What was in that AT&T iPhone carrier update?
CrunchGear —
... an AT&T-locked iPhone and have plugged it into iTunes anytime in the past few hours, you may have noticed a dialog box pop up with the following:
“An update to the carrier settings for your iPhone is available. Would you like to download it now?”
.. And that’s it. No patch notes, no sign of what said update would actually do. Always inquisitive, we went ahead and pulled the trigger - then got to sleuthing.
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iPhone Carrier Update hints at AT&T MicroCell coming soon
Engadget —
iPhone users in the US have recently been hit with a "carrier update" when they sync with their machines, and a little digging reveals that the package contains two "AT&T M-Cell" carrier logos -- suggesting that Ma Bell's upcoming ...
Apple updates iPhone with MicroCell files
AppleInsider —
... few details on carrier settings updates, saying only that patches contain small files with changes to the default APN (which is how the iPhone connects to the cellular data network), special dialing codes, and default settings for web apps like Stocks, Maps, Weather, and others. However, MobileCrunch has explored the package contents of the latest update and discovered that it consists largely of two images named "Default_CARRIER_ATT M-Cell.PNG" and "FSO_CARRIER_ATT M-Cell.PNG". The images are simply carrier logos to replace the default "AT " logo at the top of the ...
AT&T rolls out MicroCell support for iPhone and iPhone 3G
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... default application settings take a back seat to the iPhone’s MicroCell support.
So, if your iPhone or iPhone 3G is always searching for a reliable signal in your home, you can rest easy knowing that AT&T is working to bring you 100% signal strength in your domicile soon. With AT&T pushing out updates to bring its fleet of iPhones and iPhone 3Gs, we’re expecting AT&T to get the MicroCell-ball rolling sooner rather than later.
[Via: MobileCrunch]
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