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iPhone 3G upgrade to iOS 4 and then, no wifi
Submitted by nathan on Fri, 07/02/2010 - 09:19
Ok, so I just upgraded my iPhone 3G from software version 3.1.3 to iOS 4. For the most part, a (long but) painless process. Once it was complete though, I was perusing through the menu options and noted that all of the Wi-Fi options were greyed out. This is where the journey began and, as of the time of this post, I'm still en route to the resolution. Looking around the Internet, it's clear that I'm not the only one that's having this problem, so I'm posting the various steps on my journey here to hopefully save someone else some time. So, to get you up to date this far. - I'm using an iPhone 3G that *had* software version 3.1.3 - So, at this point, since I ponied up for the Apple Care, I decided to give Apple a call. First, let me say how refreshing it was to speak *immediately* to a live person who spoke English as her first language. Anyway, I digress. She noted that this happens sometimes with the iPhone 3G and confirmed that I had done all of the steps noted above. At that point, she told me that a restore was in my future and provided some helpful links (below). I'll keep you posted on my success: * Backup, Updating and Restoring your iPhone software -> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414 |
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