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iPhone 4S "no service" problem

hello all,


Just got my iPhone 4S 18hrs ago and it wen to "no service" like 3 times (so far)!!

  • I have changed carrier setting to manual I can select my network but still "no service"
  • I turned on then off "airplane mode" it goes searching... then "no service"
  • it only work when I restart or reinsert the SIM


Is this common? do I have to worry ?


Appreciate your inputs.


Thanks,

Abdullah

iPhone 4S-OTHER, iOS 5, iMac, iPad

Posted on Oct 22, 2011 11:40 PM

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Posted on Oct 24, 2011 2:48 PM

I had the same problem today, once I put the phone on airplane mode then turned it off it showed service again. If this continues I will take it back to the store.

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Mar 7, 2012 5:54 AM in response to TomWellington

Interesting that he said " he had not heard of either problem...." then stated "5.0.1, he said that update was made to improve battery life; and reportedly it worked for some and not others." and " He said another update is planned to further address the battery issue. "


So if he never heard of a battery issue why would he make the other two statements? Hmmmmm

TomWellington wrote:


I was at the 'genius bar' in south Florida yesterday after a 45 minute wait. I had five bar service and could not duplicate the problem. I also complained of short battery life. The tech said he had not heard of either problem....but he also went to settings and had me 'send reports to Apple'. Then he did some more buttons which I could not see. When I told him this all happend after 5.0.1, he said that update was made to improve battery life; and reportedly it worked for some and not others. I also asked why I had five bars deep inside a crouwed shopping center and he admitted they have an internet repeater cell in the store. He did offer to replace my phone, but said it might take a couple of weeks to send it in and get the new one back. He said another update is planned to further address the battery issue. I don't know what he did (if anything) but have not had 'no signal' problem for 24 hours. I stiil have a battery life issue.

I read on another post that reducing the polloing interval to the network can improve battery life. Maybe the 5.0.1 'fix' reduced the interval and some networks lose signal when the are not polled often enough. I have ATT; and maybe they are seeing the problem and have addressed it. Their biggest base and selling point is the iPhone.

Not sure this helps anybody.... but it is additional information

Mar 7, 2012 1:28 PM in response to sbailey4

well ive spoke with apple today, first point of call is get replacement simm ordered and try that ... with no back up! SO new simm, no backup.. see how that fairs.. then its back up to cloud and import it from there, try that.. im wondering how this will work, as the only way i got this problem of no service to fix was to use a bumper case from my iphone 4 days, yes i had a iphone 4 with bad signal issue too, infact i had a few iphone 4's with signal issues.. i just with they would spend more time with r&d before releasing these units to us the general public to do the r&d for them... not on when you pay £699 for a phone that doesnt work as it should !!!

yet as lemmings we all are, we will all que to buy the iphone 5... its a cult thing !!!!!

Mar 7, 2012 4:36 PM in response to martynsingleton

Marty,


Please only speak for yourself. I see that old saying fitting here " Fool me once, shame on you; Fool me twice, shame on me."


I was an iPhone 4S user. I had "No Service" message, I had battery issues, I had settings turning themselves back on, I had Safari cache issues, etc.


I don't have those issues anymore. I don't have an iPhone anymore. I will not own another Apple product. All I ever wanted was a reliable phone. iPhone was not that, and Apple's cavalier attitude about their crappy product has made me turn my back on them. Just as they have turned there back on supporting their customers and products.


I don't think it will get any better in the future and I am not a fool!!

Jul 6, 2015 2:58 AM in response to abds2000

FINALLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

IOS 5.1 IS WORKING FLAWLESSLY

"NO MORE SIM FAILURE"

"NO MORE NO SERVICE"

"NO LATENCY SWITCHING BETWEEN 2G/3G"

"NO MORE LATENCY RECOVERING CARRIER AFTER BEING IN LOW COVERAGE AREA"

"3G TOGGLE IS AVAILABLE"

"BATTERY USES 1% OVERNIGHT"


DONT WAIT TO UPGRADE DO IT AS FAST AS YOU CAN

I WISH APPLE RELEASED THE 4S TODAY NOT 4 MONTHS EARLIER

!!! APPLE PLEASE NEXT TIME TEST YOUR PRODUCT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BEFORE RELEASING IT !!!!


BUT AS LATE IS BETTER THAN NEVER

NEXT TIME DONT RUSH AND BUY THE IPHONE 5 BEFORE 4 TO 5 MONTHS OF RELEASE.

ENJOY YOUR IPHONES, MAYBE NOW WE CAN STRAT CALLING IT A PHONE

REGARDS

Mar 10, 2012 7:54 AM in response to Slymer721

I have had No Service, or a flate line.............. and the name of a local carrier for all but a few hours one day and a few minutes another day since arriving in Jharkhand, India on the 13th of February -- strangly enough in other locations in India service was perfect! I am with Orange and they are not being real because I have to come to these forums to n to understand ths happening to so many customers. I am out time and money due to this problem. My phone is essential to me.

Mar 11, 2012 8:28 PM in response to Kintu

I had immense difficulty with the update, finally I switched from trying to use my laptop with a wireless connection running windows 7 to a PC running XP with and ethernet connection. Finally I was able to download the update completely -- on my laptop I had tryed umpteen times with no success. I was then able to update my phone to 5.1 and some time later, yes I was perfectly connected to a local provider. I am now able to select between 2 local providers IDEA and AIRTEL IND. Checking yesterday, there was no service with RELIANCE, CELLONE, VODAPHONE, TATA etc.

So, now, whether for the update, or because ORANGE technicians (at least should have been) were working on my problem, my issue is resolved.

Angry as ****

iPhone 4S "no service" problem

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