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toejam316
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  #3528009 15-Sep-2026 12:45
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pcman2000:

 

boosacnoodle:

 

Still no one with an Android on Spark?

 

 

Still nothing on my Prepaid SIM in Wellington, I can talk to the 5G Core (which is more than can be said about One or 2d) but just the same "N1 Mode Not Allowed" as before.

 

 

 

Perhaps a pay monthly plan can access it, but I don't have access to a pay monthly SIM to try. It's also possible it's only provisioned if it detects a certain phone model (just like how Spark still handles access to normal 5G NSA) on your account.

 

 

 

 

My understanding is probably quite limited, but from what I've been told the new core has 4G elements already running on it, but no 5G elements yet, they remain on the old core.





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  #3528014 15-Sep-2026 12:57
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toejam316:

 

My understanding is probably quite limited, but from what I've been told the new core has 4G elements already running on it, but no 5G elements yet, they remain on the old core.

 

 

Yeah, it seems like things are running on a core capable of SA but not configured for it yet.

 

nztim:

 

I know the NZ Variant of the iPhone does not support MMwave I have a US Variant which does...

 

if you are in massive, crowded stadium with 60000+ people sayat ANZ stadium in Sydney you are the only people getting service everyone else is sitting there struggling

 

This includes the international version of the iPhone sold in AU/NZ yet these stadiums are equipped with mmwave.

 

NOTE: this looks to have changed with the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 lineup

 

Because we have not adopted mmwave in NZ try using your phone at Eden Park, MT Smart, of the Caketin in Wellington is just hopeless

 

 

mmWave is not supported on the iPhone in either Australia or New Zealand, even if you bring over a US variant. This is because the iPhone loads a carrier profile for your local carrier which won't have mmWave configured. A US iPhone in Australia wouldn't connect to mmWave.

 

The iPhone 18 Pro and Duo are still US-only for mmWave as well, the hardware is not present on any global phones.

 

Australia does have mmWave deployments by the networks, but there's no phones sold anymore with working mmWave in Australia either.





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