iPhone: About the Cellular Data setting

Summary

Learn about the Cellular Data connection setting on your iPhone.

Products Affected

iPhone

Turning off Cellular Data does not affect your ability to make or receive phone calls or to use Wi-Fi networks for Internet connectivity, but you will be unable to:

  • See the cellular data icons in the status bar (for example, 3G).
  • Send or receive MMS messages. However, SMS and iMessages can still be sent and received.
  • Retrieve or listen to new Visual Voicemail messages. To retrieve these messages, enable Cellular Data.
  • Use Personal Hotspot.

You can adjust this setting from Settings > General > Network.

Network settings

Additional Information

Depending on your carrier and iOS device model, the option to "Enable 3G" may not appear in Network settings.

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