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Forums › Spark New Zealand (including Skinny and BigPipe) › Skinny 5G - Apple iPhone 12 pro bought from Apple direct
jat80

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#279579 24-Oct-2020 12:23
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Do I need to do anything to activate it? Tried to ring skinny directly but the agent didn’t even know what 5g was.





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  #2591252 24-Oct-2020 12:28
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Are you in one of the (very few and very small) 5G coverage areas?



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  #2591253 24-Oct-2020 12:30
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Benjip:

Are you in one of the (very few and very small) 5G coverage areas?



I’m not far from Auckland CBD





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  #2591261 24-Oct-2020 13:30
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you need to be in palmerston north, to access spark 5g.




Voice gives context



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  #2591268 24-Oct-2020 13:51
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sdavisnz:

you need to be in palmerston north, to access spark 5g.



As of this week, Spark has enabled 5G in parts of Auckland.

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  #2591269 24-Oct-2020 13:53
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sdavisnz:

 

you need to be in palmerston north, to access spark 5g.

 

 

Why is that? Spark/Skinny have coverage in Auckland as well.

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  #2591448 24-Oct-2020 16:45
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Coverage is best if you have a boat ... or are on the waterfront.....in the rest of the cbd .. not so much


https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/smart-benches-spark-launches-5g-mobile-in-downtown-auckland/JKAVIHVWYOYCKUVXZCAW7JWYHA/

 
 
 
 

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  #2591451 24-Oct-2020 16:52
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If anyone actually knows if skinny need to activate anything on there end let me know. I have no options of 5G on the iPhone in the mobile settings. Thanks.





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  #2591467 24-Oct-2020 17:32
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5G on the iPhone 12 / Pro, is not yet supported with Skinny. We hope to enable this soon.




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  #2591871 25-Oct-2020 20:02
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maybe volte will be enabled as well........still waiting......




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  #2591920 25-Oct-2020 20:40
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BioNz:

 

maybe volte will be enabled as well........still waiting......

 

 

You couldn't enable 5G without VoLTE since nobody would be able to make voice calls.

 

 

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  #2591924 25-Oct-2020 21:04
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BioNz:

maybe volte will be enabled as well........still waiting......



VoLTE is available with Skinny and iOS 14.




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  #2592220 26-Oct-2020 20:19
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gajan:
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maybe volte will be enabled as well........still waiting......

 



VoLTE is available with Skinny and iOS 14.

 

 

 

im an android user s9+ still waiting.............




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  #2592223 26-Oct-2020 20:41
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Is VoLTE enabled in the menu of the handset? If yes then Spark / skinny need to do some checks

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  #2592224 26-Oct-2020 20:46
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BioNz:

 

im an android user s9+ still waiting.............

 

 

I see - assumed it was an iOS device given the thread. Is your device sourced via Spark/Skinny ? I can check on what the timeliens / plan is for this.




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  #2592231 26-Oct-2020 21:26
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gajan:

 

BioNz:

 

im an android user s9+ still waiting.............

 

 

I see - assumed it was an iOS device given the thread. Is your device sourced via Spark/Skinny ? I can check on what the timeliens / plan is for this.

 

 

 

 

it has spark rom on it. 

 

csc is tnz

 

so prob doesnt meet the rules. 

 

 




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