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iPhone network settings take 2. Will it fix the proximity sensor bug?

by Mel Martin (Jul 7th, 2010)

We were surprised and gratified at how many of our readers were able to improve iPhone 4 reception (or at least there were more bars) by resetting network settings. Now it appears people are using the same technique to fix the sometimes buggy proximity sensor that is supposed to turn the screen ...

iPhone cellular data not working? Try resetting your network settings

by Sang Tang (Nov 11th, 2009)

The "Reset Network Settings" button on the iPhone not only resets your Wi-Fi settings -- resulting in a clean slate with respect to Wi-Fi access points and their passwords -- it also resets your phone carrier settings. Several months back, I had the darndest trouble with cellular data access. I ...