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I just went to the apple store about my LTE issues - I had a bad cellular radio & the replacement 5S is amazingly better at scanning, picking up, & holding the signal.

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For those of you concerned about B41 Carrier Aggregation, AJ told you all in advance that the new iPhones would not support it.  The chip they are using is limited to only a total of 20MHz aggregated.

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Honestly, while it would have been great to see 40mhz CA, just having access to B41 is a win in my opinion. I personally have held onto my iPhone 5 since launch, so this would be a perfect upgrade for

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Now I just need to keep it scratch free for the next 4 weeks so I can turn this baby into an iPhone 6. :)

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I just went to the apple store about my LTE issues - I had a bad cellular radio & the replacement 5S is amazingly better at scanning, picking up, & holding the signal.

I have similar issues with mine. I'm on 3g and my fiance's 5s right next to me is on LTE. I drop to 3g way too much. What did you tell Apple? I may give it a shot this weekend.
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I have similar issues with mine. I'm on 3g and my fiance's 5s right next to me is on LTE. I drop to 3g way too much. What did you tell Apple? I may give it a shot this weekend.

Funny how we are all mysteriously in the same boat. I wonder if there wasn't a bad set of modems?

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Funny how we are all mysteriously in the same boat. I wonder if there wasn't a bad set of modems?

Interesting... I have no other devices to compare with but my brothers and his gfs iphone seem to be on LTE when I am.
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Interesting... I have no other devices to compare with but my brothers and his gfs iphone seem to be on LTE when I am.

I've been noticing my service acting funny in normally good areas. Hopefully it's just Network Vision, but I'll have them check it just in case.

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I have similar issues with mine. I'm on 3g and my fiance's 5s right next to me is on LTE. I drop to 3g way too much. What did you tell Apple? I may give it a shot this weekend.

I told them I verified with Sprint via telephone support that towers in my area of coverage (two zip codes I'm at for 90% of the work week) were Upgraded and Optimized for LTE. I explained that I updated the PRL (##UPDATE#) after a factory restore and the problem persisted. I made it clear that I had previously had LTE at those locations.

 

The Genius Bar employee did a quick diagnostic and then pulled a new 64GB space gray iPhone 5S out of the replacement stock and we set it up. He said that it's not really worth Apple's time to continue to troubleshoot the device when it could be a hardware issue with a myriad of parts.

 

It helped that it was Friday afternoon and the store was packed - the appointments are scheduled for 20 minutes - and swapping phones seems like the easiest fix in a time crunch.

 

If it helps, this was a launch day 5S.

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Usually the first couple batches have weird issues but when the hype slows down the phones tend to be better.

 

I just had to get my lifeproof case replaced because the volume switch was tearing basically compromising the "waterproofness" of the case. This new case is a million times better than my first one. It's stiffer and feels more solidly put together. Also the screen protector is clearer and whites are white rather than an off grey.

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Usually the first couple batches have weird issues but when the hype slows down the phones tend to be better.

 

I just had to get my lifeproof case replaced because the volume switch was tearing basically compromising the "waterproofness" of the case. This new case is a million times better than my first one. It's stiffer and feels more solidly put together. Also the screen protector is clearer and whites are white rather than an off grey.

 

I immediately noticed that my screen looked a lot more sharp on the replacement. As a designer, I have a pretty trained eye for things like this, and I even noticed that the color temperature seemed a bit more cool.

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I immediately noticed that my screen looked a lot more sharp on the replacement. As a designer, I have a pretty trained eye for things like this, and I even noticed that the color temperature seemed a bit more cool.

I see that on most phones (regardless of manufacturer). On occasion when activating phones side by side of the same model you can see a stark difference in screen. Move them apart and they both look great. Put them next to each other and you can't unsee it.

 

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There's a contractor in my store today measuring and taking photographs for a new apple display that is going in stores soon....

Your teasing us so far ahead of time makes it all worth it! :tu:

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We're now 3 weeks away from the official announcement, and the rumors still haven't stopped.

 

At this point, my biggest ask will be to keep with the design language found in the leaks (thinner bezels, larger screen), and better battery life.

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We're now 3 weeks away from the official announcement, and the rumors still haven't stopped.

 

At this point, my biggest ask will be to keep with the design language found in the leaks (thinner bezels, larger screen), and better battery life.

Most important things for me are: thinner bezels, battery life, spark, &  amazing camera.

 

Oh, and obviously it has to look amazing..But that is a given.

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Most important things for me are: thinner bezels, battery life, spark, &  amazing camera.

 

Oh, and obviously it has to look amazing..But that is a given.

 

The camera update is all but guaranteed -- the iPhone is the most popular camera found on Flickr by far...

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The camera update is all but guaranteed -- the iPhone is the most popular camera found on Flickr by far...

"Everyday, more photos are taken with the iPhone than any other camera." It's important for me, because I take photos of almost everything.

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"Everyday, more photos are taken with the iPhone than any other camera." It's important for me, because I take photos of almost everything.

 

Me too. With kids, that camera is the most valuable thing I have with me at all times.

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Supposedly, according to macrumors.com, the i6 will be using MDM9625 and not 9635. Boo, hiss...! Does anybody know the differences between the two? I think one of the differences is that the 9625 is fabbed on the .28nm process vs the .20nm process for the 9635. 

 

http://www.macrumors.com/2014/08/19/iphone-6-qualcomm-mdm9625-lte-advanced/

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Supposedly, according to macrumors.com, the i6 will be using MDM9625 and not 9635. Boo, hiss...! Does anybody know the differences between the two?

The MDM9635 is Category 6, while the MDM9625 is Category 4. So, the latter is not capable of carrier aggregation beyond 20 MHz FDD/TDD total. In other words, even if iPhone 6 does support band 41 TD-LTE, it will not support carrier aggregation. Once again, Apple will be a year behind the times in RF.

 

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The MDM9635 is Category 6, while the MDM9625 is Category 4. So, the latter is not capable of carrier aggregation beyond 20 MHz FDD/TDD total. In other words, even if iPhone 6 does support band 41 TD-LTE, it will not support carrier aggregation. Once again, Apple will be a year behind the times in RF.

 

AJ

I know it is still speculation, but this doesn't surprise me in the least.

 

 

 

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Ok, for all of iphone gurus, interpretation needed:

 

This is S4GURU, not iPhoneGURU.

 

;)

 

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