My iPhone is driving me MAD!! Keeps saying searching........or no network, constantly........comes in and out.....

tried a re-set and a sync...

any ideas?

Tried taking the sim out after switching off and giving it a clean ..

Searching for what ??? Network only or Wi Fi ...

I always have my 3G switched off, if it's on I get awful signal and the phone never works indoors with 3G enabled 2017 Range Rover Sport Autobiography

no wifi works, just searches for signal.........

factory default the network (not wifi the actual network ie 02) settings in general i think

My wife's was the same, take it to apple and tell them you have done a hard restore and still mo better, they replaced her phone

I get that all the time, I think its because I live in a zero coverage area and rely on the Voda Sure Signal.....it never picks up the signal and constantly requires a reboot when I enter the house, the £150 Nokia switches straight away, the £600 Apple doesn't !! God love em  L322 Big Daddy SUPERCHARGED 5.0 Autobiography - Here & Now!

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Jonny Fresh wrote:

no wifi works, just searches for signal.........

I get this all the time when I'm away from the UK - I was told it was because of static build-up on the SIM and to take the SIM out and wipe it with an anti static cloth - works OK but it can be frustrating when you've just arrived at an airport and all you can hear is everybody else's phone getting signals and all the iPhone users are busy staring at theirs and wondering if they will be able to get anything! The other thing to try is to switch it to airplane mode and back again. And turning off the 3g and data definitely helps 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Last edited by Tim in Scotland on Tue Aug 23 2011 9:50pm. Edited 1 time in total

Sure fire fix for you...

Take the sim card out...place the phone on the floor (ideally face down) behind the wheel of any car (ideally a range rover sport) and reverse the car, followed quickly by driving forward.

Repeat until you are sure the phone is no longer giving the error and then go a buy a decent phone (apple dont make decent phones BTW) Mike

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mse wrote:

Sure fire fix for you...

Take the sim card out...place the phone on the floor (ideally face down) behind the wheel of any car (ideally a range rover sport) and reverse the car, followed quickly by driving forward.

Repeat until you are sure the phone is no longer giving the error and then go a buy a decent phone (apple dont make decent phones BTW)

Have to agree,one of the best most versatile gadgets on the market,but rubbish as a phone

mse wrote:

Sure fire fix for you...

Take the sim card out...place the phone on the floor (ideally face down) behind the wheel of any car (ideally a range rover sport) and reverse the car, followed quickly by driving forward.

Repeat until you are sure the phone is no longer giving the error and then go a buy a decent phone (apple dont make decent phones BTW)

Have to agree,one of the best most versatile gadgets on the market,but rubbish as a phone

Jonny, have you done a full restore?

My old 3G one would go funny every so often - always at airports etc when roaming for a signal and you needed to make an important call

I found that letting iTunes back everything up and doing a full factory reset cured my issues. Reinstalling the software seemed to clear whatever glitches were there. Strangely I have had no issues with my iPhone 4 and cannot envisage ever being without it.

If you have tried all the resets etc then book an appointment with the apple geniuses (assuming you bought it from an apple store) and they will check it over and swap it for another unit for you. I did this with one phone as the colour temp of the screen was awful - all the whites appeared slightly yellow.

very ofter in poor signal areas it is due to 3g. on may ocasions turning 3g off fixes the problem of lost reception. there seems to be a problem when the phone autmatically switches between, 2g, 3g and places where there is no data transfer possible.
if not, try resetting network services (settings -> general > at the bottom of the list).
Strangely enough I found that the problem with 3g started when I changed the network provider last year. Before, I did not have such problems on my iphones. My name: Patryk
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thanks all...........updated the software and seems to be working now.

Agree they are amazing, but not always as a phone

I didn't realise turning off 3G had such an effect