iPhone replacement has a strange model #

[Prime85]

I got my iPhone 5 exchanged today at the Apple store and I was in the about settings and it had a strange model # NE491LL/A. I tarted doing a google search and nothing came up. Does anyone have any idea what this model number means?

 

[Gary500]

This is the new tweaked A1428 that supports T-Mobile.

 

[metzy25]

Man I just got a replacement I don't think I got the new tweaked version

 

[Satnam1989]

I got my iPhone 5 exchanged today at the Apple store and I was in the about settings and it had a strange model # NE491LL/A. I tarted doing a google search and nothing came up. Does anyone have any idea what this model number means?

Usually model starting with "N" means it is a refurbished model.

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Man I just got a replacement I don't think I got the new tweaked version

EDIT: you could be wrong, check the thread below...:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1569082/

 

[Prime85]

This is the new tweaked A1428 that supports T-Mobile.

Thanks you are right, it's the new A1428 version. I get much better signal now even though I was already in a refarmed area!

 

[ceevee]

I got my iPhone 5 exchanged today at the Apple store and I was in the about settings and it had a strange model # NE491LL/A. I tarted doing a google search and nothing came up. Does anyone have any idea what this model number means?

Did your original (before the exchange) model # start with MD or ME?

 

[bcooln]

where did you get your iphone replace at? i want to get my iphone replace too, but i just don't know if my apple store has the new update version of A128 yet. i live in Tampa Florida

 

[Satnam1989]

I am starting to gather information on my thread to truly identify the AWS capable iPhone 5 A1428, feel free to input your two cents that anyone has....https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1572942/

 

[Prime85]

iPhone replacement has a strange model #

Did your original (before the exchange) model # start with MD or ME?

I believe it was MD, not sure though. I got it back it november

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where did you get your iphone replace at? i want to get my iphone replace too, but i just don't know if my apple store has the new update version of A128 yet. i live in Tampa Florida

Miami

When you go for the exchange make sure the last 4 digits of the serial are one of these


FH19
FH1C
FH1D
FH1F
FH1G
FH1H

Those are the ones that work on T-mobiles AWS network.

 

[tgi]

I'm going to get my phone exchanged because I'm having issues with it. Is the tweaked A1428 going to work better if I'm on AT&T? For some reason that's what I've gathered from reading this thread.

 

[Satnam1989]

I'm going to get my phone exchanged because I'm having issues with it. Is the tweaked A1428 going to work better if I'm on AT&T? For some reason that's what I've gathered from reading this thread.

Has no affect on AT&T so I'm not sure where your reading....and what your reading....the buzz is all about tmobile and has nothing to do with AT&T.