No 2G toggle still after ios8.1 upgrade
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21-10-2014 01:03 PM
Hello,
Following the recent ios 8.1 upgrade the toggle to disable 3g/ enable 2g or edge should be visable, but it is not.
I had this option on my iphone 5 using the same vodafone simcard so maybe its not a vodafone issue but an apple issue.
I spoke with Apple and they are saying to speak to my carrier.
Any help please?
Its really useful to disable 3G when in a poor network coverage area.
Thanks!
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17-11-2014 09:57 PM
The official Apple forums are full of complaints about the carriers choosing to push out an update that removed 2G and Apple's response is that the carriers have the option to push out an update that will enable 2G. The decision on what networks decide to allow their customers is their decision not not one that Apple makes the final decision on.
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18-11-2014 03:02 AM
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21-11-2014 04:02 PM
Hi everyone,
We’re aware Vodafone customers with some Apple iPhones (iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6+), cannot manually select the 2G network coverage on their handsets.
The same policy is used by Apple for other Mobile Network Operators with 4G certified networks.
We’ve made Apple aware of this issue.
Thanks,
Gemma
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21-11-2014 04:49 PM
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21-11-2014 05:02 PM
As with masai no 2G toggle makes the phones unusable for long periods, today I was in an area where there is no Vodafone 3G so without the option to toggle on 2G I was without a signal for almost 4 hours.
I have been with Vodafone for more than 17 years and rarely experienced a problem but naturally if this problem is not going to be resolved it will be time to look around at what is out there.
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21-11-2014 05:43 PM
+1 to previous post.
It is not just desirable to have a 2G toggle, but ESSENTIAL!
Please lets keep this thread current and to the forefront of Vodafone Reps.
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22-11-2014 12:17 AM
There are some videos out there in youtube explaning how to get the 2g/3g/4g toggle back.To get this you have to jailbreak your phone & edit the carrier bundle so its purely down to carrier & not apple.if Vodafone give us a updated carrier settings it should be sorted.
Why make it complicated ?,give us the power to choose 2g/3g/4g as you say VODAFONE POWER TO YOU
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22-11-2014 08:09 AM
There are videos on youTube but unless you really know what you are doing and prepared to accept the reduced security of using a jailbroken phone I would never advise jailbreaking a device.
As has been said before, Apple do not need to do anything, they have already stated (as has the Apple store) that the carrier settings for the 2G toggle are available to networks but it is down to the networks to push it out or not. The update will not come in the form of an ios update but as a carrier setting that can easlily be pushed out through iTunes.
