Hi, I'm a new user to iphone. After reading n searching much on how to toggle on and off edge/3g/gprs, This is what I gather:

1) 3G, can be turned off via iphone settings, but Edge cannot
2) SBsettings may be used to toggle 3G, Edge (via fakeAPN), and wifi on/off
3) Edge may be disabled via editing the APN to a fake nonsense entry (for Maxis, dunno abt Digi n Celcom)
4) Once a fake APN is inserted, 3G will be rendered unusable along with Edge

Please do correct me if I made mistakes/misunderstood the above statements, esp. statement #4, as that is the one I'm least sure about.

Now here's my question. I'm prepared to JB my iphone since there are tons of software I want to install. Is there anyway for me to toggle between a real/fake APN quickly without having to manually type the real/fake APN every time I wanna toggle it on/off. Are there apps that does this? Also, I do not want to install SBsettings coz it runs on the background, and I'm a memory freak.

Hi guys, I just added data services for my iphone. I'm on the maxis 250mb/month plan. I remember reading somewhere that The 250mb allowance includes both downloading and uploading data. Is that right?

Thanks.

Thanks tinkerbell... I becareful from now on

Hmm, I'm not facing this problem.
Just now, when I used this setting
APN: unet
User: maxis
Pass: wap

I'm able to load web pages as per normal thru EDGE

but when I change it to

APN: uneta
User: maxisa
Pass: wap

it says something like "you are not suscribed to a data cellular network"

Tired only with safari and mail app only. Will test the others in a while.. I did check the usage counter. It did not move.

I tried a few times. Still the same.
Not sure if I'm on 4.0 or 5.0. I'm using a Singapore M1 set, with 3.1.2 on tethered jailbreak. No sbsettings installed. I did install the maxis ipcc file from here for nice maxis logo and the ability to edit cellular network settings.

Reporting back. I'm on carrier 5.0.

I tried safari several times again with this settings

APN: uneta
User: maxisa
Pass: wap

Still it does not connect. Even after waiting for some time. Mail Does not work as well. Apps store also does not connect.

Data usage remains the same. Apparently the fake APN trick is still working for me. BTW, I'm based in Sabah, dunno if that makes a difference.



The thing is, the claims are that the fake APN settings are now not working, so I don't think JBing your iphone will make any difference unless you mean JBing and then installing SBsettings to turn of EDGE and 3G.

I'll keep an eye on my data usage n report back a few days later

maybe u can also let us know if the apn trick is still working a few days later...

Guys, anyone tried this on your JBed Iphone b4?

http://media-phone.ch/en/software/smartscreen/

It is called smartscreen, which integrates the possibility to turn off EDGE, 3G etc on the lock screen plus sevral wacky widgets that you may use o your lockscreen.

The reason I didn't install SBsettings was because it ran in the background, hence taking up resources. Smartscreen however, doesn't seem to do that.

BTW, fake APN setting is still working for me.

I just a b*tch when it comes to memory resources hehe. I also took up the 250mb package for replying my emails on the go. However, i will always disable edge by changing the apn when I'm at home coz wifi is available.

Once I recieved my iPhone I JBed it immediately, so I can't comment on the battery life before JBing. However, when I began using my iPhone (already jailbroken), I realized the battery life is quite poor, approx. 8hrs including standby time. But after I reduce screen brightness from the default 50% to 30%, the battery can last me about a day and a half which includes about 3hours of listening to music, some light surfing on EDGE and occasional Wifi use. I made about 1 hour+ worth of phonecalls as well.

I have heard that the fakeAPN thing does cause battery drain in some handsets.

I don't think JBing your iPhone will cause lag coz it only opens up the possibility of installing third party software. I think it may be due to the third party software that you install that is causing the lag. SBsettings for example, runs in the background as well which increase your background CPU and memory load. Although by how much I don't know coz I avoided installing software that runs on background.

So far I have yet to encounter any lag on my iphone! And I love that! I used to be a WinMo user since the days where PDAs were stil PDAs, and I really appreaciate the fact that my PDA-phone is currently lag-free.

Reporting in from Sabah again. My fakeAPN settings re still working to block data. Maybe Sabah is slower in implementation? I might be going back to JB next week. Will report back again if the fakeAPN is working in JB or not.

Swtich to DiGi, it's "Always the Smarter Choice".

All we've heard is that Maxis does not require cprrect APN settings to connect to EDGE/GPRS, DiGi and Celcom still requires correct APN settings to work. So yes, switching to DiGi prepaid will work.

Just changed to DiGi last week. Took up the unlimited broadband thing, so now I dont even have to worry about being overcharged for data...