my iphone 3gs does not have a wifi button how can i get one
as my tittle states i dont have a wifi button can i get one ?
iPhone 3GS, Windows 7
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Go to Settings. You will see the second item down is Wi-Fi.
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i know thats where it is meant to be but there is no wifi option on the phone at all
i just got the phone second hand off ebay i dont have a user manuel so not sure about this wifi stuff but i know im meant to have a wifi button my brother does on his phone if there is not one on my phone can i download something to get wifi ?
The iPhone needs no user manual.
Are you SURE this is an iPhone!?
iPhone 3GS has Wi-Fi
Go to Settings/General/About
Scroll down and tell me the Version and Model. There should be a reference to Wi-Fi there too...?
Your iPhone 3GS comes equipped with a WiFi chip, so either it's deactivated or dead, for some reason, or you're not looking in the right place. Have you tried to back up your phone content with iTunes, then restore it as a new phone? The procedure takes some time but can help solve seemingly hardware issues that actually come from software glitches.
You should find more info on the subject here: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1414
it says version 4.3.2(8h7) model mc178ch
and the guy did that before i got the phone off him the back up thing as he showed me how to use i tunes as well
You have a Chinese iPhone which has no Wi-Fi.
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well crap thanks for that, i wish he would have mentioned something thanks for the help
You are welcome
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First things first: you bought this iPhone second-hand from someone you know. That person must have used his iTunes account to activate the phone. Have you tried connecting your iPhone to your computer (Mac or PC, doesn't matter) via USB and have it recognized by iTunes on your computer? If not, you'll have to activate the iPhone first. iTunes will do that for you, provided the former user has notified Apple he has sold his iPhone to you. Then, there's the question of your mobile phone provider: iPhones are network-locked. You can't buy an iPhone from someone who's, say, an Orange customer, then use it on another network than Orange's (in the US, of course, that point is moot). Only way to unlock your phone is to jailbreak it, but it's risky, and frankly, I don't think you'll find a lot of info on this forum on the subject... First off, check on which operator network you friend was.
The 16GB & 32GB 3GS's originally sold in China do not have WiFi. The late 8GB 3GS & iPhone 4 do have WiFi. WiFi was removed from the 3G's & 3GS's originally sold in China at the request of the Chinese government. If your phone is one of these models, that's why you have no WiFi option. Many earlier purchasers are dumping these phones on the market to unsuspecting buyers. If you can return the phone, I'd suggest you do so. Read more here:
Well, this explains that... 😮
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my iphone 3gs does not have a wifi button how can i get one