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neurodave LTE band 12 is not currently supported on the iPhone 6 or 6 Plus. The hardware is not in the phone to support it, but I assume next years iPhone will support it.
Why don't you do a test drive device and see how it goes before you take the plunge?
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First off, wanting a 64GB iPhone 6, they are scarce now, instead of ordering it, I'm trying to find out if I should just wait, but, if one comes in to closest T-mobile store, I will probably just get it.
Yes, I know the iPhone 6 does not support LTE band 12, that's why my question.
My question is more about T-Mobile's future upgrades, not current reception. I don't know if, when they upgrade their cell towers from 2G/EDGE to LTE if they also add HSPA+, if so, then not having LTE band 12 isn't as big of a deal, I'll get HSPA+ instead...I just don't want to get 2G/EDGE after they upgrade, just because my phone doesn't get the LTE band they've upgraded to, make sense?
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As far as JUMP goes, it sounds like I'm paying an extra $120, plus half the phone, so, in essence, I'm paying extra for the possibility to upgrade in 1 year, but, I will likely just pay the entire phone off before then, this just wasn't an option with AT&T. (If I could, I would buy the phone outright now, might be able to get it faster that way too, from Apple.). Only reason to go with JUMP, would be to only pay half the phone off over the next year and upgrade to next year's iPhone 6s, which will likely have LTE band 12, but, is this worth $120 extra?
JUMP seems to cost more as far as the insurance side of it, AppleCare+ is only $79 for fix of accidental damage, where JUMP is $175 (or something like that). Also, AppleCare+ is only $99 for 2 years. So, JUMP not practical for insurance purposes.
I've gone without insurance on my cell phone since my first iPhone, so, not sure I need it, but, with the iPhone 6 being a major design change, I've thought about it. My current MacBook Pro has been rock solid for 4+ years now, but, I have had problems with previous Macs, one was out of warranty, one had AppleCare, and AppleCare came in very handy, was worth it.