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No signal on iPhone 4S, weird problem!

I got my iPhone 4S today. I inserted my sim-card from my iPhone 4, but I got no signal. Sometimes it get signal a few seconds before it says "No service".
Then I tried to insert another sim-card from a friend, and then it worked fine.
To check it wasn't an operator lock or something, I inserted my sim-card into his iPhone, and surprisingly it worked.

I would appreciate you'r help if you know something about this!




By the way - I've tried to restore network settings multiple times with no sucess.

iPhone 4S, iOS 5.0.1

Posted on Nov 11, 2011 12:46 PM

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Feb 23, 2012 10:31 AM in response to Maria Rosa

Maria Rosa wrote:


The real solution:

- Become a developer

- Pay $ 99 USD

- Register your iPhone

- Download firmware 5.1

- You are done! your iPhone will work great 😁

- or wait to firmware 5.1 release


.... wow!!! ..... so i have bought a phone that everyone knows that doesnt work??? .... and i have to pay again .... and MAYBE it will work???


.... and why Apple doesnt let everyone to download firmare 5.1 without paying developer-license? .... everyone has paid his Iphone 4s .... with good money!!!!! .....,good money for a not-good phone!!!!

Feb 23, 2012 6:29 PM in response to Maria Rosa

Maria Rosa wrote:


You are right, however I needed the phone very badly so I upgrade to 5.1 and, yes I have to pay because I didn't want to wait for 5.1 release...but beleive me, my IPhone 4S works fine now.

... instead of paying (we have already paied our phone!!!!) ... maybe we could think to a class-action for the lost time and the not-working phone!!!

Feb 24, 2012 6:31 AM in response to frolik67

Same problem with me.

My iPhone 4S suddently shows very low (almost 0%) of signal.

It cannot make any calls or sms.

It cannot find any other carriers when you switch off the Settings>Carrier>Network Selection (not automatic).

Phone carrier Claro.

Sao Paulo, Brazil.

But my iPhone was working just fine 2 days ago. I'm not sure if I performed any updates in this time.

Software update iOS 5.0.1

Firmware 1.0.13

Feb 24, 2012 7:53 AM in response to frolik67

Well first I buy my original iPhone at apple online store, it fail 45 days before I buy, the problemn don't come with the software, because i have 5.0.1 many days before the phone fail, i explain to Apple everything I do before:


1. I downlodn the lastest, format and reisntal the software with a mac. (the problem back)


2. buy a new sim card with my carrier, download again, format reinstal software, then i instal the sim card

when the phone ask for it. (the problem back)


3. I goes again with my carrier, they unactive and active again my acound in they sistem, give a new sim card again, reset all the features of my acound, refer the imei and serial number of my phone to they sistem. (the problem back)


4. For third time I format and resintal the software. (the problem back)


I do everything posible to fail, software, carrier, sim card.


this happend along a weekend, in this period of time, the phone loose the signal more quickly every time, this mean a hardware problem, then I call Apple, and explain it detailed, they ask me for send the iPhone to the repair center, and send me back a new on, this mean the hardware was the trouble.


I can tell u, check all the options posible before call, do all test posible, check what service works and what don't, tray to solve, and if the phone don't work again, then call support and explain everything you do detailed.


I hope you solve your problem.


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No signal on iPhone 4S, weird problem!

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