One of the most common failures that an iPhone can have is that it runs out of data network. Without a doubt, it is a problem that can be very annoying if you are on the street, but it can have an easy solution. We explain it to you in this article.
Check the coverage of your area and restart
It is something that may seem the most obvious but it is always important to have all the possibilities at hand. You must bear in mind that if you have very little coverage left, almost zero, mobile data will not work for you at any time since it is disconnected when a stable connection is not established with the communication towers.
In the event that if you have stable coverage, you must turn off and disconnect mobile data from the control center. If it is true that it is always better to perform this disconnection from the iPhone’s own settings. If it doesn’t work, you can try restarting your computer to force it to reconnect to the network. However, there is an alternative for it to reconnect to the operator’s network by activating airplane mode and then deactivating it so that it begins to search the network again.
Update network settings
Operators periodically release their own updates whose mission is to update their networks as well as the pre-established settings to improve connectivity. Normally, these updates are downloaded and ask for your authorization to install automatically. But in case something goes wrong you can always do a search for updates anyway. The steps to follow are those:
- Access Settings on the iPhone.
- Go to ‘General’.
- Click on ‘Information’.
- The update option should appear next to the carrier settings, if one is available.
This is something that should almost always be done in the event that you introduce a new card from another operator. If this is your case and you are using a new SIM card, you should always carry out this check, although as we say when detecting a new network from another operator, network updates should be installed automatically.
Remove and check the SIM card
Something that usually works quite well is to remove the SIM card from the iPhone and put it back in. If this does not work, you should check it well enough to see if it has any damage. In the event that the SIM card is broken, with special emphasis on the central pins’ or even does not fit into the slot intended for this, you should contact your operator. The solution is to request a replacement that can cost you money but is necessary especially in the event that your card is already many years old and you have been changing terminals with some assiduity.
Reset network settings
As we have mentioned previously, any iPhone to connect to the mobile network has a series of parameters that are defined by the telephone companies. Among these data is the password or the network that is needed to connect, this being the identifier of the network. These settings can be restored on the iPhone itself by following these steps:
- Go into settings.
- Click on ‘General’.
- At the end of everything, go to ‘Reset’.
- Choose the option that says ‘Reset network settings’ and confirm the action.
The settings will automatically be adjusted back to the originals, which is vital if you have made any changes recently. The negative of this action is that all the WiFi networks that you have saved with their passwords are restored as well as the VPN and APN settings that you had previously configured.
Contact the operator
If none of these options solve the problem with your iPhone’s mobile data, you should contact the operator you have hired. It is vital that you check that your contract is still valid and that there is no type of non-payment that could have caused this inactivation of the mobile data service. On some occasions it is also possible that the operator, even if your contract is fully in force, has deactivated the use of mobile data for no reason, so they must activate it. Faults in the area are also a very common cause if you do not have a data network and this can be reported to the operator or by consulting someone in your area with the same company.
Keep your iPhone up to date
Although it is repeated ad nauseam, the iPhone should always be on the latest version of iOS. On certain occasions there may be software bugs that cause the card to not be read correctly or the antennas to not function correctly. That is why the solution to these bugs is to have the operating system as updated as possible. Apart from this, all security problems are also solved as well as the inclusion of other news.
