iPhone 12 losing service

Received my iPhone 12 Pro on Friday. Activated it on Saturday. Sunday I drove for 10 mns and when I arrive to my destination I saw no reception bars and No Service. And in the middle of the screen in a grey box: Your iPhone is not Activated.


The only way to get the connection back was to toggle Airplane mode to ON then OFF.


The iPhone had the cellular mode to 5G Auto. I switched it to LTE to test. And it was the same.


So I resetted the network settings: same issue and I resetted the iPhone as a new iPhone and reinstalled everything from scratch (not from a saved backup): same issue.


I drove my car and found the exact location where the phone lost the network. If the phone lost the network it means I reach the end of the coverage area from a certain antenna. It looks like something happened with the phone when I reach a zone covered by a new antenna.


I called my operator and they told me that everything is good on their end and I have the right SIM card for a 5G device.


I called the Apple Tech Support and they remotely installed on my phone two profiles:

  • Baseband and Telephony Logging
  • CFNetwork Diagnostics


I was able to replicate the issue after talking to the Apple Tech and I was able to submit the report.


I pushed a little bit the research and I found on Reddit a lot of people talking about the same issue not only on Verizon (my carrier) but also on AT&T. Just use the title I typed and you will find the article.


I never had such issue with the 11pro.



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Posted on Oct 28, 2020 11:31 AM

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Posted on Jan 18, 2021 1:58 PM

There was a change to my plan when I ordered my phone and AT&T put a code on my account. It wasn’t clear why or what the code was only that it was an accident. To fix it they changed my plan and resent it which made my phone work. Then they changed it back and now I’m good.

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Jan 13, 2021 8:41 PM in response to joxesCA

No help here, but commenting that we've tried everything. Tmobile worked with us for three days with no results. Contacted Apple and they said the issue is with tmobile, even though we have multiple devices with tmobile with service, except the iphone 12. Their senior advisor was an arrogant petulant fool that took offense after i mentioned that the issue wasn't an isolated issue to Tmobile; I invited him to read the 1000s of comments here, including a published article from Forbes, from people from multiple carriers. Hoping someone has an answer.

Jan 26, 2021 10:12 PM in response to rc philippines

I find it amazing so many Apple customers here are experiencing issues that are very well known and Apple will not lift a finger as of yet to repair the issue.

I posted weeks ago how an Apple customer service rep emailed me and called me and that lasted about 2 phone calls & many broken promises later. Fast forward to today and that person has not replied to any other emails and has not called me again as promised. Now let that sink in for a few seconds and ask yourself if our outrage over these brand new, $1,000 phones is justified or not?


Jan 27, 2021 8:44 AM in response to rc philippines

SAME HERE!!!! Im literally going to have to take a loss to go back to an iPhone 11 because of this garbage. I've missed so many business calls and text because of this. I have to now remember to turn on and off airplane mode every time I enter a building at my job. If I don't do that my phone has ZERO service and is deactivated. ALSO, no WIFI CALLING IS USELESS.

Jan 27, 2021 7:24 AM in response to Lady Engineer

I wish I would have kept my 11 pro and skipped this... I've always kinda blindly trusted upgrading every year, but after this debacle, I will forever be skeptical. This to me is one of the worst screw ups Apple has made. The Reddit, ATT, VZW, and Apple forums are full of this same complaint and its a big one! NO SERVICE and DEACTIVATED phones are not small issues and should be addressed immediately.

Jan 27, 2021 10:51 AM in response to Dogcow-Moof

Good for you... you’ve added zero to this thread. I promise I’ve looked into this more then you, because I’m actually trying to find a fix for the issue OF NOT HAVING A FULLY FUNCTIONING OR RELIABLE PHONE and yes, there’s enough of a broad issue for this to be officially addressed by Apple. The world is a bigger place then you individually never dropping a call. This is a worldwide issue, not just an ATT or Verizon issue. I’m with VZW btw with a new sim and I know multiples that have had the phones replaced and still have the issue.

Jan 29, 2021 5:20 PM in response to stafri2

Today I called Verizon to check out the non working phones. They said that they had no clue about this issue. They will send me a new SIM card. Will this work??? I don’t think so. I believe is more an Apple problem that they do not want to take care of it. It is frustrating to not be able to use your phone and not to be able to take it to Apple to fix it because they don’t have appointments in weeks!!!

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