Need clarification Airtel 4G support in iphone 5?

Hi All,

Airtel does not support 4G on iPhone 5s. I just got off their customer service. They only support iPhone 6 and above. They are very cheeky that way. I used to get LTE (4G) on my US purchased officially unlocked iPhone 5s till 2 months back. Then I started to get only 3G. So they said, well you don't have the right SIM that supports 4G. I changed the SIM. Then Airtel says that my iPhone 5s does not support 4G. The truth is that their network does not support the iPhone 5s that was purchased, officially unlocked, in the US, as is mine.

Check the link below. Apparently an iPhone 5s with the number A1533 on the back is a US iPhone 5s (unlocked). That will not work on Airtel's network to provide 4G. Only those that have numbers A1530 and A1529 which are sold through Airtel are supported. These support the 2300 Mhz frequency that is Airtel's standard for 4G. However other countries have implemented 4G on 1800 Mhz. Airtel will tell you nothing when they sell you the 4G plan. Even their customer service is unaware of all the nuances of (in)compatibility. After they got you by saying that 3G/4G are the same, you will realize that they don't really support your phone after several service calls. Only iPhones purchased through Airtel.

http://www.iservice.co.in/is-your-iphone-5s-or-5c-compatible-with-reliance-airte l-4g/

RESOLVED

I had same issue and everyone kept saying same thing "iPhone 5 doesn't support 4G"

I had to upgrade my sim to AIRTEL 4G(128K). After facing few issues, figured out to make it work.

Follow the below steps,

1) Make sure the Airtel 4G SIM is activated and working before inserting into iPhone 5.

I used my another Android Phone to activate the SIM first. SIM has to be ready to make calls and use Mobile Data.

2) WiFi Connection Needed. After inserting activated SIM, it will prompt you to connect to WiFi, so make sure you have a Internet WiFi connectivity and working.

Once you connect to the internet, it will ask you to enter the Apple ID and password. Enter your Apple ID and Password and you should be ready to go.

After few minutes, you will be able to use the AIRTEL 4G services with iPhone 5.

I have only tested this with Airtel 4G Carrier and iPhone 5.

🙂 🙂 🙂

Here is a list of all of the supported carriers world wide that support LTE on the iPhone, and what models are supported.

Not that there are NO supported carriers in India offering LTE for the iPhone.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/

I think it supports idea and Vodafone 4G in India.🙂 from iPhone 5(up) and iPad Air(up) since they both operate on 1800mhz. But not Airtel 4G as it frequency is 2300mhz and besides you need a new 4g sim for 4g If you are using an old sim.😐 to use Airtel 4G you need an iPhone 5s or 5c or above.

Hi, this article is useful. I have iphone 5 - A1428. Can this device support Idea / Vodafone 4G services in India ? Initially i was using the services from Airtel and since Airtel is not supporting the 4G services with this model i switched my network to Idea but even here i am getting the same problem. Is there any settings where i need to change to get the services of Idea 4G ?

No Iphone 5 does not support Airtel 4g in India.

Airtel required a handset to have LTE TDD (TD -LTE) for 2300Mz band.

Since the time I posted, Airtel has been added to the above list by Apple as a supported carrier offering LTE for the iPhone. Please refer to the list I linked to for specific models of phone.

AIrtel 4G is not supporated by iPhone 5. But Airtel 4g is supported by iPhone 5c,5s,6,6s,6 plus, 6s plus etc.