iPad mini iPad Mini 1st Gen and T-Mobile

[tr0gd0r]

When Apple announced the iPad Air and the iPad Mini with Retina display, they also updated their website to show that the 1st Gen iPad mini is now getting T-Mobile support. Does anyone know if that means they updated the radios in the iPad Mini to support HSPA on the AWS (1700/2100 bands)? The AT&T iPad Mini always supported LTE on the AWS bands, but not for HSPA. Most of T-Mobile's 4G network is on those bands, with a few areas moving to 1900 band.

Thanks in advance.

 

[JOSE891]

When Apple announced the iPad Air and the iPad Mini with Retina display, they also updated their website to show that the 1st Gen iPad mini is now getting T-Mobile support. Does anyone know if that means they updated the radios in the iPad Mini to support HSPA on the AWS (1700/2100 bands)? The AT&T iPad Mini always supported LTE on the AWS bands, but not for HSPA. Most of T-Mobile's 4G network is on those bands, with a few areas moving to 1900 band.

Thanks in advance.

I read somewhere your iPad Mini had to be manufactured after I think January/February, that's when Apple added support for the AWS 4G band.

I also read people have had success having Apple exchanging there iPads manufactured before then for a newer one that has the new bands.

 

[tr0gd0r]

Thats interesting. They still don't list those bands on the tech specs page of their site. It would be kinda useless on T-Mobile without those bands. I may just have to buy one to test it out and return if it doesn't work.

 

[Lockon]

Can anyone confirm hspa AWS bands? I'm getting 4G and LTE in a major city, but only get Edge in a closeby suburb. So I don't know if the 4G is a tower that T-mobile swapped to 900mhz.