{"id":744642,"date":"2013-04-02T15:49:02","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T19:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=626699"},"modified":"2013-04-02T15:49:02","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T19:49:02","slug":"report-iphone-update-authorizing-t-mobiles-lte-network-arrives-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/744642","title":{"rendered":"Report: iPhone update authorizing T-Mobile\u2019s LTE network arrives Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I wrote a post attempting to answer all of the lingering questions about whether current-generation iPhones would work on T-Mobile\u2019s networks<\/a>. There was only one answer I couldn\u2019t get out of Apple, and that was when it would send out the iOS update officially activating support for T-Mobile\u2019s brand new 4G network. Well, Apple remains mum, but TMoNews seems to have gotten the answer<\/a>: April 5.<\/p>

An internal T-Mobile screenshot leaked to TMoNews states that the iOS update will not only authorize the T-Mobile network (T-Mo\u2019s 2G and a portion of its HSPA+ networks are already supported), but will enable Apple\u2019s visual voicemail and MMS features on the carrier as well. Here\u2019s the text of document:<\/p>

\u201cThe T-Mobile Carrier Update is a minor iOS software update that enables official iPhone support by T-Mobile. When installed, the software update enables a handful of capabilities like Visual Voicemail, MMS Settings and Network\/Device optimizations that customers do not have access to today.\u00a0On April 5, the software update will begin being pushed via OTA to all iPhone devices on the T-Mobile network with iOS 6.1.x or higher.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>

I asked Apple and was told it isn\u2019t commenting on a rumor, so I suppose we\u2019ll have to wait until Friday to see if an iOS update shows up in iTunes.<\/p>

Keep in mind that only the North American GSM iPhone 5 model will work on T-Mobile\u2019s LTE systems, which are now live in seven markets<\/a>, and to connect to T-Mo you must have an unlocked device. All generations of iPhones will work in T-Mobile\u2019s 2G footprint and on its HSPA+ networks in about 50 markets today. The carrier is expanding that HSPA+ support quickly as it undergoes a major network overhaul<\/a>.<\/p>
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