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Hi there,
I have bought an iPhone yesterday and today after using it for about 4-5 hours, I am getting "No Service" or a very weak signals. I am unable to make, receive the calls.
I have also tried the "scotch" tape method at "http://www.iphoneatlas.com/2008/02/14/boosting-iphone-signal-strength-with-scotch-tape/"
Please help!
Its like my 400 USD getting wasted?
How to get it exchanged under warranty?
- /Vikas
Restore and reboot
This happens to me all the time. Just turn it off and back on it should work fine. Its like it want change towers.
Hey I just stuck a peice of paper behind my sim card like the scotch tape thing and am quite pleased at my reception boost! Not that I thought I had a problem before, but wow!
After a few weeks of flaky reception ( never great in best of times ) my phone reception has faded out to No Service unless I have a USB cable on it in just the right orientation. ( The rest of it works fine.) I've done several restores with no effect and have spent several hours with Apple Service on the problem. Even replacing the SIM card was a no-go.
After shipping it back to Apple, they've returned it unrepaired. ( After a drop last year I replaced the dented case along with the dead switch thus modifying the phone. At the time, $75 for the parts was cheaper than the $249 accidental damage repair fee. ) The loaner phone that they shipped me while mine was out being repaired has died but Apple Tech Support and I spent 3+ hours trying to get it to work. Fortunately, they have decided to waive the $29 loaner fee for the dead phone I couldn't use. But they kept telling me the new 3G phones would be out soon for much less than any repair.
I had the same thing happen so I checked out the on-line service guide on the Apple site.
One of the suggestions was to re-seat the SIM card, which sounded easy & straight-forward (like re-seating a board in a computer).
I shut off the phone, popped out the SIM, put it back in and turned the phone back on. It locked up completely, showing only the "Slide for emergency call" screen and not responding to any control actions.
I took it back to the Apple store and they told me the OS had been corrupted (they did not know how) and gave me a "new" phone.
I've only had this since February and I love it, but I've never had a phone crash before.
Originally Posted by rmfnla
Reseating/cleaning/taping the SIM card was one of the things I tried before getting Apple involved. Even to the point of getting a replacement card from AT&T. Unfortunately, the nearest Apple Store is 185 air miles away from here. Shipping the unit back to them for repair just got me a "sorry, we don't have anything to do with modified phones" even though it was a cosmetic item to replace a dented case.
Oddly, the OS on the loaner phone appears to be corrupted since I get "static" on the display and very intermittent operation ( reset in the middle of calls and other operations ).
I really like the iphone and it's become a very useful tool for my business. We run a B&B here and it's handy to be able to answer calls, check reservations,etc... while out and about. Fortunately, the 3G is a month off and at $199, it beats the $249 accidental damage repair fee if Apple decided to fix my phone.
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