Will the cellular iPad Air and Retina iPad mini work on WIND Mobile or Mobilicity? Looks like they both will, according to updates made on Apple’s website this morning.
The iPad Air ‘tech specs’ page now lists 1700/2100MHz AWS band support, which means cellular versions will work on networks such as WIND Mobile, Mobilicity, Eastlink, SaskTel and Videotron in Canada. The Retina iPad mini also has these same bands listed for its LTE cellular versions.
So if you plan on purchasing an LTE version of the iPad Air or Retina iPad mini, it will support the 1700/2100MHz AWS bands required for use with newer wireless entrants such as WIND Mobile, Mobilicity, Eastlink, SaskTel and Videotron.
Apple looks to be using a similar LTE modem found in the iPhone 5s and 5c, which also supports 1700/2100MHz AWS bands out of the box.
The company earlier this year first introduced AWS support when T-Mobile announced it would be carrying the iPhone 5 in March. Production units later on in the year all started to ship with AWS band support, first starting with warranty replacements, then eventually all new shipments going forward.
Anyone picking up a cellular version iPad Air or Retina iPad mini?
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you sure? just checked and its not there
Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n); dual channel (2.4GHz and 5GHz) and MIMO
Bluetooth 4.0 technology
UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900 MHz)
LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26)3
Data only4
Taken from apple.com/ca 11:49pm Oct 26, 2013
The 1700/2100MHz bands are listed here: http://store.apple.com/ca/buy-ipad/ipad-air#tech-specs
It’s also listed with 1700/2100 support in the Apple Store iPhone app. It’s only in the product page on apple.com and apple.ca that they did not included 1700/2100. I hope it really does support it. (with screenshot)
iPad Air confirmed working on Wind. Sometimes slow presumably based on signal strength but working. iMessage working (confirmed), Facetime says it works (but haven’t actually done it). Other than a few disconnects no known issues so far.
Can you email a screenshot to tips AT iphoneincanada.ca? Thanks! 🙂
Sent.
Did you buy a regular smartphone data plan from Wind or did you buy the Mobile Internet plan that comes with the USB stick? Thanks!
APN: broadband.windmobile.ca
Selecting Wind manually in the cellular carriers worked better for me.
Hi Thanks for your reply.
I have changed my apn and lock the carrier to Wind but it still says no service. I guess there is something wrong with my line.
Oh well. It works now! Thanks Bas!!
Could anyone tell me if you can use the pay your way 2$/day plan on the new iPads? or does it have to be the mobile internet plans? Thanks in advance
thats a good idea….
Call wind technical department, they will adjust settings so that you may have service