iPhone 4S unable to turn off 3G?!

Yes you can, and bluetooth also.

Many airplanes now have wi-fi access during flight. You must have airplane mode enabled with cell phones during flight and with the iPhone you can turn on wi-fi access after enabling airplane mode for this reason.

The issue is not about using wifi... it is about the ability to pick using Edge or 3G. The problem for many arises when the 3G signal is present but so low that data (and maybe calls) cannot be sent/made, but the phone will never switch to EDGE which has a stronger signal.

To Respective People in Apple, all the GENIUS & Pro's!! who working in Apple, kindly take note!!!im from malaysia and this is the 1st time for me to change from NOKIA & come to APPLE(because u guys so called best out of the best but please don't prove! it WRONG)..i too encounter the same issue..Our service provider only giving 3G coverage to certain areas. Most of the places, won't be getting the 3G coverage whereby we able to use edge speed. Unfortunately the is no option for us to switch from 3G to 2G or Edge, basically we find it difficult to use the phone at ALL!!Please come up with the solution AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!

Thanks & Regards,

Romeo

romeo666 wrote:

To Respective People in Apple, all the GENIUS & Pro's!! who working in Apple, kindly take note!!!

This is a user-to-user forum. You're not speaking to Apple here. Submit your feedback to Apple by using the appropriate link on the Feedback page:

http://www.apple.com/feedback

Meg St._Clair wrote:

This is a user-to-user forum. You're not speaking to Apple here. Submit your feedback to Apple by using the appropriate link on the Feedback page:

http://www.apple.com/feedback

You're telling me Tim Cook and Apple management dont read a 369 message thread on their own forums about their latest product?

I really doubt that. Corporations view this kind of discussion atleast on a par with 'submit your feedback' forms in terms of assessing customer satisfaction. And not just on their own forums either but community resources eg. MacRumors etc.

I am sure the message has gotten through already, it's just whether they choose to: -

- Re-implement the feature in a later firmware due to this kind of feedback

- Assume people will stop complaining when they resolve the underlying battery issue in 5.0.1 on 4s

- Decide it's a minor issue that affects too few people to bother about putting it back in.

I hope they go with the first option.

It's not an "option" to "re-implement" something that wasn't there in the first place. There has never been an option to manually toggle from 3G to 2G with the iPhone 4S.

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Re: iPhone 4S unable to turn off 3G?!

Jan 9, 2012 9:02 AM (in response to Codeus)

It's not an "option" to "re-implement" something that wasn't there in the first place. There has never been an option to manually toggle from 3G to 2G with the iPhone 4S."

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Hey transmogrification,

Don't see your point in making such comment.....

Thought we all should be happy

Not sure if you'll follow my line of reasoning below.... but here it goes:

1) it is understandable that the older generation of a product line may not have all features of the current offering. This is very much always due to hardware limitation.

2) the latest iteration of any product "should" provide for backwards compatibility. This is a industry norm. Imagine buying the latest and greatest Microsoft office product and realise that the Pivot table function of Excel had been removed. In this scenario - it is justifiable for people to get vocal about the missing feature. Ditto for the 3g toggle function.

Another example - which may makes it even clearer for you is - imagine that Apple remove the playlist function for 4S - how do you think people will react? Are we going to pretend that the playlist (which we all grew accustomed with now) is not part and parcel of iPhone and now that its gone - we should just accept 4s for what it is?

I understand and support your opinion, whole heartedly. Though, one error in your logic: if the latest itteration of any product should provide backwards compatiblity, then why don't shoes with Velcro closures have laces?

According to an article I read, they just added a feature in iOS 5.1 beta 3 that allows you to turn of 3g and sqitch to EDGE on iPhone 4Ss. Also, Siri does not work on EDGE.

interesting comparison of artifacts here....

we are talking features - don't Velcro new closure perform the function of a shoelace?

In this sense - the feature of a shoelace in Velcro is still present - and further enhanced

You are a human model of the density principle. It's been there with every other iPhone, so OBVIOUSLY that's what others are referring to, whether their technical grammar is correct or not. And your example is dumb because it is not a parallel situation. They did not replace that function with another technology, they reduced the level of control and effectiveness of the current technology, which is a step backwards if you are unfortunate enough to have AT&T. If a shoe company decided to make a shoe with one lace and no one could tie their shoe, I'm sure people would call for them to bring 'back' the other lace even though it was not ever there in the new shoe model. They are obviously referring to the history of the 2nd lace and who would be petty enough to bother them repeatedly about their wording. Who cares anyway? Go away :)

Whether Velcro performs the same function as laces is subjective, any more than a redesigned auto 2G/3G toggle is subjective. It's that some prefer a choice, rather than being told Velcro only.

The ability of the iPhone 4S to switch to 2G was never omitted. It was an auto function. For me, the auto 3G/2G toggle function with the iPhone 4S performs quite nicely. I just had the opportunity to experience its' feature yesterday, in fact. It worked just like it was supposed to without a problem. With my iPhone 4, I don't think I ever used the toggle unless I wanted to do a speed test of the EDGE network.

I am glad to see that the manual toggle has been introduced to the iPhone 4S, for those in trouble signal areas, where it might be bennificial. For me, I haven't set seen a need.

I can see more clearly now where you're coming from
You're coming from a rhetorical viewpoint

Unfortunately most of us are experiencing real problems (unable to make calls etc) with the lack of this toggle - and are coming at it from a practical perspective.

Really, since you don't have a problem - don't understand why you're here in the first place. You are neither sympathic nor helping out with the situation.... this makes me question the relevance of your previous posts

What I want to say is that ... there're many variables at play here - you may not be affected ... but it doesn't mean other aren't too

Anyway, I'm glad that the 4s works for you well.......

Cheers!

CNET reported that Apple plans on putting the 3G/EDGE toggle back for the the 3rd build of iOS 5.1 beta version. The go signal has been given to the developers, so those affected by poor 3G coverage or battery problems can wait for that. 😉

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57355473-37/apple-gives-devs-third-ios-5.1-bet a-adds-3g-toggle/

Your request have been heard. IOS 5.1 beta 3 shows the signs of disabling 3G. So expect the 5.1 to fix your problem !