Quote: from LocalYokul on 12:40 am on July 13, 2012
I thought Straight Talk was the strangest thing, surely they put those users on the back burner and give priority to the REAL AT&T users.
That's not how an MVNO works. ST users have the same speed as AT&T users, they just lack 1-2 features on iPhones (no visual voice mail, and no MMS - both not major issues).
How so "strangest thing"
Quote: from LocalYokul on 12:40 am on July 13, 2012 TraceFone/Net10 does something similar, but not sure what carriers they're using.
Sprint - provides a lot of the other CDMA MVNOs.
All of this gets interesting in 2014 onwards, when everyone will be on LTE.
Apple's iPhone 5 in Hong Kong will be priced from HK$5,588 (US$721) contract-free, which is an increase of almost 10 percent compared to the HK$5,088 (US$656) pricetag for iPhone 4S.
According to overseas reports, an unlocked iPhone 5 in the United States will be priced from US$649, which is lower than what will be offered in Hong Kong.
The duty-free Asian city previously offered Apple products priced in line with those in the U.S. but buyers do not need to pay any consumption tax when they purchase goods in the city. This makes the prices of Apple products in Hong Kong the most competitive worldwide.
However, it also makes Hong Kong a destination for smugglers, especially those trying to resell goods to China where Apple products are generally sold at least 20 percent more than in Hong Kong due to various taxes imposed on the goods.
As the Hong Kong dollar is pegged with the US dollar, making exchange rates between the two currencies stable over time, Apple's move to lift the retail price of iPhone 5 in Hong Kong could only be explained as an strategic approach in the region.
The U.S. company will benefit most from the price hike as the move is unlikely to scare off the consumers since the US$721 per set for iPhone 5 is likely to remain competitive compared to most other countries.
On the other hand, if the retail price of iPhone 5 in China remains unchanged starting from 4,999 yuan (US$792) this time, it will still leave room of some US$70 over the pricetag of a same handset sold in Hong Kong. This will still allow the reselling business in China attractive for potential smugglers.
IF you love Google Maps like me, hold off with this install, Google maps is replaced by the Apple Map and i'm finding it really on and off, some areas in Bangkok simply don't load.
And there is no Google Map app in the store, and probably won't be.
Ooh... thanks for the warning! I think I'll skip iOS 6 on my iPhone 4 then. Besides, the Flyover feature doesn't work on iPhone 4 anyway, so not much point.
I love Google map's Street View... not for Bangkok as the lazy idiots did a half-baked job. Other parts of the world, especially Moscow is great!
Only 3 out of 8 new features are available on iPhone 4, that really sucks!
Can't wait to get my hands on the iPhone 5, though I'll to check if DTAC will have the nano SIM card. I was planning on getting it from Hong Kong next week. But I'll wait a bit now.
