Have they removed it? Or am I having a blonde moment?
What network are you on? On Three in the UK, you can't switch to 2G any more
It is in settings under general then network you will see something for. 3G network
It was removed from the iPad 2 earlier this year as well.
Really?? This was always a handy tip for people wanting to improve battery life and I personally found it to make a noticable difference.
Plus I am always connected to wifi at work and home so rarely have any need for 3G at all, so in my case all it does is give me a shorter battery life, great!
They've made some pretty big strides with the cellular technology. The 3G chip will lay dormant if you're on wifi, and won't use much battery at all.
That being said, I'll miss the option too, sometimes if 3G was congested I could drop down to EDGE to get a call through.
So does mean you wont be able to use the 4S unlocked on T-Mobile USA?? For it to work on their network you have to turn off 3g...
It was removed from the iPad 2 earlier this year as well.
This might also confirm my theory about another debate going on in these forums - why has the quoted standby time of the 4S reduced by a full third vs the iPhone 4? The iPhone 4 specs quote 300 hour standby time and the iPhone 4S quotes 200 hours; that's a big difference. One of my theories was that Apple have moved from specifing the standby figure for a 2G connection to specifying it for a 3G connection and if the option to lock to 2G is now removed then that would make sense.
- Julian
I agree, OR it maybe an issue at my end that a restore might resolve. It could also be provider specific, but i dont think so as the sim came directly out of my iPhone 4 which did show the option.
It could be a ploy so that Siri works as well and as often as possible (because it requires a decent speed of data connection).
So does mean you wont be able to use the 4S unlocked on T-Mobile USA?? For it to work on their network you have to turn off 3g...
Turning off 3g to use T-Mobile has always been unnecessary. It will help find the 2G network faster but it will eventually find the 2g network and lock on it going forward.
They've made some pretty big strides with the cellular technology. The 3G chip will lay dormant if you're on wifi, and won't use much battery at all.
That being said, I'll miss the option too, sometimes if 3G was congested I could drop down to EDGE to get a call through.
Why did apple decide to remove it in the first place????
So stupid!
I'd like them to give us the answer to that question...