STC data settings for the iPhone 3G (and iPhone 3GS)
For tethering: How To: iPhone tethering with STC Jawalnet.
As we have established before, the iPhone 3G/iPhone 3GS sold in Saudi Arabia by Mobily is unlocked no matter what Mobily employees claim. So you can use an STC SIM card if you really want to.
As for the 3G data settings on the iPhone 3G, here’s what you need to do: Go to Settings, General, Network and finally Cellular Data Network. In the APN (access point name) field type in jawalnet.com.sa. Then go back to Network and make sure to Enable 3G.
Update: make sure to restart the iPhone after you have changed the settings.
Arabic version of this post on SaudiMac.net.
Related posts:
- Mobily prepaid/postpaid iPhone 3G data & MMS settings
- How To: iPhone tethering with STC Jawalnet
- Mobily iPhone 3G/3GS tethering now available for free
- iPhone 3G tethering with Mobily/STC Guide
- Mobily CIO: iPhone tethering coming this February
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excuse me.
but could you also post on how to configure visual voicemail on iphone 3g. with mobily and zain and stc. please.
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خبر رائع بصراحة .. ولاكن قد سمعت انهم يقولون حاليا لا تشتغل الا على موبايلي فقط .. ارجوا الافاده
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I have tested it and the iPhone works with Mobily
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This settings used to work with me. Few days ago,I get an error. Is this setting are still valid? Does STC changed their APN.
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the settings are working after iPhone restart.. thank you
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طيب لو أشتريتو مثلا من أمريكا وأشتريت من هنا شريحة موبايلي يشتغل في السعوديه بدون فك الحماية
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عبدالعزيز: بعض الدول تبيع الآي فون مفتوح.
منها السعودية و ليس أمريكا
راجع هذا الرابط
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Greetings,
I had recently upgraded my iphone to the 3.0 firmware, and eventually lost all my jailbreaking privileges. No problem I can always re-jailbreak and install them, I thought.
I’ve tried to set up the internet carrier as I have before the firmware update but to no avail. I have tried your generous suggestions and advise but of no use. I still get the “Cannot Open Page” Safari cannot open the page because it is not connected to the internet.
I have followed your suggestions to the point. I had even resetted the settings and re-inputed the fields again as a possible reason, also the result was negative.
Any ideas on what may be happening?
Many thanks
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Hi all,
One small issue i faced more than a year ago was with my iPhone 2g. I installed Boss Preferences from Installer/Cydia & later disabled Edge from it. and then i had to upgrade which lost me the Boss Preferences, But in the background the EDGE was disabled. so when i resinstalled boss preferences & enabled it. All worked fine
Might want to make sure if there was any application you removed after changing settings. Hope you are catching my drift. Jawalnet.com.sa works perfectly for me !
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that’s a jailbroken iPhone, you need to re jailbreak it
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HOW TO CONFIGURE MMS ON STC SIM
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MMSC: mms.net.sa:8002/ *slash is important here*
Proxy: 10.1.1.1:8080
APN: mms.net.sa
it should work !
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Thank you Junaid for posting it. is it the same for postpaid/prepaid?
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I tried it but it is not working!
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yes InshAllah it should work for both sir ..
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thanks, I will make a post about it (just like the mobily one). do you know about Zain?
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Hey I have a quick question. I have a jailbroken and unlocked iPhone 3GS (using ultrasn0w) that i bought from AT&T in the US. Im using it on my postpaid STC line and put in the APN settings and everything is working fine except for one problem which is pretty annoying, and i was wondering if anyone else is experiencing this same issue.
The problem im having is that the iPhone connection is unreliable. The phone periodically loses connection, usually when i try to use the internet. The 3G or edge logo disappears for a couple seconds, the signal goes down to one bar, and i get the error message “cannot connect to network” or something. Then a couple seconds later (sometimes longer) everything goes back to normal and it works again, and i can surf the net and make calls. Sometimes it happens a couple times in a row, sometimes it doesnt happen at all.
Is anyone else experiencing this? I had the same issue last time i came to jeddah when i still had my old iPhone 3G so i dont think its a 3GS issue.
Saudi is the only place where this happens. Ive used the phone in London and Egypt when it was jailbroken and unlocked and it worked perfectly there.
Is this an STC issue, or is it my sim card, or is this a common problem. ANy help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance…
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This is actually STC’s fault. I have noticed that STC and mobily had bad signals in Jeddah.
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I know this is a bit late, but i will post for others might benefit.
I had the same problem with my 3GS – 3.0.1 firmware, jailbroken – what I did is I choose STC manually. then I choose Automatic. it reconnects whenever the signal is lost. the thing is, I need to manually choose a carrier once i am outside Saudi, e.g. Bahrain.
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MZ,
I cannot say for sure since I have been using the phone for over a year now. Mostly in Saudi & have been to another 7-8 countries in the meantime. It never gave me such a problem. Did you find this problem only in Jeddah ? Since in Riyadh the service is pretty good & I never faced a problem of losing the signals ! Maybe its the 3G but in that case you would have found the problem elsewhere too.
I jailbroke one of my friends iPhone & he had the same problem with yellowsn0w but not with ultrasnow, you can try to use with another aljawal sim if you can manage from a friend for sometime. That might give you a better idea.
all the best ..
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MZ,
I just got back in Kingdom with my untrasn0wed 3GS also jailbroken from AT&T. I’m having a worse problem than you. If I enable 3G, my cell signal drops to nothing and then I lose Edge. I can’t get Edge back (forget about 3G) without restarting my phone.
I am thoroughly confused. If anyone has any hints on this that would be great!
B
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You guys are scaring me, I am arriving to jeddah very soon and i already have my iPhone 3G unlocked to use it with Mobily network.
Is there any special configueration for mobily? which one is better (network and quality wise) Mobily or STC?
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I never tried STC’s data in Jeddah but Mobily was horrible with me
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I have 3G and it works perfectlywith both carriers in Jeddah. But How to operate the mms stc thanks guyz.
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Turns out my issue was just a setting on STC’s part. They did something to my account and I’m up and running. MMS settings were posted above…. They seem to work…
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I could manage to see the liitle cam and take pics on the sms text window using the settings(http://mms.net.sa:2008/) above but did’nt work.i failed to send any ..any help.. thanks
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Gyz have u ever tried to download ur iphotos to ur computer? If not tell me and I will give u the way n how to do it.. so eazy
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I meant from ur iphone to ur computer ..
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I finally configured mms for stc on my iphone.. here is how:
settings>General>Network> Cellular data Network>
APN mms.net.sa
MMSC http://mms.net.sa:8002/
MMS Proxy 10.1.1.1:8080
Then yu have to restart ur iphone
Good luck
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by the way u don’t need to fill jawalnet.com.sa or to enable 3G.. with the settings above i am able to send and receive mms by all its features audio clips video clips and photos .. how cool thanx to you mn jid Thanks
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nice, have fun
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anyone,knows what is the APN for mobily internet?pls help me..thnks
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here:
http://www.saudimac.com/2009/08/11/mobily-prepaid-postpaid-iphone-3g-data-mms-settings/
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sir khaled, im using laptop. i can’t open the internet, i need APN for mobily.thanks.
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check here
http://www.saudimac.com/2009/08/11/mobily-prepaid-postpaid-iphone-3g-data-mms-settings/
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sir khalid, im using laptop, i buy usb data modem,i cant open. what is the APN for mobily inrtnet.thanks.pls help me.
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hi anyone knows what is the best network in jeddah area?
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Hi,
I am not able to sent SMS through Iphone 3G( I am using STC Sim). I am able to recieve the SMS, can anyone help me to fix this?
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type this
*5005*7672*+966505031999#
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Thks Khalid, it’s working now…. Thks once again..
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Hi Can any one help me to configure SAMSUNG S5230 for SMS and internet.
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thank you Sir. It works.
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Hi, I’m using iPhone 3G and it’s unlocked from manufacturer. It works perfectly using the recommended network setup from your site. The thing that I can’t set it right is that whenever I set the network to use 3g band I can’t connect to the net except through Wi Fi. But if I turn it off I can receieve data through the net but it’s much slower you know. Does anyone have a solution for this matter?
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Hey bros,
I seem to also be having the same problem as some others. I put in the required info for MMS to work. I am able to take a picture but when I try to send it, it shows that it is sending for a while but then fails. Any idea how to fix this? I put in all of this information:
MMSC: mms.net.sa:8002/ *slash is important here*
Proxy: 10.1.1.1:8080
APN: mms.net.sa
Thanks
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STC MMS Settings work perfectly on iPhone 3GS.
Thanks
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hi guys,
I have a question – how much does it cost to have the 3G services active on sawa on a iphone 3gs ? I followed instructions on this website and its working – but I have no idea what is the cost? how will I find out?
thanks,
Nadia
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More info at STC’s site
http://www.stc.com.sa/cws/portal/en/individual/ind-internet/ind-int-start/ind-intr-str-intrntonmov/ind-intr-str-intrmv-jwlnet
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Salam Nadia,
If you did not activate one of their packages then its going to cost you 2 riyals per MB. That is a bit expensive. You can activate a 30MB package for 10 riyals. What type of package you need really comes down to how you end up using your phone/internet. If you are going to be on it all day looking at different websites and downloading or viewing videos then you need at least 1 gig of internet and that will be 100 riyals.
And Allah knows best.
Khalid
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Thanks so much!
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You are welcome. Does anyone know how to get MMS working on the iPhone 3G! I did all of the instructions above and it is still not working.
My previous post:
I seem to also be having the same problem as some others. I put in the required info for MMS to work. I am able to take a picture but when I try to send it, it shows that it is sending for a while but then fails. Any idea how to fix this? I put in all of this information:
MMSC: mms.net.sa:8002/ *slash is important here*
Proxy: 10.1.1.1:8080
APN: mms.net.sa
Thanks
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I also have same result as you. Once I set up up in General Tab, Camera Icon has appeared so I can attache a pictuere. But exactly like you, failure message came out…
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Try to restart the iPhone and resend it again
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I haven’t activated the MMS, which is the reason for failure…Now I can send MMS with my iPnone.
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I have followed the proedure in this page. It doesn’t seam to be working to connect my 3GS Iphone using Jawal net. is the procedure in this page is enough.
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i carnt recive pic mesage on my iphone 3g can eney 1 help
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I tried the below on a 3gs and it ain’t working either, sending a picture fails:
APN mms.net.sa
MMSC http://mms.net.sa:8002/
MMS Proxy 10.1.1.1:8080
Restarted my iphone and still not working, any idea what’s going on?
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Now I can use MMS in my iPhone. Except for the above setting, we need two other steps as below.
1. Setting-General-Network-Cellular Data Network
APN for Celluar Data: jawalnet.com.sa
2. sending SMS to 902 with 1000
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Please read http://www.stc.com.sa/cws/portal/en/individual/ind-aljawal/ind-alj-discover/ind-alj-dis-messaging/ind-alj-dis-mesg-mms
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thanks for looking into it
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Has anyone noticed a drop in stc service this past weeks? I am no longer allowed to connected to jawal net! when I called customer service they said “updating system..maybe done in one week. inshallah”
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hi,
i tried all the mms settings for stc and restarted the phone and it still doesnt work! any ideas?
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Salam Nora,
I actually got mine working. Mind you, you can only send to other STC customers and international. I have not been able to send to Mobily customers. Tell me exactly what settings you have put in your phone and is it a 3G or 3GS?
Make sure in the MMS filed where it says APN to add: mms.net.sa
Khalid
Madinah, KSA
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Hi khaled, thnks for replying.
It’s 3G and Im sure I did exactly what they said here
APN mms.net.sa
MMSC http://mms.net.sa:8002/
Proxy 10.1.1.1:8080
I’m still not able to send mms
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Salaam,
I was in U.S and got my iPhone from there. Voicemail was working great with AT&T. Can any one tell us how can we configure the setting for voice mail from stc and from the iPhone. Thanks!
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You can’t configure visual voice mail in Saudi Arabia, just dial the voice mail number.
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Hi Khaled A.
In America we can send free text messages to people if we know their numbers and email address for that particular number. Each provider has a unique email address for their number. If I know yours for example, I could just go into my email and send you a message and you would receive it as an sms. Do you or anyone else know what it is for Al Jawal and Mobily?
Thanks,
Khalid
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not sure, really.
I think it works for MMS ony
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Yes, just for text messaging. I need to know how to do it though! This can save EVERYONE a lot of money texting.
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Hey Guys,
Does any1 know how to connect an iphone 2G (im using STC) ??
And MMS too if that’s possible
Thnx
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just wonderful its works, thanks buddy..
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Dear Khalid,
i am a bit furustrated now..i dont know what to do i had a old a sim card which was 2G than i’ve switched to new al-jawal 3G but i cant see 3G still there is edge only…i have done everything enable 3G restart everything….all in vain do you have any idea what should i suppose to do.
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Hi can any one help me…I buy the Jawal postpaid Sim Card with USB device. After plugin to computer its not connecting. is there any setting need or just plugin and it will be connected to internet.
in the connection profile am confused its asking Account,Number,APN,Username,Password,Protocol. what shall i give in this entry boxes.
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somebody know who can ulocked my ip 3gs completely? i can use it but the problem when i turn off i will lock again
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my iphone 3gs bought from UK, we unlocked it and we used and working from any sim, the only problem i need to unlock 100% so it will not lock everytime i off my iphone, do u know sombody from jeddah who can ulock it OS 3.1.2
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Hi Bob
If you have an o2 phone, you can go to this website…
https://www.o2.co.uk/apps/help/help?qid=1&q1=2&route=unlocking&case=Handset%20Unlocking%20Form
and fill out your details. a couple of days later you’ll get a txt from o2 saying it’s unlocked. then just connect it to itunes and you’re sorted!
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my sim is STC. i am using china made iphone VERTICE WiFi600, I Cann’t able to access yahoo mail /google. please may somebody will me to set my iphone fo access internet?
Aleem
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what you have is not an iPhone
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Same story my friend give me iphone from USA 3Gs last V 3.1.3 and i have it here in Saudi Arabia but its use less not working with STC I visit some expert tech at AR-Riyadh and Al-Khoper and they said, wait sometime next month there will be software will open it enshallah.
Any one has idea about this issue???
Thanks
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Well azeez the thing is ur OS system might be 3.1.3 .. & if that’s the case then there is no jailbreak “yet” for it ..
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Thank you very much.. you are genious
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Data settings didnt work with me .. got 2 iphone 3Gs one dosent work with 3G network just WIFI & both dont work with MMS ……. plz advise wt 2 do ??
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Are these settings for the prepaid or postpaid STC sims???…… -Cuz i’m subscribed to the 1gb jawalnet packege (postpaid) and i don’t want to get charged for my using as “extra fee” to the package…
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how to activate MMS iphone 3gs in STC?
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100% Guaranteed it will work. Just make sure you do not enter any more information and restart the Phone after setting the following information. Also you might need send text message to 902 as 1000 to activate your MMS feature.
You can change your SIM to the new 3G compatible SIM from nearest STC office if you want 3G and activate 3G from setting menu. Note: Activating 3G will drain battery faster than 2G.
Cellular Data
APN jawalnet.com.sa
Username
Password
MMS
APN mms.net.sa
MMSC http://mms.net.sa:8002/
MMS Proxy 010.001.001.001:8080/
MMS Max Message Size
MMS UA Prof URL
Internet Tethering
APN
Username
Password
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Dear all,
I have a little problem here, that I have an original iphone (opened) I bought it from KSA, the problem is that I want to benefit from the internet Tethering when I tried to do so, the Tethering icon disappeared, I don’t want to do jail break any hints?
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How much more frustrated can someone be with the Iphone in Saudi Arabia. I bought a iphone 3GS from Mobily, now I called the STC and I asked to be connected to the internet, I bought the 1 gig for one hundred riyals. I received a message from STC telling me I was connected, I did like you adviced and went setting, genera, network,Cellular data network and typed jawalnet.com.sa in the APV then went back and enabled 3G. Still not connected, what else shall I do? Please help.
I also only receive a little white square where pictures are sent by mail with a little blue question mark in them. Can’t receive attatched pics, what shall I do???????? Please help Thanks in advance
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Someone help me please, I have been able to connect to the internet, I subscribed to Jawal Business Net ( got a message from them telling me I am connected now), I can only access the internet using my Iphone 3GS when I turn my WiFi on. I went to setting, general, network, and cellular date network and entered jawalnet.com.sa in APV then enabled 3G Please help.
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Hi Mr. Khaled I”m having i phone 3g from mobily for more than a year. after 1 year I used STC sim card and it works with out a problem. My problem now is, there are many area’s here in Jeddah that I can not use my I phone for out going calls even the signalis high but I can receive incoming calls?? then there are some areas that it works in out going calls?? Pls. help me.. Thanks.
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hello All, I have a problem; I bought a stc connect and plugged it to my mac, I installed the software “quick net” that comes with the usb, but I can’t stay connected for more than 15 mins, its disconnect by its self and then I could try for more than 10 times to get connected again :S:S:S:S, I tried the GPRS connection and the UMTS connection, they both have the same problem, I tried also to do the tethering on the iphone, but it also have the same problem it connects for les than 10 seconds and then disconnect, I can’t do any thing, any suggestions
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Iphone 3G 4.0 ( I am using STC Sim). net settings can anyone help me to fix this?
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what’s the problem ?
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I am using Iphone 3G 4.0 firmware ( I am using STC Sim). i wan net settings plz…………..
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the steps are the same
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Hi there…
I need your help please T_T
I can’t connect to EDGE any more.. I don’t know what went wrong and I have done all possible solutions you might think of
Restoring network settings, restoring Firmware, changing SIMs and all these kinda stuff. All I get when I connect to Safari it gives me this message ” cannot connect to server because it’s not connected to internet” I don’t even get to see the message it flashes so fast .. hardly read it ><
Please help me
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I have Sawa prepaid SIM
APN: jawalnet.com.sa
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I am using Iphone 3G 4.0 firmware ( I am using STC Sim). i wan net settings plz…………..
no same v.4.0
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dear i have installed the settings as mentioned above but still it is not working please advice thanks.
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double check the settings
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Dear ……
I am having the same situation . Could any1 sort it out ….
I am using Iphone 3G software version 4.0. ( with STC Sim Postpaid). when in older version din face any situation like this …. but with the new version i had tried as mentioned above …… but in the network setting i can find cellular data on/Off option but cannot find APN…. Please guide…
Thanking you in advance…
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i want delet my mms setting..daily cut my curince1.50 sr
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