ve bought on iTunes, the majority of it should be easily transferred to any other media player, like foobar2000, winamp, vlc, media monkey, etc. There’s nothing special about the format iTunes uses on the music you download that would make it unplayable on another media player, an Android phone, or a Windows phone.</p>
<p>In fact, iPhone and iTunes cannot play certain music formats like FLAC (which perfectly replicates the music unlike MP3 and AAC, which are lossy), so if you want a media consumption device, the iPhone is worse than Android. I should also point out that Android phones have removable/expandable storage and the ability to connect to an external hard drive, so you can take more of your collection with you.</p>