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Carrier How to get Straight Talk LTE working on iPhone 5

I want to buy a Verizon iphone 5s and use it with straight talk. The kit I bought from walmart came with 2 t-mobile sims, 2 AT&T sims and an access code for a CDMA phone. I've used 1 of the AT&T sims to activate a 4s and used the 1 month service that came with it. I'm going to use the other AT&T sim (after cutting it down) to activate a second 4s and use a CC to pay for the 1st month of service. I want to use the CDMA access code to activate the Verizon 5s on Straight talk. Does anyone see any problems with that?

Before someone asks why I want both AT&T and Verizon access it's so that if one of us looses signal then the other one should still be able to make a call.
 
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Thank you

Ok so check this out.. I've had a Verizon iPhone 5 for almost a year now. Since their sim slot is factory unlocked, I've been using a Straight talk AT&T sim in it. For almost a full year now, I've been using the same old APN settings which were the following:

Cellular Data
APN: att.mvno
Username:
Password:

MMS
APN: att.mvno
Username:
Password:
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.33:80
MMS Max Size: 1048576
MMS UA Prof URL: http://www.apple.com/mms/uaprof.rdf


Now as long as I turned off my LTE setting, data, MMS and everything was flawless. Well today, everything just went crazy and nothing was working. People were saying they were getting messages from my email and things like that. So I thought, my Straight Talk renewed literally today, so maybe I have to do yet another sim swap. After trying the old way almost 10 times, I stumbled across this thread saying that LTE was now available. I don't have a new sim, like I said, I'm actually using a sim cut down from the mini size that's almost a year old. But I decided to try anything so I used your method from the original post AND IT WORKS. Now, my banner does not show LTE (still shows 4G) but all of my data and MMS works fine and at the same/slightly faster speeds. I in fact toggled the switch to Enable LTE on, tried the data and mms, it worked but did not show LTE in the top banner. When I toggled it to off, everything worked the same.

The one thing that makes no sense to me is this: AFTER INPUTTING THE NEW LTE APN, I left my 'Enable LTE' toggle to OFF and ran 3 speed tests. My download was around 6.5-8.5 (not too bad). When I ran 3 speed tests with the 'Enable LTE' toggle ON, not only were all 3 download tests from 2.5-3.5, but my phone got terribly hot very quick. If it means anything, I'm using iOS 6.1.4 still since I'm not a fan enough to switch to iOS 7. But this is definitely weird to me because like I said, I don't have any new LTE enabled sim, but the LTE APN works. I also have my LTE turned OFF and it gets faster speeds than when it's turned ON.

Can anyone make sense of this? Sorry for the rambling..
 
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Sounds like you need to order a new sim and update to 7.0.3 which does not require you to enter the apn settings manually.

NickSus said:
Ok so check this out.. I've had a Verizon iPhone 5 for almost a year now. Since their sim slot is factory unlocked, I've been using a Straight talk AT&T sim in it. For almost a full year now, I've been using the same old APN settings which were the following:

Cellular Data
APN: att.mvno
Username:
Password:

MMS
APN: att.mvno
Username:
Password:
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.33:80
MMS Max Size: 1048576
MMS UA Prof URL: http://www.apple.com/mms/uaprof.rdf


Now as long as I turned off my LTE setting, data, MMS and everything was flawless. Well today, everything just went crazy and nothing was working. People were saying they were getting messages from my email and things like that. So I thought, my Straight Talk renewed literally today, so maybe I have to do yet another sim swap. After trying the old way almost 10 times, I stumbled across this thread saying that LTE was now available. I don't have a new sim, like I said, I'm actually using a sim cut down from the mini size that's almost a year old. But I decided to try anything so I used your method from the original post AND IT WORKS. Now, my banner does not show LTE (still shows 4G) but all of my data and MMS works fine and at the same/slightly faster speeds. I in fact toggled the switch to Enable LTE on, tried the data and mms, it worked but did not show LTE in the top banner. When I toggled it to off, everything worked the same.

The one thing that makes no sense to me is this: AFTER INPUTTING THE NEW LTE APN, I left my 'Enable LTE' toggle to OFF and ran 3 speed tests. My download was around 6.5-8.5 (not too bad). When I ran 3 speed tests with the 'Enable LTE' toggle ON, not only were all 3 download tests from 2.5-3.5, but my phone got terribly hot very quick. If it means anything, I'm using iOS 6.1.4 still since I'm not a fan enough to switch to iOS 7. But this is definitely weird to me because like I said, I don't have any new LTE enabled sim, but the LTE APN works. I also have my LTE turned OFF and it gets faster speeds than when it's turned ON.

Can anyone make sense of this? Sorry for the rambling..
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Greg from what I've read you can't use the CDMA access code on iPhone. I have the Verizon iPhone 5s and I've order the LTE sim directly from ST. I ordered the one for unlocked GSM phone. I'll post how it turns out after I get my sim.

Greg M said:
I want to buy a Verizon iphone 5s and use it with straight talk. The kit I bought from walmart came with 2 t-mobile sims, 2 AT&T sims and an access code for a CDMA phone. I've used 1 of the AT&T sims to activate a 4s and used the 1 month service that came with it. I'm going to use the other AT&T sim (after cutting it down) to activate a second 4s and use a CC to pay for the 1st month of service. I want to use the CDMA access code to activate the Verizon 5s on Straight talk. Does anyone see any problems with that?

Before someone asks why I want both AT&T and Verizon access it's so that if one of us looses signal then the other one should still be able to make a call.
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Thank you.

So my options are to keep my unlocked T-Mobile 5s and use it with the AT&T ST without VVM or sell my 5s and get a ST iPhone 5 (works on Verizon) in order to have VVM. The two drawbacks are having the 5 instead of the 5s and getting 3g instead of LTE.
 
Greg I'm not sure if VVM works on ST's iPhone. Maybe someone will answer that for you here on the forum. I myself can do without VVM if it will cut my cell bill in half.
 
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iPhone 5s

I got my Straight Sim in and working on my Verizon iPhone 5s iOS 7.0.3. As soon as I activated the sim the iPhone prompted me "do you want to update your network settings". Clicked on OK and has been working great.
 
After the Carrier settings update(from HOME to TFW) my iPhone 5 doesn't want to show the LTE label on top it say 4G. The LTE toggle is on i checked the APN settings with tfdata are fine(the phone got them automatically). Both of my roomates phones got the LTE label after the carrier settings update and after the removal of the APN profile. I have rebooted the phone many times nothing changed it still says 4G i also updated to 7.0.4, but i've never did restore because i dont think it makes any scence.
 
Are yo sure you have an LTE capable sim? I haven't had a chance to try LTE because it's not available in my area, but I purchased my online from straight talk and it was advertised as LTE capable.
 
I dont think it's about the sim i this is about the apn setting u have. My roomate sim is from ebay which was really really old but when he putted the tfdata settings he got LtE right away. In my logic i think the LTE was for new activations which are using the tfdata. My other roomate she have the same sim as me and she got the LTE when she removed the apn profile and rebooted the pohone.
 
NickSus said:
Ok so check this out.. I've had a Verizon iPhone 5 for almost a year now. Since their sim slot is factory unlocked, I've been using a Straight talk AT&T sim in it. For almost a full year now, I've been using the same old APN settings which were the following:

Cellular Data
APN: att.mvno
Username:
Password:

MMS
APN: att.mvno
Username:
Password:
MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com
MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.33:80
MMS Max Size: 1048576
MMS UA Prof URL: http://www.apple.com/mms/uaprof.rdf


Now as long as I turned off my LTE setting, data, MMS and everything was flawless. Well today, everything just went crazy and nothing was working. People were saying they were getting messages from my email and things like that. So I thought, my Straight Talk renewed literally today, so maybe I have to do yet another sim swap. After trying the old way almost 10 times, I stumbled across this thread saying that LTE was now available. I don't have a new sim, like I said, I'm actually using a sim cut down from the mini size that's almost a year old. But I decided to try anything so I used your method from the original post AND IT WORKS. Now, my banner does not show LTE (still shows 4G) but all of my data and MMS works fine and at the same/slightly faster speeds. I in fact toggled the switch to Enable LTE on, tried the data and mms, it worked but did not show LTE in the top banner. When I toggled it to off, everything worked the same.

The one thing that makes no sense to me is this: AFTER INPUTTING THE NEW LTE APN, I left my 'Enable LTE' toggle to OFF and ran 3 speed tests. My download was around 6.5-8.5 (not too bad). When I ran 3 speed tests with the 'Enable LTE' toggle ON, not only were all 3 download tests from 2.5-3.5, but my phone got terribly hot very quick. If it means anything, I'm using iOS 6.1.4 still since I'm not a fan enough to switch to iOS 7. But this is definitely weird to me because like I said, I don't have any new LTE enabled sim, but the LTE APN works. I also have my LTE turned OFF and it gets faster speeds than when it's turned ON.

Can anyone make sense of this? Sorry for the rambling..
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your LTE doesn't work because the old Verizon iPhone 5 doesn't support the LTE bands AT&T (straight talk uses) it should work with a 5S though'

as for the hotness, well the phone might be constantly looking for an active LTE connection, thus making it hot...
 
I bought a Verizon iPhone 5S, device only. As stated in numerous places in numerous forums, the GSM is unlocked by law in Verizon 5S and 5C.

Went to Walmart, bought the activation kit ($64 w/tax) which specifically mentions that the GSM activation in certain phones will give you LTE. It also specifically mentions that Verizon activation will NOT give you LTE.

Cut down the SIM with scissors, ported my tel# over (approx 1 hour), restarted the 5S, received carrier update, and I have LTE where LTE is available.

I have double the speed at home (10 down, 10 up) at home, 19 down and 19 up where LTE is available, 5 down and 2.5 up (in the same bldg as the above LTE readings--reception isn't as good.)

Visual voice mail isn't available: it's regular voice mail where you have to dial in and listen, one by one. Oh, the tragedy! which I will gladly live with for the $45 (or less) per month.
 
smotania said:
After the Carrier settings update(from HOME to TFW) my iPhone 5 doesn't want to show the LTE label on top it say 4G. The LTE toggle is on i checked the APN settings with tfdata are fine(the phone got them automatically). Both of my roomates phones got the LTE label after the carrier settings update and after the removal of the APN profile. I have rebooted the phone many times nothing changed it still says 4G i also updated to 7.0.4, but i've never did restore because i dont think it makes any scence.
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I guess I'm the only one with this problem
 
Mine doesn't say LTE at home, doesn't even say 4G, but I've seen both designations pop up while downtown.

Of course, the ATT LTE coverage map says I'm in LTE area, but guess what?
 
madmaxmedia said:
I originally couldn't get LTE to show up either, but the next morning on my drive to work it showed up. How long has it been?
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I was transferred from att.mvno to tfdata yesterday morning still nothing. The only think that i thought might help and didnt do it is to reset the network settings, but honestly i dont think that will help either. I will try to convince my wife to update her phone to ios7 and to see what will happen. This is really weird :(
 
Idefix said:
Mine doesn't say LTE at home, doesn't even say 4G, but I've seen both designations pop up while downtown.

Of course, the ATT LTE coverage map says I'm in LTE area, but guess what?
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If your phone says Home for network you have to update to the latest ios version and you will get the carrier update as well and you should get the LTE. Also after that you dont need to make any settings everything will work :)
 
smotania said:
If your phone says Home for network you have to update to the latest ios version and you will get the carrier update as well and you should get the LTE. Also after that you dont need to make any settings everything will work :)
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running 7.0.3

5S says TFW all the time, just doesn't say either 4G or LTE until the phone is in the right coverage area.
 
smotania said:
Ok but my phone is in thd LTE coverage area and still doesnt say LTE and i dont have any idea why but it is very frustrating!
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see the post from apollo1444 above...

no idea if that is true, you'll have to look into it.

also, only gsm gets LTE on ST--is that what SIM you have in the 5?
 
How to get Straight Talk LTE working on iPhone 5

I've just put my wife's sim card in my phone and got the LTE right away. Then put mine back in and 4G again :( my wife sim is from january i bought mine in march 2012, but my roommates sim is from ebay and it looks way older than mine and he had LTE :(
 
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smotania said:
I've just put my wife's sim card in my phone and got the LTE right away. Then put mine back in and 4G again :( my wife sim is from january i bought mine in march 2012, but my roommates sim is from ebay and it looks way older than mine and he had LTE :(
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go to ST website and buy the LTE GSM chip
 
Are the alternate APN settings JUST for MMS? Because default APN from ST gave LTE

I have the at&t sim card with the iphone 5 version 7.0.2. I used the apn settings straight talk provided me, and it worked right away. I have TFW LTE on the screen.

Is the only reason why people adjust the apn settings to be able to send picture and video messages?

Because the LTE worked on its own. I didn't have to mess around with any settings, just the ones straight talk provided me
 
erica24 said:
I have the at&t sim card with the iphone 5 version 7.0.2. I used the apn settings straight talk provided me, and it worked right away. I have TFW LTE on the screen.

Is the only reason why people adjust the apn settings to be able to send picture and video messages?

Because the LTE worked on its own. I didn't have to mess around with any settings, just the ones straight talk provided me
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If you are running iOS 7.02 or later and have a new LTE SIM, you don't even need to manually enter the APN settings. The iPhone will now use the correct settings for Straight Talk, and data and MMS now work automatically.

The only thing that doesn't work is Visual Voicemail. I have found Youmail to be a great free substitute. It works perfectly for me, the only difference is that instead of launching the default Phone app to check voicemail, you use the Youmail app.
 
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