iPhone 5 AWS HSPA+ Compatibility Info for T-Mobile
Any GSM iPhone 5 model A1428 will support T-Mobile’s LTE network and HSPA+ speeds of up to 21 Mbps. To experience DC-HSDPA up to 42 Mbps on T-Mobile, you need an iPhone 5 GSM model that supports T-Mobile’s AWS band (1700/2100).
T-Mobile just announced the iPhone 5 for their USA network. It is scheduled to be released on Friday April 12th. This new Model A1428 will be the same as the current model A1428 iPhone 5 with one difference. It will enable the AWS 1700/2100 band.
To check and see if your iPhone 5 supports AWS band (1700/2100), follow these steps:
- Go to Settings –> General –> About.
- Check the last 4 digits of your serial number to see if they match these combinations:
-
- FH19
- FH1C
- FH1D
- FH1F
- FH1G
- FH1H
- You can also locate your iPhone 5 box and verify that the label includes “1700/2100″ under the UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA bands.
[Via Apple Support]
Incoming search terms:
- iphone 5 aws 1700/2100
- aws hspa iphone
- iphone 5 tmobile 42mbps box
- iphone 5 tmobile serial
- iphone tmobile refurb aws
- t mobile serial number iphone 5
- tmobile iphone 5 designation
- tmobile iphone speed serial number
- tmobile supports 1700 and 2100
- iphone 5 t-mobile dc-hsdpa
How To: Enable LTE on iPhone 5 for T-Mobile
UPDATE 3/31/13: Now a super easy way to install. Just install the CommCenter Patch and the LTE enable from out repo. This will be a better solution for people who want to enable LTE on their unlocked iPhone 5. Not only does it save people the time and hassle of having to go into the iPhone’s system files, but it also creates an automatic backup of the original carrier.plist should the choose to revert.
Here are the steps to follow:
1. Open Cydia
2. Tap “Manage” and then tap “Sources”
3. Tap “Edit” then tap “Add” and put the following URL into the text box: http://v.backspace.jp/repo
4. Once the URL is entered in tap “Add Source” and allow for it to download all of the repo’s info and packages.
5. After your iPhone has refreshed, tap the v.backspace.jp/repo field or go to the search bar and find the package CommCenter* patch…
6. Once you have found it, install it and then reboot your iPhone once completed.
7. After the iPhone has restarted, open Cydia once again.
8. Tap “Manage” and then tap “Sources”
9. Tap “Edit” then tap “Add” and put the following URL into the text box: http://beta.leimobile.com/repo/
10. Once the URL is entered in tap “Add Source” and allow for it to download all of the repo’s info and packages.
11. After your iPhone has refreshed, tap the LEIMobile field or go to the search bar and find the package LTE Enabler for T-Mobile…
12. Once you have found it, install it and then reboot your iPhone once completed.
13. After the iPhone restarts, allow it to acquire signal and display the T-Mobile logo then go to where you edit the APN settings (Settings –>General–>Cellular) click reset network settings. Once that is done, enable the LTE toggle and you’re good to go. The APN to connect to T-Mobile LTE is fast.t-mobile.com and the apn for Internet Tethering on T-Mobile is pcweb.tmobile.com
Update 3/28/13 Part III: Updated the main file to fix a calling issue as people were still reporting it. ISR for LTE wasn’t enabled. The Phone, rather than connecting to the strongest signal for voice, remains connected to the LTE tower during calls and reduces call quality. The latest fix enables ISR. Just follow the instructions below the red text to install the latest version.
Update 3/28/13 Part II: Everyone Just follow the original instructions below the red text to install the new files over the previous ones. There should now be 4 files instead of 3. We added a carrier.pri file.
UPDATE 3/28/13: THE text in RED is instructions ONLY for people who installed the initial fix we released. If you are brand new or unsure proceed with the 15 step instructions below the RED Text
Users have reported bad calling quality, inability to make/receive calls, and downgrading to 4G HSPA+ while on a phone call. We did take note of the issue and took a close look at the LTE coding. VoLTE (Voice over LTE) was enabled by mistake but has been fixed in this updated version. Please follow the below instructions to fix this issue. If you have any other concerns or problems please leave a comment below.
1. On your iPhone please tap this link: http://iphone2.googlecode.com/files/T-Mobile%20LTE%20V2.zip
2. Tap “Open in iFile” and once in iFile tap “Unarchiver”. A new version of the “Overrides_N41_N42.pri” will appear.
3. Tap the clipboard icon at the bottom and tap “cut”
4. Now tap “done” at the top and tap the house icon at the bottom then tap “Library”, then tap “Carrier Bundle.bundle” (the one with blue text), and then tap edit at the top again and tap the clipboard icon. Tap “paste” and it will auto inject the updated carrier file into the carrier folder. Be sure to chose the overwrite option.
5. After this has been done, exit iFile and reboot your iPhone. That’s it!
Did this fix your issue? Please let us know below in the comments section.
START HERE Manual method:
So you purchased an unlocked iPhone 5 before T-Mobile released their new version of the iPhone 5 that supports 1700mhz. This could be the AT&T model or the officially unlocked version sold by Apple. Please understand that if you have a Verizon iPhone 5 you will not be able to connect to T-Mobile’s LTE network. It does not have the correct LTE band. Currently T-Mobile only has a few cities listed that have support for LTE and they are upgrading towers all year long.
Now that you have an unlocked AT&T model A1428 or an officially unlocked model A1428 you can proceed to follow the instructions below to load a custom carrier file onto your iPhone and enable LTE. This will only work on A1428 model iPhone 5′s.
This is the guide to enabling LTE on your iPhone 5 model A1428 for T-Mobile.
1. Open Cydia
2. Tap “Manage” and then tap “Sources”
3. Tap “Edit” then tap “Add” and put the following URL into the text box: http://v.backspace.jp/repo
4. Once the URL is entered in tap “Add Source” and allow for it to download all of the repo’s info and packages.
5. After your iPhone has refreshed, tap the v.backspace.jp/repo field or go to the search bar and find the package CommCenter* patch…
6. Once you have found it, install it and then reboot your iPhone once completed.
7. After the iPhone has restarted, open Cydia once again.
8. Search for iFile. The free version includes basic features. You will want to purchase it to take advantage of all of the features.
9. Once you have found it, install it. No reboot is required, though you can do it just to be on the safe side.
10. Once iFile has been installed, close Cydia and click on this file from your iPhone and click “Open in iFile”
11. Once you’re in iFile tap “Unarchiver” and 3 files will show up above T-Mobile LTE.zip
12. At the top, tap “edit”and tap the dots with a check mark next to carrier.plist, carrier.pri, overrides_N41_N42.plist, and overrides_N41_N42.pri
13. Tap the clipboard icon at the bottom and tap “cut”
14. Now tap “done” at the top and tap the house icon at the bottom then tap Library, then tap Carrier Bundle.bundle (the one in blue), and then tap edit at the top again and tap the clipboard icon. Tap “paste” and it will auto inject the carrier files into the carrier folder overwriting the other files. (you may want to make a backup of these files in case anything goes wrong or we have a backup below.)
15. After the files have been placed, exit iFile and restart iPhone. After the iPhone restarts, allow it to acquire signal and display the T-Mobile logo then go to where you edit the APN settings (Settings –>General–>Cellular) click reset network settings. Once that is done, enable the LTE toggle and you’re good to go. The APN to connect to T-Mobile LTE is fast.t-mobile.com and the apn for Internet Tethering on T-Mobile is pcweb.tmobile.com
Here is a link to the original file in case you run into any issues. Download the original carrier file here. replace carrier.plist with the file you just downloaded. You also need to delete any overrides_N41_N42 files and the new carrier.pri included in the Release 2 bundle that were placed in the Unknown.bundle carrier bundle.
If you run into any problems please leave a comment below. A rare issue that happens is that is doesn’t work while the apn settings tab disappears. A simple fix to this is to go into var/mobile/Library/Carrier Bundles/overlay and delete any and all files in that folder and then restarting the phone 2 times. The first reboot you need to let it acquire signal. It will take awhile but will eventually acquire it. After the signal is found it will say T-Mobile 3G and then this will be where the 2nd reboot must be done. After the 2nd reboot it will acquire signal faster this time and display T-Mobile 4G. Once you see the 4G icon that’s when you know it has worked. But this is a rare occurrence but should be a disclaimer and this fix should be available to the people that install it.
[Thanks Joe Brown! for the initial fix! Thanks Sky Zangas for the Debian Package!]
Incoming search terms:
- fast t-mobile com
- tmobile iphone 5 lte settings
- how to enable lte on iphone 5
- t-mobile lte apn
- iphone 5 apn settings for tmobile
- how do I set T-Mobile 4G LTE APN on iPhone 5
- t mobile lte apn settings
- leimobile lte
- leimobile tmobile lte
- t mobile iphone 5 lte settings
Set iPhone Ringtone Longer
The default length for the iPhone to ring is 20 seconds. If you want to make your iPhone ring longer than that up to 30 seconds, just follow these simple steps.
Open up the iPhone keypad on your iPhone and type *#61# and the press the call button.
You will see some messages come up that says Voice Call Forwarding When Unanswered Forwards to *****. Take note of that number and write it down somewhere.
Next you will want to dial **61*(the number you just wrote down)**30# and press the Call button. (It should look like: **61*13059724650**30#) Make sure that there was no errors and that everything was successful. You can now let your iPhone ring 30 seconds before it goes to your voicemail.
Incoming search terms:
- v backspace jp repo commcenter
- set ringtone longer
NoAccSplash UnNeeded in iOS 6.1
UPDATE: If you used NoAccSplash to allow video playback (Bypassing Video is playing on TV) then NAS is still necessary, and the current version in BigBoss Repo works fine for both iPhone and iPad.
Well it’s a day after Apple has released iOS 6.1 for all supported devices and I am pleased to announce we may not need NoAccSplash anymore to use the Music/Video apps anymore!
It would seem that Apple actually listens to some user input and now we have full control of the Music and Videos Applications when plugged into a pesky accessory that use to lock the controls out 
SpringBoard controls are also re-enabled as well 
Spotlight, VoiceControl and Siri music selection still doesn’t appear to work, but this is a start, it means Apple is actually willing to listen to user input and make changes in a timely manner.
If I ever find a way to fix Spotlight, Siri and VoiceControl selections I will be sure to update NoAccSplash to support this, but as of right now I have nothing 
PS. For those of you who use other music applications (Pandora, etc) I’ve had no luck imitating or even tracing down a way to get those apps to behave. Might email those developers and complain with the make and model of your system.
Share your experience on if 6.1 fixed your NoAccSplash needs and we’ll go from there.
Incoming search terms:
- noaccsplash ios 6 1
- noaccsplash 6 1
- cydia flex patches free
- how come on my phone the videos say playing on tv
- how come on my phone the videos say the video is playing on tv
Jailbreaks and Pirates – The misconceived story
Hey guys, well it’s 2013 and it’s time to start this year off right. In strive to help build a healthier iPhone community, consider the following.
(Warning, a really long rant follows, if you would like to cut to the end you may do so at the paragraph marked CLOSING)
read moreThis Item Is Over 50MB You must connect to a Wi-Fi network
Just got a new iPhone 5 and able to download super fast with the LTE support? Looks like Apple still does not care. I picked up an iPhone 5 and tried to download an application that was over 50MB and was presented with the message: This Item Is Over 50MB You must connect to a Wi-Fi network or use iTunes on your computer to download.
Why does Apple do this and not just give you a message telling you that you are using cellular data and may be charged for it? Lots of people still have unlimited data plans. The kicker is that my iPhone 5′s cellular speeds are double what my Wi-Fi speeds. Hopefully Apple will change this policy soon but I am not holding my breath. Before they had it set at 20MB and recently updated it to 50MB.
If you happen to be able to jailbreak your iPhone or iPad, you can install a 3G unrestrictor application that will trick your device into thinking it is on Wi-Fi and allow you to download applications over 50MB. As soon as we find out that Apple has changed this policy we will update this post to let you know.
Sincerely,
A Frustrated iPhone User
Incoming search terms:
- this item is over 50mb
- how to download over 50mb on iphone without wifi
- item over 50mb iphone
- ipad this item is over 50mb
- how to download apps over 50mb without wifi
- this item is over 50 mb
- how to download over 50mb on ipad without wifi
- how to download over 50mb on iphone
- this item is over 50mb iphone
- download over 50mb on iphone
