IPhone 4S and the Att Microcell

balbrt1 · Jan 31, 2013, 05:52 PM

Not only am I getting my first iphone tomorrow but I use a microcell at my home. otherwise I do not have enough bars to use my cell phone. I've had it for 2 yrs and works great on a Motorola andriod phone. 5 bars all of the time. I am just worried about it not working with the iphone. Has anyone else been able to use a microcell with their iphone? If you have a work around could you post it for me? thank you so much...

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Goodeye · Jan 31, 2013, 05:59 PM

Yep it works great with the iPhone. I got one in my house and my iPhone 5 works on it perfectly as well as my wife's iPhone 4S.

What you'll notice is the AT&T carrier name in the top left will change to say AT&T M-Cell when connected to it.

balbrt1 · Jan 31, 2013, 06:50 PM

Thank you so much for your reply. That does make me feel better

mpayne2k · Jan 31, 2013, 07:18 PM

Works great for me, unless you get WiFi deadspots in your home/appt. I do and sometimes can still lose a call. Otherwise, the thing works great!

cole01 · Jan 31, 2013, 07:21 PM

It might just be me, or an iPhone 5 issue but I've noticed my battery drains faster when connected to the Microcell. It's not enough for me to stop using it however, it still lasts me a whole day and otherwise I wouldn't even be able to make or receive calls!

balbrt1 · Jan 31, 2013, 09:21 PM

I hear you..Without the microcell we have nothing here. I live in a rural area and I would have to cry if my microcell failed me. I just use it for calls and it has been a lifesaver. I had verizon for 8 yrs and was never able to use a cell phone in my home. I decided when I changed to ATT I would not do that again and so far it has been great. I hope all goes well with the new iphone. I will keep you posted...ty all for helping me.

Jaimi · Jan 31, 2013, 09:31 PM

Three of our 4 Iphone 4S phones connect and work flawlessly with the microcell. The 4th used to work, but then decided to quit connecting to it, and it has never done so since. Resetting (etc) does not work, and it is (still) on the Microcell website. No one knows why or can help.

Jaimi · Mar 27, 2013, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaimi

Three of our 4 Iphone 4S phones connect and work flawlessly with the microcell. The 4th used to work, but then decided to quit connecting to it, and it has never done so since. Resetting (etc) does not work, and it is (still) on the Microcell website. No one knows why or can help.

Sorry to update such an old post. But we were able to get the fourth phone on the microcell. We had to remove it from the whitelist on the AT&T site, add it back, reboot the phone and hold it near the microcell. Then it worked. My guess is there is some sort of authorization handshake that has to happen, and if you don't get it right off, it never happens again.

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balbrt1 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	IPhone 4S and the Att Microcell Not only am I getting my first iphone tomorrow but I use a microcell at my home. otherwise I do not have enough bars to use my cell phone. I've had it for 2 yrs and works great on a Motorola andriod phone. 5 bars all of the time. I am just worried about it not working with the iphone. Has anyone else been able to use a microcell with their iphone? If you have a work around could you post it for me? thank you so much...i
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cole01 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2008	It might just be me, or an iPhone 5 issue but I've noticed my battery drains faster when connected to the Microcell. It's not enough for me to stop using it however, it still lasts me a whole day and otherwise I wouldn't even be able to make or receive calls! __________________ Late 2012 27" iMac 3.4 i7, 1TB Fusion, 680MX ; 15" Unibody Macbook Pro 2.66, 8GB RAM ; iPhone 5 Black 64GB ; iPad 3 White 32GB Cellular ; iPad mini Black 32GB Wifi
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Jan 31, 2013, 05:59 PM	#2
Goodeye macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2009	Yep it works great with the iPhone. I got one in my house and my iPhone 5 works on it perfectly as well as my wife's iPhone 4S. What you'll notice is the AT&T carrier name in the top left will change to say AT&T M-Cell when connected to it.
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Jan 31, 2013, 06:50 PM	#3
balbrt1 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	Thank you so much for your reply. That does make me feel better
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Jan 31, 2013, 07:18 PM	#4
mpayne2k macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2010	Works great for me, unless you get WiFi deadspots in your home/appt. I do and sometimes can still lose a call. Otherwise, the thing works great!
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Jan 31, 2013, 09:21 PM	#6
balbrt1 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	I hear you..Without the microcell we have nothing here. I live in a rural area and I would have to cry if my microcell failed me. I just use it for calls and it has been a lifesaver. I had verizon for 8 yrs and was never able to use a cell phone in my home. I decided when I changed to ATT I would not do that again and so far it has been great. I hope all goes well with the new iphone. I will keep you posted...ty all for helping me.
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Jan 31, 2013, 09:31 PM	#7
Jaimi macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2009	Three of our 4 Iphone 4S phones connect and work flawlessly with the microcell. The 4th used to work, but then decided to quit connecting to it, and it has never done so since. Resetting (etc) does not work, and it is (still) on the Microcell website. No one knows why or can help.
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