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iPhone 5: What you need to know before buying

Since GSM is more prevalent overseas and the CDMA model also includes GSM radios, how much of an issue is this really? Can you provide any sort of real world locations where there would be issues overseas w/ the various models?

wahhh,wa wa, waaa,waa reasons not to buy the new iPhone

Versus my basic cave-man-brain with respect to technology:

Fire BAD!
Old phone BAD!
iPhone 5 NEW!
NEW GOOD!
Me want NEW!

BUT, let's all remember the No1 criticism of the iPhone4... Dropped calls, lack of signal strength. I have a friend who is changing back to his Late 17th Century Blackberry because it simply works more reliably here in UK where signal strength is often marginal.
The fact not a word had been mentioned, suggests to me the problem has not been solved.
Comments?

As a frequent traveler, I am replacing a failing i4 ( back up phone, GNexus is primary) and did have to pay close attention when ordering a new i5. While I am not adverse trade offs, this one seems to be of minimal benefit and more geared toward either a want to instill more stringent control OR the device was not quite ready for prime time and rushed out the door. From either perspective, it is disconcerting from a company with a lot to lose in the reputation department.

How exactly does making a connector smaller improve the battery life, does the electric fall ou slower or something?

You must be the only person who thinks so. Tim Cook issued a an apology for how terrible the app is.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jwherrman/apple-officially-apologizes-for-ruining-iphone-map
http://www.apple.com/letter-from-tim-cook-on-maps/

"The new Maps App with Flyover and Turn by Turn directions have been a joy to use."