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Re: HTC ONE?
bkumm1
Newbie
‎08-10-2013 02:06 PM

Heres your answer,  gsm is used world wide.  Htc one was made for gsm so they can market it worldwide.  At&t has the htc one because they run off gsm. Sprint has it because it runs off cdma and gsm (thats in the US).  Verizon is cdma only (again thats in the US, same reason verizon customers cant roam on an at&t towers) yes you can run off off gsm globaly through verizon but not in the united states . So htc has to make a seperate addition for Verizon and transform it to a cdma network phone as its main source inorder to sell it in the Verizon Market.  Same reason a company like US CELLUAR a cdma only network in US like verizon doesnt have all the high market phones.

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Re: HTC ONE?
Jax_Omen
Specialist - Level 3
‎08-10-2013 03:00 PM

Sprint's HTC One is CDMA/LTE, Verizon's HTC One would be CDMA/LTE

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Re: HTC ONE?
demmo86rt
Champion - Level 3
‎08-10-2013 11:43 PM

Sprint does not use GSM (well, technically LTE is a GSM variant), but Sprint uses different frequencies than Verizon, which is why their phones are compatible with the other's network. 

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Re: HTC ONE?
Ann154
Community Leader
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‎08-11-2013 06:02 AM

demmo86rt wrote:

Sprint does not use GSM (well, technically LTE is a GSM variant), but Sprint uses different frequencies than Verizon, which is why their phones are compatible with the other's network. 

Don't you mean incompatible?

I'm most definitely NOT a VZW employee. If a post answered your question, please mark it as the answer.

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Re: HTC ONE?
demmo86rt
Champion - Level 3
‎08-11-2013 09:26 PM

I actually meant aren't, but yeah, close enough. 

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Re: HTC ONE?
sk8rat
Enthusiast - Level 3
‎08-18-2013 05:37 PM

I wouldn't call all the people that switched or are waiting for the htc one "a few people".

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Re: HTC ONE?
demmo86rt
Champion - Level 3
‎08-18-2013 05:53 PM

I also don't call another thread "necessary"... what's your point?

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Re: HTC ONE?
sk8rat
Enthusiast - Level 3
‎08-18-2013 06:11 PM

My point is verizon doesn't seem to care about customer satisfaction. Only having a few good phones at the so called "biggest network" is like walmart having one of each type of thing (i.e. one kind of cereal, one kind of toy)

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Re: HTC ONE?
demmo86rt
Champion - Level 3
‎08-18-2013 07:00 PM

That point has absolutely no validity in this argument.  If enough customers left, then they would do something to change it.  As it stands, they get enough customers on merit of their coverage alone that losing a handful due to not having a particular device isn't  a concern. 

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Re: HTC ONE?
AZSALUKI
Legend
‎08-18-2013 08:22 PM

Not every carrier gets every phone. I would bet that Verizon has as many or more smartphones than the next guy. I'm not a fan of moto phones but a lot of people are and Verizon typically gets the best of their devices. I'm sure if you check other forums you'd find similar threads but it would be at&t customers wanting the razr maxx or something.

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