iPhone 3GS voodoo

Discussion in 'Technology' started by bfun, Jul 9, 2012.

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  1. #1 bfun, Jul 9, 2012
    So I got my used iPhone 3GS and it's got a bit of a problem. Every so often it shuts down and wont power back up unless it connected to the USB power cable. It happened 3 times today. I came across 3 possible fixes which involved removing the sim card and other voodoo. I did 2 of them. The third fix involves replacing the battery and I didn't do that. So far no crash and I've run the battery 100% all the way down to 0% playing youtube videos. Anyone ever head of this before?


    It's a factory unlocked iPhone 3GS on 5.1.1.
     
  2. #2 cmdrmonkey, Jul 10, 2012
    Have you tried doing a restore in itunes? That often fixes bizarre flakiness with iOS devices.

    I wasn't just making shit up in the other thread when I said that I've found iPhones to be very problematic devices.
     
  3. #3 bfun, Jul 10, 2012
    I've found several cases of people having the exact same problem. Many times it happens right after an update. It might be a combination of a new power hungry OS and an old battery that can't handle the draw.


    Restore didn't help.
     
  4. #4 cmdrmonkey, Jul 10, 2012
    Probably a hardware issue then. Get an exchange.
     
  5. #5 khaid, Jul 10, 2012
    I have a feeling he got the 3gs second had. I believe they stopped selling them when the iphone 4s came out.
     
  6. #6 bfun, Jul 10, 2012
    Yeah you can't buy them from Apple anymore. A 4G would work but you have to cut the sim card or something crazy like that.
     
  7. #7 alterego, Jul 10, 2012
    Happens with new phones too...

    http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s3/575233-galaxy-s3-randomly-shutting-down.html
     
  8. #8 Phisix, Jul 10, 2012
    You must have gotten a dodgy 3GS then. Mine is working fine with no problems.
     
  9. #9 bfun, Jul 10, 2012
    The seller has offered to replace the battery so I guess we will see if that fixes the problem.
     
  10. #10 Phisix, Jul 10, 2012
    Fair play to the person. How much does a brand new one cost?
     
  11. #11 bfun, Jul 10, 2012
    An unlocked iPhone 4 16GB is about $600. A 4S is $700. *gag*
     
  12. #12 Phisix, Jul 10, 2012
    I meant a new battery, but yeah.
     
  13. #13 khaid, Jul 10, 2012
    Depends. The seller might be replacing the battery themselves.. not exactly an easy task.. ask supersonic.
     
  14. #14 cmdrmonkey, Jul 10, 2012
    Should have gotten a droid brah.
     
  15. #15 bfun, Jul 10, 2012
    Ask me. I cracked the screen on an Touch 2 trying to replace a battery.


    Well despite being enamored by Apple products my wife is now convinced that all 3GS phones are crap. I guess that's what happens when you read too much Interwebs. So it looks like my wallet is buying an iPhone4. I wonder if I should tell her about the grip of death.



    I did brah. I did.
     
  16. #16 Phisix, Jul 10, 2012
    I hope you saved up enough pennies.
     
  17. #17 khaid, Jul 10, 2012
    Ah, so it was you. I keep getting you and supersonic confused. You guys may as well be the same person. Hotel indian food binge eating little mermaid lover.
     
  18. #18 cmdrmonkey, Jul 10, 2012
    My wife has a 4 and has had antenna problems and issues with the home button not working. It also flakes out and needs to be restored every time there's an update.

    She hates everything about it other than the accessories. I think she's probably going to get a Galaxy S3 at some point.
     
  19. #19 alterego, Jul 10, 2012
    Just make sure you study the convenient "you're holding it wrong" diagrams that Samsung provides with the S3 manual and I'm sure the antenna problems will be a thing of the past...

    [​IMG]
     
  20. #20 chi, Jul 10, 2012
    Well the SIII is pretty big, You'd need either sasquatch hands or have a really weird cupping hold on your phone to block the antenna
     
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