topic Re: What is meant by Band 20 (800DD) in Apple

What is meant by Band 20 (800DD)

adamtemp64 — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 05:53:20 GMT

On the apple lte spec sheet http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/ it says on all references to Band 20 (800DD) and not (800MHZ)

The DD has confused people and many have speculated that it will not work with O2 Band 20(800MHZ)

The DD is reference to the European wide Digital Dividend the turning off and auction of the 800MHZ analogue TV spectrum http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/delivering-digital-dividend

It appears that apple are yet to verify the o2 band 20 lte spectrum hence no o2 on the page above.

Apple verify all 4g lte networks before allowing the iphone to use the network and a small carrier file patch will be issued to enable o2 4g. This was discussed on the o2 blog (article now removed). http://www.macrumors.com/2012/11/30/apple-must-approve-carrier-lte-networks-before-allowing-iphone-5-to-connect-to-them/

I hope that clears up this issue

Re: What is meant by Band 20 (800DD)

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 06:09:15 GMT

Thank you for this post Adam.

Hopefully a lot of confused people on this subject will now underrtand.

Re: What is meant by Band 20 (800DD)

Toby — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 09:20:59 GMT

Thank you for the informative post Adam, feel free to direct people to this post if they have a related question.

Cheers, Toby

Re: What is meant by Band 20 (800DD)

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:47:38 GMT

I knew something was fishy when O2 wasn't listed on the LTE page.

Re: What is meant by Band 20 (800DD)

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:18:44 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I knew something was fishy when O2 wasn't listed on the LTE page.

No conspiracy theories just a matter of all the info catching up.

Re: What is meant by Band 20 (800DD)

aldaweb — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:20:45 GMT

Does that mean that a sim-free iPhone would still need a carrier patch to operate on O2? or another carrier for that matter?

Re: What is meant by Band 20 (800DD)

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:24:52 GMT

The facility is there but needs activating which I believe would be both on 02 supplied and apple supplied units.

02 are not allowed to put any bloat ware on apples iPhones. Any update pushed out by apple circumvents 02 and hits iTunes or ota update.

Re: What is meant by Band 20 (800DD)

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:54:52 GMT

does that mean if i get it on o2, i can use a Japanese sim card in it and use LTE?
as they are on the 20 (800 DD) band as well i think

Dave

Re: What is meant by Band 20 (800DD)

adamtemp64 — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:58:29 GMT

only when o2 unlock it for other networks and apple approve the japanese network (assuming network locked)

Re: What is meant by Band 20 (800DD)

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:38:34 GMT

Hi mate,
thanks for the reply. and thank you for the information

Dave