5G for new iPhone 13

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#289753 27-Sep-2021 16:40

Hey Team,

Any idea on when the new iPhones will be able to use 5G?

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#2785068 27-Sep-2021 16:43

They can already, the problem is there isn't much 5G coverage on Spark currently

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#2785069 27-Sep-2021 16:44

Hi there -

5G is enabled by default with the iPhone13 (like the 12) - I assume you have it setup on your account (it does automatically in the background after some time). If your still having troubl DM me your number.

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#2785072 27-Sep-2021 16:45

the moment you turn it on.

5G coverage is very short range. so unlike 4G you can't build a tower and cover miles and miles of radius, so in order to cover 1km you'd need a few "towers". so they are concentrated in densely populated areas like CBD. even if you are in a 5G area there are numerous black spots.

was going to make a joke about something related but i thought better of it. not the right thread!

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#2785100 27-Sep-2021 17:23

Interesting. I was in the Christchurch cbd on Friday and I couldn't get 5g.
I was looking at the spark website today and I saw that you can type in your imei and it will tell you if it supports 5G and my imei was not supported
I will try going into town again this week and try again

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#2785103 27-Sep-2021 17:32

Thanks for the IMEI checker pointer - will get that looked into. The phone should just work [5G].

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