I tried restore from backup, and i feel as if it helped...but i'm not sure if it really helped or it is just me trying to feel better
So now I want to try restore and setup as a new iPhone, but I was wondering if it would wipe everything from my phone?
apps and music and content and video not that important because can be re-downloaded or re-synced, but what about my contacts?
will all my contacts disappear? how do i preserve my contacts if i want to setup as a new iPhone?

If I use backup then it won't be setup as a new phone right? Yeah i was thinking of iCloud, but wanted to wait for someone else to confirm this...
@cscool, how did you do yours?

Yeah Siri doesn't show you your location in Malaysia, only help you with other stuff, but quite useful sometimes la, if ur driving or jogging or whatever, the texting and calling and setting reminders or meetings or calender updates is quite useful. Depends how u use it la hehehe

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Added on December 21, 2011, 2:39 pmactually, that DOES turn 3G off. but it turns ALL cellular data off, so you can't even use 2G or EDGE and basically you can't surf the net, can't use whatsapp, can't go to facebook.
but that function (turn cellular data off) turns off ALL cellular data, which means you have turned 3G off. But you're right, 4s got no way to switch from 3G to 2G manually. so it's either ALL data or NO data.

This post has been edited by andrewyulm: Dec 21 2011, 02:39 PM

yeah there is NO way to turn JUST 3G off, and maybe use EDGE or 2G to save battery life.
you're either on 3G and can use data, or not on 3G and no data =\

yeah there's a petition going around, alot of 4S users signed it hahahah to get apple to restore the 3G toggle
hopefully it's software la, should be software issue la, but i'm not a techy guy so i couldnt say for sure

ohhhh, so that means when i turn cellular data off, my 3G sign disappears and only got my telco sign there, but i am still technically using 3G for calls is it? but when i do that i can't use the internet or any net-based apps (ie whatsapp facebook imsg etc). but im still on a 3g network for calls lah that means? so draining of battery will still be more than if it is purely on 2G network, like say on the iphone4 where there is a toggle switch to turn off 3G. thanks thanks understand now hahahah

huh? that's my perception, what i thought also, but
@hobbes1001 said "So if you turn off Cellular Data in a 3G coverage area, all calls you make will still be using 3G network, you will still be log on to 3G network"

which one is correct?

ahahah i think this is up to the user one la, if u know how to maximise the function of ur phone, im sure ull feel damn worth it...not just style and gaya

are you guys talking about the 9A406?

[quote=hobbes1001,Dec 22 2011, 10:25 AM]
[quote=rajivshm,Dec 22 2011, 12:13 AM]
that means any phone turn off 3g also will only turn off data, but the line still use 3g? may be true. the signal has 3g but our phone only take 2g.
example my old nokia 5800 xm, once i turned off the 3g, my battery lasted longer. i was only on prepaid. no data plan and rarely online from my phone. only use for calls n sms but battery drains quickly. then read on LYN that i shud switch off 3g, and miracle the battery lasted wat longer. at least 40% longer.

so, if we follow what this guys says, even off 3g, no difference, how could my phone consume less energy@battery?
1. For iPhone 4, you have two toggle, one for Cellular Data, One for 3G
2. For iPhone 4S, you only have one toggle which is Cellular Data

Since iPhone 4S no longer has the capability to turn off 3G. Turning off cellular data will not have the same effect as iPhone 4.
There is a reason why apple list two type of talk time in their website. One for 3G & one for 2G. That's because you can use 3G network to make calls. It is suppose to be clearer.

The easiest way to test this is by doing the following:

1. Turn off cellular data (but leave 3G on for iPhone 4)
2. Go to Carrier
3. Switch Network Selection to Manual
4. It will give you a list of network available

If you do the above in a uMobile 3G coverage area, you will see uMobile in the list.
If you do the above with a iPhone 4 with 3G OFF / cellular data OFF, you will not see uMobile in the list.

This shows that by turning cellular data OFF does not turn off the 3G in your iPhone 4S

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aahhh i see i see, ok ok thanks for clarifying

hahaha at least u earn in ringgit ma, for those of us (like me) who haven't started earning yet lagi gg
FaMo scholarship doesn't cover iPhone apps

Supposed not to be able to, but if you scroll to this dudes post
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=47534754

howwww he do?!?!! or is that ps'd one? hahahahaha damn curious, i haven't gotten around to asking him

Siri is not supposed to be able to search for location outside of the US.
you try asking on siri "where's my location" and see what response u get.

this is his topic http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2154881
he hasn't replied yet, damn lucky bugger, he's probably the only one who has that function now hahaha

haha yeah it's actually quite helpful to me now, i do all those that you do too, except filter email la hahaha
but what i am actually lookin forward to is the day i can ask siri "where's the nearest petrol station" or "where is the closest macdonalds". that is damn useful if ur a traveller hahahah

friends of mine who using the 32 gb say that when they are nearing the max storage space it starts to lagg for htem, but i dunno anyone who has used up 64gb yet hahaha

sigh you guys are lucky la, the 9A406 works for u.
i've updated to 9A406, set up as new phone, tried restore as backup before also, network reset all that jazz,
and im STILL at 34% battery with
4 hours 37 minutes usage
8 hours 12 minutes standby

barely half a day =\

yeah i tried tweaking quite a bit actually, off'd all location services except find my iphone, off'd all system services under location services
off stock widget and weather widget, notifications only for calls whatsapp facebook messages mails
only facebook and whatsapp has push notification
wifi off, only 3G forever on
bluetooth off
email is fetch hourly
icloud is also on fetch, i'll see how it ends up when i reach 1 or 2% battery life later tonight hahaha

is there anything else to tweak?

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Added on December 22, 2011, 6:07 pmhaha yeah i know, but from all the support forums, the 9A406 is giving SOME good results (not all but some) for the battery as well, some of them 1 day+ standby with 9 hrs usage battery still 42% hahahaha damn good
so i thought just try.
i did that, fresh clean state install and i backup via itunes, only contacts via icloud
im just unlucky i guess haha

This post has been edited by andrewyulm: Dec 22 2011, 06:07 PM

Hey does anyone know if there is a way or place on the iphone 4s to go to see all push notifications? like for example facebook push notifications, u don't go to notification centre, but u go to settings > facebook > push notifications and then u can modify urself there
what about the other apps, does anyone know how to access it?

Bahhhhh I can't wait for apple to release a proper update to fix the battery issue, if they even are working on one
9A406 doesn't work properly for me


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this is counted good ah? oh shit...i beh tahan already like this, i keep thinking my battery life sucks... shouldn't you expect like at least 9 hours of usage with more than a day of standby?