iPhone Vodafone EDGE APN
I’m blogging this for Google, hopefully others find it and get it sorted faster then I did! When I connected my iPhone to Vodafone, I got the error, “Could not activate EDGE: you are not subscribed to EDGE”. You need to update your settings on your iPhone in: Settings > General > Network > EDGE, however I didn’t know what my settings should have been for Vodafone. If you have the same problem, enter the following:
- APN: internet
- Username:
- Password:
(yes, Username & Password are blank, that isn’t a mistake!)
October 30th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
Fantastic - I had the same problem typed in ‘internet’ under APN and it works.
Thanks!!!
October 30th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
thyanks as well, wondered why i couldnt get on it!
October 31st, 2007 at 1:08 pm
Thanks so much - this has been driving me mad for the past few days.
November 2nd, 2007 at 1:24 pm
u saved my life!!! it works:)
November 2nd, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Hi Dave,
Interested to read this as I’m considering buying a US iPhone next week (cheaper than the UK model) and then getting it working on my Vodafone SIM… how have you found the whole experience? I’m concerned that I’ll use my meagre 120MB of data up pretty quickly and that I might have problems with using an unactivated US iPhone in the UK.
Am I worrying unnecessarily?
Cheers, Mark
November 4th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
@Mark Wilson: the experience was fine, and if your happy to deal with the risks of Apple bricking it, software being a little behind, etc, then sure do it.
Personally I don’t think Vodafone deserve loyalty from their customers - if I wasn’t in a contract I’d have left Vodafone because their data package is awful. I was going over 120Mb of data before they had a data package!!
If I was paying for an iPhone I’d have waited until they officially launched in the UK, and paid the extra to not worry, and never worry… I’d wait if I were you.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:00 am
I thought vodafone were just gprs or 3G, but no Edge. Can you get useful data from unlocked iPhone over vodafone?
November 5th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
@Mark Smith: yes, you get access to any data you so wish.
EDGE and GPRS are similar, and are both technically 3G networks I believe (which I never understood they are 2.5G and 2.75G), so there is no problem there. Check out the wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Data_Rates_for_GSM_Evolution
Vodafone I’m sure have their eye on all mobile communication standards, they seem to be pushing HSPA, it is after-all a longer term strategy.
November 5th, 2007 at 7:47 pm
Hi David,
Thanks for being so candid. I’m in the States right now and I actually bought an iPhone last night; however after I’d added the sales tax it wasn’t really that much less expensive than a UK model will be after it is launched on Friday, so I’m thinking of returning it unopened and buying one at home, with warranty (no warranty on an unlocked phone, or even on an AT&T phone being used on an authorised network outsideits intended market).
As for Vodafone - after one of the sales people in Vodafone’s customer retention department called me in the middle of the night (he didn’t know that I was 8 timezones away but I had asked him not to call me and after 2 missed calls you might thin he had got the message), I think they may have just lost a customer…
Mark
November 5th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
@Mark Wilson: And now with O2’s CEO saying “customers find unlimited with limits confusing”, (no shit sherlock!) it’s probably worth the wait…
November 13th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
I have been buying iPhones in for a friend Steve at The Mobile Phone Site.co.uk for the past 3 months from USA. Got a great deal going with a US Ebayer, and spent well over $2000 dollars with him so far, and bought a total of 7 phones. I calculated that on the last batch we saved £127 buying 4 from the US then the UK, and they arrived on Monday!
Just bought another batch of 4 iPhones in and these ones are 1.1.1 version…..AHHH, but fear not I found this wicked site and the unlock works like a charm. Easy and simple with all the iTunes WiFi Store and YouTube functions working like a charm.
Check out iphone.unlock.no for the full guide.
Need any help then email me at info@laughingbuddha.info
Your Edge work-around was the last puzzle I had to sort out. You are a legend my friend! And at last I get my own iPhone now I have sold enough!!! Good by 1 year old Sony P990i and hello iPhone 1.1.1 Hurrah!
Now time to get Doom and NES Emulator on it!
Matt
The Laughing Buddha IT Solutions / UKClubDJ.com / DJ Mag
November 15th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
guys the info on edge saved me loads of time - many thanks. anyone had experieicne of setting up hotmail , googlemail and yahoo.co.uk accounts on iphone?
November 16th, 2007 at 6:24 am
Thanks and hanks again! type in internet and Bobs your uncle (or in my case father in law). The last piece of the jigsaw is now the voicemail! Any one got any ideas on this one? Thanks again
November 19th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
THANK YOU very much for this conversation. I’ve just bought an unlocked iPhone from the States, planning to use it with my Vodafone sim. I called Vodafone asking for their EDGE settings, and was told Vodafone doesn’t support EDGE. I was thinking about moving suppliers until I read this. Tried the settings mentioned above and hey presto, internet and maps are now working just fine. Thanks again guys.
November 22nd, 2007 at 8:50 am
I have just tried using the settings on a iPhone using the vodafone network but cannot get the gprs connection working. The E symbol is displayed. Everytime you try and connect using safari it just displays a message saying you are not subscribed to an edge network.
November 25th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
SOMEONE HELP!
I have an unlocked u.s version currently on Vodafone but used to be AT&T and it is in the UK now. I can’t activate the edge with the method above. Someone help me please!
November 28th, 2007 at 7:18 am
Yes it works - fantastics - thanks so much.
November 28th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
hey, does it cost to use edge from a vodafone iphone?
November 28th, 2007 at 9:04 pm
@TheSol: Yes! Vodafone is over priced, and I plan to move to the “official” o2 contract when the iPhone has a better camera on-board.
November 28th, 2007 at 11:57 pm
Thanks for this solution .. now able to get my mail on iphone on Vodafone but do have a question. Got a US unlocked version and it’s working fine. Great when on wi-fi but bit slow on GPRS.
I’m moving from a Blackberry and hence want good email functionality.
At the moment if I get a mail on iPhone, it doesn’t subsequently download into Outlook later when I get home. This isn’t ideal as I may want to keep mail or reply later. Any solution to this one? Or is this the nature of using POP?
November 29th, 2007 at 11:07 am
Hi Dave
I have updated the APN settings as suggested but still get the same error message about not being subscribed to edge. Any other ideas?
Thanks
MATT
November 29th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
I have been stupid enough to upgrade my iphone to 1.1.1, my sim is locked and I cann’t get access to wifi, as my sim is locked, I am really pissed off and should have left things as they were, please can somebody help me?
Lesa
November 29th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
@SarahG: GRPS will be slower then your Blackberry, nothing you can do about that! Nature of POP3, no, I don’t use POP3, but there might be a setting that tells it to keep it on the server.
@Mathew Webb: a few people seem to have this problem. On your old phone with Vodafone could you connect to the internet? Are you on contract or pay-as-you-go?
@Lesa: it’s not broken, it can be done. Find yourself a geek to help you out.
December 2nd, 2007 at 2:29 pm
My old phone worked fine on WAP and I am on a contract. Any ideas?
December 3rd, 2007 at 12:43 am
@Mathew Webb: do you pay for the £7 (i think) a month internet package?
December 3rd, 2007 at 8:05 am
No I don’t. Will that make the difference?
December 3rd, 2007 at 1:58 pm
Hi, i just bought an iphone from the states with AT&T sim on it. i have activate the iphone and i believe i have unlock it as well using the instructions from youtube. but i get no reception when insert the uk sim.
when i use 3g sim it says no service and when i put voda sim it says: incorrect sim- this iphone must be used with an approved sim.
can anyone help on this issue, please?
December 3rd, 2007 at 11:02 pm
@Mathew Webb: I’ve no idea… but, if you do sign up and that affects it, please let me know.
@jimmy: sounds like it’s not successfully been unlocked, I’d RTFM again.. (unlocking I find takes one or two attempts each time!)
December 4th, 2007 at 7:22 am
Hi Dave
I have signed up and it still doesn’t work. I noticed above that someone else with an AT&T unlocked phone is having the same issues. Any more ideas would be great because apart from the internet problem, the phone is great.
MATT
December 5th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
I have been through the trauma of this error and every other error imaginable.
I finally managed to get my iPhone working by revirginising it (scary) using a combination of instructions from here, instructions from there, etc until I got back to firmware version 1.0.2 (from 1.1.1).
I then went through the 1.1.1 firmware upgrade and used iPhoneSimFree to do the unlock.
My advice is don’t bother with SSH wireless clients to get to the underbelly of the iPhone, use iBrickr. I wasted 2 evenings and an earthquake in Ecuador to bring this useful piece of information.
Buy iPhoneSimFree from a legit on-line reseller (they don’t sell direct so don’t bother going to their site).
anySIM didn’t work for me but that may not be the fault of anySIM, my phone just may not have been ready for it when I tried.
Another tip is don’t waste money buying advice that is freely available on the web. Plenty of unscrupulous people are flogging this free information so don’t get caught out.
These guys are the best source of free info
I brought my copy of IPSF from http://www.dropthelock.com. Just make sure you wait until you get their email confirmaiton BEFORE trying to install IPSF otherwise your IMEI details will not have been updated in the IPSF database.
Phil
December 5th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
thanks for the advice. Edge works perfectly with my vodaphone SIM.
When using outlook (exchange server) calendar appointments do not come through to the email.
has anyone got that working?
thanks
Chris
December 5th, 2007 at 11:49 pm
hi, im thinking of buying an iphone for my son, just wondering the following if anyone would be kind enough to help before i buy him one, he wants it on his exsisting cheap contract!
1) can the 1.1.2 version be downgraded to the 1.1.1 so unlocking can be done or is just on the original 1.1.1.
2) hes on vodaphone, and has a standard contract, if i pay the 7.50 extra unlimeted internet bolton, will that give unlimited browsing on safari, and will it be a reasonable speed.
thanks alot
December 6th, 2007 at 8:24 am
@Mathew Webb: I’ve heard these settings might work, but I’ve yet to find someone to confirm that, but could try it:
APN address: wap.vodafone.co.uk
Username: wap
Password: wap
@Ferg Riley: Yes, I believe you can downgrade as well as upgrade - but it’s not a fun process.
And, no, Vodafone doesn’t have an unlimited data package, I believe it’ £7.50 for 120Mb. O2 has the best data package in the UK IMHO, for that reason alone I’d get an iPhone & official o2 contract, Vodafone doesn’t deserve customers (i’m waiting for my contract to end).
December 6th, 2007 at 11:16 am
spot on settigs, very helpful indeed
thanx a million times!!!!!!!!
December 7th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
‘internet’ in the APN worked for me - thanks
anyone had success using an iphone to send email on vodafone?
got the receive settings working fine but I cant send
I’ve tried setting the smtp server to send.vodafone.net which worked on my last phone and making sure the port is set to 25 but no joy
December 8th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
@juff: I’m using my gmail account, and it works a charm
December 9th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
I have an unlocked O2 UK iphone 1.1.2 Everytime I try to connect to the internet I get the message Could not activate EDGE: you are not subscribed to EDGE
I have tried the suggestion as above but I have VPN not APN under Network I really don’t know what to do?! Can any one out there help?
December 9th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
@Vanessa: on the screen where you have EDGE, VPN, and Wi-Fi you need to click on EDGE, and in there is the APN input box
December 10th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Hi Guys,Gals
Got an unlocked USA Iphone, works perfectly on Vodaphone sim, EDGE connected fine , yahoo email and all. Have been trying to get a vodafone PAYT sim to work on it.APN setting is internet but i am still getting the “Could not activate EDGE: you are not subscribed to EDGE” message.
Any experiences of this out there. Once i get my UK PAYT sim working on , hope to get Austrian PAYT sim on EDGE.
PS health warning, £5 a go every time i connected to email/web when abroad- horrendous roaming charge.
Finally, having had the iPhone for three weeks, cannot praise it enough as a great alrounder.no connection to Apple!
December 10th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
Just seem to have answered my own question.PAYT booklet has APN setting of pp.vodafone.co.uk. now works on PAYT. One page downloaded cost 35p. now to find Austrian EDGE equivalent….. interested in any other findings however.
December 11th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
Hi Dave,
Thanks for your reply, however I’m really sorry to say that still cannot find the elusive APN.
From Settings then to Network, I have VPN, Wi-Fi and Data Roaming either “on or off”
From VPN I go to VPN with a slide button “on/off” under that is Settings.
Both these buttons take me to “Enter your VPN account information” There are then two choices L2TP or PPTP with Server, Account, RSA SecurID, Password, Secret and Send all traffic below these titles.
None of this makes any sense to me, abit of a techno-phobe I think!!! Do I need to sign up for an O2 “bolt-on” for internet use as I only have O2 PAYG at the moment?
I’m sorry to be a pain, but if there’s anything you can suggest I’d appreciate it.
Cheers
Vanessa
December 12th, 2007 at 6:41 am
Still no joy on my Vodafone SIM using just about every APN suggested. Is anyone else continuing to have problems with an AT&T unlocked phone?
December 12th, 2007 at 11:29 pm
I have a US iPhone unblocked. EDGE works great with VODAFONE Italy.
Thank you very much
December 13th, 2007 at 3:30 pm
@Vanessa: In Settings > General > Network > VPN do you have a VPN setup? Try disabling that. If you don’t use a VPN, go into VPN settings and check ‘Reset VPN Settings’. That’s my last idea at the moment.
@Mathew Webb: all out of ideas I’m afraid.
December 17th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
My Vodafone SIM now works with internet. There was a problem with the network settings on the SIM so worth checking with Vodafone if you have no joy
December 19th, 2007 at 9:55 am
Can someone help. I have a US iphone. It was not tied in to AT&T or any network. My vodafone sim works fine in it to make calls. When I go to “settings” > “General” > “Network”, there is no EDGE option to enter the APN. Do I need to connect to iTunes and activate something in some way first?
Help
December 20th, 2007 at 8:44 am
Just recieved an unlocked ipone from from the US.I place my vodafone contact card in but it says sim card not suitable for I phone.have I been ripped off!!!Please help
December 27th, 2007 at 5:04 pm
Hi There
Thanks for the inf. great worked straight away
December 30th, 2007 at 3:27 pm
hi dave
i have an unlocked us iphone bought on ebay! as my xmas present i have a vodafone contract sim(worst luck) in it your info has let me access the maps but i have a problem with the wi-fi conection it wont let me on!! can you help me?
January 2nd, 2008 at 9:00 am
For Aussie Vodafone users (who have data access in their plan) the APN is:
vfinternet.au
Username & Password remain blank.
January 3rd, 2008 at 5:41 pm
DAVE YOU ARE FANTASTIC I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM USED YOUR APN CODE AND BINGO WOW THIS PHONE IS SO COOL
January 15th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
dUDE YOU ARE A GODDD !! THX ALOT
fantastic it is
January 16th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
I have the same problem as Vanessa..
In settngs> network i only have VPN WiFi & Data Roaming
I did however actually have EDGE at one time but managed to lose it somehow..
I’m using a non contract o2 sim in an unlocked phone & i pay the bolt on data charge but it tells me i’m not subscribed to EDGE..
Did try calling o2 but unless its a proper contract they not interested even tho i am using & paying for another o2 sim..
Help…. i want my EDGE back
January 16th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
… Would i have any joy resetting the network settings…??
Would i risk locking the phone doing this..??
January 16th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Ok…. well i went for it & did the reset network settings thing..
Phone restarted & i now have the Edge service back… altho i still don’t have any Edge settings in the network bit… but it works.. apart from you tube…. but i can get my mail so i’m happy with that.
Give it a shot Vanessa
January 17th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
For all you who still have problems, this should work
APN: pp.vodafone.co.uk
username: wap
password: wap
i have Pay as you go vodafone sim, the settings works fine. its free to browse on safari, and to check weather. i got charged to uninstall an application using installer though, and yeah, i tried youtube, got charged too! from 0.29P now am on 0.00, oh am so poor!
and if you are a broke ass like me, you are never going to be able to browse again, you need some credits even if its to just browse on safari 
hope this helps u all, and yeah, hope u forget and use the youtube so we are both poor! Har Har Har!
January 18th, 2008 at 10:40 am
iPhone in: Settings > General > Network > EDGE, however I didn’t know what my settings should have been for Vodafone. If you have the same problem, enter the following:
APN: internet
Username:
Password:
NICE ONE - THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH
January 19th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
hi, i’ve adjusted the setting and tried both apn settings Internet & APN: pp.vodafone.co.uk
username: wap
password: wap
im still having no luck connecting to the internet, i still get the edge error msg.
I called vodafone and they said i have full access on my account.
please help?
January 19th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
you are a star it works
January 24th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
I lost my Vodafone (UK) BlackBerry 8800 in a New York taxi, so bought an unlocked one there and got a replacement SIM from Vodafone when I returned to the UK. Everything seems to work fine, except for two things - the phone displays an AT&T logo on startup, and caller-ID has gone wonky. Some callers only display if I have entered their number with the +44, others if I haven’t. My worry is that the phone still thinks it’s in America - and is charging my firm accordingly! I don’t see the bills, but if if that’s the case I’m going to be in trouble! Any ideas (a) whether this fear is true, and (b) how to completely reset the BlackBerry back to Vodafone? Cheers.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Thank you!!!! as many other people have also said, i was about to swith providers as voda told me they didnt support edge! so finding this is BRILLIANT!!!! i can now use my mail on the go! (Even if it is bloody slow!)
January 24th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Bought mobile from US - everything works great except for edge problem. Vodaphone and my own I.T department were unable to sort. Even considering O2 contract - but thanks to you 5 seconds later and its all sorted. Many thanks. I will now keep my iphone.
January 24th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Just got a turbo sim and now going through everything. first of i found the wap.vodafone.co.uk settings but they did not work for me. the “Internet” one worked straight away so thanks. but i don’t get a edge logo, just a blue box, anyone know what’s up with that?
If anyone needs to set vodafone voicemail do the following:
Click on the phone button in your iPhone. Click on the keypad tab.
Tap the following code: *5005*86*121# Tap call. After a second, the code will have been set. Tap now on the voicemail button and it will automatically call your usual voicemail service
Finally if anyone thinks the official O2 contract is any good i would have to disagree, £35 per month for 18 months is crazy espeially when you’ve just bought a £269 phone. Okay you get unlimted data but you won’t use much edge unless your gonna sit there for ages and wait for pages to load. My US iphone cost me £212, £15 turbo sim. just recently upgrading for a new blackbery sold on ebay for £230, contract for 12 months, 200 mins anytime any network 500 texts 120mb for £20. I will only be using edge for the push emails which works perfectly with my yahoo account!
January 25th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
how did you activate your iphone with vodafone because im being told you have to get a contract with o2, did you unlock it?
January 26th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
@kieran, yes. My iPhone is unlocked & jailbroken. The latter means you can install third party applications.
January 29th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
have a new us iphone unlocked to uk voda - contract
setting for me are
internet
webs
webs
everything is working fine and to have the option of having one device is dreamy, blackberry will no longer be needed but am worried about edge charges, i get 60ish emails a day, is that going to be 60 x 35p per day ?
Any advice chaps ?
January 30th, 2008 at 8:17 am
@marc, Vodafone in the UK have a data package, 120Mb a month for £7 or so. It’s not as good as the official O2 contract, but it’ll do.
February 3rd, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Hi there guys, I have an unlocked iphone I bought in Shanghai, I think it is the US version. Am on Vodafone UK but can’t get edge to work, still have the “Safari can’t open the page because it could not connect to the server” error followed by the “Could not activate EDGE: You are not subscribed to Edge” error, I have tried “internet webs webs”, I also used “internet, space, space”, and internet wap wap. I called Vodafone and I have the £7.50 a month 120mb plan. Any help would be greatly appreciated! My phone was unlocked by iSim.
Thanks!
Lewis
February 3rd, 2008 at 3:57 pm
@Lewis, it’s not “internet, space, space” it’s “internet, blank, blank”
February 4th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I had edge working on my US phone with 1.1.2 OTB, jailbroken on vodafone. Having just upgraded to 1.1.3 using ibricker, I cannot get EDGE to work, same error that is described in these posts. Previously internet for the APN worked a treat. Now when you type it in (or anything else for that matter) and hit return it takes you back to home screen… any clues ?
February 4th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Hi there Dave, sorry I did enter in blank blank, and I still got the same error message.
February 4th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Hi there, for t mobile, just type general.t-mobile.uk under APN.
February 4th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Hi there Dave,
I also had troubles sending texts, I went to the shop that unlocked my phone and he said that I should try with a new sim card as my old sim card was years old. I gave it a go and I can text now, I still can’t access Edge though. The unlocker guy set my edge settings to “internet, blank, blank” and it works for his Vodafone sim card but not mine. How strange is that? I called Vodafone and they said I am set up with the 120MB for £7.50 a month so it should work. What do you think?
Lewis
February 4th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Oooops, I meant to say he set my edge settings to “internet, web, web” and it works with his sim card but not with mine. Do I need Vodafone to send something to my sim card to activate it? Should I do that on my old phone?
February 5th, 2008 at 8:19 am
@Lewis, if you get can it working on your old phone you know the problem isn’t with your sim card anymore, so, yes, do that.
February 5th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Woohoo! Spoke to a very helpful guy in Vodafone Customer services names Simon …. he looked further into my issue and knew a bit about edge and gprs and was fine with me nattering to him about how my sim card doesn’t work on my iphone but my mate’s does. He checked what the other four Vodafone people checked, ie. that I was activated for the £7.50 a month 120mb deal, but then looked into my setup and could see that I was not activated for internet, and that that was a further setting in some other part of the system. He activated it and now I’m on Edge …. result!
Thanks for your help Dave, this is an awesome blogg.
Oh, my edge settings are : internet, web, web.
Lewis
February 5th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
I have upgraded my phone to 1.1.3, from a JB 1.1.2 OTB, EDGE used to work on 1.1.2, but not since upgrading, it just bombed out… but found this tip in another blog .. and all working OK now
For those who have problems with EDGE settings just go to Settings-General-Reset-Reset network settings and it will work.
It worked for me ..good luck
February 6th, 2008 at 11:31 am
hi all… i have just put installer on to my iphone and cant get the APN settings back for my Vodafone iphone, any ideas of pword,usename etc? im on 1.1.3
thanks!
February 6th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Heya Everyone,
Probably a silly question, but can anyone get Youtube working on iphone with Vodafone GPRS? ie. when they are not on Wifi? I get the message Youtube videos require an EDGE or Wi-fi connection.
Thanks!
Lewis
February 6th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Lewis,
there is a you tube fix, you will find it on Nate True blog
February 6th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Rusty,
I’m on 1.1.3 on Vodafone
APN: internet
in the APN box, there is no user name or password. It works fine for me
February 6th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
YOU ARE LEGEND!
GPRS works great! WOW! That was doing my head in! By the way to someones earlier post, the E sign only occurs when u are on a legit O2 contract, as EGDE is only O2’s format. The blue box indicates GPRS standard, which just goes to show this was meant to be hacked and will soon open up on all networks! So screw you O2!!! LOL!
February 6th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
OMG!!! Thank you all SO MUCH!!! I was going to give up on my totally locked phone I bought in New York back in September…which obviously locked after I updeted it to 1.1.1……
With the help of the brilliant website already mentioned iphone.unlock.no and this site to get EDGE back on my Vodafone SIM…..I am back in business!!!! Thank you to you all very clever people!
February 7th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Using an Iphone I bought in Hong Kong with the little sim adaptor and 1.1.2 on Vodafone all is open and all apps work fine email net etc. COOL!! You think I’d be happy, but having just had a play with with an iphone in the apple shop running the 1.1.3 firmware I would like to upgrade mine. Anyone had any experience of doing this?
February 7th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
@ian, I’ve not, but I’ve heard from friends that they have.
February 10th, 2008 at 7:23 am
Hi there
I’ve done the unlocking thing, the ibrikr, jailbreak etc and can access the internet, have EDGE, but can’t get my iphone to recognise my Vodafone sim, says “incorrect sim” or something. Tried using anySIM but this just froze the phone and had to start again. Its now on 1.1.2, and everything else is working fine, just not the sim to allow me to text or call anyone.
Any ideas????
February 10th, 2008 at 10:38 am
@Georgina, “incorrect sim” usually means it’s not been unlocked correctly.
February 10th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Have tried the same proceedure from 2 different sites about 3 or 4 times, but still no luck. Am trying to decide whether to pay for http://www.freemyiphone.co.uk’s info….
February 10th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
@Georgina, I’ve never unlocked 1.1.2, so I’m out of ideas.
February 11th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Fantastic - it works, Alex London thank you……
February 12th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
dave thanks for your help.
i am on voda business and its costing me about 40 per month for 40mb on edge, they do not offer the 120mb deal to biz customers…gits……stupid iphone thing is costing a fortune so will i do anything about it, of course not, goto love the iphone, even though i can never hear the thing ring, dial random numbers the whole time and each text requires several retypes………….oh well, i don`t really want to spk or text anyone anyway, just me and my iphone is fine..ps don`t tell the wife, kids or the 30 employees !!!!
February 12th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
on a more serious note, is there anyway to stop the call forwarding active message that comes up with every outgoing call, i of course do not have call forwarding active in the settings.
thanks
February 12th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
@marc, check out http://builtbydave.co.uk/2007/11/06/note-active-diverts-vodafone/
February 13th, 2008 at 12:09 am
There’s a lot of useful info here regarding unlocking:
http://iphone.unlock.no/
These Edge settings may help some users:
http://www.flexispy.com/Mobile%20APN%20Setting%20to%20use%20GPRS.htm
February 13th, 2008 at 8:37 am
THANKS YOU ALL SO MUCH,
I’ve had my unlocked (Turbosim) iPhone for a week and was really dissapointed the EDGE didn’t work, but typing ‘internet’ in the APN worked. This has made my week!
Has anyone had issues with their phone not being able to connect to other device using bluetooth?
Thansk,
February 14th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
I upgraded my 1.1.2 unlocked iphone to 1.1.3 this week. All apps and sim work fine. However Edge is not working even though it used to. There are no settings under the general/network to allow you to enter APN pwd etc.
Any help would be appreciated.
Jason
February 16th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Help, EDGE doesn’t work
- click Installer-icon on iPhone,
- click Install-icon, scroll down and click Utilities,
– scroll down and click BossPrefs, click Install, click Install, wait a little…
- click home-button, slide “slide to unlock” to the right
- click BossPrefs-icon on iPhone,
(if gui shows that Wifi is off, even if you see the Wi-Fi-icon on the statusbar: click ON)
- Edge: click ON (ie. you turn it off), wait a little, click ON again
If you now wish that EDGE shall always be turned off: click ON (ie. you turn off to OFF)
February 16th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
That easy!
thanks a million.
February 20th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
I have a vodafone pay as you go simcard,please what are the settings for it,I have tried the stuffs that were written,pls anyone,it is a pay as you go on iphone.thanks
February 20th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
yeah thanks to all of you,its working now.
February 26th, 2008 at 9:35 am
I have saved a lot of money by purchasing a us iphone locked to at&t and unlocking it in 4 mins for free on iphone.unlock.uk and using dave’s settings for edge so that I have v1.1.3 on vodafone uk. Don’t hesitate.
February 26th, 2008 at 9:36 am
sorry i meant iphoneunlock.no
February 27th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I have purchased a iphone from ebay, saying it is unloced to all networks. Can anyone tell me what will and wont work as it is not on o2? Will I have to register it? Has anyone had any problems doing this?
(By the way it is a UK iphone, 1.1.1)
February 27th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Can anyone help me
I bought a new 16Gb iphone from Carphone Warehouse and unlocked it with software from iphoneunlockUK
It is a great phone but I just cannt get EDGE working
I have tried APN internet with username and password left blank, or with web/webs. I got a new SIM card as mine was old, vodafone confirmed I have data package and should be able to access EDGE, iphoneunlockUK have tried to help but are stumped too
Works fine on WiFi
But whenever I try I get the dreaded you are not subscribed to EDGE
Any suggestions????
February 28th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Hi there, I bought an iphone from the US and unlocked it. It works fine with 02 chips in the UK but I have a contract with 3 and I can’t get the chip to work. Should the iphone work with this chip or is there problems because it is a 3g network?
Thx
March 1st, 2008 at 8:40 pm
*** Problem Solved !!! ***
I have been having the ‘You are not subscribed to EDGE’ problem on Vodafone since I got my jailbroken/activated/unlocked 1.1.3 iphone.. Having tried my wife’s Vodafone sim in the phone, which worked flawlessly, I called Vodafone and spoke to a very helpul young lady.. She told me the my ‘Internet APN’ was not active, although I had the 120Mb package on the account… As soon as she activated this, I was online!! Apparently APN is deactivated as the hadset will try to connect by this as default, deacivating it forces access through WAP.. (All double Dutch to me, but its sorted!!)
March 5th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
If you cannot see the EDGE menu in settings >> general >> Network >> EDGE, you will need to put in a sim card from a DIFFERENT network to make the menu appear. You may then put in the settings and then put back in your usual sim.
March 7th, 2008 at 12:09 am
for some reason, i am using the vodafone apn as stated in all threads , APN: internet, username blank, etc,
#1 the only problem is, my AOL mail wont send and recieve.
#2 how do i get the 120mb a month thing?
March 9th, 2008 at 6:52 am
the following settin may help you :
from : http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=359488
Vodafone UK
· APN address: wap.vodafone.co.uk (Contract)
· APN address: pp.vodafone.co.uk (PAYG)
· Username: wap
· Password: wap
Orange UK
· APN address (Contract): orangewap
· APN address (PAYG): paygwap
· Username: Orange
· Password: Multimedia
T-Mobile UK
· APN address: general.t-mobile.uk
· Username : user
· Password: wap
O2 UK
· APN address: wap.o2.co.uk
· Username : o2wap
· Password: password
Virgin UK
· APN address: goto.virginmobile.uk
· Username : user
· Password: (leave blank)
__________________
March 9th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
regarding EDGE on iPhone, if I put in APN as ‘pp.vodafone.co.uk’ and user/password both as ‘web’ that works - if I use any of the others (e.g. ‘internet’ with blank user/password I get errors - mine is an unlocked on (sourced from uk - shouldb have been on o2)
March 11th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
I’m using a PAYG vodafone sim. have the pp.vodaphone wap wap as my APN settings and password, but get a
Could not activate Edge : PDP authentication failure.
Anyone know what causes a PDP failure ?
Vodaphone say my sim is set up for internet.
Cheers
March 15th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
hi
got an unlocked iphone working perfect on vodafone.. safari works wellwith setting outlined above but cant access my pop3 email account
is there anything i need to do??
March 21st, 2008 at 8:28 am
man your ace!!!!!!! best advce eva
March 21st, 2008 at 11:29 am
I had problems with the EDGE, it is now ALL SOLVED!
I put in APN as ‘internet’ and user/password both as ‘web’ and IT WORKS.
I’m with Vodafone.
March 22nd, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Help! I’v tried all the suggestions and can’t get Edge to work for 1.1.4, unlocked iphone (8MB). Wi Fi works fine. Any suggestions please??
March 24th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
Does anybody know how to get the installer icon back on my iphone 1.1.2 version. I installed 2 games from the installer folder and their icons replaced the installer one, I’m pulling uot my hair in an attempt to solve this?????????
March 26th, 2008 at 4:20 am
hi there people, just a very quick enquiry, i have managed to unlock my iphone and am using t-Mobile sim in it which works very well. my problem is i can use the iphone tio browse the internet unless i connect to wifi, keep getting the message, COULD NOT ACTIVATE EDGE. i have looked in the setting but i cant find edge anywhere. how can i have it pls help. also does anyone know how to copy ones contacts names and phone numbered from sim to iphone?
March 26th, 2008 at 4:23 am
how do i locate edge on the iphone and also activate it so it works with t-mobile. does the setting published above (VPN internet/wap.t-mobile.co.uk) work on tmobile network too?
March 27th, 2008 at 1:14 am
Hi, I upgraded my iphone from 1.1.3 to 1.1.4 at the weekend and although it worked and the handset was fine it locked me out of itunes. I found ZiPhone unlocking software for free, downloaded it and it worked like a dream! their site states they now support 1.1.4. I am totally back to normal now
Have internet running fine with EDGE setting on as well but have never seen the E in the blue box, have a friend on Orange with an iphone and he gets the E in the blue box so it’s not just an o2 thing - anyone seen the E on vodaphone?! Also found a neat program to store youtube videos so you don’t have to download every time at http://www.dvdvideosoft.com
March 27th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Hi all. I bought an unlocked iphone for my wife at Christmas. I’ve learnt a lot since then, locking and unlocking it several times with the help of iphone.unlock.no and most recently upgraded to 1.1.4 using ZIPhone. The phone now stores EDGE settings and I’ve tried all the above - currently on APN ‘internet’, Username ‘web’ and password ‘web’ - and no joy (with the Wi-Fi off safari can’t find server). Am I right that VPN doesn’t need to be configured and data roaming should be ‘off’?
March 28th, 2008 at 9:33 am
Hi all, Im also on vodafone and entered APN: Internet and tried it with pass and username filled with web and also done it leaving it black but still only have a static blue box no E or black box. When i try and connect to youtube i get needs edge or wifi.
I am 99% sure im in EDGE coverage area DN3 2FR and also DN9 3GG but nothing at all.
Please could somebody help
March 28th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Thanks! I was having the same problem with EDGE trying to use my iphone and it works! Incredible all the answers you can find online!
March 29th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Does anybody know how to get the installer icon back on my iphone 1.1.2 version. I installed 2 games from the installer folder and their icons replaced the installer one, I’m pulling uot my hair in an attempt to solve this?????????
March 29th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Hi David!
i’m having the problem as other people had with their vodaphone but my sim is from TMobile, could u tell me whats the APN, Username, Password for tmobile?it will be much appreciated.
Many thanks
March 29th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Hi David, I actually just fund what I needed. This website has all APN, Username and Password for IPhone from any operator in the world.
March 29th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
opsss forgot to post website…
http://www.taniwha.org.uk/gprs.html
March 30th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
hi,
Just got an unlocked UK o2. I live in italy using vodafone, and tried your internet solution in APN. It didn’t work and the safari screen is now locked? HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP, well any ideas anyone please??
March 31st, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Does anybody know how to get the installer icon back on my iphone 1.1.2 version. I installed 2 games from the installer folder and their icons replaced the installer one, I’m pulling out my hair in an attempt to solve this?????????
PLEASE PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:16 am
I have Edge working fine on an unblocked iPhone with a Vodafone contract SIM. I am trying to be able to access my home email (TalkTalk) on my iPhone - so far without any success - any suggestions?
Many thanks in advance.
April 10th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
in saudi arabia
VPN : jawalnet.net.sa
sam
April 10th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
I have tried everything here that you guys have suggested and I am still having no luck. I rang up vodafone and they said that there was nothing they could do because all my settings were activated! Is there anything else you guys can suggest cos I am so stuck atm!
PLEASE HELP
April 12th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Hi,
I was running on Vodaphone with internet working but never saw the E in the blue box. Now gone onto o2 for work and switched SIMs so o2 in the iphone got the E in the blue box straight away. Any tips on changing batteries, is it possible at all?
Jonny I live in DN3 never got the E on voda or anywhere else in the UK tried all the dif settings! - if your just after You Tube videos don’t bother with edge download anyway it’s very slow, I would recommend http://www.dvdvideosoft.com browse the vids on your PC this S/W then lets you store them on your iphone via itunes , really simple to use! You can then watch and show friends without having to wait for a slow download every time.
April 14th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Hi Mark,
I am from Malta, and I subscribed to vodafone, i tried what u told me with internet on apn, i think it doesn’t work eyy in all countries this?
Andrew
April 15th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
I’ve got an unlocked iphone on my vodafone contract. Will I still be able to access emails etc when I go out to the USA on holiday?
April 16th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Worked instantly! lifesaver! truly… I just changed contracts as my old one ran out and was time to ‘upgrade’, so went to Vodafone with a hefty 120MB per/month… I got v.worried I had a duff contract on my hands.. but no longer
Many thanks for something so simple
April 17th, 2008 at 4:09 am
hi, I have data package on vodafone and have tried all the different APN settings and safari still says cannot activate EDGE. Please Help
April 17th, 2008 at 7:59 am
For those having trouble getting online still, check out http://www.iphoneatlas.com/2007/12/04/iphone-cant-access-network-safari-cant-open-the-page-etc/
The one that worked for me was ‘Reset Network Settings’, Tap Settings > tap General > tap Reset > tap Reset Network Settings
April 19th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Hi, I’ve got the 120mb bolt on with vodafone, running a jailbroken unlocked 16gb iphone on 1.1.4 - which setting is better to use, the EDGE APN (internet) or the contract wap APN (wap.vodafone.co.uk)? Does it make any difference?
Many thanks in advance
Phil
April 20th, 2008 at 4:58 am
I’ve been trying to get this done for 2 horrible days now!
Now, all I need to know is how to get my IT guys at work to allow me access! Very anti Apple……
April 20th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Thanks so much, this was driving me!
April 24th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Hi
I can’t get EDGE to work, i’m on contract. Wifi works perfectly.
Tired
internet
blank
blank
internet
web
web
I even tried a airplane mode on/off after each change. I just get the same GPRS Blue Square. When is this supposed to change and it is supposed to change automatically?
April 24th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
great works like a charm!
April 25th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Hi all…just to let you know the field is case sensitive! you need to type Internet with capital “I”…!
Have fun!
April 25th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Dave, you are a genius. Thanks for that very helpful and idiot proof information.
And ‘thai’, I didn’t have to type it with a capital ‘I’. ‘internet’ worked fine.
April 26th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
perfect, vodaphone were very rude when i asked them how to activate edge cant thank you enough
April 28th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Help please I´m going nuts.
Just got an unlocked iphone from the states but have error message that not registered for Edge.
I´m in Spain on vodafone contract with previous phone being Blackberry Pearl with email and browsing facilities.
Can anyone explain what to do or I will have to revert to the Blackberry as email is essential.
Thanks
April 28th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Neil, unlucky. I believe in Spain your service provider lock the contract to your Blackberry’s IMEI, meaning no other device can access the data package.
April 28th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
I cant believe it, I´ve waited all this time and cant use it as wished, any ideas out there for what to do next.
I´m not selling the iphone.
April 28th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Looks like i´ve cracked it. for Spanish vodafone simm
Thanks to Tony UK and http://www.flexispy.com/Mobile%20APN%20Setting%20to%20use%20GPRS.htm
APN airtelnet.es
Username vodafone
Password vodafone.
Just hope this is with the data package i´m signed up with and not going to be an additional charge.
April 28th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
@Neil, interesting! I know a few people that couldn’t get it working previously. Well done, and thanks for letting us all know here
April 29th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
I’ve just got a new iphone, had it unlocked and my vodafone sim card works in it but does not show my contacts at all. The iphone was a gift, I don’t know anything about it so I may be asking a stupid question but I assumed my sim info would show up automatically - maybe not??!! Can anyone help?
April 30th, 2008 at 8:19 am
Hi all, this might be a very girlie email but I was just given an iphone as a birthday present this week. It didn’t come with a contract and was already unlocked. I have a Vodafone Pay as you go SIM which I put in. Everything seems to be working rather well however I do not have access to the Edge service. I put the wpa settings in as mentioned above and I do get a blue square on the top left corner however it says I am not subscribed to Edge.
What do I need to do to get that working? I am not bothered about changing numbers but I want to get it right or changing networks. Any suggestions?
Thanks.
April 30th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Further to initial message, I have now selected the install/productivity/isim option which shows up my sim contacts but it does not allow me to transfer the contacts onto my phone as it says I am not registered! Any ideas as to what to do next?!! Thanks
May 2nd, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Thanks a lot, exactly the same issue! Resolved! Fantastic!
May 6th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Thanks for this! Works like a charm
The way I got the contacts from my Nokia to the iphone was I sync’d my nokia using PC suite to the windows contacts list, then sync’d the iphone to the windows list. They were all transferred across
done!
May 8th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Just wanted to say Dave, that you are a bit of a legend. Bought my iPhone out in NYC last year & had been happily trundling along assuming that Edge was an O2 only service. Was happy with the wi-fi & am not super-techy so I didn’t really mind.
Looked it up on a whim this morning & your technique works a treat. Got a lot of love for you right now, wherever you are… Am only sorry I didn’t think to look online before.
Yours,
KS
May 9th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Following my post of the 28th April when i succeeded in getting my Spanish Vodafone account working i have now lost connection other than wi-fi. I have done 2 things . 1. i deleted the apn and passwords as the phone woulnt go through the installer programme but all codes have been put back and also my wife has started using my Blackberry with her sim card, could it be that vodafone can check a code on this phone, have taken card out but just the same.
Any advise would be gratefully received.
Neil
May 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
EDGE fot Iphone, vodafone romania ??? please ? can’t get it to work
May 13th, 2008 at 7:06 am
Watch out in Spain, as previous post i managed to get the iphone edge settings then after about 10 days nothing with my data package would work, checked with vodaphone and they said i had been roaming and had a bill for 320 euro dont care how much it costs me i will be changing contracts as soon as the iphone hits here. I am not happy i purchased a data package with vodaphone not Blackberry so how can they charge this!!!!!
May 13th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
wish i found this site back in October when i bought mine!!! I’m not that dependant on the EDGE settings, although wondering now how much this is going to cost me.
May 13th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Watch this space, it turns out that my contract was canceled by the phone warehouse in February when i signed for an 18 month contract in January. Will be an interesting meeting when i go to see them.
May 14th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Has anyone actually said how to get EDGE to appear in SETTINGS>GENERAL>NETWORK. I have only got VPN, Wi-Fi and Data Roaming. Cant get on edge or find any settings for it. I am using my o2 genie sim card…
May 17th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
i have the same problem please help so i can get rid of edge kept poping up.i have the O” bolt on will it work with edge.
PLEASE help and put me the right direction to sort this out.
Thanks
May 19th, 2008 at 11:30 am
Great! I had the same problem and this has solved it!
Thanks so much
May 21st, 2008 at 9:01 pm
YOU ARE MY NEW BEST FRIEND
May 22nd, 2008 at 5:41 am
i couldnt get it to worck neither but i realised that i had to go to boss preff and turn edge on then go to