Today I got Airtel's 4G U-Sim delivered by post. I activated the new sim by following the instructions. It activated successfully. But it just says 3G on my iPhone 5S.
Now my iPhone 5S is A1530 model. It fully support's Airtel's 2300 Mhz Band 40. Specs here.
I called up Airtel helpline and they asked to go to Airtel Gallery in Mumbai. I went there and the guys were clueless. They asked me to call CC again. Upon calling, the CC guy tells me that my iPhone is NOT COMPATIBLE with Airtel's Band 40 LTE. He says Airtel has deployed LTE on BAND 4 in Mumbai due to govt regulations. I think it is false.
Band 4 is 1700 Mhz FDD LTE which is reserved for North America so far. The call got disconnected.
Tried calling again. Another guy said the same thing. Airtel LTE Mumbai is on Band 4 2300 Mhz. I told him it's Band 40 and not Band 4. But he got angry and hung up on me. Now what to do?
Now my iPhone 5S is A1530 model. It fully support's Airtel's 2300 Mhz Band 40. Specs here.
I called up Airtel helpline and they asked to go to Airtel Gallery in Mumbai. I went there and the guys were clueless. They asked me to call CC again. Upon calling, the CC guy tells me that my iPhone is NOT COMPATIBLE with Airtel's Band 40 LTE. He says Airtel has deployed LTE on BAND 4 in Mumbai due to govt regulations. I think it is false.
Band 4 is 1700 Mhz FDD LTE which is reserved for North America so far. The call got disconnected.
Tried calling again. Another guy said the same thing. Airtel LTE Mumbai is on Band 4 2300 Mhz. I told him it's Band 40 and not Band 4. But he got angry and hung up on me. Now what to do?