3G iPad2 constantly says "No Service" ?

[arcsbite]

anyone had this?

I had a 3g iPad 1 and upgraded to the iPad 2

when I put my microsim in the iPad 2, no mater what I do I get "No Service"
when I put the sim back in my iPad 1 or in my iPhone 4 I instantly get full 3g signal

I called my provider (3mobile) and they say it's a device issue, I'm sure it's a setting but I can't seem to figure it out

 

[mikethebigo]

Reboot, try a full restore, if it still doesnt work exchange it.

 

[arcsbite]

Reboot, try a full restore, if it still doesnt work exchange it.

tried reboot.
was trying to avoid a restore but will give it a go now
cheers

 

[jenlevin]

try to reset network settings and toggle airplane mode off/on before you bother with a restore

 

[arcsbite]

try to reset network settings and toggle airplane mode off/on before you bother with a restore

Thanks
gave it a go but no change.

 

[bowlerman625]

I had that happen and needed a new sim card to fix the problem. Once I did that things were good.

 

[Loopy65]

anyone had this?

I had a 3g iPad 1 and upgraded to the iPad 2

when I put my microsim in the iPad 2, no mater what I do I get "No Service"
when I put the sim back in my iPad 1 or in my iPhone 4 I instantly get full 3g signal

I called my provider (3mobile) and they say it's a device issue, I'm sure it's a setting but I can't seem to figure it out

Think it could be device issue .. I too had an iPad 1 and popped my Three sim from there into my iPad 2 with no problems whatsoever .. straight swap.

Hope you're able to get it sorted without too much trouble

 

[arcsbite]

Thanks so much for the help everyone

problem solved.
I resoted my iPad and service came back...until
I clicked "Restore from backup" and used my iPad back up which had always been fine.
it restored fine and instantly went to no service

so I've just had to use a fresh restore, not great but not a major issue and I have full service back

thanks again everyone, one of the many reasons I love this forum

 

[mikethebigo]

Glad the restore worked. Sorry you have to start from scratch, but hopefully it won't take too long to get everything all set up again. Just pretend you have a brand new iPad!

 

[fizzwinkus]

n/a

 

[bmat]

If the problem comes back, I'd visit Apple. I had the same thing with my iPhone 4, and it kept coming back. Apply just replaced it.

 

[Zcott]

Have you made sure your APN is 3internet ?

 

[arcsbite]

Have you made sure your APN is 3internet ?

yeah it was/is
I spoke with 3 yesterday in length...not much use lol

will keep an eye on it but fresh instal seems to be the key so far

 

[rworne]

I had the same issue with a warranty-replacement 1st Gen iPad.

Crapped out 3G after a restore from backup. Lucky in my case the second time was a charm and it worked then.

 

[Phil oz]

I had the same issue with a warranty-replacement 1st Gen iPad.

Crapped out 3G after a restore from backup. Lucky in my case the second time was a charm and it worked then.

MY SOLUTION:
Got a TPG micro sim for my new ipad 2 and had the same issue " no service" for 3 weeks despite the simcard being properly activated. Finally I called TPG and they solved the issue immediately: in Settings, cellular data, APN setting: must type INTERNET (capital letter) instead of CONNECTME which is there by default. Then switch OFF the ipad by pushing/holding the off button for a few seconds *the "slide to switch off" appear on the screen) and then switch on again.

For me it worked perfectly, after a few seconds I got the 3G network.

hope it helps...

 

[gigemzach]

I had the same issue.

 

[Kmo679]

Simple fix....

Under settings...go to "cellular data" and make sure this is set to OFF. I was having the same problem for a year and finally poked around to figure it out. Even did a restore that didn't fix it. And just realized....wait...no service is related to the DATA not wifi. And sure enough, when I turned the cellular data off, No Service is gone!