3g connection problems

[arzenika]

Hey there, new here so I hope I'm posting in the correct place.

I have a 3gs that is jailbroken to 4.0. However, about a month or so ago, I have been experiencing connectivity issues with 3g (wifi works fine). Usually I'll need to restart the phone for 3g to work and even then it'll only work for a couple minutes.

The 3g symbol will remain in the upper left hand corner though I won't be able to access it.

My question is, is this because of the jailbreak? Would upgrading to 4.1 solve this issue? Does anyone else have this problem?

[i.Annie]

I've never had a problem with this with jailbreak. Have you tried your SIM in a different phone?

I'm sure a restore/upgrade would fix it, but maybe not. You should still maybe try a different phone to see if it is a problem with your phone or your service

[arzenika]

Would I be able to trade out the sim card to a iphone 3g?

Also, I just recently did a restore when I tried to jailbreak to 4.1 (didn't work), then had to jailbreak back to 4.0.

Unfortunately it didn't fix the problem.

[i.Annie]

Well yeah just try the SIM on any other phone just to see if 3G is working on them. I have a feeling it's your phone, but I can't be sure. When you restored, did you restore from back up? Cuz that will just carry the problem over

[arzenika]

Yeah I may have. I have a feeling if I completely restore and do not jailbreak the phone that the 3g would work fine. I'll try switching the sim cards then un-jailbreaking the phone when I get home and let you know if it worked. Thanks (:

[i.Annie]

You can jailbreak the phone. That's not what's causing the problem, I believe. You just have to set the phone up as new instead of restoring from back up.