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Hello. Seem to have a weird situation. on the iphone 5s i don't have the facilty to turn off my 4g. I am going to settings mobile data  then data options but then it just brings up voice 4g but no option to turn this off when i don't need it.

Only way i am doing this at the moment is by turning off mobile data which obviously isn't ideal

Any ideas?

Try this

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=turn%20off%204g%20on%20iphone%205s

Why do you need to turn 4G on and off?

So i don't use data when i don't need to....... I think

Cheers mate. Think there is a issue as i am not getting that at all

won't it just drop back to 3g and use data, just a bit less quickly.

Yeah that's what i have done but should still be able to have the facility turn off but don't

Just looked on my 6s and I only have the option to change to 2G or 3G. Must be a network thing.

But as Batch said if you don't want to use data accidentally it's data you want to turn off, whether it's on 2/3/4 is largely irrelevant.

One thing they warn you about with the 5S (and presumably subsequent eds) is that by default it seeks a mobile signal when the  wifi connection is weak. If you want to switch off that option, it's called Wi-Fi Assist, right at the bottom of the Mobile Data tab in Settings.

2G, 3G & 4G will all use the same amount of data, it's just how quickly content will load.

I believe.

So if you don't want to use mobile data at all, turn the whole thing off, you'll still use the same amount on 3G rather than 4G, just it'll take a few seconds longer.

*I could be completely wrong, but that's what I've been told*

no, you are right. think of it like a water pipe , a hose pipe will take longer to drain a barrel than a drain pipe. but you still drain the same amount.

Obviously if you are emptying an entire lake, and you are charged per litre, using a drain pipe will empty your wallet a lot quicker than a hose pipe in 24 hours.

Cheers everyone. My confusion (it isn't hard) is that by turning mobile data off I won't receive texts etc will i?

You should get ordinary texts (SMS) and calls.

You won't get whatsapp, FB messenger, twitter notifications or the like unless you are on wifi.