Is there a way to shut off 3/4G on the IPhone 5

Hi pamela laroe,

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The article below may be able to help you with your question.

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I've highlighted the pertinent information for you below.

iOS: About the Cellular Data setting

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4203

Cellular data is used for data communication in cellular networks. It does not affect your ability to make or receive phone calls or to use Wi-Fi networks for Internet connectivity. If you turn off cellular data, you will be unable to:

• See the cellular data icons in the status bar (for example, LTE or 3G).
• Send or receive MMS messages. However, you can still send and receive SMS and iMessages if you're connected to a Wi-Fi network.
• Retrieve or listen to new Visual Voicemail messages. To retrieve these messages, enable Cellular Data.
• Use Personal Hotspot.

You can adjust this setting by going to:

iPhone: Settings > Cellular

Additional Information

You can also enable or disable cellular data for certain iOS features and applications from this setting:

I hope this information helps ....

Have a great day!

- Judy