3G Issue IOS 6.1 - Iphone 5

This solutions works for me too. Thank you!

Hi Everyone!

If you've tried BigRed77's fix with no results you may be, like me, in a country where instead of seeing 'carrier' in settings, you see 'cellular'.(Caribbean and S. America) ....here's the fix:

1. Go to settings>cellular

2. turn OFF these 3 functions: cellular data, Enable 3G and data Roaming

3. Now you will see magically appear at the bottom 'Cellualr Data Network' - choose this

4. Type in the APN address from your local provider (something like internet.XXXXX.XX) Just call them if you don't know!

5. Go back, switch ON cellular Data - Edge should appear

6. Switch ON Enable 3G - wait 10 - 15 seconds - 3G should appear

Voila!

(Note: switching on, off these 3 functions will alternate you between 'E' and 3G

Good luck!

Kylesxm

i do see the carrier in settings.. the issue is that i dont see the option of 3G in the settings - general - cellular page. instead i see option of LTE.

I need to disable the 3g somehow. Please tell me how to go about it.

I have same problem, as 3G drops every few minutes and come back - changing between edge and 3G all the time specially during calls which effect on call quality.

I wish apple can find an immidate solution for this issue...

Every time I've got Edge, while SIII has full 3G. It's a pity.

Hi Apple,

Exactly the same problem for me.. My wife still using iPhone 4 and the signal very strong with 3G.

My iphone 5 always lost the data connection, and today even worst my iPhone 5 lost the carrier network. I need to reset all the setting over & over again and reboot my iPhone. After a long time and during typing this suddenly i got back carrier network. This strange thing never happen to me when my iPhone in version IOS 6.0.1 & 6.0.2

Hope it will be fix soon

Thanks.

This time I wised up and have chosen to have to continually look at the update icon instead of updating to POS, I mean IOS 6.1

HOWEVER, since 6.1 came out the battery drains quicker, not so quick it interrupts life, the phone takes forever to reboot, often lags when typing and twice I've lost signal, 3G and wireless while at home. Dropped signal, lag and timeless reboots never happened before this so it interests me why now.

As much as APPLE helped me in the past, the continual problems will have me purchase another brand when my contract is up. There's really no excuse as to why their software continually fails, especially at the price of these phones.

I should add, I have an IPhone4 and signal refers to dropped carrier.

SAMSUNG fan boy detected.. go ahead and get those cheap feeling devices.. yap yap yap..

Ikehean 's solution worked for me on iphone4s. I had no data connection at all after upgrade to 6.1. Airplane mode trick didn't work for me. Manually inputting apn of my carrier did work.

I did that this morning, it kept dropping carrier.

Same problem since I have installed iOS 6.1 with iPhone 5 model A1429 only I can use EDGE connectivity, I can't active 3G.

Carrier: Movistar

Country: Argentina

Same problem in India..

Hi Apple, My iphone5 have this problem too after upgrade to the new version of IOS(6.1). When my phone lost carrier network connection, it will not automatically connect back to data(either EDGE or 3G) when carrier connection is available. This problem did not occur to me in before this update. All I can do is to restart my phone. But however, the problem will still be there when i lost network connection.Please help.

Malaysia user here