iPhone 4 + Three = Missing APN settings??

kidscruff · 10 Jun 2012 at 20:32

Just unlocked my O2 iPhone (officially, through iTunes) and inserted a 3 SIM (£12 30-day SIM only).

Everything is working fine, but the "Mobile Data Network" setting under Network is now missing. I.e. I can't change the APN.

Is this normal for the 3 network, or any way I can make it reappear (without Jailbreaking).

The Personal Hotspot option has appeared though! (I thought it wasn't allowed on anything but the One plan??)

Thank you

sharingan_sasuk · 10 Jun 2012 at 22:15

It's normal. If you don't get the text from Three automatically within a few hours, contact them. Not every network gives the 'Mobile Data Network' option on an iPhone.

Marvin · 11 Jun 2012 at 13:32

Tethering is allowed AFAIK on all non-AYCE plans (IE: capped data plans), as well as the One plan. Certainly on SIM only plans, which don't quite run the same scheme as the normal phone ones.

kidscruff · 11 Jun 2012 at 17:22

Cool. I seem to have the latest 3 Carrier Settings (12.0), as I used iTunes to unlock my phone (from O2), as well as registering and Activating the handset with the 3 SIM.

Both the "Mobile Data Network" settings and "Enable 3G" slider are missing as part of this, but I shouldn't need to change them anyway... I was using the bypass APN on O2 to prevent the terrible 3G data compression, which isn't the case on 3. The switch-over seems to have gone well.

Cheers.

Jaaay · 11 Jun 2012 at 17:51

Just out of interest whats the 'bypass' APN for o2? im currently on wap.o2.co.uk on SGS2

Danny091 · 11 Jun 2012 at 17:59

kidscruff said:
Cool. I seem to have the latest 3 Carrier Settings (12.0), as I used iTunes to unlock my phone (from O2), as well as registering and Activating the handset with the 3 SIM.

Both the "Mobile Data Network" settings and "Enable 3G" slider are missing as part of this, but I shouldn't need to change them anyway... I was using the bypass APN on O2 to prevent the terrible 3G data compression, which isn't the case on 3. The switch-over seems to have gone well.

Cheers.

Enable 3G slider will not be available due to 3 being a 3G only network, you either have a 3G signal or you have no signal.
As for Mobile data network i think i do have that slider, i will check later when i check my phone.

Danny091 · 11 Jun 2012 at 20:41

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Thats the settings i have.

kidscruff · 12 Jun 2012 at 00:46

@Danny091 - thanks, that's exactly what I have.

@Jay™ - not sure about Android phones, but for the iPhone it was

APN: mobile.o2.co.uk
Username: bypass
Password: password

I think it's still working. I.e. data is not so compressed over 3G, but I think my settings reset some time ago during the last iPhone update.