Manual network selection for iPhone 5

i need manual network selection for iPhone 5 why do not?

You bought the wrong phone.
Yes, it will work. Up to a point. LTE will not work as they use different LTE bands. Contact AT&T to make sure 3G data is provisioned properly on your account. And consider returning the phone and purchasing one intended for AT&T (or an unlocked phone) instead.

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IPhone 5S manual network selection

Hi all,
I have an unlocked iphone 5S and seem to have an issue with the manual selection mode. I was travelling outside my resident country and switched to manual network selection mode to choose my preferred roaming network in the foreign country. After spending 10 minutes scanning, the phone didn't come back with any results although there was clearly network coverage of my preferred roaming network where I was standing. I had to restart the phone and then surprisingly ios 7.1 changed the network selection mode from manual to automatically. After changing it back to manual, I was finally able to get my preferred network. However, there was another issue with this - after successfully registering onto the preferred roaming network and having made calls on this network, the phone for some odd reason switched to another network which I hadn't chosen. This happened despite the network selection kept on manual. Eventually, my roaming bills went through the roof due to this.
Can someone pls help out with this issue?

Just to clarify the original query.
1. I manually select, say, three Sweden when I'm in Sweden.
2. Just so we're clear, I have tried switching off and then re-booting the phone in manual mode.
3. I do whatever mail sending etc is necessary only to find the phone has flipped over to, for example, 3G Sweden, which is not part of the Three Group.
4. It seems to me that in the midst of preparing a message etc, the network goes down and the phone then picks up the next strongest network signal in the vicinity, even though the network selection is set to one network only. And therein lies the problem - the flicking over and back costs money.
Three.ie blame Apple, but why do I have a sense that it may not be all Apple's fault, that there may be a network switching issue mixed up in it as well?

Vodadfone India 3G is not working on my iphone 5S. Tried manual network selection as suggest by others. still it is not working. any help is greatly appreciated

Vodadfone India 3G is not working on my iphone 5S. Tried manual network selection as suggest by others. still it is not working. Any help is greatly appreciated

Hello Tony Lobo
Try out the article below for issues with connecting to cellular on your iPhone.
iPhone: Troubleshooting a cellular data connection
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2755
Resolution
Follow these steps for help troubleshooting cellular data issues on your iPhone. After performing each step, please test to see if the issue is resolved.
Toggle airplane mode: Tap Settings, turn airplane mode on, wait three seconds, and then turn off again.
Restart your iPhone.
Make sure that your software is up to date:
Check for a Carrier Settings Update: Tap Settings > General > About.
Check for an iOS Software Update: Tap Settings > General > Software Update.
Note: Some updates may require a Wi-Fi connection.
Remove the SIM Card and reinsert it. Allow the iPhone to acquire the network again.
If your SIM card has SIM PIN enabled, try turning it off: Tap Settings > Phone > SIM PIN.
Try another location. If a different location works, but the original location still doesn't, contact your carrier to report the issue.
Reset network settings: Tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.
Restore the iPhone as new.
Contact your carrier to:
Verify that the iPhone is properly set up on the account with the appropriate, current data plan.
Verify that there are no account-related blocks.
Find out if there are specific error messages in the carrier logs that could help determine why the issue is occurring.
If none of the above steps resolves the issue, contact your carrier, make an appointment at an Apple Retail Store, or contact AppleCare to troubleshoot further.
Regards,
-Norm G.

Different carrier, despite manual network selection

Why does the manual network selection not fix the chosen network carrier.
I use the option manual network selection, select my preferred network carrier, but once I loose the connection to the chosen carrier (train ride), my iPhone 3GS starts a new search and switches to a different available carrier, despite manual network selection activated. As far as I was concerned, manual network selection should prevent the iphone 3GS to search for a different carrier, except the one chosen.
When I go back into the network selction menu, manual network selection is still activated and a checkmark is set on the preferred chosen network. Despite these facts, the iPhone 3GS is logged in to another carrier's network, indicated in the top left corner.
This is a big problem, when I'm using my iPhone in another country. Roaming Costs are high!
A quick search in the www indicateds, that I'm not the only one with this problem. As it can cause high additional costs, this problem should be fixed as soon as possible.

honestly i don't think its a apple iphone direct issue. here's what i know...i have had a no service on my 3gs randomly coming up on my phone for nearly a year now. i have done everything you've stated and still the same. i recently just went to australia and used a telstra sim card and it worked flawlessly for 2 months. i believe that bell and telus have changed their signal or something that is causing this but they will deny it to the bitter end. so...why not just buy another iphone? Exactly! thats what they want you to do! It's just a ploy to get you to buy another phone. if you can get another carrier besides these 2 crooks i think you will find it works. try buying a cheap prepaid sim card to see which carrier works best in your area before selecting a plan.

X3-02 "roaming" manual network selection reverts

Hi,
As the header states, I wish to lock my phone to the "roaming" network. The phone successfully connects to roaming for a few minutes, then frustratingly reverts to it's Home network automatically.
It can be seen that the menu option also reverts back to "Automatic" network selection.
The conditions are as follows:
3G 'Three' 900Mhz - very poor reception that drops out
3G 'Roaming' 850Mhz - perfect reception
Please advise how to make the manual selection stick.

Similar faults reported:
/t5/Eseries-and-Communicators/Nokia-E71-Manual-Network-selection-Problems/m-p/334750

Blackberry curve 9300 manual network selection

when i set my curve 9300 to manual network selection, and i select my networ, if i go in a palce underground or something and i lose the signal, the phone doesn' t pick up the signal automatically when i am back in a coverage area. instead, i find an alert window that says "can't find home network and asks me to chose whether i waast to: set it to automatic, go into settings, or cancel" and i have to either go in settings and select it again or jsut set it to automatic and it will find it. in other smart phones it usually gives that alert, but as soon as i am back in a coverage area, it picks up the home network on its own without having to go to settings. so is this the normal behavior?
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mira_ishak wrote:
when i set my curve 9300 to manual network selection, and i select my networ, if i go in a palce underground or something and i lose the signal, the phone doesn' t pick up the signal automatically when i am back in a coverage area.
Correct, because you have set the device MANUAL network selection.
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Nokia E71 Manual Network selection Problems

HI
I have the E71 on the Three network and it allows roaming in this country (something thats usually locked off) to avoid roaming charges I went to change the phones network select option from Automatic to manual, I get the usual pop up to select the network I want to connect to but when I go back to the network options screen it shows as automatic and does indeed allow roaming. How do I actually change to manual network selection.
Cheers

I can't believe that Nokia have not resolved this problem.
The problem gives a direct influence on the cost of calls, which is very excessive.
I spent 3 hours on the phone to Three to try to resolve the problem and nothing worked. Tried removing sim card and putting it back in, factory reset and hard reset.
For a regular traveler this phone is a nightmare. Call charges can range from £0.25p to £1.50 and 0.12p to 0.25p. Also call charges may be applicable in the UK depending on your network provider.
Quite simply not fit for its purpose. A mobile phone by definition is "a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver provided by a specific network carrier".
Unfortunately the phone does not meet this definition. Under the Trade Descriptions Act of 1968 should be entitled to a refund as customers have been mislead by the sale of the handset. Also the phone directly misleads roaming customers.
Also under the Sale of Goods Act of 1979 the mobile phone should be "fit for purpose". Unfortunately the E71 is not fit for purpose as a mobile phone does not meet its definition and as a customer the network provider does not provide a fair service carried by the network. Most networks are contractually bound to do so.
If you have a problem with this phone please contact Nokia or your provider to try to resolve the problem and push the new firmware as soon as possible!

N9 manual network selection?

Does sw (or an update) supports "manual network selection" option?
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Yes, it's in the mobile network settings.

How to set to manual network selection

How do I switch to manual network selection

You choose it in the Settings.
See this page for step by step: http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/assistant/wifi/

Ipad mini manual network selection during roaming

I am currently on roaming in Kuala lumpur. the ipad says "unable to load networks" when i select manual in carrier. Any solutions ?

Just to clarify the original query.
1. I manually select, say, three Sweden when I'm in Sweden.
2. Just so we're clear, I have tried switching off and then re-booting the phone in manual mode.
3. I do whatever mail sending etc is necessary only to find the phone has flipped over to, for example, 3G Sweden, which is not part of the Three Group.
4. It seems to me that in the midst of preparing a message etc, the network goes down and the phone then picks up the next strongest network signal in the vicinity, even though the network selection is set to one network only. And therein lies the problem - the flicking over and back costs money.
Three.ie blame Apple, but why do I have a sense that it may not be all Apple's fault, that there may be a network switching issue mixed up in it as well?

What exactly does "convert [video] selection for iphone" do?

I have a lot of video, both movies and tv shows, that I've used ffmpegx to convert (usually from .avi) to an AppleTV preset in h264. As it stands, iTunes won't allow me to put them on the 3G. (I know some people have had problems with putting h264 on their 2.0 firmware phones, but this question is a little different.) If I tell iTunes to convert the selection for me, what happens? Does it duplicate the video in two resolutions? Will it reduce the resolution and make the video look worse on my AppleTV? Or is it completely harmless?
Also, is there any reliable way to convert video in a batch, perhaps with a third-party program? It's pretty obnoxious that you can only convert one video at a time, slowly, with iTunes.

The iPhone can play these formats:
H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats.
What ever you do its going to take a long time to convert a large library. Which is why I recommend the Turbo.264. I'm converting a full length movie to iPhone format at 48fps as I write this. Also because the Turbo takes the strain off the Mac I can carry on using my computer with no problems.

TS1538 i receive an error code 10 ( the device cannot be started ) when i try to manually install driver for iphone 4s in windows 7

Hi folks,
Can somebody enlighten me on manually downloading the driver for iphone 4s on my windows 7?
i tried reinstalling it several times as instructed in the artcle http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538 but all i receive is an error code 10 saying that the hardware couldn't be started.
Thanks in advance for helping me out

Are you saying that you are running iTunes 10.7 now and it is still telling you to update iTunes?

Cannot find 'Mobile Data Network' button for iphone 4 using virginmobile.

Hi,
I use an unlocked iPhone 4 with the latest 7.1.2 iOS. (At least the latest you can get for that phone.)
I recently switched from O2 to Virginmobile to get better coverage. (The EE network is so much better.)
However I cannot send MMS and emails (whether I'm connected to WiFi or not). I cannot access internet when I'm not connected to WiFi.
I have called 789 at least twice to get this resolved. Each time they failed because of the missing button: 'Settings/Mobile/Mobile Data Network'.
Cellular Data Network etc is not there either. I cannot find the button anywhere.
Virgin did give me the details of what to enter should I one day find a way. Although I had got this off the internet already. I was calling them because I cannot find that button! They seemed to expect it to be there.
I have tried resetting all settings and also resetting just the network settings.
The button was available when I was using O2. MMS, email, internet all worked fine because I could set it up manually. The button dissappeared when I switched to Virgin.
So my questions:
Should I be able to see this button?
If yes, what has gone wrong?
If no, how can I set the apn etc settings correctly?
Please note that I have contacted Virgin via the community forum and over the phone to no avail. They suggest I talk to Apple to see if they know why the button has disappeared. They suggest it may be because the iphone has been unlocked.
My household has an iphone 3gs, two 4 and one 4S. All seem to be missing the button or equivalent.
Any help gratefully received.
Regards,
Ronnie

What does it say in your "About"? Go to settings>General>About and it should tell you your carrier. If you have carrier service but it does not show, you might want to contact them again. If the carrier name shows, but you do not get service, try Settings>General>Reset>Tap Reset Network Settings. You will need to enter your wifi password back in afterwards.

Manually managing music for iPhone

I recently upgraded my OS to Windows 7 and reinstalled iTunes. All my files and music were erased from my library. Is there any way I can manually manage music and videos for the iPhone without losing all the current content? Whenever I select "manually manage" from the summary page and press apply, it wants to sync my iPhone and erase all current files.
If not... I hate iTunes!

Try using mediamonkey to manage it initially and there are apps out there to copy the music back.
There is a thread around here about someone who lost their itunes without a backup and explains alot about this
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2380615&tstart=0
Start looking there is what I would suggest.

Network problem for iphone 4s

Few time dayly my phone lost conection network-Orange romania! I must close and open every time or wait for reconect! Already i changed the Sim, i make restore from itunes, but uselles! All this hapened after i make upgrade at last version of soft! I mention i never maked jailbrake or something like this! Please tell me what can i do ? My phone was buy from Belgium and now i am in Romania! Thanks

same, my wifi of phone cannot search any network, pleased be noted that my grade is 7.1.1
moreover, please find the solution of above said problem by your support as soon as possible
as you know that without wifi working of iphone will become more and more seriously

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