Carrier Settings Update

lobsterghost1, I did contact T-Mobile to confirm I had the most up to date carrier version on my iPhone. They confirmed my version was the most up to date version. They could not explain the frequent popups to 'UPDATE CARRIER SETTINGS'. When I asked them about the QLink phone, because that number is not registered in their system, they would not offer suggestions or help with that phone. Because the QLink phone (iPhone 11) cannot access data when I am away from my home's wi-fi, they cannot be using the same T-Mobile towers that my T-Mobile iPhone (6s) is using that can always access data when away from wi-fi.

Thank you Limnos for your response to my question. I appreciate that you took the time to respond to my unclear question. Maybe I was not clear about what my actual question was. My question is "Does anyone else experience frequent popups about updating carrier settings daily?" I am aware of how to update my settings. It's just that in 6 years of owning an IOS device, these last few months are the first that I have had frequent popups daily that are requiring me to update my carrier settings. I think it's unusual and I am wondering if other IOS users are also experiencing these daily popups?

IdrisSeabright, thank you for your suggestion. We have actually tried that a few times. It has not stopped the very frequent popups to update carrier settings. Two iPhones. Two Carriers who are unrelated to each other. So if it is a carrier issue, it's happening to multiple carriers. T-Mobile and QLink.

Lobsterghost1 - you might think that is true, except that my T-Mobile phone has the ability to use data, but my QLink phone has no access to data. If they were both using the same towers, then how do you explain that problem? QLink sends me emails weekly reminding me that I have unlimited data on my plan, but the reality is I only have unlimited data on the T-Mobile phone and ZERO data on the QLink phone even though my plan is supposed to have unlimited data.

We are confident that the data issue is a QLink issue. They refuse to send the problem up the chain to their engineers. They blame my iPhone settings. According to Apple there is nothing wrong with my 11's settings. T-Mobile won't get involved because their system does not recognize the QLink phone number. No one can explain that now the update carrier settings popup is occurring on both phones. Thanks for your time.

Lawrence Finch, thank you for your thoughtful suggestion. Yes, every time I get the carrieer settings update popup I always choose the "UPDATE SETTINGS" option.

lobsterghost1, that's a great suggestion. Since I'm not independently wealthy, Verizon's or AT&T's $70 monthly plans are not an option for my limited budget.