iPhone 3GS cannot connect to 3G network

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iPhone 3GS cannot connect to 3G network

I've yet to be able to connect to 3G on my 3GS phone since getting it yesterday. I've been trying all morning in downtown Denver and last night in Boulder, all places that have full 3G coverage, according to AT&T's website. 3G is enabled in Settings>General>Network. Is it supposed to connect automatically, or am I missing a step? Thanks!

Shawn

PS- the phone rocks beside this one problem!

iPhone 3GS, iPhone OS 3.0

Posted on Jun 20, 2009 11:52 AM

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Boxxr

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Jun 20, 2009 1:19 PM in response to scrowder

My problem isn't as severe as yours, but mine stops working after a period of time, but when I reboot the phone, it works again. The WiFi is fast when it is available.

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scrowder Author

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Jun 20, 2009 2:22 PM in response to Boxxr

Great, thanks! That was simple enough. Rebooted the phone and it works fine.

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Jin Siew

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Aug 31, 2009 11:05 PM in response to scrowder

I experience a similar problem with the 3G service on my Apple iPhone 3GS. The 3G connection will disappear after a while. And it has to be re-enabled with a reboot of the iPhone 3GS.

I had wondered if this represent a hardware problem for my iPhone.

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MGJohnny

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Sep 10, 2009 5:16 AM in response to scrowder

I experience the same problem even upgrade from iPhone 3.0 to iPhone 3.1 today (3Gs). The problem happened randomly when I try to use the 3G network. I've tried to turn off the 3G and turn on again and does not work. It has to be turned off the iPhone to get it works again.

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MGJohnny

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Sep 22, 2009 8:56 PM in response to MGJohnny

Hi All,

I just fix (I don't know if this is a right word) this issue by reset the network settings to default. The problem has gone for almost two weeks. The 3G service works everytime and the system seems much stable. If you have experienced the same issue you might want to try this.

Goto Settings -> General -> Reset -> Reset "Network Settings"

Note: It will clear up all WiFi profile

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