Verizon has issued a statement saying that iPhone 5 customers will not be charged for cellular data used while Wi-Fi.
"Under certain circumstances, iPhone 5 may use Verizon cellular data while the phone is connected to a Wi-Fi network," Verizon said in a statement provided to The Loop. "Apple has a fix that is being delivered to Verizon customers right on their iPhone 5. Verizon Wireless customers will not be charged for any unwarranted cellular data usage."
The carrier update to fix this issue was released yesterday. You can find instructions on how to install the update here.
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soydepr - October 2, 2012 at 7:09pm
was this only verizon. i downloaded datawiz and it shows less usage than what att claims
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odedoo1 - October 1, 2012 at 3:44pm
I wonder if that fix also locks the phone, Apple is known to not tell every thing only the things that people like to hear.
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RSH - October 1, 2012 at 3:28pm
hey bro do verizon iphone 5 have two chip ( CDMA and GSM ) model ?
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Sami - October 1, 2012 at 3:34pm
Verizon's iPhone 5 runs mainly off CDMA but has a SIM card slot for the Verizon 4G LTE nano-sim. Right now Verizon's iPhone 5 is SIM unlocked out of the box meaning you can use it on any international carrier without having to physically go and unlock the phone. Technically it works on GSM too.
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Steven Aylward - October 1, 2012 at 3:15pm
This is happening to me in Australia on the Telstra network. They have stated I used over 1 1/2 GB in 2 days while I have wifi at home and University on all the time!!!!
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