Verizon 14.1 update

aPple nErd · Jan 29, 2013, 09:12 PM

My iPhone 5 just automatically updated to 14.1 will this make verizon iPhone 5 locked to Verizon? Or is my phone still by default unlocked?

cynics · Jan 29, 2013, 09:50 PM

Just carrier information for your phone and area. My 4S is on Verizon but with version 14.0. It won't effected locked/unlocked status to the best of my knowledge.

solodogg · Jan 29, 2013, 09:52 PM

mine also updated to 14.1, and i lost the verizon logo in the top bar. All I see now is the signal meter and LTE.

wxman2003 · Jan 29, 2013, 09:54 PM

It's likely a "prl" update which is done automatically to phones with LTE sim cards.

dictoresno · Jan 29, 2013, 11:03 PM

yea i just went into the about menu and was prompted saying that it updated. on a side note, which i never realized, if you tap the loine that says "carrier" it will also scroll though the PRL number, ERI, NAI and MSID.

the 14.1 update contained PRL 15192.

wxman2003 · Jan 29, 2013, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dictoresno

yea i just went into the about menu and was prompted saying that it updated. on a side note, which i never realized, if you tap the loine that says "carrier" it will also scroll though the PRL number, ERI, NAI and MSID.

the 14.1 update contained PRL 15192.

Do you still have the verizon logo on top bar?

dictoresno · Jan 29, 2013, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wxman2003

Do you still have the verizon logo on top bar?

yea. i never saw the phone update anything, download or was i prompted to even do anything. it just let me know it updated necessary carrier info when i went into the about menu. "Verizon" is still on top of my screen. i would suggest rebooting and see what happens.

oh and to answer the OP's original question, no this wont lock the phone.

solodogg · Jan 29, 2013, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by wxman2003

Do you still have the verizon logo on top bar?

mine is back, but i had to reload 6.1 and restore from icloud backup.

Stinja · Jan 29, 2013, 11:59 PM

Hmm interesting.. I went into my settings to check which carrier version I was running, it first said 14.0, but then immediately updated to 14.1. Funny thing is, this 14.1 brought back my changed carrier logo, which had been normal ever since I updated to iOS 6.1.

wxman2003 · Jan 30, 2013, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by solodogg

mine is back, but i had to reload 6.1 and restore from icloud backup.

Thanks, solved the problem.

C DM · Jan 30, 2013, 01:17 PM

Would perhaps simply restarting/resetting the phone bring back the normal/regular logo (for those that might have ran into issues with it)?

I'm not completely sure, it seems like this might have been a Verizon carrier settings update for iPhone 5 only, kind of similar to one they did not long after iPhone 5 was originally released to address an (occasional?) issue with data sometimes being counted as cellular data even when it was used over WiFi.

As for PRL, 15192 was actually there with 14.0 and even with 13.X prior to iOS 6.1.

russgold · Feb 1, 2013, 02:07 PM

Yes PRL 15192 was also under (Verizon 13.1).

GrantMeThePower · Feb 1, 2013, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stinja

Hmm interesting.. I went into my settings to check which carrier version I was running, it first said 14.0, but then immediately updated to 14.1. Funny thing is, this 14.1 brought back my changed carrier logo, which had been normal ever since I updated to iOS 6.1.

Likewise. Did you fix it? how?

sdilley14 · Feb 1, 2013, 03:30 PM

Mine says Verizon 15?

Bahroo · Feb 1, 2013, 05:20 PM

Im on 14.1...what exactly does these types of updates do? Better service?

posguy99 · Feb 1, 2013, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Bahroo

Im on 14.1...what exactly does these types of updates do? Better service?

PRL updates are for your phone's roaming database.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferred_Roaming_List

C DM · Feb 1, 2013, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by posguy99

PRL updates are for your phone's roaming database.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferred_Roaming_List

Although in this case (in case of iPhone) Carrier Updates are somewhat different than PRL updates, as those can and do happen independent of each other.

Knockoutjosie · Feb 1, 2013, 07:58 PM

Mine is still stuck at 14. If I upgrade will this mean ill get more bars?

wxman2003 · Feb 1, 2013, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knockoutjosie

Mine is still stuck at 14. If I upgrade will this mean ill get more bars?

no

Rocko1 · Feb 5, 2013, 03:28 PM

Looks like it capped the LTE bandwidth in So Cal. Was getting 40+mbps until the update. Now it won't crack 24.

Interstella5555 · Feb 5, 2013, 03:33 PM

Have you tried calling them?

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dictoresno macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: NJ	yea i just went into the about menu and was prompted saying that it updated. on a side note, which i never realized, if you tap the loine that says "carrier" it will also scroll though the PRL number, ERI, NAI and MSID. the 14.1 update contained PRL 15192. __________________ Verizon iPhone 5 32GB Black iPad Mini 16GB Black iPod Touch 4th Generation 64GB
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Stinja macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brooklyn, NY	Hmm interesting.. I went into my settings to check which carrier version I was running, it first said 14.0, but then immediately updated to 14.1. Funny thing is, this 14.1 brought back my changed carrier logo, which had been normal ever since I updated to iOS 6.1. __________________ Retina MacBook Pro, 2.6 GHz 16 GB RAM iPad (3rd Gen), 16 GB iPhone 5, 32 GB
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Jan 29, 2013, 09:50 PM	#2
cynics macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2012	Just carrier information for your phone and area. My 4S is on Verizon but with version 14.0. It won't effected locked/unlocked status to the best of my knowledge.
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Jan 29, 2013, 09:52 PM	#3
solodogg macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2011	mine also updated to 14.1, and i lost the verizon logo in the top bar. All I see now is the signal meter and LTE.
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Jan 30, 2013, 01:17 PM	#11
C DM macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2011	Would perhaps simply restarting/resetting the phone bring back the normal/regular logo (for those that might have ran into issues with it)? I'm not completely sure, it seems like this might have been a Verizon carrier settings update for iPhone 5 only, kind of similar to one they did not long after iPhone 5 was originally released to address an (occasional?) issue with data sometimes being counted as cellular data even when it was used over WiFi. As for PRL, 15192 was actually there with 14.0 and even with 13.X prior to iOS 6.1.
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Feb 1, 2013, 02:07 PM	#12
russgold macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2012	Yes PRL 15192 was also under (Verizon 13.1).
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Feb 1, 2013, 03:30 PM	#14
sdilley14 macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2007	Mine says Verizon 15?
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Feb 1, 2013, 05:20 PM	#15
Bahroo macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2012	Im on 14.1...what exactly does these types of updates do? Better service?
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Feb 1, 2013, 07:58 PM	#18
Knockoutjosie macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2012	Mine is still stuck at 14. If I upgrade will this mean ill get more bars?
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Feb 5, 2013, 03:28 PM	#20
Rocko1 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2011	Looks like it capped the LTE bandwidth in So Cal. Was getting 40+mbps until the update. Now it won't crack 24.
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Feb 5, 2013, 03:33 PM	#21
Interstella5555 macrumors 601 Join Date: Jun 2008	Have you tried calling them?
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