Problem with cellular 3G

In IOS 17 you couldn’t turn on 3G. But in our country Kazakhstan, in some regions we have to use 3G, because we have problems with 4G. Could you please activate 3G in next update iOS ? I think that problem not only in Kazakhstan. So many of people will be more happier

iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 16

Posted on Nov 27, 2023 12:52 AM

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Posted on Nov 27, 2023 7:15 AM

Contact your carrier. The carrier controls the carrier network and the carrier network settings. Or switch carriers.


Some background: we’re other users and some here are third-party app developers, and not people that work for Apple. Apple may or may not read replies here. The carriers control the carrier networks and the carrier network settings including 3G, 4G, and 5G settings and availability, and not Apple, and definitely not us.

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Nov 27, 2023 7:15 AM in response to Asset87

Contact your carrier. The carrier controls the carrier network and the carrier network settings. Or switch carriers.


Some background: we’re other users and some here are third-party app developers, and not people that work for Apple. Apple may or may not read replies here. The carriers control the carrier networks and the carrier network settings including 3G, 4G, and 5G settings and availability, and not Apple, and definitely not us.

Nov 28, 2023 7:08 AM in response to Asset87

Asset87 wrote:

I’ve two telephones, one is using iOS 16 and another iOS 17. Same cellular carrier. But in iOS 17 you couldn’t choose the 3G


And your carrier either provided a different network profile with iOS 17, or the iPhone running iOS 17 has 5G capabilities and the carrier prefers their 5G network be used.


In various places, 3G networks are getting deprecated, and some carrier 5G deployments have had coverage issues.


Again, contact your carrier.

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