Lte iPhone 5 for non-partenered carriers

Hello.
I'm from Uruguay and I currently have an iPhone 5 factory unlocked, using it with the carrier Antel (which is not partner of Apple).
The thing is my carrier has announced that lte coverage is now avaible. However, since it's not an 'official' carrier I can't activate the LTE option on my iPhone cause I won't get the 6.1.4 carrier update.
Do I have an option or I just won't be able to ever use the lte?
Thanks in advance.

Hola Pablo,
The issue with LTE from ANTEL is the version of iOS on your device - it only works right now with 6.1.2. A friend has it working on his iPhone 5, but it has iOS 6.1.2.
Now, with the recent upgrade to iOS7, supposedly ANTEL is working on getting LTE working with that version - we'll see how long it takes...lol
As an FYI, the LTE speed is amazing - we tested it using a BlackBerry Z10: 26Mbps/26Mbps. I'm certain that will change as more and more users begin using it, but we had LTE connectivity in all of Montevideo and Punta del Este.
Saludos,
Michael

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