Can a unlocked (no ATT, Verizon, Sprint plan) iphone 5 bought from an Apple store utilize a phone call while simultaneously checking email, web pages etc.? I know the ATT version can and the Verizon version can't, so can a unlocked Apple?

I understood that if I buy an unlocked iphone 5 from Verizon that I can use it in Asia unlike the ATT version, and that their was a difference in the two phones internally, perhaps I was misinformed.

So from what you are saying it does not matter which carrier I buy a new iphone 5 from including the Apple store that they are all identical in their development and the usage pertains solely and strictly to the carrier?

Great, so I am going to Verizon and buying the new iphone 5 (where it's available now and already unlocked) as all iphone 5's are identical in their internal features, benefits and delevopment.

In actuality it doesn't matter if one wants the new iphone 5 as they are all developement identically. In essence what will work will work and what doesn't work won't. So I guess it's a moot point.

That was my original perception. And so the plot thickens!

Hence my resoning to go with the Verizon version.

The tech specs are identical from both wesites of Vietnam and USA--To add further confusion!

• Apple Vietnam
• GSM model A1428*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE** (Bands 4 and 17)
• CDMA model A1429*: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE** (Bands 1, 3, 5, 13, 25)
• GSM model A1429*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE** (Bands 1, 3, 5)
• 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
• Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

• Apple USA
• GSM model A1428*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 4 and 17)
• CDMA model A1429*: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900, 2100 MHz); UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 13, 25)
• GSM model A1429*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5)
• 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
• Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

However the Vietnamese version does not have Intelligent Assist or Turn by Turn capabilities. So I'm back to buying the Verizon version or maybe wait till the US Apple store sells its version.

The more I know the more confused I am!!!

All I know about the unlocked Verizon edition is the plathora of info I read on the net but I have no first hand experience. Assuredly I don't believe everything I read there just because it is there or here for that matter. I do however appreciate all the feedback I have been getting as knowledge is omni important.