[Q] is there an unlocked LTE for preorder?

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the title says it all

So is there any website where i can place my order. if i need to wait for a long time i might just get the one with HSPA only.

No. Because the only carrier that will use it is Verizon. And its CDMA/LTE so it can't really be purchased "unlocked". You can just buy it unsubsidized directly from Verizon.

my carrier only support WCDMA

so i think i should get the non LTE

Unlocked, lte, verizon, cdma all dont belong in the same sentence. Or paragraph for that matter.

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I think in the past there have been phones that were able to work on both Verizon and Sprint's CDMA networks? It doesn't seem like that happens anymore these days, viz. the iPhone 4S.

I wonder if there ever has been a CDMA phone that works on both Verizon/Sprint and China Telecom's CDMA network. Or any CDMA network in a non-US country for that matter.

Originally Posted by Chirality

I think in the past there have been phones that were able to work on both Verizon and Sprint's CDMA networks? It doesn't seem like that happens anymore these days, viz. the iPhone 4S.

I wonder if there ever has been a CDMA phone that works on both Verizon/Sprint and China Telecom's CDMA network. Or any CDMA network in a non-US country for that matter.

Where's the money in that?

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Originally Posted by player911

Where's the money in that?

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To make money in the market for people who want world phones.

CDMA worldphones is a very small niche though, so I wouldn't be surprised if such a thing was never made.

Originally Posted by Chirality

To make money in the market for people who want world phones.

CDMA worldphones is a very small niche though, so I wouldn't be surprised if such a thing was never made.

They make more money from a phone that can only work on their network. They get paid for the device and the service. Its not in Verizon's best interest to let Motorola make phones for them that also work on Sprint.

Originally Posted by martonikaj

They make more money from a phone that can only work on their network. They get paid for the device and the service. Its not in Verizon's best interest to let Motorola make phones for them that also work on Sprint.

You are referring to carriers when you say "they." I was referring to phone manufacturers. In this case the carriers' interests and the phone manufacturers' interests aren't necessarily aligned. Of course carriers have considerable market power over phone makers so that's another reason why such a device might not exist. I didn't explicitly state this reason because it's obvious to most people.

On another note, though, I think Verizon might have an interest in selling CDMA worldphones that locks out Sprint but allows it to work on, for example, China Telecom. But again this is a very small niche and I don't know if it's something Verizon has ever done.

Originally Posted by frozen5555

my carrier only support WCDMA

so i think i should get the non LTE

WCDMA and CDMA2000 used by Verizon are totally different standards.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDMA2000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W-CDMA_%28UMTS%29