iPhone 5 LTE support

:confused: Ok.... so when does the iphone 5 get LTE support on cell c?
 
KingLv said:
:confused: Ok.... so when does the iphone 5 get LTE support on cell c?
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When Cell-C allow SIM cards other than those from their launch offer to use LTE and when Apple decide to roll out new carrier settings.
 
So nobody knows....

So you saying the carrier settings are done by Apple and not the Network provider?

Or the network provide have two send it to Apple for verification?
 
KingLv said:
So nobody knows....

So you saying the carrier settings are done by Apple and not the Network provider?

Or the network provide have two send it to Apple for verification?
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Apple rolls out the carrier updates as they need to be signed by Apple, else the phone won't use it (unless they are jailbroken and the commcenter has been patched to remove the signature check)

Apple needs to verify first that Cell C's LTE network works, as the constant switching between LTE and 3G can cause serious battery drainage.
 
Just my 2c on the two network providers..I am on both, Cell C (iPhone 5) and Vodacom (iPhone 4S).
I've been with Vodacom all my life, once with Cell C before (which was terrible experience) until now I signed up for a new Cell C contract which I've been using for about 5 months. So I was pretty sceptical signing up with an operator where i had a terrible previous experience.

What I've experienced thus far is both carriers signal quality is about the same. Sometimes Vodacom signal would suck while Cell C is excellent, other times its the other way around. Where I do see a clear difference is with 3G signal. Cell C for the most part has the better 3G signal. I understand this would be purely up to the area one resides in, so I'm just sharing my experience from the area I live and commute around.

My conclusion is that all three of the major operators (Vodacom, Cell C, MTN) are about the same in terms of voice and data reception and also customer support experience. You might win something with the one operator but lose something else in comparison with another. So basically you will never absolutley win.

Again, this is just my personal opinion regarding mobile operators in SA.
 
whatwhat said:
Apple needs to verify first that Cell C's LTE network works, as the constant switching between LTE and 3G can cause serious battery drainage.
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My iPhone 5 already drains its battery at breakneck speed quite happily without 3G/LTE switching. :p

I have to question the "testing" the Apple engineers have done (which is why it looks more like a bank statement test). Didn't take more than a few hours for my SO to hit the "No Carrier" bug on Vodacom because of the switching issue from LTE to 3G.
 
dlc said:
Just my 2c on the two network providers..I am on both, Cell C (iPhone 5) and Vodacom (iPhone 4S).
I've been with Vodacom all my life, once with Cell C before (which was terrible experience) until now I signed up for a new Cell C contract which I've been using for about 5 months. So I was pretty sceptical signing up with an operator where i had a terrible previous experience.

What I've experienced thus far is both carriers signal quality is about the same. Sometimes Vodacom signal would suck while Cell C is excellent, other times its the other way around. Where I do see a clear difference is with 3G signal. Cell C for the most part has the better 3G signal. I understand this would be purely up to the area one resides in, so I'm just sharing my experience from the area I live and commute around.

My conclusion is that all three of the major operators (Vodacom, Cell C, MTN) are about the same in terms of voice and data reception and also customer support experience. You might win something with the one operator but lose something else in comparison with another. So basically you will never absolutley win.

Again, this is just my personal opinion regarding mobile operators in SA.
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The problem with Cell C is that you might get 3G signal but no data. Their network is screwed and they cannot fix it.
 
dlc said:
Where I do see a clear difference is with 3G signal. Cell C for the most part has the better 3G signal. I understand this would be purely up to the area one resides in,
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It is actually due to the carrier frequency. Cell C use 900MHz, it has larger penetration, while Vodacom (and all others 2100MHz). Where Cell C gain is in frequency, it loses due to some other issues. I agree, the overall experience might be similiar, depends on the area.
 
Yup, 14.1 is out, LTE is available although I dont have LTE signal where I stay.
 
Updated and as expected No Service.

Seems their network fell over in La Lucia as my friends have the same issues
 
Do we need specific SIM cards? I'm in an area which supposedly is covered, but don't get coverage...
 
Just make sure it's provisioned for lte. It's free.
 
add said:
how do we do this?

and has any one actually got lte on a cell c iphone?
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You need a 64 or 128kb SIM card. If you got the SIM with your iPhone 5 it will be provisioned for LTE already. Not even my Cell C SIM and dongle on their LTE offer gets LTE signal in Durban North anymore.

Cell C is broken, and I sad and angry that I supported them.
 
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