Looking for Answers about Apple Apple iPhone 5 for Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint (Prices Based on Eligible Upgrade or New 2-Year Contract)?

Yes if you are with ATT. 2 different plans. Check out their website or the website of your carrier.

AT&T has the best service and you can't beat their customer service!

You would need to be listed on her account as an authorized user in order to perform the upgrade. When you perform an upgrade at Walmart it immediately activates the new cell phone. Her current cell phone will stop working the moment the upgrade is performed, but you could surprise her with the phone an early Christmas gift.

Apple plans to offer an unlocked version of the iPhone 5 in the near future. The unlocked iPhone 5 will only be sold at Apple retail stores or online at Apple.com for $649 plus sales tax.

I haven't tested this new iPhone 5 deal on Straight Talk from first-hand experience, but I help sell phones and have read a good amount on this topic...

First, 4G isn't 4G isn't 4G. There are different "kinds" of 4G networks.

The new LTE (Long Term Evolution) brand of 4G data network is what the major carriers are all eventually moving to, and what the iPhone 5 supports.

T-mobile was early on the 4G bandwagon with what they call 4G which is very fast but is really termed HSPA+ and not potentially as fast as 4G LTE. Sprint's first build-out of what they called 4G is specifically termed WiMax.

As to if the iPhone 5 supports T-mobile's 4G (HSPA+), is a fuzzy question from my little bit of research. Likely no, unless you're in one of the 5 cities that have switched their HSPA+ frequency from 1700 MHz to 1900 MHz (Baltimore, Houston, Kansas City, Las Vegas and Washington D.C.), though there could be others by now, I'm not sure.

I don't know what actual company's network the SIM that comes with the Straight Talk iPhone 5 is on. I do know you can order ( straighttalksim.com ) a standard- or micro-size SIM from Straight Talk that uses T-mobile's 4G (HSPA+) network...

BUT, 1) the iPhone 5 takes an even smaller nano-sized SIM, and 2) The fine print from Straight Talk says you can only buy a stand-alone SIM from them to use for an outside vendor's phone or unlocked phone, not a Straight Talk (or any Tracfone-owned company) phone.

For the real details on these points, I would call Straight Talk's customer service. If the first person you get can't answer your questions, ask to talk to someone else or a supervisor.

Ask what network is used by the SIM in your iPhone 5. If its AT&T, there's your likely answer, I doubt Straight Talk gets to use any 4G LTE on AT&T though I could be wrong! If its T-mobile, then you're likely not in an area with T-mobile 4G HSPA+ 1900 MHz-frequency towers that are nearby. Of course the same could go for AT&T, you have to be in an area with that type of 4G coverage. AND Straight Talk access to those towers. AND open to the same frequency band used by the iPhone 5 for 4G LTE (1900 MHz vs. 1700 MHz)...not confusing at all, right?

And worth asking if they are or will start selling nano-SIMs for the iPhone 5 that use another network than the one you have (well, specifically, T-mobile 4G).

If you make it that far, do post back here what you find out! ;)

According to Straight Talk they do not currently support the iPhone 5 due to the new smaller size nano SIM card. However, Straight Talk did say that they plan to support it sometime in the near future.

I understand what you mean, and yes it does come with Siri.

Verizon phones do not have SIM cards.

Yes. If you buy it at walmart, you can pay with walmart gift cards.

Yes, you can. I picked up my iPhone 5 today and could have taken it next door to Sprint for activation, but I let WM activate it. But I had to go to Sprint anyway for the phonebook import.