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Is there a way to turn off GPRS?

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superjohny

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it's pretty annoying that my wifi gets cutoff from time to time and the phone just switches to GPRS mode and my sim card gets charges 1 dollar everytime it is connected. I've been charged for 16bucks so far.

is there a way to turn off GPRS and just use wifi so that when wifi gets cutoff the phone will just show error retrieving the data?
 
yes - just go to settings > general > network > cellular data network, and delete all the info there.
 
ay98182 said:
yes - just go to settings > general > network > cellular data network, and delete all the info there.
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this is so strange.
this is wat i have under network?i cant find cellular data network option.
is it cuz i am using 2.0.2?
 

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superjohny said:
this is so strange.
this is wat i have under network?i cant find cellular data network option.
is it cuz i am using 2.0.2?
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I'm on 2.0.2 and have the "cellular data network" option - see attached screenshot
 

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i am on 2.0.2(5C1), i just updated the firmware today,does anyone have the same interface as mine do?
 
this is going crazy!!!! my router crashed when i was sleeping and my iphone then used my vodafone GPRS to continue surf the net( and i didn't even know which program was accessing the internet)

and over a whole night, my pre-charged 90bucks were all gone!!!

90bucks just for 7.5MB of data......i had to keep my iphone off until i can find a solution to disable my GPRS or turn it on when needed.....😱😡😡😡

BTW, is there a way to change my firmware back to 2.0.1?so that i can clear the cellular setting?thanks
 
I think your best bet is to Jailbreak your iPhone. Once you've done that, there are hacks/tools to fix the problem you're having. (i.e. you can get to the screen that Phil A posted above ... from what I've read, anyway. I've never JB'd mine before).

I haven't seen a way to turn off data on a "stock" iPhone unless you're roaming.
 
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