Could not activate cellular data network fix
Im on an iPhone 5 with iOS 6.1.2 with StraightTalk and any time I attempt to connect to the internet with 3G it say "Could not activate cellular data network. You Are Not Subscibed." I need a fix for it! Please help!
This is not an uncommon problem apparently.
Did you try dialing *22890?
How did you activate your iPhone (iTunes, iCloud, WalMart kiosk)?
Some on the StraightTalk forums report success by visiting a WalMart which is equipped with an activation kiosk and asking a qualified WalMart empolyee to activate the phone (be sure and back up any critical data before you do that since they will reset the phone).
Also, are you in the home area code of your phone? My iPhone 5 was set to not allow data roaming outside of my home network. I am not sure if that means my area code or the StraightTalk network. Either way, you can go to Settings>Cellular>Roaming and check to see if data roaming is turned on. Be careful if you roam a lot, though as you might incur additional data charges.
Hope this helps.
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I Have a iPhone 4s and I keep getting this error "Could not activate cellular data network" I have sprint and to use any internet om my iphone i have to connect to wifi. What do i do to fix my celluar connection. I took my sim card and put it back in and it still didnt work.
Davidb24 wrote:
Ok but im not the one who pays tge sprint bill
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I was loginig before via wifi meanwhile i do not have wifi and i am forced to use the service provider internet.
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I noticed this issue only yesterday when tried to access my emails via 3G Data, this may have started happening when I recently updated to 4.3.2 and my phone has never been Jailbroken.
I found a fix that worked for me..I'm using T-Mobile Germany.
Go to Settings>General>Reset>Reset Network Settings>enter Pin code if you have lock enabled>choose Reset Network Settings..
Remember doing this may also erase known WiFi networks, so you may have to enter the details again to get connected to a known WiFi network.
My 3G data started to work again after I did the above steps to default factory network settings.
T-Mobile Germany wasn't much help at all. All they could tell me was some crap about my config was in the wrong contract, Duh??
They probably did nothing to fix the issue and I suspect the above resets steps resolved it for me. Give it a try..
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The Verizon model is the best of everything because it is completely unlocked for any carrier (except Sprint, but who cares, right?).
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Hi,
This happens to me everytime I do a f/w update but for me its for a simple reason and is easy to fix.
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Everything was working fine until yesterday when i started getting this error message: "Could not activate cellular data network: PDP authentication failure"
once this happened i could no longer text or make calls. my iphone recognizes the sim card, shows one bar of signal, the network, and the 3g symbol. i have also rebooted, restored, reset network settings, and talked with Softbank; all had no help.
i have no idea how to fix it, any suggestions would be awesome.
thanks.All iPhones sold in Japan are sold carrier locked and cannot be officially unlocked by the carrier. If you unlocked it, it was by unauthorized means (hacked), and support cannot be given to you in this forum.
Hacked iPhones are subject to countermeasures by Apple, particularly when updating the firmware. It is likely permanently re-locked or permanently disabled.
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Why I face the error could note activate cellular date network
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Go to Settings > General > Network > Cellular Data should be "ON"
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Ipad 2 could not activate cellular data network
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You can download a complete iPad 2 User Guide here: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/ipad_user_guide.pdf
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I reset APN settings from my carrier service site and rebooted but it didn't fix the problem.
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No. You can't
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All iPhones sold in Japan are sold carrier locked and cannot be officially unlocked by the carrier. If you unlocked it, it was by unauthorized means (hacked), and support cannot be given to you in this forum.
Hacked iPhones are subject to countermeasures by Apple, particularly when updating the firmware. It is likely permanently re-locked or permanently disabled.
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IPHONE 5: can't receive calls and random error messages, such as "could not activate cellular data network" and "no connection - network unavailable, please connect to wifi or cellular network." This occurs even when signal strength or wifi is operational, and it does not matter whether wifi is on or off. ATT went through the standard protocol - resetting network, resetting sim card, etc. No changes. Other phones working fine in same region with same carrier. Apple's solution is to restore software, but haven't gone there yet. Anyone successfully addressed this/these issues?
I should point out that it worked when the iPhone was set back to factory settings, but when restored with the backup, data/internet no longer works again, and I get the "Could not activate cellular data network" error message yet again.
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Hi. After I updated ios6, I couldn't use my cellular network. It said "could not activate cellular data network - You are not subscribed to a cellular data service". I don't know why. My iphone is 4s
Contact your carrier to ensure data access via their network is provisioned properly for your account and iPhone with the new iOS 6 update installed.
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I am getting an error message with my iPhone whenever I try to access my data with no wifi. It says "could not activate cellular data network". This just started today and has never happened before. Did I change a setting or something?
Hello, romac12.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
I have experienced this issue before. If there have been any changes to your cellular account such as adding a line, plan change or upgrade, more than likely there is a provisioning issue on the carrier end. However, I would recommend going through the troubleshooting steps in the article below. If the issue persists, see step 9.
iPhone: Troubleshooting a cellular data connection
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3780
Cheers,
Jason H.
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