iPhone 5 CDMA model A1429* Question
Hi
I've been looking to buy the iPhone 5 unlocked from the US store as I currently live in the UK but will be moving to the US soon.
I understand that the network I am with in the UK (Orange) are a GSM based network and that the GSM (AT&T) model of the iphone will work with my Orange sim card when I travel back to the uk.
However, looking at the iPhone 5 specs and I can see that the CDMA model (Verizon and Sprint) has GSM also built into it, and the GSM frequencies are the same as the UK unlocked iPhone 5. Here are the specs for the CDMA US unlocked iPhone 5:
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)
Also notice that the LTE bands are the same as the UK model, which makes me think that I'll be able to get 4G in the UK (When it comes out) and 4g on Verizon when I am in the US. Here are the specs for the UK unlocked iPhone 5:
GSM model A1429*: UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5)
You can tell the versions apart from this LTE Chart: http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/
Am I correct in all this?
My idea was to use an Orange nano sim when I am in the Uk and then a Verizon nano sim when I am in the US.
Can anyone shed light on the subject?