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* /System/Library/Carrier Bundles/ - bundles provided with the [[firmware]] image.
  
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If two bundles with the same name exist in both paths, the one on user partition takes precedence. This allows Apple to update carrier bundles without releasing a whole new OS.
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"%ProgramFiles%\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /setPrefInt carrier-testing 1
  
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==Type Mask==
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Each APN in the carrier.plist has a numeric type-mask. It designates what the APN should be used for (eg. phone data, tethering, visual voicemail, MMS, or a combination). This table shows what each-type mask designates an APN for.
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{| class="wikitable" border="1"
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|+'''Type Mask'''
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! Value
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! Feature
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| 0
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| Disabled
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| 1
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| Data
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| 2
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| Visual Voicemail (VVM)
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| 3
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| VVM & Data
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| 4
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| MMS
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| 5
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| MMS & Data
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| 6
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| MMS & VVM
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| 7
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| MMS, VVM, Data
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| 48
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| Tethering
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| Tethering & Data
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| Tethering & VVM
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| Tethering, VVM, Data
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| Tethering & MMS
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| Tethering, MMS, Data
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| Tethering, MMS, VVM
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| Tethering, MMS, VVM, Data
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= External Links =
  
= External Links =
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[http://www.volkspost.info/ipcc_fw3/ Carrier Bundle Generator]
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*[http://www.volkspost.info/ipcc_fw3/ Carrier Bundle Generator]
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*[http://b3.s3.quickshareit.com/typemask_new23290c.png Graphical table of APN values]

Revision as of 10:19, 13 August 2009

Carrier Bundles provide a way to organize all customizations related to carriers in one place. These include voice mail numbers, MMS and APN settings etc.

For users on carriers other than the Apple's official partners, carrier bundles allow to configure important settings such as APN and enable features like MMS and tethering.

On the iPhone side, carrier bundles are stored in the following directories:

  • /var/mobile/Library/Carrier Bundles/ - bundles downloaded via iTunes.
  • /System/Library/Carrier Bundles/ - bundles provided with the firmware image.

If two bundles with the same name exist in both paths, the one on user partition takes preference. This allows Apple to update carrier bundles without releasing a whole new OS.


Structure

Carrier bundles are ZIP archives with .ipcc extension. They contain the mandatory Payload folder that includes the bundle itself and the symlink: 

\Payload\
        \MyCarrier.bundle\
                         \carrier.plist - carrier settings go here
                         \Default_CARRIER_MyCarrier.png - logo for light background
                         \FSO_CARRIER_MyCarrier.png - logo for dark background
                         \Info.plist - bundle description
        \12345 - symlink to MyCarrier.bundle (12345 is MCC+MNC)


Enabling .ipcc support in iTunes

By default, iTunes allows only carrier bundle updates from Apple. However, when the "carrier-testing" preference is enabled, .ipcc files can be loaded from the user's hard drive by clicking either "Check for Updates" or "Restore" button while holding Shift (on Windows) or Option key (on Mac).

To enable .ipcc support on Mac OS X:

1. Quit iTunes.

2. Open Terminal and paste the following command: 

defaults write com.apple.itunes carrier-testing -bool true

To enable .ipcc support on Windows:

1. Quit iTunes.

2. Press Win-R and paste the following command: 

"%ProgramFiles%\iTunes\iTunes.exe" /setPrefInt carrier-testing 1

Type Mask

Each APN in the carrier.plist has a numeric type-mask. It designates what the APN should be used for (eg. phone data, tethering, visual voicemail, MMS, or a combination). This table shows what each-type mask designates an APN for.

Type Mask
Value Feature
0 Disabled
1 Data
2 Visual Voicemail (VVM)
3 VVM & Data
4 MMS
5 MMS & Data
6 MMS & VVM
7 MMS, VVM, Data
48 Tethering
49 Tethering & Data
50 Tethering & VVM
51 Tethering, VVM, Data
52 Tethering & MMS
53 Tethering, MMS, Data
54 Tethering, MMS, VVM
55 Tethering, MMS, VVM, Data

External Links

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