adriennefromwashington

Q: No cellular since upgrading iPad 2 to iOS 8

I am unable to connect using cellular data since updating my iPad 2 with iOS 8.  I've tried resetting my iPad and resetting the network connections but that has not helped.  Any advice would be appreciate.  Thank you

iPad 2, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 18, 2014 2:56 PM

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  • by bhewett,

    bhewett bhewett Oct 21, 2014 9:18 AM in response to adriennefromwashington
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    Oct 21, 2014 9:18 AM in response to adriennefromwashington

    23:15 hours of uninterrupted 3G service, slowness, stickyness and stuttering animation have disappeared as well. I think Apple has finally fixed this issue. Those of you who reverted back to 7, if you're brave, give it a try.

  • by cerebellummunching,

    cerebellummunching cerebellummunching Oct 21, 2014 9:39 AM in response to bhewett
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    Oct 21, 2014 9:39 AM in response to bhewett

    Same problem here, I guess it will be fixed when 8.1 comes out

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  • by Star Traveler,

    Star Traveler Star Traveler Oct 21, 2014 9:43 AM in response to cerebellummunching
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    Oct 21, 2014 9:43 AM in response to cerebellummunching

    iOS 8.1 is already out. We're following the results over on this thread ...

     

    Report on the NEW iOS 8.1 Revision Today

  • by cerebellummunching,

    cerebellummunching cerebellummunching Oct 21, 2014 9:47 AM in response to Star Traveler
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    Oct 21, 2014 9:47 AM in response to Star Traveler

    Haven't had the chance to update :/ so yea.. i guess ill just follow this thread

  • by Gary Cox1,

    Gary Cox1 Gary Cox1 Oct 21, 2014 6:46 PM in response to adriennefromwashington
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    Oct 21, 2014 6:46 PM in response to adriennefromwashington

    Oddly enough my iPad 2 hasn't lost service in days and I didn't upgrade to IOS 8.1!   I wonder if it was some problem AT&T worked out?

  • by blaise99,

    blaise99 blaise99 Oct 22, 2014 4:34 PM in response to adriennefromwashington
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    Oct 22, 2014 4:34 PM in response to adriennefromwashington

    I am having similar issue since the IOS 8 upgrade.  Rebooting the device is a temporary fix.  I resorted to restoring the iPad as a new device and re-adding several apps at a time.  While this dramatically improved the overall speed of the device, it did not fix the cellular dropping problem.  This will require a fix from Apple.

  • by Okbart,

    Okbart Okbart Oct 22, 2014 5:23 PM in response to blaise99
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    Oct 22, 2014 5:23 PM in response to blaise99

    When I updated to iOS 8, I, like others here, experienced intermittent cellular and poor performance on my iPad 2.  One of the steps I took was contacting ATT and making certain that everything was good on their end.  All was fine on that front.  (My iPhone, BTW, updated and has worked great without any loss of cellular.)   I took the suggestion passed on by Star Traveler, took my iPad to the Apple store, had them put a fresh, clean iOS 8 on my iPad, and that solved the performance problems, but I continued to have intermittent cellular, even tho getting it back became easier (for me, just touching the iCloud tab in Settings would prompt a search and restoration of cellular--for a while).  I updated to 8.1 on Monday.  Cellular is restored and has not dropped at all.  It appears that 8.1 fixed the cellular issue for me.  There is an occasional slowness in accessing web pages, but nothing horrible, so performance for me is pretty much unchanged.  That's been my experience and I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

  • by dougster1,

    dougster1 dougster1 Oct 22, 2014 5:27 PM in response to adriennefromwashington
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    Oct 22, 2014 5:27 PM in response to adriennefromwashington

    ios 8.1 solved the problem for me.

  • by Herbitual,

    Herbitual Herbitual Oct 24, 2014 2:29 PM in response to dougster1
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    Oct 24, 2014 2:29 PM in response to dougster1

    Funny how the hand-wringing seems to have dried up.

     

    It's just a shame that after 15 pages of bed-wetting that a few more couldn't come back to this thread to say all is now fine.

     

    Which it is.

  • by rpsnoopy ,

    rpsnoopy rpsnoopy Oct 24, 2014 2:55 PM in response to Herbitual
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    Oct 24, 2014 2:55 PM in response to Herbitual

    NOthing unuseful like a thread centered on a problem that does not exist anymore...

  • by Lmaris,

    Lmaris Lmaris Oct 24, 2014 3:54 PM in response to rpsnoopy
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    Oct 24, 2014 3:54 PM in response to rpsnoopy

    ABsense of evidence is not evidence if absense.

     

    BEsides, anyone who dares mention these "fixes" do not, in fact, fix the problem and it still exists have their comments deleted.

  • by jdstryxlyndia,

    jdstryxlyndia jdstryxlyndia Oct 24, 2014 4:09 PM in response to bhewett
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    Oct 24, 2014 4:09 PM in response to bhewett

    I am one of the few who successfully downgraded to 7.2 after trying 8.0.  After reading the replies from people who got their ipad2 working properly with 8.1, I decided to try it.  FATAL MISTAKE.   The cellular service never came back.  After 2-3 hours on the phone with apple and an hour in the local apple store I realized I was not going to get cellular service again. 

  • by bhewett,

    bhewett bhewett Oct 24, 2014 4:22 PM in response to Herbitual
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    Oct 24, 2014 4:22 PM in response to Herbitual

    I Thought I gave plenty of commentary and reasonable troubleshooting, and when the issues at hand (no cellular service and extreme lag in operation) were mitigated by the issuance of 8.1, I gave Apple their due. I Think handwringing is a charge to far when Apple claims the update WILL work with older devices, and that proves to be false. Follow that up with paying your carrier for a month of service that you could not use because of Apple, and I think we all have ample reason to complain.

  • by Star Traveler,

    Star Traveler Star Traveler Oct 24, 2014 4:42 PM in response to rpsnoopy
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    Oct 24, 2014 4:42 PM in response to rpsnoopy

    rpsnoopy wrote:

     

    NOthing unuseful like a thread centered on a problem that does not exist anymore...

     

    You sure got that right ... LOL ...

     

    But for those who are actually interested in fixing things instead of having a "gripe-fest" ... here are some instructions for doing your backup (and do iTunes if you can), plus how to get a clean system install, and get rid of all your corrupted system files on your device! Use your iTunes program to do a reset to factory default, and you'll get things set back to new again! And always make sure to do your backups!

     

    Choosing an iOS Backup Method (Should I Use iTunes or iCloud to back up ...)

    https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5262

     

    Back up and Restore your iOS Device with iCloud or iTunes

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766

     

    iTunes: About iOS Backups

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4946

     

    iOS: Troubleshooting Encrypted Backups

    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5162

     

    Use iTunes to Restore your iOS Device to Factory Settings

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1414

  • by Star Traveler,

    Star Traveler Star Traveler Oct 24, 2014 4:41 PM in response to rpsnoopy
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    Oct 24, 2014 4:41 PM in response to rpsnoopy

    rpsnoopy wrote:

     

    NOthing unuseful like a thread centered on a problem that does not exist anymore...

     

    You sure got that right ... LOL ... there's nothing like a continuing "gripe-fest" after there's already been a solution!

     

    But for those who really do want some instructions on how to update "cleanly" to iOS 8.1 ... do the following with your iTunes program -- reset your iOS device to its factory default condition and get rid of all those corrupted system files! Always be sure to do your backups, too!

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