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Why Do I need to enable 3g to have cellular reception?
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12-20-2012 09:15:18 PM
On an Iphone 4, I have no reception for voice calls with 3g off. But I get full reception when I go to the settings to enable 3g? Isn't 3g only for data? Why do I need it on to get reception for voice calls?
I have trialed this on multiple phones and it is always the case that 3g needs to be enabled.
thanks
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12-21-2012 01:32:54 AM
While you do not need 3G enabled to make a voice call, the quality of the call is much better than it would be on EDGE (2G). ![]()

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12-21-2012 12:32:11 PM
What city are you in? It's possible you could be in an area where 2G is being decomissioned.
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12-21-2012 07:08:48 PM
I'm in San Diego.
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12-31-2012 09:21:57 AM
You live in a highly populated area so it is possible that 2G may not work effectively there. Either the 2G network is saturated or they have limited spectrum for refarming. I know New York is in decomission stage. AT&T needs to move people off the less efficient older technology.
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