my iphone is broken thread #213123123

[fsbk]

hey guys, my iphone got into some evil hands (my cousins) and they decided it would be a great idea to remove my sim-card and then proceed to put the sim-card tray in the wrong way. needless to say, the tray half snapped off (bit of it is still in the phone) and trying to put the card in wont work, phone doesn;t recognise it. other than that, it works fine. the question being, is there a place in the city that would fix this problem for a competitive price? (it's a 3G first iteration) thanks!

[Nickevox]

picadilly arcade in the city, or one of the arcades

[bunno_r31]

try the apple store direct? Misses sister had her screen replaced there and i imagine it shouldnt void your warranty (if it is still under warranty).

[V70R]

picadilly arcade in the city, or one of the arcades

Correct. The arcade opposite Myer and half way in on the East side. He does it.

[miss_petepie]

acme phone repairs in bentley also pretty good :)

[RK 86 WA]

sorry to hijack this thread a little, but if i can:

does anyone have huge problems trying to send MMS's off iphones through optus?

1/10 mms's will actually send and when they do, it takes fucking 3 hours for the person to recieve it

[mitchy]

ring them up...
when i first signed up i had issues sending and recieving via optus on an ipone4.. now it's all sweet, will send/receive instantly.

[Gladio]

^^ Got the same problem and yep with optus... (iphone4 too
Btw)

[RK 86 WA]

thanks mitchy :)

and yeah it was with the 4

[bunno_r31]

my Iphone 3gs has the same problem with optus. if im not in a 3g area then it wont send at all and within 3g it randomly sends and other times wont. no idea why.

similarly, is anyone having issues with uploading photos to facebook from the iphone app? it was since the last update that it just stopped working, says that it cant be uplaoded at this time and i can save it to try again later.

[shifted]

Haiou!

[AMPERAGE]

does anyone have huge problems trying to send MMS's off iphones through optus?

Are you trying to send to Vodafone?

[RELEASE]

give the apple store in the city a go.

they replaced my 3GS for a new one when my silent button wasnt working properly after it was 2 months after warranty. cost me nothing
made dropped his iphone 4 in a glass of water and they replaced it coz the microphone wasnt working

[colt75]

been meaning to get my iphone 4 home button fix.

sometimes i have to press it like 5 times b4 it will actually work...

anyone know how long warranty is on the phones?

[TJ]

1 year. But seriously book it into the apple store - they fixed my screen for free.

Need to book into the genius bar though

[Gladio]

When I got mine I got told 24 months... But I don't know seems abit long... Normaly they minimum 12months with most other handsets so Im guessing that would be a good bet.

[mischief1]

sorry to hijack this thread a little, but if i can:

does anyone have huge problems trying to send MMS's off iphones through optus?

1/10 mms's will actually send and when they do, it takes fucking 3 hours for the person to recieve it

better start a class action against optus then.

[colt75]

dont think iphone 4 has been out for a year yet so i should be inluck!
(got it first day)

do they take it then send it over east? or fix it right in the store?
cos i probably couldnt go without it for 2 weeks

[colt75]

does someone with the iphone 4 wanna do a quick test for me.

just press the home button probably about 3/4 the way down the button.
(just below the square on the button)

and see if the screen turns on?

[TJ]

dont think iphone 4 has been out for a year yet so i should be inluck!
(got it first day)

do they take it then send it over east? or fix it right in the store?
cos i probably couldnt go without it for 2 weeks

Fix it on the spot. They have an entire basement full of parts.

[RELEASE]

dont think iphone 4 has been out for a year yet so i should be inluck!
(got it first day)

do they take it then send it over east? or fix it right in the store?
cos i probably couldnt go without it for 2 weeksjust make sure you sync it before you take it to back it up as if they replace it you will need to restore your backup to your new phone.

[V70R]

just make sure you sync it before you take it to back it up as if they replace it you will need to restore your backup to your new phone.

Very good advice! :)

[mitchy]

When I got mine I got told 24 months... But I don't know seems abit long... Normaly they minimum 12months with most other handsets so Im guessing that would be a good bet.

it's 12, however you can extend it.. i have a 3 year extended warrnaty on mine as i'm prone to throwing it across the room.


does someone with the iphone 4 wanna do a quick test for me.

just press the home button probably about 3/4 the way down the button.
(just below the square on the button)

and see if the screen turns on?

can't really press it 3/4? it's either press or not press.
my boss had issues with the home button on his 4 though, they swapped it on the spot. just back it up first, as mentioned.

[colt75]

sweet cheers for the advice!

will do it before work next week!

[-Luke-]

+1 for iphone 4 dead home button Swapsies. Bro In Law had his swap by the Apple Shoppe last Sunday

[possibly.mitch]

go to the apple store man!

i went there last week bcos my home button was broken..
they gave me a brand new one, bcos i still had warrently.

only shit thing. is you have to make an appointment first

[mitchy]

how hard is booking an appointment online?
atleast you dont have to line up.