Anyone Else? Internet on iPhone 5 SUPER SLOW. Is this AT&T or Apples Problem?

VideoNewbie · Dec 31, 2012, 05:11 PM

Whenever i am outside using the data plan on my iphone is super slow. ive tried power cycling and it sometimes helps but only for the first minute or so then it goes back to being slow. ive tried clearing out apps by double tapping the home button...theres no real solution.

I very rarely have more than 2 bars. Calls sometimes take a while to dial out..

some additional info:

-wifi of course works fine.

-i have an unlimited data from at&t and no i dont go over 3gb a month so im not getting limited

-using an otterbox case so i dont think its the case.

i talked to an at&t rep and asked if it has to do with sim card and she said not likely. she said that she noticed a similar problem on her own iphone and that she brought it in the apple store and they "unblocked" something that was affecting her antenna? wtf? have u all heard of something like this?

i am going to the apple store later this week as well as trying to swap out a sim from at&T in the meantime i want to see if any of u have experienced something similar

darkside flow · Dec 31, 2012, 05:19 PM

Almost certainly AT&T but it wouldn't hurt to get it checked at Apple.

I have no clue what the rep was talking about it regards to unblocking something. Sounds like BS.

Apple fanboy · Dec 31, 2012, 05:23 PM

Mine works just fine. I noticed how much quicker it was on 3G compared to my iPhone 4.

VideoNewbie · Dec 31, 2012, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Apple fanboy

Mine works just fine. I noticed how much quicker it was on 3G compared to my iPhone 4.

where r u located? im in southern california .

are ur bars usually full ? r u mostly outdoors? i find reception at malls is virtually impossible for some reason

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Originally Posted by darkside flow

Almost certainly AT&T

hm. so u figure it has to do with sim card or do u think they r secretly limiting people who have an unlimited data plan (even ppl who dont go over 3gb)

Mlrollin91 · Dec 31, 2012, 06:00 PM

Probably just your area. AT&T has been doing a lot of expanding in SoCal, especially in the Northern Los Angeles Area and San Diego. Could barely get 2 bars in those areas now I almost always have 4+.

Apple fanboy · Dec 31, 2012, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by VideoNewbie

where r u located? im in southern california .

are ur bars usually full ? r u mostly outdoors? i find reception at malls is virtually impossible for some reason

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hm. so u figure it has to do with sim card or do u think they r secretly limiting people who have an unlimited data plan (even ppl who dont go over 3gb)

I'm in the UK. With O2. Usually full bars when I'm on 3G unless I'm out in the sticks (countryside).

AFDoc · Dec 31, 2012, 07:42 PM

No issues here... sounds like a carrier issue in your area to me.

Applejuiced · Dec 31, 2012, 09:25 PM

Do you get LTE where you are?

scaredpoet · Jan 1, 2013, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by VideoNewbie

where r u located? im in southern california .

There's your problem. SoCal has been AT&T's Waterloo ever since they sold off a huge chunk of spectrum there to t mobile. Coverage there has been bad for AT&T for years.

Dec 31, 2012, 05:11 PM	#1
VideoNewbie macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2009	Anyone Else? Internet on iPhone 5 SUPER SLOW. Is this AT&T or Apples Problem? Whenever i am outside using the data plan on my iphone is super slow. ive tried power cycling and it sometimes helps but only for the first minute or so then it goes back to being slow. ive tried clearing out apps by double tapping the home button...theres no real solution. I very rarely have more than 2 bars. Calls sometimes take a while to dial out.. some additional info: -wifi of course works fine. -i have an unlimited data from at&t and no i dont go over 3gb a month so im not getting limited -using an otterbox case so i dont think its the case. i talked to an at&t rep and asked if it has to do with sim card and she said not likely. she said that she noticed a similar problem on her own iphone and that she brought it in the apple store and they "unblocked" something that was affecting her antenna? wtf? have u all heard of something like this? i am going to the apple store later this week as well as trying to swap out a sim from at&T in the meantime i want to see if any of u have experienced something similar
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Apple fanboy macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United Kingdom	Mine works just fine. I noticed how much quicker it was on 3G compared to my iPhone 4. __________________ Late 2012 21" iMac 2.9GHz i5, ITB Fusion drive, 16GB RAM, 2 TB TimeCapsule, iPhone 5 32GB, iPad 4 32GB, iPad 2 16GB, apple TV 2, iPod touch 4th gen 8GB, Xbox 360 120GB. Macrumors Scavenger Hunt IV 2
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Dec 31, 2012, 06:00 PM	#5
Mlrollin91 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SoCal	Probably just your area. AT&T has been doing a lot of expanding in SoCal, especially in the Northern Los Angeles Area and San Diego. Could barely get 2 bars in those areas now I almost always have 4+. __________________ iMac 21.5", 2.7 i5 Quad, 8GB, 1TB; 11" MBA 1.7 i5, 4GB, 64GB; Black 64GB 3G iPad 2; Black 32GB iPhone 5; and Red 8GB iPod Nano 5G
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Dec 31, 2012, 05:19 PM	#2
darkside flow macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto	Almost certainly AT&T but it wouldn't hurt to get it checked at Apple. I have no clue what the rep was talking about it regards to unblocking something. Sounds like BS.
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Dec 31, 2012, 07:42 PM	#7
AFDoc macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Colorado Springs USA for now	No issues here... sounds like a carrier issue in your area to me.
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Dec 31, 2012, 09:25 PM	#8
Applejuiced macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: At the iPhone hacks section.	Do you get LTE where you are?
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