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Anonymous
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I put my pay monthly 3g sim which has data plan into a iphone 3gs but can only connect to internet via wifi. How do i get it to connect to internet away from my home.
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Anonymous
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It's because you aren't on an iPhone tariff so your phone needs the standard settings
go to;
Settings - general - network - mobile data network and change the apn at the top to mobile.o2.co.uk and the mms apn to wap.o2.co.uk ( in o2 its a letter o, not a zero).
Change nothing else
Save changes
Restart iPhone.
This will now work.
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Anonymous
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Done what you suggested and it works now thanks...!!!
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Anonymous
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Excellent!
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Anonymous
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That's great thanks, solved my problem perfectly
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Anonymous
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this was great, im now back online thanks so much for sharing! slight_smile
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Anonymous
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HI

 

I too am having the same issue but:

 

when I go to settings/general ---- there is no network option.....

 

can anyone help please

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settings> general> Mobile data Or cellular data (changed in later ios look at original date of thread

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Wincanton South Somerset (Full 4g 3G 2g indoor coverage) Remember we are all customers here not customer services

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Anonymous
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Excellent - better than Apple can offer!
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Anonymous
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This was a brilliant and helpful reply. I had exactly the same problem. My wife broke her Samsung Galaxy so I gave her my old iPhone 3Gs. This solved the problem that she could no longer get mobile data (despite having an O2 contract with data).

 

Thank you.

 

Now - one more question if I may...

 

Is it also possible to get the iPhone "Visual Voicemail" working? If so, what are the appropriate settings?

 

Thanks in advance! 

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