Hi guys, I'm a Maxis 3G Unlimited Data plan subscriber and having trouble getting the internet connection work in my new iPhone. I've tried to use the EDGE setting recommended in the FAQ and it didn't work for me.

FYI, the Wifi works prerfectly fine but I want it to be connected via Maxis 3G internet though.

Can you guys please share some advise here?

Thanks!

u using iphone 3g?

Hi naughtyyz, thanks for your reply.

Yes. I'm using iPhone 3g. My setting for Cellular Data Network is below:
APN: net
Username: maxis
Password : wap

The error message I received from connecting to the internet are:
"Could not activate cellular data network"
"Safari can't open the page because it is not connected to the internet"

did u install bosspref and off the 3g or edge ?

did u try ur maxis 3G service for other phone. Coz might be the 3g coverage suck at ur area.

Hi Snuffykl, No. I'm new into iphone. Let me google 'bosspref" and look into this.

CooLerthings, the 3g coverage has been 'alright' in my area. It worked for my Nokia N95 8gb phone. Sometime I will get 3g signal and other time will mostly be GPRS. The bottomline is I can always connect to the internet with my Nokia N95.

Did I get my setting wrong?


This post has been edited by lifeisbeautiful: Oct 19 2008, 02:57 PM

if u have activated 3G by dialing *133#, u have to set your APN to unet.
APN of 'net' can't be used once u have activated 3G.

even if the 3G signal is suck at the area, it will switch automatically to EDGE and then GPRS, depending on availability (supposed to).
just make sure u have put the right APN for 3G activated account (unet).

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Oct 19 2008, 03:07 PM

Hi LaskarCinta, thanks for the tip. I did try that previously and just had just tried it again. It still gives me the same result. Below is the new setting I just applied:

APN: unet
Username: maxis
Password: wap

Thanks again!

Your iPhone 3G official unlock or unlocked by kind of turbo-sim or such?

If official unlocked, should work perfectly but for illegal unlock, there should be NO resolution yet. Same as my previous iPhone 3G, could not use internet with same error msg "not connected to the internet" And because of that I sold my iPhone 3G. Advise you to get official unlocked sets instead of locked sets.

mmm...that's weird. myb u wanna try dial *133# again to make sure your 3G is activated.

another question here, do u use an unlocked iPhone or using a locked iPhone with *SIM solution? (turboSIM equivalent, rebelSIM, *SIM, etc etc). because most of the time people that use this kind of solution to enable them used a locked iPhone can't get data.

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Oct 19 2008, 03:10 PM

Hi guys, I'm using an official unlocked 3G phone from Singtel. When I dialed *133#, I received the following message from Maxis.
"Terimakasih. GPRS anda kini aktif. Hubungi .........."

Lol. Means previously your number haven't active GPRS yet. So I think it should be working fine now?

Pls update us.

3G is UNET.

Try *136# instead

if normally Maxis 3G Unlimited Data , how much for the monthly fees??

Hi Cola, I've been using the 3G internet plan for more than a year. I was trying to do everything I could to make it work with iphone.


Dear WaCKy-Angel, thank you!

Dear twinkles, i'm paying RM 99 per month.


Dear everyone,
I'm finally able to get my iPhone connected to Maxis 3G internet. To be honest with you, I didn't do much here. I repeated all my steps again from the beginning. Apparently it has something to do with the COVERAGE at my area. My guess the iphone doesn't work like my Nokia N95 8gb. I can connect to the internet easily with the n95 whereas it took iphone awhile to figure out. 50% of the time I won't be able to get online at all. This is kinda strange to me.

But anyhow, I will test my iphone 3g at some other area like KL, PJ or Subang later tonight. Hopefully the experience will be better than my area. I'll keep you guys posted.

Once again, thanks everyone for sharing your experience and advice with me. You guys are really helpful!

How about the speed? ? fast ?

Aktifkan line lain.....muahahahahahah

er... lifeis beautiful
i ahve no problem with my maxis 3G, im using the same singtel set as well
under APN, mine all is empty

TS, i should say, no need to put anything at thier apn etc like what rx330 said, somehow it will not work if you put maxis setting there, me also don't put anything there and it works for me like charm( eventhough my mms still not work,now waiting my number port to celcom ).


try to clear everything in the setting, i mean no need to put all those setting there, it will work actually, give it a try and inform us if it's work.

I think u didnt activate 3G coz *136# is for 3G, *133# is for GPRS only