iPad 3G stuck on edge.

Do you know that the 3G signal is strong enough to connect? Does 36 work on a phone? Have you tried different physical locations?

Before calling AppleCare for help/return, the only left is to reset the SIM card. It may be a hardware problem like yous aid.

I have the same problem, but this starts after few months of using my ipad a now work only EDGE
I try to restore ipad and reset settings, but styl work only EDGE
Have any some ideas ?
thanks

Same problem here - using 4.2.1 (gold master)

Same issue here in US.
- Installed 4.2 GM and 3G broke.
- Installed 4.2.1 Official release and 3G is still broke.

I have tried:
- Power Cycling it multiple times
- Restoring iPad twice(I did 'Restore From Backup' both times though)
- Reset Network Settings
- Reseat SIM card multiple ways (while powered on, while powered off, etc)

Hello,
This is a common problem. A lot of people are having lost 3G connections after updating to iOS 4.2. I'm one of those people myself, and very unhappy about it!

Just do a search through this forum and you'll see you're not alone.

The question is, when will Apple help their loyal customers?

hey i went onto settings---carrier, selected another network that was there ( looked like a sync number) got no servixe then selected rogers again and back came 3G as if it hadbeen reset...only thing is it seems like itis still slow even it syas 3G now...anyone else feel like this

hey i went onto settings---carrier, selected another network that was there ( looked like a sync number) got no servixe then selected rogers again and back came 3G as if it hadbeen reset...only thing is it seems like itis still slow even it syas 3G now...anyone else feel like this

I'm also having this issue with my iPad 3G 64GB. Apple Support was useless. Ashley told me that 3G coverage must not be available in my area. I told her that I've been using 3G at home and work for 5 months, and the day that I upgraded to 4.2, 3G stopped working. She told me that maybe the number of 3G subscribers has gone up, so it isn't available to me. Um, really? On the day I upgraded to 4.2? She then told me that it was AT&T's fault, and I must have a bad SIM card.

HELLO APPLE! ARE YOU IN THERE? ARE YOU LISTENING? 3G worked great until I upgraded to 4.2. Now I only can connect with Edge. THIS IS A 4.2 ISSUE! This is not AT&T's fault!!

I count on my 3G connection, and am very frustrated that Apple is ignoring the problem.

Hi from AUS here. I have the same problem. I have an iPhone 4 (isn't that working great :-/ ) and this iPad.
It's an iPad 64gb 3G. My iPad has not displayed the 3G symbol since I have updated. Let me clear a lot of the questions from people who are not familiar with the problem;
I took my iPad to e apple store today thinking the 3G was busted. The gave me a new refurbished one 😟 tested it with my sim card and voila it worked. Thats right the 3G was fully working. I tested it right there in the shop. Then again in the lower level carpark. Then I went home with it, and it still worked.

So then I went and updated it (had to as my back up was done via 4.2) and VOILA!!! It doesn't work anymore.

IT IS DEFINITELY A SOFTWARE ISSUE. Apple car are monkeys if they tell you anything else.

I was able to restore 3G to my iPad, but I had to start over from scratch with my iPad settings, apps, etc.

Here is what I did:

1. I backed up my iPad (right click on device in iTunes and select "backup").
2. I restored iPad to "original" settings (which is a misnomer, b/c if you've already upgraded, iPad will restore to essentially a blank current firmware state, NOT the state the iPad was purchased in).
3. When I plugged the iPad back in, iTunes asked me to set up the iPad. I had a couple of choices: I could restore existing iPad profile, or create a new one. Here I tried to restore existing profile, but then 3G still didn't work. So I went back to step 2. On my second try, I created a new profile for iPad, and then re-selected what data I wanted synced to iPad.

When that process was complete (the second time), 3G worked.

I lost all my custom settings and application data (which is a pain), but at least my iPad is working on 3G again.

(Or maybe, according to Apple support's theory that AT&T was the problem, AT&T decided to re-broadcast a 3G signal at the exact same time as I restored my iPad.)

This was clearly a software issue, and it had something to do with my profile. It was a setting (or something) that got backed up with my iPad profile, so I had to start with a new profile with a clean slate of settings in order to get 3G back.

I don't know if that will work for anybody else, but thought I'd at least share my experience so you'd know how I got 3G back on my 4.2.1 iPad.

Hi,

I have a 3G/WiFi 64gb iPad that lost any usable 3G connection the minute I upgraded from 3.2 to 4.2.1. Even Edge and WiFi are noticeably slower. I'm on AT&T's unlimited plan. If I restore my iPad to 3.2 or follow doc_guy's example, will my AT&T account settings remain intact? Will I risk losing my unlimited plan and have to start over with a new AT&T account?

I soooo want my 3G back, but I'm nervous as all get out about messing up my AT&T plan (which, I admit, I'm getting much use out of at the moment).

Quote: "my AT&T plan (which, I admit, I'm getting much use out of at the moment).

I meant to say, "my AT&T plan (which, I admit, I'm NOT getting much use out of at the moment)."

What do you mean "blank firmware state"?What firmware has the ipad after the restore? And if you update to 4.2.1, you will have the rpoblem again.