Hi everybody,
I would like a clarification on Model A1586 (GSM) vs Model A1586 (CDMA). What is the difference and how can i specify that in the online order?
Does both models support both GSM and CDMA or not? I would like to use my phone to other EU countries so will my decision of GSM or CDMA affect coverage?
Thanks
iPad Air, iOS 8.0.2
Unless you are a US Resident with a US registered credit card you cannot order from Apple .com.Applre do not ship cross border
Do you understand the difference between CDMA and GSM ,if not google the terms
IF the GSM is still unlocked on the CDMA phones you will be able to use a local GSM SIM card in your phone even though it is CDMA.
I did this (and my wife) when we travelled to Asia last April. It works like it was a GSM phone.
These were iPhone 5 CDMA Verizon phones.
Hats off to Apple and Verizon for allowing this!
Hi Peter,
thanks for your reply but I was not referring to ordering the phone from the US and apple.com.
In addition I do know the difference between GSM and CDMA and do not need to use google on this one.
My question is simple. From Apple.ie store I can order either Model A1586 (GSM) or Model A1586 (CDMA).
However nowhere in the online site it is specified how to select the GSM or the CDMA model.
Also having used the online support chat from Apple they claimed that both models support both CDMA and GSM which sounded strange.
So becuase I am going to pay approx 700 Euros, I would not want to end up with a phone that does not support the networks intended to use within Europe.
This is what I'm telling you. The CDMA iPhone 5 supports CDMA and is locked to Verizon CDMA in the US.
The same phone supports GSM in the rest of the world (outside the US). The CDMA phone has a SIM card.
I don't know what the specific phone you are looking for by that model number but I know the iPhone 5 works like a charm
Thanks for your answer Dpix
So you are a US resident ? in which case go into an Apple Store in the US
Nope, I am not a US resident,
I am in EU and when I tried to write to the apple forum from .ie
this is where the apple site lead me.
In which case YOU CANNOT ORDER FROM THE US website .end of
No need to worry about which to order YOU CANNOT
Buy in Europe ,you will then obtain the correct device for use in Europe and have a warranty .
and for your information CDMA iPhones are designed to work with CDMA carriers ,there are NONE in EU for voice purposes
Are you pretending to not understand or really do not understand?
1) I am in EU,
2) the model A1586 is sold in EU
3) I was always planning to buy from EU
4) The question only refers to that model which is also availble for the US
5) When I decided to post to the Apple online community I did so from the Apple Ireland web site but my question was posted here
Is that now clear enough even for you Peter?
Apparently you don't understand. You CAN NOT order the A1586 CDMA model in Europe at all.
Hello KiltedTim,
Apparently I can. Take a look at http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/
and find that this is the actual model sold in EU and this was verified by the online chat with Apple Ireland also.
iPhone 6
Model A1586 (GSM)
Model A1586 (CDMA)
You buy what ever you like you are clearly confused by all this technology
No. You can't. You can only buy the CDMA version for use on a CDMA carrier. They will not sell it to you otherwise. And since there are no CDMA carriers in Europe, you can't buy it there.
The page you are referring to is just a general page describing the different bands the different iPhones can operate on. If you will order an iPhone in the Irish online Apple Store you will automatically get A1586 which supports both CDMA and GSM (I know it seems like there are two models, one of which supports GSM and the other supports CDMA, but in fact they are one and the same).
Why Apple communicates in this confusing way is unknown to me, in the past there where different devices for CDMA and GSM maybe that's the reason they communicate like they do now. But rest assured Apple Stores around the globe only stock iPhones that are usable in the country in which they are sold, so if in the future it changes to the situation before you will know you will get the right one once you have ordered at your national Apple Store.
Many thanks Lastminuteguy,
that was a great answer that should have been provided right from the start.
Model A1586 (GSM) vs Model A1586 (CDMA).
