hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk

Greetings,

Is there really no possibility to disable 3G on the iPhone 4s to 2G? If
there is, than can somebody tell me how to do it, please?

I am in an area where 3G coverage remains spotty, although 2G is fine.

Thanks in advance.

nospam

In article <kL9Fq.147566$4a.106024@newsfe04.ams2>,
<"hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk"> wrote:

> Is there really no possibility to disable 3G on the iPhone 4s to 2G?

the option is no longer there.

JF Mezei

hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Is there really no possibility to disable 3G on the iPhone 4s to 2G? If
> there is, than can somebody tell me how to do it, please?

Not sure about your network and your phone. But on a 4 with 4.x software:

"Settings" -> General -> Network > Enable 3G set to OFF.

This will force the phone to 2G mode for both voice and data.

Some networks may have disabled that menu.

Michelle Steiner

In article <4ee52abf$0$20308$c3e8da3$9deca2c3@news.astraweb.c om>,
JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:

> > Is there really no possibility to disable 3G on the iPhone 4s to 2G? If
> > there is, than can somebody tell me how to do it, please?
>
> Not sure about your network and your phone. But on a 4 with 4.x software:
>
> "Settings" -> General -> Network > Enable 3G set to OFF.

Same thing with iOS 5 and iPhone 4.

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nospam

In article <michelle-5562CB.16173111122011@news.eternal-september.org>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:

> > > Is there really no possibility to disable 3G on the iPhone 4s to 2G? If
> > > there is, than can somebody tell me how to do it, please?
> >
> > Not sure about your network and your phone. But on a 4 with 4.x software:
> >
> > "Settings" -> General -> Network > Enable 3G set to OFF.
>
> Same thing with iOS 5 and iPhone 4.

the original poster has a 4s, where the option is not available.

hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk

On 11/12/2011 23:30, nospam wrote:
> In article<michelle-5562CB.16173111122011@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Michelle Steiner<michelle@michelle.org> wrote:
>
>>>> Is there really no possibility to disable 3G on the iPhone 4s to 2G? If
>>>> there is, than can somebody tell me how to do it, please?
>>>
>>> Not sure about your network and your phone. But on a 4 with 4.x software:
>>>
>>> "Settings" -> General -> Network> Enable 3G set to OFF.
>>
>> Same thing with iOS 5 and iPhone 4.
>
> the original poster has a 4s, where the option is not available.

I wonder if Apple has heard much about that issue and if there are plans
to address it in the next update or so.

JF Mezei

nospam wrote:

> the option is no longer there.


What network is the original poster on ? Just curious if this is a 4s
specific feature or if this is a network deciding to remove that feature
from phones using its sim cards.

nospam

In article <OybFq.220905$Vv5.109816@newsfe05.ams2>,
<"hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk"> wrote:

> > the original poster has a 4s, where the option is not available.
>
> I wonder if Apple has heard much about that issue and if there are plans
> to address it in the next update or so.

i'm sure they've heard about it. you're not the first to notice it. if
i had to guess, i'd say it's probably not going to be added but only
apple knows for certain.

BreadWithSpam@fractious.net

nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> writes:

>> > "Settings" -> General -> Network > Enable 3G set to OFF.

> the original poster has a 4s, where the option is not available.

Wow - that's surprising to me - and a reason to hold off more
on that 4s I was considering. I switch 3G off sometimes to
save battery, and sometimes when the network is flaky. Slow
but not-flaky is better than fast and flaky.

I wonder if it's due to hardware (ie. does the 4s hardware
have the ability to do EDGE at all?) or if it was a software
decision on Apple's part. As you said, the option is still
there in iOS5 on other devices (like my 4).

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nospam

In article <yobty564lyj.fsf@panix1.panix.com>,
<BreadWithSpam@fractious.net> wrote:

> >> > "Settings" -> General -> Network > Enable 3G set to OFF.
>
> > the original poster has a 4s, where the option is not available.
>
> Wow - that's surprising to me - and a reason to hold off more
> on that 4s I was considering. I switch 3G off sometimes to
> save battery, and sometimes when the network is flaky. Slow
> but not-flaky is better than fast and flaky.
>
> I wonder if it's due to hardware (ie. does the 4s hardware
> have the ability to do EDGE at all?) or if it was a software
> decision on Apple's part. As you said, the option is still
> there in iOS5 on other devices (like my 4).

it should do edge if there's no 3g, you just can't force it to use edge.

supposedly the new qualcomm baseband chip in the 4s doesn't have the
ability to independently toggle 3g & 2g.