I got very excited when looking at the list of items included in IOS 8.1 update this evening. One of the things on the list has been greatly missed, the toggle to switch off 3G and run on 2G only. After the update..... options are exactly the same. Cellular Data on or off, Enable 4G on or off. I should say I am on EE 3G in the UK.
Does anyone else have a different result after the update????
Settings>Mobile>Voice & Data on my phone. Gives the 2G 3G LTE options to choose from.
What model iphone are you using and with which network?
iPhone 6. Bought it sim free and using Virgin UK sim
Has anyone got any updates on a fix for this problem?
In the family we have 4 x 5s on Vodafone UK and live in an area where the nearest 3G signal of any use is some 20 miles away. so now we have 4 phones that are practically unusable for voice calls. When we do pick up a 3G signal the calls sound as though they are being made from underwater and drop out in under a minute.
Vodafone say it is down to Apple and apple say it is down to the carrier to resolve.
dankton12 wrote:
Has anyone got any updates on a fix for this problem?
In the family we have 4 x 5s on Vodafone UK and live in an area where the nearest 3G signal of any use is some 20 miles away. so now we have 4 phones that are practically unusable for voice calls. When we do pick up a 3G signal the calls sound as though they are being made from underwater and drop out in under a minute.
and?
2G, 3G, 4G LTE have nothing to do with voice calls.
They are for data.
Chris, yes they do have an impact on voice call. Check out on the web to find out more.
I am still very frustrated that the option to choose your network is not available on all phones. It makes so much sense !
I sucessfulily enabled the toggles but I had to mess with my carrier bundle for it to work. AT&T iPhone 6
I have enabled the toggles successfully but I had to mess with the carrier bundle and I am jail broken. AT&T iPhone 6
Chris CA wrote:
dankton12 wrote:
Has anyone got any updates on a fix for this problem?
In the family we have 4 x 5s on Vodafone UK and live in an area where the nearest 3G signal of any use is some 20 miles away. so now we have 4 phones that are practically unusable for voice calls. When we do pick up a 3G signal the calls sound as though they are being made from underwater and drop out in under a minute.
and?
2G, 3G, 4G LTE have nothing to do with voice calls.
They are for data.
Sorry but you are mistaken.In case of 2G Narrow Band Wireless Digital Network is used. It brings more clarity to the conversation .Both the 1G and 2G deals with voice calls and has to utilise the maximum bandwidth.
Where the option to use 2G in a weak signal area is removed the quality of voice calls suffers a lot of degrading.
What did you do? Detailed steps, please.
Hey, I have been trying to find the right carrier settings to apply, but failed miserably so far.
Can you tell me what you did ?
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You have to modify the stock carrier settings on your iPhone, it isn't a separate carrier bundle that would have to download and install
If you guys would like I could make a video showing how to do it. If so I can make it tomorrow
That would be good NickMac7
What i will add is i recently used my Iphone 6 plus in turkey on a turkish sim and the toggle option was available. In the UK on Vodafone and o2 this toggle wasnt so it must be carrier related not down to apple as i previously thought
Yes, video please. Thank you.
No 2G,3G,4G toggle after IOS 8.1 Update
