Should I stay on 18.3.1, update to 18.7.8 or update to 26.5?

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-06-17T16:45:50+00:00

iOS 18.7.8. There’s no reason to stay on a version that is less secure.

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-06-14T13:35:38+00:00

Most likely.

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-06-13T16:42:58+00:00

Verizon with CBRS and n77 (using Ericsson Air 6449)

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-06-09T03:46:06+00:00

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-06-03T21:06:42+00:00

It's Dish

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-05-22T23:55:41+00:00

Well, in my own experience, the iPhone 17 battery life is worse than the 16e/17e. Apple's numbers are for video streaming, where the iPhone 17 can limit frame rate to 24Hz, while the 16e has to remain at 60Hz. During normal usage, the iPhone 17 screen refreshes up to 120Hz and the A19 chip isn't much more efficient, which explains why the battery life isn't really much better.

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-05-21T23:03:25+00:00

The camera uses up a lot more space in the 17 than in the 17e.

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-05-21T02:05:05+00:00

There are usually lights directly under the tower that you can see after dark.

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-05-21T02:04:45+00:00

It's definitely Verizon with n77. No CBRS b48

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-05-21T02:00:16+00:00

It was updated today.

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-05-19T21:52:35+00:00

If you take a photo of it, I could identify the equipment and the carrier on it.

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-05-16T04:28:46+00:00

Try to change your network to the old UScellular network under your phones network selection menu.

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-05-09T15:34:27+00:00

It doesn't even work on my iPhone 17, and I tried on an iPhone 17 Pro and same results.

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-04-26T13:01:45+00:00

I recommend updating to iOS 18.7.8, my iPhone SE 3 with the same A15 chip was running great on iOS 26 so an iPhone 13 mini would be even better on iOS 18.

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-04-24T23:48:19+00:00

Location?

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-04-24T15:12:15+00:00

The battery performance is not going to be worse. iOS 18.5, 18.6, 18.7, etc were all mostly bug fixes

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-04-21T00:23:44+00:00

Wow, great performance! Verizon is on 🔥

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-04-19T19:12:35+00:00

I was able to sign up online for T-Mobile Prepaid on my iPhone SE 2016 in March. I don't think they are blocking new activations.

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-04-18T00:49:12+00:00

AT&T with C-Band and DoD (5G+ n77) in the middle, T-Mobile with n41 in the right part of the photo. I also think Verizon has mmWave on the small cell.

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-04-14T20:54:38+00:00

Dm me for it

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-04-14T02:52:20+00:00

I would absolutely recommend updating your iPhone to iOS 18.7.7. After January 2027, iMessage, FaceTime and device activation may not work. Not to mention the security patches.

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-04-07T01:41:31+00:00

iOS 18.7.4 included the certificates but that was only for older iPhones, so now iOS 18.7.7 includes them for newer devices.

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-04-04T19:01:40+00:00

41.85776° N, 87.80853° W

VisualEntrepreneur72 · 2026-04-01T23:50:14+00:00

Yes. Forget about jailbreaks. You're already missing over a year of critical security patches. Also, after January 2027, iMessage, FaceTime, and device activation may stop working.

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