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pranay245 Author

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iOS 8 3G to 2G toggle missing

Hi,

I just upgraded my iPhone 5s 16GB to iOS 8. Everything seems ok but for one problem.

There used to be a "Enable 3G" toggle in the cellular data menu. It is no longer present and has been replaced by "Enable LTE".

The issue is that some carriers do not let customers use 3G unless they've opted for a specific plan. And even if they do, it's limited. So after a particular amount of fixed data, charges pile up quickly.

Here in India, carriers usually don't roll out individual patches/ upgrades. Is there any plan to roll out a Enable 3G switch? Or will the carriers release a specific update for it?

Thanks,

Pranay Mankad

Mumbai, India

iPhone 5s

iPhone 5s, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 17, 2014 7:12 PM

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ajith_48

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Dec 18, 2014 9:12 PM in response to pranay245

Ok here is the solution. I Have tried and tested. 100% working. There is no issues with the ios. It is just the carrier update which is causing the problem. According to Airtel, there will be only 3G and 4G from 2015 onwards in India. So they have jump in front of time and updated their carrier setting with the new one. And it affected the battery life very badly. What i have done is port my number to Vodafone. And everything become normal. 2G/3G toggle is back, battery even lasts for atleast 2 days. This is the ultimate solution for this. 🙂

kgosain

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Dec 19, 2014 11:29 AM in response to pranay245

same problem is with me..i'm an airtel user. and also, my carrier is showing IDEA network instead of AIRTEL. can anybody help??

kgosain

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Dec 19, 2014 11:41 AM in response to ajith_48

Okay... i have just switched from Vodafone to airtel...because in my city the network service of Vodafone has gone terrible n airtel is doing really fine. yea, n i have noticed that in some places ..like where i work... my phone sometimes doesn't get 3g network ..that time it works on 2g network. how come? and when i turn off the cellular data n then turn it on again ..i'm able to use 3g again!!

Feb 16, 2015 11:32 PM in response to Stephensamuel

It is not the iphone issue.It is the Carrier Issue.
It is issue of Airtel only.You can not toggle to 2G.

I had changed my 4 phone numbers from airtel to idea.
Idea and Vodafone supports 2G toggle option.You can Choose 2G or 3G at any time.
The iphone battery last longer with 2G signals as it never drops.
Go with any another operator than Airtel,The issue will be resolved.

Airtel is doing so to encourage the 4G usage so they have disabled the 2G option.