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iOS 6.1 show no service randomly since beta1

I tried iOS 6.1 beta1.2.3.4.5 and now the final release all the versions showing NO SERVICE randomly at places with full coverage and I can only kick it to work by reset network setting and the network came back for few minutes then NO service again.


steps I made so far

1- restore to 6.1 betas and final release

2- update from 6.0.2 to 6.1 final release (today)

3- tried different carriers.

4- switched off the LTE / 3G .


non of the above steps worked I'm sure there is bugs causing this issue and it's still in the final release .


one thing I didn't try yet ( climbing the cell tower)😝


please tell me if any one facing the same issue?


P.S it happen to 4 iphones 5 mine and brother's

iPhone 5, iOS 6.1, bugs on ios 6.1

Posted on Jan 29, 2013 12:32 AM

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Jan 29, 2013 10:17 AM in response to reji_kv

How specifically was it unlocked? Apple never says "factory unlocked", and a lot of stores that are non-Apple sell what they call a "factory unlocked" phone that is really hacked to unlock it in the "factory" at the back of the store. If it was purchased directly from Apple, or directly from an Apple partner carrier as an unlocked phone then it should continue to work after updating. If it was purchased from any other source take it back to the place you bought it.

Jan 29, 2013 10:39 AM in response to WalterLamprecht

WalterLamprecht wrote:


Upgraded this mornig. all worked fine for about 30min then "no service".....(#@*&#&(^#$)....Restored now - again - but did not restore but setup as a new phone. seem better....


Any idea when this will be fixed?

Never. The problem is data corruption in your phone. Restoring as new fixed the data corruption. You can try restoring your backup, then go to settings/general/reset - Reset network settings. Sometimes this will fix this type of problem.

Jan 29, 2013 10:47 AM in response to WalterLamprecht

WalterLamprecht wrote:


I got my phone from our service provider. I unlocked it myself and restored a backup…no issues until the upgrade to 6.1…Still have network service after the restore and setup as new phone. Had to setup all my custom settings again.

So we have any indication from Apple when this little bug will be remedied?

When you say you unlocked it yourself, did you ask your service provider to unlock it, then followed their instructions, or did you hack it to unlock it? If the later that updating it relocked it.


You will never get any indication from Apple in this user-to-user forum, and likely you will never get any indication from Apple at all, and, since restoring it fixed it, there's no little bug to fix.

Jan 29, 2013 10:50 AM in response to reji_kv

reji_kv wrote:


This was bought from Singapore with SingTel. So, its truly a factory unlocked phone. And its not easy for me to take this phone to Singapore as am currently in Belgium now.


I believe this definitely has something to do with the 6.1 package.

I seriously doubt it has anything to do with 6.1, because if it did there would be thousands of posts about it by now. First: Settings/General/Reset - Reset network settings. If that doesn't fix it,

Settings/General/Reset - Reset ALL settings. Neither of these will result in data loss, but you may have to change some settings if you had previously changed them from defaults. If neither fixes it restore the phone as New. As others have reported, this has fixed it for them.

iOS 6.1 show no service randomly since beta1

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