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

Yep, that's what I questioned right back on about page 3 or 4 of this string in a round about way. I think you're right in that iPhones served by CDMA only carriers might not get the update.

Phew, thanks.

iPhone 4S with Telephonos Celular de Mexico (Telcel) service has the 3G On/Off switch.

It's confirmed that AT&T users have been left out from getting the switch back. Could be due to what you said about turning off their 2G network completely or some other carrier-specific issue.

In any case, the switch is back and for anyone who doesn't have it it's a carrier issue now, so address your complaints to them. (except CDMA customers because they *can't* have that switch)

Matt NewBones wrote:

 

I can turn 3G on, I can turn 3G off. They listened!

Where do I find it?

Matt NewBones wrote:

 

Yes Sir! Settings, General, Network, Enable 3G toggle as the first option on screen.

Not here...  Strange.

Maybe there is no 2G support in my area..??

Jordan19s wrote:

 

same here its not there for my im using an Iphone 4s for AT&T

Same here.  Hummmm.

All I have is 'turn off cellular data'.

Do you read what you want to read? Scroll up a bit and read my post.

Would you want to share what official source confirms this? Provide a link?

It would be appreciated (by me anyway, can't speak for others here that will just be mad anyway).

If it's true that AT&T customers don't have the switch in 5.1, at least AT&T's 4S customers now get a "4G" status indicator to impress their CDMA friends LOL!

No official source, but on every message board I've seen discussing 5.1, the only ones saying they didn't get the switch back have been AT&T customers. Everyone else has acknowledged that it's back on their 4Ss.

This could be the reason why: http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/att-to-end-2g-service-offers-free-3g-phone-u pgrades/

I have a factory unlocked 4S that I use in the U.S. on Tmobile and after updating to iOS 5.1 I do have the seperate 3G on/off button, so of course I shut it off being that 3G is not supported by Tmobile for the iPhone.  We'll see if it changes anything with the battery drain issue too.

LOL, I'm so glad I'm not on AT&T. They're so lame to request such a change. I'm sure it wasn't Apple's idea to use "4G". If I'm not mistaken, they were against it.

oh man this is so lame... great I get the 4G icon on my phone (which means nothing) and I STILL can't turn off 3G (or 4G)... what a crappy update, Apple please fix this, the toggle should be turn off 3G on 3G phones and 4G on "4G" phones... did this release even pass a QA process?

I do like how i can delete from my photostream now though

Slow down and educate yourself guey, so you do not post other comments and embarrass yourself as you just did!

Allow me to edumucate you, homey. At this point you show us that you have an AT&T iPhone. No other punk a** iPhone would show fake 4G except the AT&T iPhone. True 4G is LTE and there are no iPhones with that technology on their comm chip.

The fact that most folks have the 3G switch and AT&T folks do not, means that it is now out of Apple's hands. It is an issue that you have with AT&T. AT&T is who is not allowing you folks to turn 3G on & off. Storm AT&T's Internet portals with your ire!!!!! We wid ju all da way, guey.