Strange, my APN for MMS changed to fast.t-mobile.com but for cellular data it is still epc.t-mobile.com
If I change it manually, it changes back.
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T-Mobile USA Rolling Out Software Update for Existing Unlocked iPhone Customers
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Strange, my APN for MMS changed to fast.t-mobile.com but for cellular data it is still epc.t-mobile.com
If I change it manually, it changes back.
Perhaps fast is just for the iPhone 5. What are you using?
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The carrier update didn't do anything to coverage. All it did is show 4G when you are connected to HSPA+. Before it showed 3G for both (which is should but stupid carriers like it to say 4G). It will not affect speeds in anyway (it is just a display change).
I'm unable to pull a good speed test after the carrier update and I seem to have lost a few bars of signal strength. Could be the HSPA+ coverage in my building which is notorious for garbage
3GS Visual Voicemail
I received my carrier update. Visual Voicemail is now enabled by I keep getting "Voicemail Unavailable Could not authorize access." I chatted with T-Mobile help and they said that visual voicemail is not compatible with the iPhone 3GS.
So not only can I not use VVM but I also cannot know that I have new voicemail. Not sure what to do.
I received my carrier update. Visual Voicemail is now enabled by I keep getting "Voicemail Unavailable Could not authorize access." I chatted with T-Mobile help and they said that visual voicemail is not compatible with the iPhone 3GS.
So not only can I not use VVM but I also cannot know that I have new voicemail. Not sure what to do.
Thanks for the settings. Put MMS settings in my 3GS on iOS 5 and I get MMS now...
The problem stems from the standard's body failing to, or at least taking its time, to adopt a definition for 4G. HSPC+ was, and probably still is, included in the working 4G definition. That is why carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile can legally refer to HSPC+ as 4G.
From a practical stand point, its speeds are comparable and sometimes surpass LTE speeds.
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I don't think the T-Mobile rep is correct, but what version of the OS are you using. You have to be on at least 6.1.
Downloaded the carrier bundle but still no Visual Voicemail. Restarted twice, does anyone actually have this working? I'm on an iPhone 5 with 6.1.3 that I just restored on Friday.
EDIT: Nothing a quick restore couldn't fix
Working now!!
EDIT: Nothing a quick restore couldn't fix
Working now!!
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Bullsh... I'm on a 3GS with 6.1.3, factory unlocked, not jailbroken, and since the carrier update I've got visual voicemail on my phone.
ETA: here's an idea. Could it have anything to do with which version of the 3GS we're talking about? I've got one of the last batches, made in December 2011 with a newer baseband chip.
Just left myself a voicemail from my deskphone, and everything works as one would expect. Neat!
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My Visual Voicemail was not working too, but I did nothing... just gave it some time, now it's working.
Sorry but edge and 3G will be around on T-mobile for many, many more years. AFAIK there aren't even any plans to upgrade most edge sites in the next few years.
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I think it is suppose to be blank unless it is different than your data APN.
hotspot
I'm on the originally unlimited data with hotspot. Not one of the new plans. Hotspot option just came back on my phone about 30 minutes after the update. Finally feel like I have a legit iPhone.
I'm on the originally unlimited data with hotspot. Not one of the new plans. Hotspot option just came back on my phone about 30 minutes after the update. Finally feel like I have a legit iPhone.
one of many articles
http://gigaom.com/2012/02/23/t-mobile-pounds-the-first-nail-in-2gs-coffin/
If you have an existing T-Mobile iOS configuration profile (that you would have downloaded from the t-mobile setup site), remove it.
Show me where it say existing edge sites are being upgraded. That article is referring to their refarming process which is taking place in areas that already have HSPA.