It turned out that Apple will activate 5G support in Turkey with iOS 16.4. So how will this benefit users? Will iPhone owners in Turkey really be able to use 5G?
US-based technology giant Apple, as of February 17 iOS 16.4‘s first developer beta version offered to users. The update, which is expected to be released with a stable version in March, will also offer a number of new features to iPhone users. These innovations include new emojis and updates to applications. According to the news of MacRumors, Apple is 3 years after the release of the first iPhone with 5G support with iOS 16.4. It will activate 5G connection support for users in Turkey.
Now, we’re going to take an in-depth look at this topic. 5G support on iPhones will be enabled for Turkey, users how will it benefit? Will iPhone owners really be able to actively use 5G? If you wish, let’s move on to the subject without further ado.
First of all: Which iPhone models offer 5G support?
Apple in 2020 iPhone 12 announced that it had officially switched to 5G at its launch. In fact, CEO Tim Cook’s constant emphasis on 5G throughout the launch caused viral content to be produced at that time. Since then, Apple has released on all models It offered 5G support.
We can list the iPhone models with 5G support as follows:
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (3rd generation)
There is 5G in Turkey, but it is not made available to the general public.
Even if your smartphone supports 5G No 5G network in general. So have an iPhone or any Android phone; You will not be able to use 5G connection support. When we check the websites of the GSM companies, Türk Telekom, Turkcell and Vodafone, we cannot see any coverage maps related to 5G.
However, according to third-party sources, 5G connectivity is available in a very small part of Turkey:
Provides speed test infrastructure for internet service providers nperfhas created a map using its own data. When we look at this map; Especially in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Sakarya, Antalya, Muğla, Gaziantep, Kayseri and Trabzon. a small 5G coverage map we see that.
So, do citizens living in these cities use 5G?
No, they don’t. Because GSM companies actively serving in our country are currently supporting 5G. they did not activate. Although we could not reach a clear conclusion, we think that the coverage map in some cities is due to the test studies. GSM operators are most likely using nperf in the cities we mentioned. 5G connectivity tests they are running. This was reflected on the platform’s own map.
5G can only be used at Istanbul Airport in Turkey
29 July 2022 history was the date for the 5G era in Turkey. Because the public 5G connection in Turkey for the first time at Istanbul Airport made available. 5G connection works at Istanbul Airport, which is considered as a pilot area still going on.
I am at Istanbul Airport. How will I use 5G?
*Official 5G coverage map of Turkey.
5G connection at Istanbul Airport how to activate We searched for you, our dear readers. According to this;
- Turkcell: Write 5G and send SMS to 2200.
- Turkish telecom: Write 5G and send SMS to 5555.
- Vodafone: Write 5G and send SMS to 7000.
You may not be able to establish a 5G connection even after sending the said SMS. If you have such a problem, your phone is 5G supported. may not be or you may be using an old SIM card. According to the information on the websites of Turkcell, Vodafone and Türk Telekom, in order to connect to 5G at Istanbul Airport, the SIM card must support 4G and the phone must support 5G.
“I use eSIM. Can I use 5G?”
Smartphones released in recent years also offer eSIM support. This technology, with its simplest explanation, physical SIM cards it’s just going digital. If you are among the consumers using eSIM, you can have peace of mind about 5G. Because eSIM technology 5G connection offers support.
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Will there be an extra charge for 5G connection?
When we look at the websites of the GSM operators serving in Turkey, we see that there is no 5G connection that can only be used at Istanbul Airport in Turkey. no additional fee will be paid We see what you said. However, it remains to be seen whether this applies to the testing process or whether 5G will always be charged as standard. not sure.
What happened in the transition from 3G to 4G?
In our archive investigations, we also found that during the transition from 3G to 4G, which was carried out years ago. no additional charge is required We saw. In those years, consumers only had to change their SIM card. However, there was no additional charge request for the tariffs used. If GSM operators do the same thing once again, Transition from 4G to 5G We can easily state that no additional fee will be requested during the process.
When will we use 5G continuously?
The transition to 5G in Turkey has been going on for years. Ministry of Transport and InfrastructureAccording to the latest statements of ‘s, several tenders would be held in 2023 for the 5G connection to become standard in Turkey. After these tenders are realized and infrastructure works are completed, All consumers with 5G phones It will start using 5G.