IPHONE 4s call failed??!!!

That's a drag. I would hate to get a replacement phone with the same issue because I have paid for a screen protector AND paid for Best Buy to put it on. I'd lose that $$ right off the bat.

I recently realized that many of my problem calls were placed at or around the same geographical location (an intersection on my way home from work). However, with my old phone (not an iPhone), I never had problems in that area. Guess I'll call Verizon to ask if there are known issues near that intersection...

I had a 3GS on AT&T and just moved to the 4S. It's been horrible. I don't know if it is AT&T or the phone but I need to make a decision fast on what I'm going to do. On the 3GS we experienced dropped calls, but with this 4S, it's more like I can't get the phone to even call anyone!

I was in Boston over the weekend. I kept trying to call my sister who was also in Boston so I could locate her. My phone kept saying it was calling her, but I wouldn't hear a ring, but saw the time counting by. Then it would say call failed. Then I got a bunch of "call failed" in a row. It lasted for a good 20 minutes. I had 3 bars on my phone. I was like WTH?! She said she was trying to call me too, but it kept going straight to my voicemail. She is on VZ with a Blackberry. I eventually got through by calling my neice, who is on VZ and has an iPhone 4. Not sure if I got lucky and finally got a call connection or what the issue was. I also tried sending a few text messages in Boston, also with 3 bars and they were failing to send too. I would keep trying and eventually it would go through.

Now I'm back in the Albany, NY area today, and I spent 15 minutes trying to call my husband to wish him a Happy Anniversay and I couldn't get through. Tried his cell (iphone 4s too) and the land line number. Same issue where it says "calling" but I hear no ring and nothing happens. Beyond frustrating. I was contemplating

I am having the same problem with my iPhone 4s, 64 GB on AT&T. It works for a 1 or two calls in a row then when I go to make a call I do not hear a thing, I see it on the screen making the connection the person picks up I still can't hear them and they can not hear. It appears I have full bars when I try again say after reboot I only have a few bars but then it does work at least for a couple of more times and does it again. Also I have noticed when this happens if I speak into the phone I basically can hear myself like an echo back through the phone. Software or hardware glitch. Never had this problem with my 3g or 4 iPhones.

Additional information, the solution described in the link only works for problems with outgoing calls, where the connection seems to be established and the time counter is counting!!

It seems that there are also sim card related problems. If you got dropped calls or other network problems your problem might be sim card related. Many German provider began to exchange the customers micro sim's.

I also read that this problem only occurs when using an old sim in your new iPhone 4s (most of the people used their sim's in an iPhone 4 before). In that case it could help to deactivate the pin code, but that should be done in an other phone! Hope this helps.

Thank you for the link to that thread. I found another link/solution within that thread:

I followed the solution stated in CNET website it it seems to have done the trick :-) I didn't have any issues with the sound today

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-10115102-233.html

OK I am aware the issue stated here goes back to 2007 but I think it is a headphone jack issue.

I will keep you posted if the problem comes back

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I am now concluding that for me, I'm having two separate issues.

1. No audio sound - I had been talking to my sister earlier via speakerphone. Then when I tried to later call her normally, is when I couldn't hear her or a ring and the time counter was going. There seems to be a glitch with switching between headsets, speakers, siri and normal phone calls. I never use a headset, and didn't use Siri that day. It makes sense now....I couldn't hear anything when trying to call her, because she was the last person I called on speaker. Then when I called my niece (a new number) it worked fine. The next day I had the issue again when calling my husband, but I had been listening to music with my headphones on just prior to trying to call him. This must be a software issue that I hope Apple fixes ASAP.

2. Dropped calls / calls failed. I'm going to try what my friend (an Apple employee) suggested. He thinks because I restored my 4S from my old 3GS it's just exaggerating any issues I had on my old phone. He suggested I restore my phone, set it up as a new device, and then resync. Hopefully that will do the trick.

I have had the same issue. iP4S 64GB AT&T. Calls failing. When the call connects, I can't hear the person on the other end...or they can't hear me. I have worked with Apple support. I did all the restores/resets. I went to AT&T and got a new sim card. I eventually had my phone replaced. I still have the issue on the new device. It must be a software issue. I have now turned off Siri based on a suggestion but no luck... iP4 and 3GS AND 3G never had this issue...even after installing iOS 5. Please help Apple!

It definitely sounds like there's something going on with the phone. However, after a replacement if you notice idenitical problems in reception or calls, that's very strong evidence that something is happening with reception in those areas.

I just got off the phone with AT&T, and they said they are getting a large volume of calls on this topic. He said they are aware of the issue with the 4S. He said they think it is due to all the activations in a short time. Doesn't sound right to me, but I am trying it. They said they are resolving some of the issues by re-establishing the connection and re-registering the phone. They reset both of our phones and are calling back in three days to see if it worked.

I'm in UK using Vodafone network, more than 90% of ALL calls using 4s either end in call failed, open call but neither end hearing each other or me hearing them only.

Went to Vodaphone store and both people in store told me their 4S's do the same !! Seems like another Apple phone fail !

I'm having the same problems as many of the posters. About 50% of the the calls I make don't go through !

I make a call and it looks normal, the counter is counting the call but I don't hear anything on the phone. I'm not sure if people hear me on the other side ( I haven't asked) but some have called me back asking of I was trying to call them.

It's pretty annoying. I never had this problem on my Iphone 4, only on my 4s. C'mon Apple, fix this problem and put out an update asap or I'm returning my phone !

By the way, I'm with AT&T.

I have just gotten in the habit of, when I make a call, I hit speaker phone on and off and then that seems tO take care of it. For me, it's clearly an audio selection issue. I turned off Siri lift to speak and that seems to be helping, but I haven't made many calls since doing so.

AT&T 4s, 64gb

I am having same problems, normally works second call but soemtimes have to recall twice for microphone/ear speaker to work. Also, sometmes seems to drop calls when signal not that bad, loses voice out first.

Having the same issue in Sweden, so it seems to me that there is either a batch of bad iPhone 4S's out or a sorftware issue. I mainly cannot make calls the first time, then get "No service" and then it will work again for a few minutes.

I have the same problem in UK... It's clear that is another fault of the combination of IOS 5.0 and IPhone 4s... My girlfriend has updated her iPhone 4 to IOS 5.0, but she hasn't that problem.

The signal reception is very poor and my iPhone 4s shows for long period "NO SIGNAL" ( even if my IPad shows full coverage and both devices have the same carrier).

I've also noted that the display of IPhone 4s seems to be yellow compared with the display of IPhone 4... I' m really disappointed about IPhone 4s: it lasts less than 10 hours, it has a bad quality of signal, SIRI works on IPhone 4 as well... At the end I have a phone that looks like IPhone 4, it's more expensive and it works worst