Fix iPhone cellular data problems by resetting network settings
I love my iPhone but it’s had it’s share of quirks, and one of them is the seemingly random ability to access the cellular data network. I don’t know if this is an AT&T problem or an iPhone problem, but it’s really annoying to not be able to use 3G service when I need to. I went looking for a solution for the problem and came across a pretty simple and straightforward fix on TUAW. They suggest resetting your iPhone Network Settings:
To reset your iPhone’s network settings, tap your way to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.
The only downside to this solution is that it also resets your remembered WiFi access points and their passwords, so be ready to re-enter a bunch of WEP/WPA keys!
Anyway, this solution worked for me, so thank you TUAW! And if you’re having problems with your iPhone cellular data connection, try resetting the network settings yourself, it might just work.
That’s happened to me a couple of times. I’ve resolved it by rebooting.
This is happening to me in the UK with O2, i can’t acess data, however when on a call i can access data, wierd. Tried resetting data net settings, still no luck.
Most of the time resetting the phone may not help. The solution is goto Settings/General/Network and just take the sim card out wait for 10 sec. and slide it back. That’s it.
thank you!!!
I haven’t been able to get 3G working properly on my iphone 4 since I got it two months ago, and this seems to have done the trick. Genuinely tried everything and was back-and-forth with carrier. 3G connectivity would work for ~30 seconds after reboot and then stop though 3G logo still displayed.. So for anyone else reading – this is certainly worth trying.
thanks again for posting this
Awesome! It worked! If I had only looked this up a few days ago, I could have been enjoying Pandora on the ride home instead of suffering.
i setup a simple mobile cellular data in the past and now i cant delete it. i tried resetting everything but it still comes back. anyone had any similar issues?
Wow! Thank you Harun. It worked.
will iot mess up an unlock if you reset settings?