3G on iPhone 12

The maximum speed ever possible in real world conditions is only 7.2 MBPS on 3GUMTS

Who is Craig?

Federighi?

Not of course, that he has anything to do with what carriers decide to do.

Again, who is Craig?

That doesn’t make sense, with 100’s of carriers around the world. There are a lot of settings that are carrier specific on iPhones, not just the bands.

I am not disputing that. It is just that we are only interested in the Band selection bit on this thread here.

"Again, who is Craig?"

I sent it to an email address that I hope belongs to the Senior Vice President, Software Engineering. Same as the one Idris suggested.

This^^^

i own a communications company and i can replicate this fault all day long.

I’m sure you can. Did you read ANY of the thread you posted to?

iOS 14.3 introduced 5G support for more carriers around the world, which is the reason why the carrier version is newer.

TomLondon74 wrote:

That is a useless and unhelpful answer. I have a 3G/4g/5g SIM. It is exactly the same SIM I had before I bought the iPhone 12 and it worked on 3g just fine. This is a software issue, not a SIM of hardware issue. There isn’t an option to use 3g at all in iOS 14.1 on iPhone 12. That is the issue. There are a number of similar threads on other forums. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-12-pro-and-3g.2262908/

Your carrier provides the carrier settings in the phone. Apple has nothing to do with them. If your carrier choses not to let the iPhone use 3G, there's nothing Apple can do.

Talk to your carrier.

I think you are over thinking the option. I have attached a photo of my iPhone 12 Pro Max on 3G. I have cropped the picture so that my serial number is not included. I think the option is not there as it is not a preferred option for a connection. But the 12, !2 pro and the Pro Max do connect to 3G.

Please can you point out where I am being judgemental?

I have added all the screen shots for you. I have also added the spec of both models for you to look at at and they both have the same connectivity spec.

this means that they both can.

could your phone not be in range for 3G?

I have no idea what an AASP is but good if you have one but could you remove your sarcasm from the conversation that would be great.

I am just trying to help you

If your carrier is not offering 3G as an option in your area there is nothing that Apple can do about it. As POLEKING posted the iPhone 12's all have a radio that supports 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, etc. but which bands you are allowed to use with your cell service provider is determined by them, not Apple. As Idris already said your carrier has a file on your iPhone that determines the settings with their network, if they wish to include a 3G option in that file, whether explicitly where you can select it or as a fallback, is totally up to them. So go ahead and return your iPhone if you wish but it already can use 3G and you can wait until the cows come home.

If you are using a Verizon phone, or an MVNO that uses Verizon, they use CDMA EVDO as their 3G. That is also going away in the near future. Same thing for the cell provider formerly known as Sprint.

Please stop implying that the people who are experiencing this issue do not know what they are talking about. My iPhone 12 Pro will NOT connect to 3G. Right now it is sitting, without a signal next to my XR which DOES connect to 3G - 4 bars.

Both Apple and Verizon have acknowledged this issue, and you continuing to tell us that we are not experiencing this issue is not helpful at best, and condescending at worst.

I see you posted the image of the screen above, thanks for that. It is baffling that your phone connects to 3G and mine and others do not. @POLEKING what carrier are you using?

Thanks