Telecom 4G launch 12 Nov 2013

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#913789 11-Oct-2013 18:05

there is a thread on the 700 band here

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#914108 12-Oct-2013 14:29

I put my new note 3 iemi in and it says its not 4g capable.

I didnt realise I would need a specific sim card or I wouldnt have bought the sim for a dollar last week to port over my last 2 degrees number to. Will I be able to swap over in store? Dont really want to have to deal with the hassle of courier deliveries etc.

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#914134 12-Oct-2013 15:10

richms: I put my new note 3 iemi in and it says its not 4g capable.

I didnt realise I would need a specific sim card or I wouldnt have bought the sim for a dollar last week to port over my last 2 degrees number to. Will I be able to swap over in store? Dont really want to have to deal with the hassle of courier deliveries etc.

Yes you'll be able to get a 4G SIM and have 4G enabled on your line in Store.

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#914137 12-Oct-2013 15:40

why wont 4G work automaticlly on exiting sim cards?

*Insert big spe*dtest result here*

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#914138 12-Oct-2013 15:41

hamish225: why wont 4G work automaticlly on exiting sim cards?

I don't know the specifics, but I do know that Telecom is working on it and hopes to have it compatible with existing SIMs by about the middle of next year.

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#914698 14-Oct-2013 11:39

hamish225: why wont 4G work automaticlly on exiting sim cards?

Existing SIMs were specialized for 3G to get the best out of them. There was no point in having a SIM accessing 4G until it was ready

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#914700 14-Oct-2013 11:40

Yyrael:
hamish225: why wont 4G work automaticlly on exiting sim cards?

Existing SIMs were specialized for 3G to get the best out of them. There was no point in having a SIM accessing 4G until it was ready

Really please explain more? I am quite interested to know myself

Are they a different class over the older SIMs do they another IMSI range for the 4G network?

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#914702 14-Oct-2013 11:46

johnr:
Yyrael:
hamish225: why wont 4G work automaticlly on exiting sim cards?

Existing SIMs were specialized for 3G to get the best out of them. There was no point in having a SIM accessing 4G until it was ready

Really please explain more? I am quite interested to know myself

Are they a different class over the older SIMs do they another IMSI range for the 4G network?

Yes the new SIMS have a built in master filter

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#914704 14-Oct-2013 11:48

Lol

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#914706 14-Oct-2013 11:49

coffeebaron:
johnr:
Yyrael:
hamish225: why wont 4G work automaticlly on exiting sim cards?

Existing SIMs were specialized for 3G to get the best out of them. There was no point in having a SIM accessing 4G until it was ready

Really please explain more? I am quite interested to know myself

Are they a different class over the older SIMs do they another IMSI range for the 4G network?

Yes the new SIMS have a built in master filter

I asked for that one

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#914707 14-Oct-2013 11:49

coffeebaron: Yes the new SIMS have a built in master filter

*groan*

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#914713 14-Oct-2013 11:56

coffeebaron:
Yes the new SIMS have a built in master filter

Good, atleast they have a lower line attenuation...

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#914739 14-Oct-2013 12:31

Behodar:
hamish225: why wont 4G work automaticlly on exiting sim cards?

I don't know the specifics, but I do know that Telecom is working on it and hopes to have it compatible with existing SIMs by about the middle of next year.

This is correct. The existing HLR doesn't support 4G. We have a new HLR that supports 4G and the 4G SIMs are specific to this, as behodar mentioned sometime next year all SIMs will be transferred to the new HLR and then you won't need a new SIM card. Naturally most people don't need (or care about) this information so 4G Sims are optimized for 4G is the answer you will usually get. Had to get some clarification on that one :P

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#914740 14-Oct-2013 12:31

Yyrael:
hamish225: why wont 4G work automaticlly on exiting sim cards?

Existing SIMs were specialized for 3G to get the best out of them. There was no point in having a SIM accessing 4G until it was ready

A sim is just a billing id number / device ID number.

Not sure what you're getting at. The 4g functionality is in the phone, not the sim.

Good laugh though .

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#914743 14-Oct-2013 12:36

surfisup1000:
Yyrael:
hamish225: why wont 4G work automaticlly on exiting sim cards?

Existing SIMs were specialized for 3G to get the best out of them. There was no point in having a SIM accessing 4G until it was ready

A sim is just a billing id number / device ID number.

Not sure what you're getting at. The 4g functionality is in the phone, not the sim.

Good laugh though .

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