iPhone 4S unable to turn off 3G?!

Thank you SG Guy! You are so welcoming and inviting to others who don't share or support your rhetoric. I didn't realize that Apple User Support Forums were restricted to user complaints. Thank you for attacking my character as well. Sorry if I have been too critical.

I really find blanket statements that "most of us are experiencing real problems with the lack of this toggle" as insulting. Please provide some real stats to back that up. Is that too critical for you?

I consider my viewpoint an analytical viewpoint, which I am sure can be viewed as critical. This a critical issue. Being critical is important. The iPhone 4S has many different hardware components involved. These forums are here also to ask critical questions. Yes. The iPhone 4S has never had the toggle. Sorry, if that is too critical for you.

Everyone I've talked to about the toggle, that has an iPhone or iPhone 4S, don't even care. One person actually said, "Wow! Why would I use that?"

Have a great night SG Guy. I wish you peace.

You guys should stop feeding that troll, he's getting real big and fat off your replies... 😝

... and from the look of IOS5.1beta3, it seems Apple saw our point, even if he didn't 😁

Good news.

Just got iphone 4s today to improve workflow using siri for txt messages.

My home office requires 3G OFF for my carrier to show 3-4bars reception.

3G ON gives 1 bar and often 'Call Failed' messages.

No good !! Australia is a big country an only 1 carrier has good reception but its rates r thru the roof.

Vodaphone offers unlimtied calls but needs 3G OFF !!

Upgrade this in next software patch pls apple or i'll go back to the iphone 4. (returning 4s to retailer)

😠

With iOS 5.1 beta 3 solved the problem with 3G toggle. I'm verry happy that Apple heard us and put the 3G off option back! I just made the update and for the moment I'm very happy with it, the only thing that I feld and don't like is that the sound volume for the ringer is a little slower, but is not an a big thing.

Thank you all and to Apple for the 3G off option!

It appears in the next IOS they will be bringing 3G switch back into the Network settings on the IOS.

Just installed the iOS 5.1 beta 3, and YES I can comfirm that the 3G off option is back. I'm very glad with that.

What I find amusing is the change of direction this discussion has taken. all of a sudden people are now correcting the grammar and terms others use to make a point. Also the silence that has befallen the technical experts who used to snear down their noses at us less knowledgable members, If indeed the switch is going to be available in ios 5.1 then get off your high horse, hold your hands up and admit you were wrong in your assumptions that you are the great and powerful OZ and you know everything there is to know about chips and radio signals and subroutines etc. Maybe next time you will spare a thought for us mere mortals who refuse to accept that a software/firmware command written and implimented by MAN (not machine) can be undone or re-written by MAN. Cos when the day comes that Man can't do that, then we are looking at artifical intelegence with self awareness, and we all know how that turned out for the Terminator... lol

Lighten up guys 🙂

Indeed. I wasted a few minutes of typing on that guy and even got modded for it, weird that he wasn't but anyways.

I bet he pulled the same stunt when multitouch gestures were restored on iPad 1, objecting to the use of the word "back" and "restore" in that context as well. He should go troll around the different news sites because they're all using the same vocabulary. That should keep him busy for the next, hmm, 3 months.

Anyway, this is awesome news. Time to buy a 4S. 🙂

All is well now. Peace to everyone here- great news btw

There are reasons for wanting to turn 3G off - example - the phone connects to a 3G tower and or signal and keeps dropping or not connecting calls - on my 3Gs I would turn off 3G it would disconnect from the ailing tower and when I turned it back on , it would reset or connect ot a better tower or signal.. also, if 3G is showing 1 bar - I tunr it off and and would have almost full bars of the EVDO.. or what ever the other version was called.

I can not find that option on the 4s.. only cell data off.. is that it?

If you read just a few posts up you will see that Apple with be restoring the function in the next update!!!

It's General > Network > Enable 3G > OFF on my 3GS running version 5.0.1 and like you I do my data based activities over WiFi which saves me big $$. I do periodically enable 3G when I need to access Cellular Data but this is very very rare as I dsilike giving the big telecos any more of my money than I have to.

Jamie.Downie wrote:

It's General > Network > Enable 3G > OFF on my 3GS running version 5.0.1

Correct, but this thread is about the 4S.

Wonderful news!!! We have prevailed. Apple has announced the return of the toggle. Still in beta but we will get back and soon:

Apple gives back the ability to toggle 3G data on and off with iOS 5.1 beta 3

http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/01/09/apple-gives-back-the-ability-to-toggle-3g -data-on-and-off-with-ios-5-1-beta-3/?awesm=tnw.to_1Ccsu

I sure hope this link is left active...if not, check www.thenextweb.com

So, i've updated to 5.1 beta 3 on 4s.

3G switch is there now, and it is working. Well done.