dabrad_26
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Q: iPhone missing APN Settings

I recently had my iPhone (4, 16GB, GSM from AT&T) unlocked (by AT&T, and saw confirmation in iTunes).  I am now using a prepaid carrier, and needed to change my APN settings for there system, however the APN settings are not available in the phone (Settings >> General >> Network), the only option I have is Cellular Data (on/off).  I wound up using unlockit to load an APN profile for my carrier, home come if the phone is unlocked we cannot change the APN settings (something we need to do in order to use data on ohter carriers)?  AT&T unlocked the iPhone for me but all the settings still point to AT&T unless I use alternative means.

 

I did not know if I was mising something or if this feature is not enabling properly on unlocked devices, or what was happening, I was hoping maybe some other people have figured out how to make this option show, or if they have not maybe Apple or AT&T need to see that the Ulocked devices are not able to change data settigns from AT&T settings, I am not sure what is happening, but I would like to fix it (hopefully, or at least make it noted that it is a problem).

 

I have tried Reloading iOS from iTunes (recovery) and that pops up the Message "Congratulations, your iPhone has been unlocked" in iTunes, but I do not see the APN settings, I do not want to Jailbreak the iPone and I should not have to since I have it unlocked, I just want to be able to change the settings to allow other carrier data plans.

 

Thank you all,

 

David

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3), 2.2 GHz i7 Quad Core, 8 GB of RAM

Posted on May 17, 2012 6:23 AM

by wjosten,Solvedanswer
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iPhone
A:

Here's how, read this:

 

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2283

 

And this:

 

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4839

Posted on May 17, 2012 6:27 AM

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  • by EJRichard72,

    EJRichard72 EJRichard72 Jan 25, 2013 6:08 PM in response to Lord Of The Weirdos
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    Jan 25, 2013 6:08 PM in response to Lord Of The Weirdos

    Any time I tried editing the plist files with iBackup within 24 hrs they reverted to what they were and MMS stopped working along with data unless I installed the unlockit apns and even then only data worked and MMS didn't.

  • by Dynamite-Dig-Ums,

    Dynamite-Dig-Ums Dynamite-Dig-Ums Jan 30, 2013 12:37 PM in response to dabrad_26
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    Jan 30, 2013 12:37 PM in response to dabrad_26

    All you have to do once you unlock the phone is remove the sim card and pop it back in and the network settings will appear easy as that.

  • by dabrad_26,

    dabrad_26 dabrad_26 Jan 30, 2013 12:41 PM in response to Dynamite-Dig-Ums
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    Jan 30, 2013 12:41 PM in response to Dynamite-Dig-Ums

    That did not work for me.  I believe the carriers decide whether to show that option in there carrier package.  I was using a prepaid SIM card that was based off of the AT&T network, as far as the phone cared it was AT&T and therefore it did not show the Network Setting page.  I have heard that T-Mobile SIM cards show this page, but the AT&T based do not (I have tried with Straight Talk). 

     

    David

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