KiltedTim wrote:
Seems to me you're the troll, or the one with a chip on your shoulder. You came here and asked a question. you got your answer. For some unfathomable reason, you don't want to accept reality.
So much for common sense.
ehh.... Well, I didn't get an accurate answer, AND, I got talked to like I am an idiot for asking an educated question. You know.... I really don't care.... I just came here because I thought that I'd get an accurate answer, but, instead, I got several responses which seemed to indicate that I should somehow know the answer already.
Anyway...... My iPhone 5s arrived via FedEx today from StraightTalk.
I promised that I would return to this thread so that others looking for the same answer here would be able to find it here. In my area it appears that I am on AT&T with Straight talk, as the iPhone 5s that was sent to me is an unlocked GSM model A1533 MF798LL/A.
The A1533 alone will not identify GSM or CDMA, but the second part of the model number can be found in the General Settings menu and entered into the lookup tool in the link below:
http://everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=MF798LL%2FA
Information returned is as follows:
iPhone 5s (GSM/North America/A1533) 1.3 GHz* Apple A7*
Intro Date: | September 10, 2013* | Disc Date: | N/A |
Order No: | ME305LL/A* | Model No: | A1533 (EMC 2642*) |
Subfamily: | iPhone 5s | Model ID: | iPhone6,1 |
Std RAM: | 1 GB* | Std VRAM: | N/A |
Std Storage: | 16, 32, 64 GB | Std Optical: | N/A |
So, this model would have actually worked with the nano SIM sold in the local Wal-Mart store here. I would have had to call StraightTalk to get my Visual Voice Mail working, probably, but, it's definitely not the CDMA model. As someone pointed out, it is the carrier that determines CDMA vs. GSM; however, Straight Talk determines which carrier has the best coverage based on the REGION you live in, which, in effect, means that depending on what zip code you rpovide to Straight Talk will determine if it is CDMA with verizon, or GSM with AT&T.
Hope this helps someone.