How to Fix No service and Searching Error in iPhone

Often times, the most problematic issue Iphone users face is the "No service and Searching.." status, in the network area of their phones. This happens especially in the case of IOS 6, which was discovered to be the most common issue in the recent times. As soon as you upgrade your IOS to 6.1 or 6.1.3, you cannot unlock your phone. Even if there is no simcard, it shows No service status.

In this article, I would like to show you how to fix the "No service and Searching..." issue in the versions of 6.especially in Iphone 3GS, 4G and 4S. 

Follow the steps very very carefully, and get best results.

1.Connect your Iphone to the system after you see the No service or Searching... status as soon as you upgrade your IOS version.

2. The only solution to unlock your Iphone is to jailbreak it. In order to do that, you have to 

•  Download a jailbreaking software called as Red Snow version 0.9.15b2 available Here. 
•  Download the required IPSW which is the software which will be updated in your device. Since we are using the IOS 6 version, download IPSW 6.0 Here. It will ask you to specify your device and the version for the download to start.

     

3. Make sure you remove your simcard from the device. This is for keeping your device protected from hacking. 

4.After downloading the above two softwares, open RedSn0w and click Extras on it as shown in the picture.

5. Click next and select the option "Select IPSW". This will allow you to select the downloaded    

IPSW 6.0

6. It will say that your software is successfully installed. Now click on next. A warning is displayed then, which you have to check very very carefully.  

Now read the rules carefully and check the manufacturing date of your device, by checking the serial number on your simcard tray. Remove the simcard tray from the device and check the serial number. 

Carefully click on yes or no depending on your serial number.

7. Next it will direct you to the selection screen, where the options are provided which you would like to install on your device. Select "Install Cydia" and "Install Ipad Baseband" and click yes if your device is an unlocked one. You can see this in the picture.

8. Now a little complicated stuff appears. If you are jailbreaking your device for the first time, you have to be very careful doing this. The RedSn0w now asks you to put your device in DFU mode. Switch off your phone and click Next. 

9. Three steps to put your device in DFU mode:

•  Hold the Home + Power buttons on your device simultaneously for 10 seconds.
•  Release the Power button without releasing the home button. Continue holding Home for another 10 seconds.
•  Release Home, and your screen should stay completely black. If so, chances are you successfully entered into DFU mode.

                                              

10. . Now click on Back and come to the main screen. Your device is all set to jailbreak now. Click on the JailBreak option.

• This will take upto 2-3 seconds and your phone starts rebooting as shown in the picture. 

                                               

11. Keep your phone aside, Sit back and relax. You have crossed the tough hurdles. Do not worry, this process of jail breaking may take upto 10-15 minutes. You can see the following codes running on your device and a Pineapple icon on your device, which is a positive sign of things working. 

Wait till your device restarts. 

12. As soon as your device restarts, it will be unlocked. Open Cydia, which you already installed on your device. Let it download the packages. And do not forget to save the SHSH blobs available. Select the User option in Cydia.

13. Click on Manage and then click on Sources option. 

14. Click on edit and add the Source package as shown in the  first picture. 

And then go to search and search for Ultrasn0w fixer 6.0. Install it. 

. Go to search again and search for ultrasn0w. Install it too.

15. Restart your device and put on your simcard. Your device should detect the network by now if everything goes well. You can also put your phone in airplane mode and get it back to normal to make it work. 

Also check the status of the version and baseband, go to Settings->About.

I hope this article works for many. If you still could not figure it out, do not do many experiments on your device, take it to a near service centre. But for most of the devices, this should work.