WIFI disabled - Greyed out since iOS 7 update on iphone 4s

The solution would be to replace the defective hardware. Why this simple solution is beyond the comprehension of so many is a mystery to me.

1: An high quality iphone should last for years (if not more than a nokia, which after 10 years still working).
2: to replace H/W when out of warrenty is our of question as it will cost few hundards $$ (apple do not repair, they do exchange). That is the issue and worst their parts are not cheap(if to look for third party)

3: They(iphone) are "top quality" (to me equal to LV/Ferrari of a phone). My TV has warrenty of 3 years and i still use it for 7 years. So does this means a iphone can only last 1 year, really so low quality ??

-- Basically i am saiding, yes change hardware but it is not cheap. i spent lots of my saving(40%) to get a iphone and it is suppose to be the top most quality phone out there, not even that stupid Samsing can figh with.

-- But to have it last for only one year ??? and worst only after i upgrade to IOS 7 ?? my Iphone 3gs is still working up to now, that is my expection.

- Not all people who buy a iphone are rich.

diesel, apple won't replace the hardware and neither would the 3rd party repair vendor that examined my phone. if you find a vendor that will replace, please post here, thanks.

Apple provides an Out of Warranty replacement option for devices that are outside the warranty period or deemed damaged (due to user fault). The only reasons this option is not made available would be a device opened by a 3rd party (not Apple) or devices that are in pieces.

Yes, it's not "hundreds of dollars" and it is significantly less than the cost of buying the device at full retail.

Actually for this case i have already contact apple and have work through all the posibility to recover.

They even ask me to go to the the authorise support center in my country to check with them.

But what i know is that Apple will not replace if there is any dent/scratch of the phone, which my have(more the a years ago)

But Diesel, since you mention it, i will check it out, but as of now it is working, i wil continue ot use it, hopefully it can last till my contract is finish and Iphone 6 is out 😉, which i am waiting. (i will skip the iphone 5s). as my family already has a iphone 5.

U see i am a supporter of apple, i have 3gs/4s/5/ipad and waiting for next mini and i am not rich (somce are on installment). with all this, i think could feel my frustration when it spoil just after a year.

That is 264.01 in my country, that is 50% i paid my telco for the phone when i sign the lowest $ monthly contract.

if double that i can get a iphone 5S now with the same value of contract from the telco.

but my contract will only expire next year Feb

Ive been having this annoying problem with my iphone 4s for days now and i hate the fact that it happened to be BEFORE i dowloaded the new iOS 7 update ( i downloaded it ththinking it would solve my problem.... clearly not :\ )

and now have been without wifi connection for days. I really dont want to replace my phone as i think this little pronblem should be able to be resolved. I have tried the NETWORK RESET and even leaving my phone turned off for days. its a lucky day when i get NOT CONNECTIONED.but i havent even been apper to get that now. Do you guys think that APPLE will get this issue sorted. Please help me guys id really apprecactie it.

Aww thank you for your reply. I first started to think that i was the only one going mad! haha... I have over 6 months left on my contract and with me being in the uk i dont know what my rights are into getting a new phone, as silly me didnt take and insurance out on it 😟 .... and my local papple store is miles away from my home.

Oh i shall post any success here ... if there is any!!

btw the freezer trick worked - the first time, for about two hours. repeated attempt failed.

The trying areoplane mode on

Turning phone off for 10 mins

Turning phone back on

Turning areoplane mode off

Worked for me for about half a hour - failed at second attepmt.

Yes, that is what happened to me as well. The last couple of attempts in the freezer did not work. I guess I will have to find time to go back to the 'genius bar' yet again for yet another phone (4th). I am done trying to reset, restore, sync, lose my apps content, and angst about why this is not working and how to fix it from my end. I am pretty sure I cannot. I have 13 months left on my contract and warranty, and just enough time in my day to not go away quietly. 👿 They will have to keep replacing my phone, upgrade me on their dime, or give me my money back so I can go get a Galaxy. My husband loves his and NEVER has issues with it. I think I am done with Apple after this contract is over, regardless, unless they can make this all go away SOON. Thank God I have unlimited data on my plan, as I have essentially given up on the wifi for internet. The most infuriating thing about it all is the silence on the part of Apple. I actually feel sorry for the poor schlubs in the genius bar and online chat support. This is just a sad joke.

Incidentally, I read in a few other forums where some people's iphones downloaded the iOS 7 without their approval or knowledge, and I think this actually happened to me. The day this all went down my phone opened differently and had a few new 'items' and 'options' that seemed different than what I was used to. However, when I got into iTunes to sync that first time (per the help FAQs for correcting wifi), I was immediately asked to update to iOS 7. It seems that the process was already underway, in retrospect....