Why does the phone suck so much?

[psylichon]

If a restore doesn't solve your problems, no advice given here will either. You either have a hardware issue or a serious network issue in your area.

[The Apple]

yeah....your problem is Idaho.



If I were you I would move to a place with reliable cellular service. Or you could try a signal booster like the Wilson iBooster.

[ZR_Yancy]

Hello and welcome to EiC! Enjoy your stay and I hope you find everything need in the great community.

[gagenorris]

okay.
so my iphone will turn on, but it is stuck at the apple logo, then eventually it will go to a lighted up black screen.

I try to connect it to my computer, but my computer or itunes will not detect it.
also, i tried to put it into dfu mode, but it will not go into dfu mode.
i also checked for water damage by putting it in rice for 2 days, but it still will not turn on. can anyone help me?

i will send money to whoever gives me the correct answer.

Additional Details

it's jailbroken so i have to restore it for my warranty to be in effect again, but since my computer or itunes won't detect it, i can't restore it. so this is why i won't go to apple for help.

[Mickeylittle]

If you put it in rice for a couple days that means you must have dropped it in water. I heard that putting it in rice takes more like a couple of weeks than a couple of days. Only other thing that comes to mind is doing a hard reset while the phone is on and plugged into your PC with itunes open.

[Zapo124]

Gagenorris sorry your having troubles with your phone also though this is my thread. Try creating your own and people will hopefully help you. ANYWAYS for I'm not going to move I used to get full 3G at my town now I get nothing it can't connect it says it has full 3G though cannot connect to anyone data. Whether I'm on Wifi, 3G, Edge or "o". It's not where I live thats clear that up.

[The Apple]

Originally Posted by gagenorris

okay.
so my iphone will turn on, but it is stuck at the apple logo, then eventually it will go to a lighted up black screen.

I try to connect it to my computer, but my computer or itunes will not detect it.
also, i tried to put it into dfu mode, but it will not go into dfu mode.
i also checked for water damage by putting it in rice for 2 days, but it still will not turn on. can anyone help me?

i will send money to whoever gives me the correct answer.

Additional Details

it's jailbroken so i have to restore it for my warranty to be in effect again, but since my computer or itunes won't detect it, i can't restore it. so this is why i won't go to apple for help.

Try opening iTunes, plugging in your phone and performing a hard reset on it, by holding both the home and the power buttons at the same time. See if that does anything.

[MrMike6by9]

Originally Posted by Zapo124

I've had a 3G iphone on Americas worst network (AT&T) since launch. For the first year it worked...okay. It crashed while doing the simplest things like a phone call or playing music. Though I tried to forgive those issues. Oh and let's not forget the battery.
Though then Apple or AT&T just do the most annoying things to their customers that pay so much money. Like blocking apps like Google Voice though they let in Apps like "Shake and kill the baby". All that stuff as pissed me off though then just this day I've had two phone calls be dropped, (which ya is probably AT&Ts fault for that one) got kicked out of safari. I reboot my phone for like the fourth time this week. And now it cannot connect to the app store or safari though it can make calls and txt. And yes I've done a clean restore and all that stuff. Help would be nice though I'm more interested in why they can't just make the phone work after what 3 years?

I just scanned through your thread but I haven't seen you mention how long you've had your phone.

I gotta say, before I got my first cell 7 1/2 years ago, I made certain that the provider I chose had good enough coverage where I worked, where I live, and where I would most likely travel, for pleasure and for the job.

With that settled, I was able to pick ATT but Verizon a close second.

It doesn't sound like you chose a good carrier for your "neighborhood".

This 3GS is my fourth cellphone. I joined this forum months before I switched from my Moto Q9h. I researched that phone almost as long as I researched the iPhone.

I'm a geek, so I read forums all the time but I would never spend this kind of money before careful research. I can only hope your phone is "young enough" to have Apple replace it as defective. No harm intended.

Good luck guy!

[KabaModern]

Originally Posted by MrMike6by9

I just scanned through your thread but I haven't seen you mention how long you've had your phone.

He said he got the 3G when it first came out (in one of his first posts). So, I think he's out of warranty. I doubt Apple will do anything without charging...

[chris]

Originally Posted by Zapo124

Look at these fourms. Like HALF of these threads are for help with an iphone. A normal smartphone doesn't have this many issues.

You haven't visited the Pre Forums.