Turning off data transmission ?

I know some people are having luck calling the carrier and asking them to block data from the device. That might be a good first step. Other than that, there is an Enterprise Utility with which you can manually set the APN settings to something fake, making the phone unable to find the 3G or EDGE network (but still able to make calls, etc.)

Also, when purchasing the phone with no data plan, how much does the device cost? Still $199 and $299? Does the voice plan have to be over a certain amount?

Hey,

I posted more or less the same question yesterday, but still haven't found a solution... can anyone tell how to set the Enterprise Utility to turn of data transmission through celular networks?

thks.

rf

same situation here! I don't want to use the internet on the 3G network, only on WIFI.
THIS should be standard feature of the iPhone!

Well... untill Apple or someone else takes the time to really address this issue, I've come up with a solution that is far from perfect but that will do the trick.

1. Download the iPhone Configuration Utility from here: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/iphoneconfigurationutility10formacosx.htm l

2. Install it;

3. Run it and connect your iPhone;

4. On the left tab, go to Configuration Profiles and then Advanced;

5. Insert some nonsense parameters under:
- Access Point Name;
- Access Ponint Username;
- Access Point Password;

6. Go to Share and send an email with the new Configuration Profile to one of the accounts you can access through your iPhone.

7. Receive the email on your iPhone and install the attachment.

8. Go to this url http://www.taniwha.org.uk/gprs.html (it was the first that google gave me, but probably there are others) or contact your carrier to retrieve the correct:
- Access Point Name;
- Access Ponint Username;
- Access Point Password;

9. Redo everything untill now but this time insert the correct parameters.

10. Email yourself the new Configuration Profile;

11. Save both emails on some mail folder that you can access all the time;

12. When you decide you (don't) need GPRS/3G go to your email and install the correspondent profile.

Hey... it's not perfect but it gets the job done.

Regards.

rf

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Ricardo thanks so much. 3 of us here in Cristchurch had the reverse problem where we couldn't connect via edge after upgrading to OS2.0

Your method worked a treat!

Much appreciated

I don't have a mac but from what you are saying is that you just change the ISP on your iPhone to a fake address and when it trys to access the internet through the mobile coverage it would come up with an error. Will the phone always say that it is not connected or not do anything.

I am going to get one soon and would like to know so I don't have to get a deal will internet usage. The telco companies in australia charge a billion dollars for a mega of data. [Telstra - AU$89 for 1 GB]

But only works in Leopard.
Is there any other way in Tiger???

Perhaps I'm not understanding the problem correctly but isn't this as simple as removing the APN, Username and Password for cellular data, accessed as follows?

Settings - General - Network - Cellular Data Network

If I don't have my carriers settings in there then I can't connect to the data network.

I have just tried all these steps to activate GPRS/EDGE on my 1st Generation iPhone running 2.0. I was able to create a profile with all the correct settings for the gprs network of my provider and installed it on my iPhone. I can see the Profile when I check "settings > general" on my iPhone (it's not located in "network" though) so it's definitely installed. I can however not connect to the EDGE network. Is there something I missed?

I was in the fido store in winnipeg yesterday, they refused to sell me an ip3g without a data plan, they said that it was not possible to turn data off from their end. They would bundle the phone with 20 bucks basic voice and 6GB for another 30, but the phone could then cost 50 bucks more

Hi Ricardo.

Just a question on what you posted on turning off data transmission on the iphone.

Did your iPhone Config Utility method turn off GPRS as well? After doing so, did you have any symbols appear next to the telco name on the top left of your screen (blue square with dot - GPRS or blue square with 3G)?

I have GPRS constantly on (blue square with a dot is always there), but I've never used anything that required a web connection on my iPhone 3G without first turning on WiFi.

Somehow, I was charged $50 for using GPRS. And I'm trying to find a way to turn off GPRS.

I'm hoping your method works for my problem.

Hi,

I was able to disable all data comunication with the cellular network, which includes GPRS.

I still have the blue square with a dot on the top left next to the name of my network, but if I disable the wi-fi connection and try to access some internet based application I'll receive an error message stating "Could not activate cellular data network: You are not subscribed to a cellular data service".

But the best evidence I get that my problem is solved is checking on my carrier's website the record of all the communications made with my number through the iPhone - I've only been charged for data communications in the time before coming up with this method.

Besides having my problem solved I'd really appreciate if Apple took the time to effectively solve this question: APPLE PLEASE ADDRESS THIS!

regards.

rf

I'd feel really stupid if that was the case... but there is no Cellular Data Network option in Settings - General - Network on my iPhone 3G...

regards.

rf

Hey Ricardo. Thanks for the response.

Another thing though. The iPhone Configuration Utility only runs on Mac OSX. But I'm running a PC. I'm wondering whether the iPhone Configuration Web Utility 1.0 for Windows ( http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/iphoneconfigurationwebutility10forwindows .html) works just like what you used.

Thanks again in advance.

That's odd - I have it as the option at the top of the page when you follow the route I posted. I'm using a 2G phone with 2.0 firmware. It gives me 'advanced' options to fill in which are:

APN, Username and Password