3G on iPhone 12

i have experience with my old phone x and 11 if I put my phone VoLTE off we don’t have this issue,now in iPhone 12 pro apple didn’t have this option that’s why its making big issue,my all working college have same problem then I told them turn off VoLTE off they did and issue resolved.it’s not carrier issue it’s apple issue

Abrartahli wrote:

No it doesn’t support 3G I have spoken to apple customer service they checked in and confirm that iPhone 12 doesn’t support and I checked with my carrier as well they said we support but in iPhone 12 doesn’t have this option,it is causing a big issue,apple software engineer should look in to and send updates

WRONG. Here are the specifications for the iPhone 12, with added notes:

• 5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79) [comparable performance to LTE]
• 5G NR mmWave (Bands n260, n261) [gigabyte speeds, but very short range]
• FDD‑LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71) [AKA “4G”, except for AT&T]
• TD‑LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48) [AKA “4G”, except for AT&T]
• CDMA EV‑DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz) [3G-CDMA, Verizon & Sprint]
• UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) [3G-TDMA; Most carriers worldwide, T-Mobile , AT&T who call HSPA+”4G"]
• GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) [2G]

The bold notes are mine, for those who are not familiar with the technical names for 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G

But it is clear that the iPhone 12 supports 3G, and if you bother to read the thread you will see people who have reported seeing 3G when 4G/5G was not available. What’s missing is the switch to force 3G, because your carrier’s don’t want you to use it.

Just wondering if you ever got this sorted. I’m also having the same problem. My iPhone 11 worked fine and had the 3G toggle but not the iPhone 12 or 12 mini. I was adamant the issue was with the phone originally but have since found it appears to be with the network.

I'm with sky in the UK which piggyback 02. No 3G toggle, nothing on Vodafone or EE either. I have however now got an 02 sim and that shows the 3G toggle I was after. Not sure why it’s not available on the other networks though even the ones that piggyback 02

Definitely not. 3G is not available on the iPhone 12 Pro at this time. I installed 14.2 beta and still nothing

No, same SIM, same carrier, same plan. iPhone 11 had 2 mobile data options: 3G or 4G; iPhone 12 pro has: 5G, 5G auto and 4G. the 3g only option isn't available.

Just bring it back!

POLEKING wrote:

I think the worry over the 5G and 4G options is unnecessary as it will automatically go to what signal is available.

It will automatically go to whatever your carrier allows.

Go to Settings > General > About Carrier on each phone and see if the carrier settings version is the same.

Better check with them and see what their plans are for their 3G network.

Lol, yeah they’re retiring 2G

Check the Carrier Settings version on both your iPhone XS and your iPhone 12 Max Pro and see if they are the same.

Whoops, sorry wrong photo, this one shows with wi-go switched on, so it appears it doesnt matter whether it’s on or of 😁😁

Oh I see, sorry for the confusion, I don’t think we have LTE here in UK, my problem was not getting any data connection, which I now think I might have solved

That is not what I understand after talking with Apple and the carrier, where are you getting your information from?

I think that to use 3g only, you need to go to Settings> Cellular> Options, and deactivate 4G and 5G

jbourette wrote:

Sorry, LTE is 4G

Not exactly.

https://www.signalbooster.com/blogs/news/the-difference-between-4g-and-lte