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I found an iphone 3g at the beach in the sand. What should I do with it?

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apattee

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Oct 19, 2006
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My dog dug up an old iphone 3g 8gb phone today. Unfortunately the screen is cracked and I put the phone in DFU mode, tried to install 4.0.1 , but it keeps getting errors so I don't think I can do anything with it.

I was able to remove most of the sand, but it unfortunately won't install an OS. I'm able to get itunes to recognize the phone, and am even able to see the apple logo, but nothing past that.

What are my options??? Or is it even fixable?
 
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apattee

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Oct 19, 2006
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yeah I was shocked to see my dog digging near it. I thought it was my phone at first and was horrified to see the screen.

It's probably totally water damaged, but the screen being cracked wasn't too bad.
 
zub3qin

zub3qin

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Apr 10, 2007
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Sell it to Gizmodo. It is the new iPhone 5 that a drunk apple employee lost.
They are calling it iPhone retro- going back to the 3G design due to issues with iPhone 4.
 
Zepaw

Zepaw

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zub3qin said:
Sell it to Gizmodo. It is the new iPhone 5 that a drunk apple employee lost.
They are calling it iPhone retro- going back to the 3G design due to issues with iPhone 4.
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Incorrect! The real iPhone 5 prototype is half the size of iPhone 3G, you have to smash to decoy against a wall to find the prototype inside.
 
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Jayman34187

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apattee said:
My dog dug up an old iphone 3g 8gb phone today. Unfortunately the screen is cracked and I put the phone in DFU mode, tried to install 4.0.1 , but it keeps getting errors so I don't think I can do anything with it.

I was able to remove most of the sand, but it unfortunately won't install an OS. I'm able to get itunes to recognize the phone, and am even able to see the apple logo, but nothing past that.

What are my options??? Or is it even fixable?
Click to expand...

sure you did.. pics or it didn't happen
 
xraydoc

xraydoc

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Oct 9, 2005
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See if an Apple genius will replace the phone for a $199 exchange fee. Then sell it for $400.

Or, do the right thing and contact the local police and turn the phone in. The owner may still want it back.
 
asleep

asleep

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Sep 26, 2007
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Go back to the exact spot where you found the phone at midnight on a Wednesday ...

Spin your body 3 times counter-clockwise while holding the phone up toward the moon ...

Speak the ancient words, "icky, icky, chow, put, pa-ting"

Throw the phone into the ocean.

Count to 69 and look toward the ocean sky as a brand new iPhone4* will drop down from the heavens into your hands.



* it'll still have reception/antennae issues
 
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