iOS 6.1 Out - iPhone 5 LTE Vodacom *Updated

[LordPhoenix]

Hey,

To all iPhone 5 users, iOS 6.1 is out, bringing LTE support for the Vodacom network.

Be sure to phone Vodacom to activate LTE on your sim, Contract users only for now.

Jailbreak should be out in the next few days.:joy:

Update: Guys, if after the update you receiving No Service, goto Settings>General>Cellular and turn LTE off, it seems that if you on Pre-paid or an unauthorized contract sim it will not connect and you will receive no signal.

Switching it off reverts the phone back to the 3G band.

Regards

 

[flyhid]

Great stuff .been waiting far too long to get this device jail broken ......

 

[boost3d]

Thanks for the heads up

Not sure how valid this statement Is but iv heard that one of the reasons for poor battery life is because the phone was designed for lte and its constantly searching for it.

Not expecting any miracles but will let you guys know if there is any difference once the update installed

 

[LordPhoenix]

Thanks for the heads up

Not sure how valid this statement Is but iv heard that one of the reasons for poor battery life is because the phone was designed for lte and its constantly searching for it.

Not expecting any miracles but will let you guys know if there is any difference once the update installed

Hey Boet,

Not actually hey, Because our carrier settings have had LTE disabled, the LTE portion of the baseband chip has been offline.

On a side note, I've actually found my iPhone 5 to have the best battery life compared to my iPhone 3Gs, 4 and wifes 4S.

How long is the battery lasting you? I get about 1 day and a half, sometime two days, with around 8 hours usage.

 

[boost3d]

This is my 1st iPhone and I'm not use to the battery life to be honest. Mines doesn't last a day but I do alot of browsing and using email.

 

[prospect]

Will wait for untethered jailbreak (which could take months)

 

[LordPhoenix]

Will wait for untethered jailbreak (which could take months)

You in luck buddy, its ready, 1 week.

planetbeing: In terms of release date, we're aiming for approximately a week out, but it's possible it will come sooner or later than that.

 

[Melinko]

Tested the LTE this morning with the speed test app. 10 Mbps Download and 10 Mbps upload :thumbs:

 

[LordPhoenix]

Tested the LTE this morning with the speed test app. 10 Mbps Download and 10 Mbps upload :thumbs:

Any screenshots?:fencelook:

 

[Twinz]

Going to activate this afternoon. :joy:

 

[boost3d]

Iv activated mines

Takes 24 hours to be enabled though

 

[prospect]

Will wait for untethered jailbreak (which could take months)

You in luck buddy, its ready, 1 week.

planetbeing: In terms of release date, we're aiming for approximately a week out, but it's possible it will come sooner or later than that.

Didn't know, thanks :thumbs:

 

[EwMPS]

:thumbs:

 

[Jerez]

Uploaded on 4s this evening ... iCloud prompted upload

 

[n_s]

Busy downloading it now.

 

[boost3d]

Using it this morning and loving how responsive my browser has become

 

[Melinko]

 

[LordPhoenix]

Not bad, Kinda expected higher speeds since their arent many users on LTE,

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Vodacom seems to be provisioning all their contract iPhone users automatically for LTE.

 

[Twinz]

I upgraded but still no Lte service in cape town northern suburbs. Not sure about central cape town.

 

[ChrisBrand]

I upgraded but still no Lte service in cape town northern suburbs. Not sure about central cape town.

I also upgraded Twinz on my 4S with no LTE but im prepaid so i guess thats why its not listed on my phone