iPhone 3GS Loses Ability to Connect to 3G Network After Upgrade to iOS 4

by Daniel Ho on 2010/07/22

This is just a note for others that may be having the same issue.  I’m not sure why, and there doesn’t seem to be a fix that consistently works, but here’s my experience with this.

Issue:  My iPhone 3GS was working fine prior to upgrading to iOS 4.  Once I did that, I couldn’t connect to the 3G network anymore even though all the apps worked while connecting via wifi.  I tried turning the Airplane Mode on and off, rebooting, etc. etc.  Nothing worked.  It was completely frustrating!

Fix:  YMMV, as I’m on the Fido network in Canada, but this what I did.  I have to do this every time there is an update as well.  I went to Settings/General/Reset/Reset Network Settings  Once I did this, the iPhone restarted, searched for a network, and everything worked again.

If you try this, you’re on your own, but it worked for me.  Good luck!

Leave a Comment

Previous post:

Next post: