"Carrier" menu which vanishes under settings?

[zorinlynx]

I found something interesting.

If I put my iPhone 4 in airplane mode, then turn it off, and turn it on, then go into settings and turn on Airplane mode, there is momentarily a "Carrier" menu there.

The first time it vanished I didn't see what it was (I only noticed it because of something vanishing) so I tried again and managed to get into it. This is what it looks like: http://zorin.org/share/carrier.png

Have I discovered some secret roaming setting? What is this menu used for? The fact that it vanishes almost immediately upon coming out of airplane mode after a phone restart must mean we're not intended to see it.

 

[heisenberg123]

I found something interesting.

If I put my iPhone 4 in airplane mode, then turn it off, and turn it on, then go into settings and turn on Airplane mode, there is momentarily a "Carrier" menu there.

The first time it vanished I didn't see what it was (I only noticed it because of something vanishing) so I tried again and managed to get into it. This is what it looks like: http://zorin.org/share/carrier.png

Have I discovered some secret roaming setting? What is this menu used for? The fact that it vanishes almost immediately upon coming out of airplane mode after a phone restart must mean we're not intended to see it.

my carrier menu is always there, am i misunderstanding your post?

 

[rwilliams]

I usually only see the Carrier menu when I unlock my phone using ultrasn0w. And even then, it sometimes disappears. I've never seen it without having first unlocked the phone.

 

[Fuchal]

Carrier menu is in the list by default, but disappears when the phone determines that your phone is locked to a carrier.

 

[goonie4life9]

Some Screenshots

I just tried it and grabbed some screenshots...

 

[heisenberg123]

Carrier menu is in the list by default, but disappears when the phone determines that your phone is locked to a carrier.

really? mine is always there and i bought it from Rogers(Canada) i know we have factory unlocks in Canada but i didnt buy it from the apple store i bought it right from Rogers, when i select the menu i see Telus, Bell and Rogers in my list which are the other carriers in Canada that have the iphone4does this mean i do have a factory unlock?

 

[SideStepSociety]

I'm the same as the above poster. Rogers iPhone. I do get the carrier option. Currently, it only shows Rogers, I am in a very rural region however. But in the past it has shown Telus and Bell.

 

[zorinlynx]

really? mine is always there and i bought it from Rogers(Canada) i know we have factory unlocks in Canada but i didnt buy it from the apple store i bought it right from Rogers, when i select the menu i see Telus, Bell and Rogers in my list which are the other carriers in Canada that have the iphone4does this mean i do have a factory unlock?

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What's with the wonky font? I've never seen a phone that looks like that before.

 

[iKrl]

That menu is there all the time, if I try to connect to a carrier that is not mine it will say that it isn't available. I guess this only happens in the US where AT&T is more present regarding the iPhone features.

 

[heisenberg123]

What's with the wonky font? I've never seen a phone that looks like that before.

you can change your font if your jailbroken

 

[andybno1]

Carrier menu is in the list by default, but disappears when the phone determines that your phone is locked to a carrier.

not true... my locked iPhone shows carrier menu all the time until I turn airplane mode on then it will disappear