T-Mobile iPhone 5 Update Rolling Out Now with LTE, HD Voice Support

Right on schedule, T-Mobile is officially pushing out its iPhone 5 update for customers who are currently using a device from AT&T on its network. The update enables several features, including visual voicemail, improved battery life and more. Most importantly, however, it activates AWS LTE on the T-Mobile and "officially unlocked AT&T iPhone 5" as well as HD Voice and AWS HSPA+ on the "new 3013 AT&T iPhone 5 only."

If you want T-Mobile's official branded iPhone 5, you can pre-order it beginning today for $99. The device will ship on April 12.

All of the information on the update, which will be applied over-the-air, is included below.

T-Mobile Carrier Update

Version

• Compatible with iOS software version 6.1.X
  • This update will not change the software version on your device.
• Updated 4/05/2013
• Available to all eligible iPhones using a T-Mobile SIM card

Features

• Enables the following:
  • Visual Voicemail
  • 4G network indicator
  • Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS)

• AWS LTE (T-Mobile and officially unlocked AT&T iPhone 5 only)
• HD Voice (T-Mobile and officially unlocked AT&T iPhone 5 only)
• AWS HSPA+ (T-Mobile and new 2013 AT&T iPhone 5 only)
• Auto configures:
  • MMS Settings
  • Personal Hotspot Settings (Smartphone Mobile Hotspot)
  • APN settings for LTE connectivity
• My Account bookmark

Improvements

• Battery life (result of network/device optimization)

Prerequisites

• T-Mobile iPhone or any officially unlocked GSM iPhone
• Latest iOS software version
• Device software is not jailbroken
• 50% battery life or connected to a power source
• Data connection or a computer with iTunes and internet access
• Minimum of 1 MB available memory (File size of update is ~10 KB)

iOS software version 6.1.3

Version

• iOS software version 6.1.3
• Updated 3/19/2013

Features

• Fixes a bug that could allow someone to bypass the passcode and access the Phone app

Improvements

• Improvements to Maps in Japan

Prerequisites

• Any eligible iPhone
• iOS software version – iOS 6.1.2
• Device software is not jailbroken
• 50% battery life or connected to a power source
• Data connection or a computer with iTunes and internet access
• 1GB available memory (File size of update is 1,065 MB)

iOS software version 6.1.2

Version

• iOS software version 6.1.2
• Updated 2/19/2013

Features

• Fixes an exchange calendar bug that potentially caused an increase in network activity and reduced battery life.

Improvements

• Improvements to battery life

Prerequisites

• Any eligible iPhone
• iOS software version – iOS 6.1.1
• Device software is not jailbroken
• 50% battery life or connected to a power source
• Data connection or a computer with iTunes and internet access
• 1GB available memory (File size of update is 882 MB)