EDGE Menu missing...

[d1v3t]

I unlocked my iphone using the software method, not using the IPSF tool and I do not have an EDGE menu.

I have looked under Settings...General...Network and it is not there. There is only VPN and Wi-Fi.

I do have the Setting...Carrier menu, but that is it.

I am an original Att customer (blue) and need to put in different APN settings.

Thoughts? Am I missing something?

Thanks!

[GaleM]

Did you upgrade firmware to 1.02 ?

[nycmagician]

i have the same problem. I was definitely FW 1.02. Any ideas???

Doug

[nycmagician]

Settings → General → Network → EDGE

[kbatman99]

I have the same problem

[nofxosx]

mine did not show up until I put my tmobile SIM, also, if I put my att sim back... it defaults the EDGE settings to the att/cingular settings... and i have to change them again.

[deleonju]

I have the same issue, but my carrier settings dissapear also. it shows up when I unload and reload the commcenter, but if I exit the settings panel and come back, then the carrier settings disappear again..

wierd.

[d1v3t]

it has 1.0.2 already.

The way I made it work short term is I edited the preferences.plist and changed the apn to "proxy" ant everything is working...

Still no EDGE menu... :(

[Noodles]

D1v3T,

Can you show us a tutorial (step-by-step) how to configure to make Edge active?

Thanks

[Revell]

Yea tutorial

Yes plz!

[otop8]

where is preferences.plist file?

[d1v3t]

Here you go:

I am assuming that you have access to the files on the phone (via SSH or some other method,) and you know how to copy a file off of the phone and edit it.

File that needs to be changed:
/private/var/root/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist

I used Cyberduck to copy the file to my mac, then edited it on my mac using VI.

Find this section in the file:

<dict>
<key>apn</key>
<string>wap.cingular</string>
<key>password</key>
<string>CINGULAR1</string>
<key>username</key>
<string>WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM</string>
</dict>

Change it to:

<dict>
<key>apn</key>
<string>proxy</string>
<key>password</key>
<string></string>
<key>username</key>
<string></string>
</dict>

Save the file, and copy it back to the phone...
--you could also SSH to the phone and use VI locally on the phone and change the file.

Let me know if you need any more detail...

[malefactor]

That's great, and I actually figured out that much on my own. But we need to go further to get it working with the old "mmode" "WAP".

On a previous phone that ran windows mobile smartphone, this involved creating a proxy to the internet, where the proxy was connected to WAP at 10.250.250.54:8080, type HTTP, no username or password. You then built a GPRS on top of proxy (literally blank except for "proxy"), and you were done.

How do you make this phone do that?

[Noodles]

Malefactor, I must admid that the instruction is a more technical than i can handle, but I am in the sam situation as you are. an old AT&T MMode data plan. Should we figure out how to turn this is on, please post your result.

Thanks

[Noodles]

Malefactor, I must admid that the instruction is a more technical than i can handle, but I am in the same situation as you are; an old AT&T MMode data plan. Should we figure out how to turn this is on, please post your result.

Thanks

[Noodles]

Malefactor, I must admid that the instruction is a more technical than i can handle, but I am in the same situation as you are; an old AT&T MMode data plan. Should we figure out how to turn this is on, please post your result.

Thanks

[d1v3t]

I have an original mmode unlimited data plan with the old ATT charter plan.
Changing the APN to proxy allows everything to work on my phone...

Am I missing something? What is different between proxy, mmode, and wap?

I seem to remember reading something about this years ago...

[shennyg]

I have the same prob, I have a old cingular sim.
All white w/ orange 20 digits.

I will try and let you know...

Otherwise I am selling an unlocked phone and going back to my Java gmail app b/c it works!

[Noodles]

D1V3t, I am glad to see a few old MMode people are still around. I am not familiar with your instruction, is there a another way to locate the Plist file, and edit the file.

I used putty last night to unlcuk my phone. is that something I should use? Is teh Plist file is on my phone?

Thanks,

[shennyg]

So, it didn't work...

This is what I tried:

using ibrickr I d/led and edited the pref file

the file has 181 lines to it.... and 2 places where it specifies apn

First looks like voicmail settings:

<code>
<dict>
<key>apn</key>
<string>acds.voicemail</string>
<key>password</key>
<string></string>
<key>username</key>
<string></string>
</dict>
</code>

Second I lost the originals but this is what I changed to:

<code>
<dict>
<key>Interface</key>
<dict>
<key>DeviceName</key>
<string>ip1</string>
<key>Hardware</key>
<string>com.apple.CommCenter</string>
<key>Type</key>
<string>com.apple.CommCenter</string>
</dict>
<key>com.apple.CommCenter</key>
<dict>
<key>AllowNetworkAccess</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>Available</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>Setup</key>
<dict>
<key>apn</key>
<string>66.209.11.61</string>
<key>CINGULAR1</key>
<string></string>
<key>WAP@CINGULAR.COM</key>
<string></string>
</dict>
<key>Version</key>
<integer>1</integer>
</dict>
</dict>
</code>

It didn't work, I am sure I can mess with the settings but I am a little busy now....

I hope it helps find a solution

[shennyg]

Ohh I found the info here:

http://modmyiphone.com/wiki/index.php/Carrier_APN_Settings

[mash2u]

Hey guys,

I am having the same issue here in London after using the free software unlock. I see that T-Mobile UK has an "E" next to name but I cant edit the EDGE settings and hence will not connect to the internet..

I have gone to Settings-->Carrier Name-->Network where I dont see any EDGE settings.

I have even edited my preferences.plist (see below) but it doesnt work..

<dict>
<key>apn</key>
<string>general.t-mobile.uk</string>
<key>password</key>
<string>wap</string>
<key>username</key>
<string>user</string>
</dict>

I have tried the same thing without mentioning any keys for username and password as well.

FYI - After each edit, I have also rebooted the device.

Any thoughts? Any help would be appreciated. :(

Thank you.

[d1v3t]

So, it didn't work...

<code>
<dict>
<key>Interface</key>
<dict>
<key>DeviceName</key>
<string>ip1</string>
<key>Hardware</key>
<string>com.apple.CommCenter</string>
<key>Type</key>
<string>com.apple.CommCenter</string>
</dict>
<key>com.apple.CommCenter</key>
<dict>
<key>AllowNetworkAccess</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>Available</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>Setup</key>
<dict>
<key>apn</key>
<string>66.209.11.61</string>
<key>CINGULAR1</key>
<string></string>
<key>WAP@CINGULAR.COM</key>
<string></string>
</dict>
<key>Version</key>
<integer>1</integer>
</dict>
</dict>
</code>


In the above... change the following:

<key>apn</key>
<string>66.209.11.61</string> <---- change to proxy
<key>CINGULAR1</key> <---- change to password
<string></string>
<key>WAP@CINGULAR.COM</key> <---- change to username
<string></string>

Should look like this...

<dict>
<key>apn</key>
<string>proxy</string>
<key>password</key>
<string></string>
<key>username</key>
<string></string>
</dict>

[shennyg]

So to be honest I don't know if I have a data plan....

It is a work phone, it has java and I installed gmail and opera. They both work(I am not sure if it is running edge...)

It was a moto v540.

So I was able to get some type of data connection, that is why I thought it would work on the iPhone.

I will goof around with the pref file when I have time....

Anyone have any experience with any of the above?

thank you,
ShennyG

[shennyg]

i will try!

[sullo]

I have it under

SETTINGS --> GENERAL ---> NETWORK ---> EDGE


I used the same free unlock as everyone else I believe (the app version combined with win installer)

I can help you with the TMO settings however,

VPN: general.t-mobile.uk

username: user

password: one2one

hope that helps a little.

x Sullo x

[shennyg]

you da man!!!

It worked!

I thought I was going to have to sell the iphone!

woo woo

but how does it know what to go thorgh? I didn't edit my edge settings yet!

Wait I just checked, I still have no edge settings under settings > general > network

Just APN and Wi-Fi

who cares! it works!

Thanks a ton d1v3t

[malefactor]

d1v3t - How have you set up your proxy? It makes sense that you've now set apn to proxy, but then I assume you have something like tinyproxy to pick up the packets & fwd them properly?

I tried to write a config for it. Short version was, modified the default (think it is /usr/local/etc/tinyproxy.conf or similar) to accept from port 80, and set "upstream xx.xx.xx.xx:8080".

Not sure if that's how that app intends to be configured; this is a tough environment to experiment in because I'm not really 100% sure when my settings are "active". I do know that after doing that, youtube app and safari will "think" for a long time, basically waiting forever trying to connect, so that's probably progress.

To be clear, I'm on the AT&T blue, pre-cingular. I'm very, very surprised if you put in "proxy" as the apn and then did nothing else--if for no other reason than I tried that too, and it didn't work.

[malefactor]

Well, slap my mama and call me susie. Go figure, those instructions that d1v3t gave worked fine. You just have to reboot afterwards. I did a very careful keyword search and found people discussing it:

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1232389&page=2&pp=15

So, I ssh'd in to the phone, restored the original version, edited it directly on the phone using vi, then rebooted the phone. Magically worked, although no youtube. But, safari works!

[d1v3t]

malefactor:

My youtube works... I just used the did the 2 step youtube fix. (Added certs, plist, and modified lockdownd)

Youtube works over EDGE for me... just FYI

[Noodles]

d1v3t:

I must be an idiot. I managed to unlock my iphone with the free unlock instruction, but i am having a hard time with the ssh intrstuction. Everytime i use Putty to connect to my Iphone, I started to enter: cd/....... then Putty quits on me. Can you put an executable program/script that i can point and click. I sure would like to get the data plan MMode to work on my iphone. Much appreciated.

[mullo]

just put a sim card in there and you will get the EDGE settings menu.. or change the sim card.. take it out.. put it back in, that will work.

[Parastie]

Okay, well when i use the ATT SIM card (though different then the one that came with the iPhone), the EDGE option disappears. If I use another SIM card, the option is there. If i change the settings in the preferences.plist file, it seems to disable EDGE (which is what i want) but it does not show the EDGE option. The strange thing, is when i reboot the iPhone, it changes those preferences back.

[johnnfx13]

Okay, well when i use the ATT SIM card (though different then the one that came with the iPhone), the EDGE option disappears. If I use another SIM card, the option is there. If i change the settings in the preferences.plist file, it seems to disable EDGE (which is what i want) but it does not show the EDGE option. The strange thing, is when i reboot the iPhone, it changes those preferences back.

If you use the att or cingular sim, then the phone will default to their edge settings and the menu will not be accessible. There is a program called deEdge that you can use.

[Parastie]

If you use the att or cingular sim, then the phone will default to their edge settings and the menu will not be accessible. There is a program called deEdge that you can use.

Is that on Installer.app?
--EDIT--
Nevermind! Found it. Thanks!

[giovanni0330]

Ok I really need help - Newbie Here... I managed to unlock my phone with iphonesimfree. I am an Old AT&T customer/Blue Sim/Charter Plan. Thus I have no edge menu in settings. I need the edge menu and I need to be able to disable edge so that it dies not use and download bytes as I am charged for them.

Can someone offer step by step on how I do this. Software needed, where to get it, how to get it to the phone, etc. Right now I do have installer on the phone.

Your help is so greatly appreciated.

[THouck24]

Ok I really need help - Newbie Here... I managed to unlock my phone with iphonesimfree. I am an Old AT&T customer/Blue Sim/Charter Plan. Thus I have no edge menu in settings. I need the edge menu and I need to be able to disable edge so that it dies not use and download bytes as I am charged for them.

Can someone offer step by step on how I do this. Software needed, where to get it, how to get it to the phone, etc. Right now I do have installer on the phone.

Your help is so greatly appreciated.


Hi I am also an Old AT&T Customer/ except Ihave the white SIM Card. I dont have edge settings. However, I have been able to modify the files and the EDGE still wont work not will You TUBE after I have ran the PACAY file. It states it can locate the SSL or something like that. Please help. The Phone and WI-FI works. Others who have gotten theirs working, please help us who are struggling and not as good at all of this. Thanks!!

[THouck24]

d1v3t, and/or anyone who can ASSIST
I am an old AT&T customer- Prayerfully you may be able to help me. I bought an unlocked IPHone from a seller on EBAY. I recieved the phone, popped in my SIM and the PHONE AND the WI-FI works great. I cannot get EDGE and YOU TUbe to work.THe seller sent me the files for both and he walked me through installing them on my phone, however neither still works. Can you help??? With IBRICKR- on my job's laptop- it doesnt pickup my IPhone, on my desktop it picks up my IPHONE, downloads the PREFERENCES folder - which the seller says has all of file changes in it, but it still doesnt work. I also downloaded the PACAY files for YOUTUBE-but it still doesnt work either. When I run it- Iget back "Waiting for phone... Could not enable SSL established. IPHONE State: FactoryActivated" and it just goes on and on like this.
Please HELP-

[Arkanine]

when i do the steps to this i will lose my network coding if i power off the phone. any way to avoid this (besides not powering it off -_-)