Or even advisable?
I did a quick search that yielded nothing conclusive so apologies if its out there and I didn't choose the correct wording.
My 3GS (16gig if that matters) has been more or less rock solid since I got it august '09. Recently I began dropping signal completely (Cell/data/wifi, all of it) for brief periods of time and it has evolved to longer periods of time. Sorta makes a phone call a shot in the dark. Half my texts don't make it out so I'm usually trying to double check after a couple minutes to make sure important stuff makes it out.
I of course did a backup/update just to make sure it wasn't gonna be a firmware thing. No dice. Set up an appointment at the apple store and the genius told me it showed there was a hardware problem according to their system check. After another half hour or so of tests I was informed $200 could fix it (I'm certain its just that high to get me to purchase a new phone with contract but I'm a conspiracy theorist like that).
So my predicament is probably obvious to everyone. I'm set for an upgrade any time I want but I was simply waiting for whatever new iphone hits, whenever it hits to upgrade. I'm no tech nerd who requires the latest greatest. I just prefer to have the nicest tech available when its time to drop my dough on something. With nothing but rumors (always) to go off of September seems to be the date most have agreed on which is a long time to deal with a malfunctioning phone
I'm nervous of craigslisters/ebay to purchase a used one as there is absolutely no real guarantee I'll get any mileage out of it. I found what appears to be the antenna circuit (http://www.directfix.com/mm5/mercha...&Product_Code=IP-2460&Category_Code=IPHONE3GS) and I was simply curious if anyone else had done the procedure with any luck? The only thing that I'm hesitant about is the fact that I lose wifi and service when it happens. I always had the slight assumption that they were two separate antennas, allowing me to once again assume that it would be the actual logic (?) board inside the phone rather than a simple antenna circuit.
So, what say you?
I did a quick search that yielded nothing conclusive so apologies if its out there and I didn't choose the correct wording.
My 3GS (16gig if that matters) has been more or less rock solid since I got it august '09. Recently I began dropping signal completely (Cell/data/wifi, all of it) for brief periods of time and it has evolved to longer periods of time. Sorta makes a phone call a shot in the dark. Half my texts don't make it out so I'm usually trying to double check after a couple minutes to make sure important stuff makes it out.
I of course did a backup/update just to make sure it wasn't gonna be a firmware thing. No dice. Set up an appointment at the apple store and the genius told me it showed there was a hardware problem according to their system check. After another half hour or so of tests I was informed $200 could fix it (I'm certain its just that high to get me to purchase a new phone with contract but I'm a conspiracy theorist like that).
So my predicament is probably obvious to everyone. I'm set for an upgrade any time I want but I was simply waiting for whatever new iphone hits, whenever it hits to upgrade. I'm no tech nerd who requires the latest greatest. I just prefer to have the nicest tech available when its time to drop my dough on something. With nothing but rumors (always) to go off of September seems to be the date most have agreed on which is a long time to deal with a malfunctioning phone
I'm nervous of craigslisters/ebay to purchase a used one as there is absolutely no real guarantee I'll get any mileage out of it. I found what appears to be the antenna circuit (http://www.directfix.com/mm5/mercha...&Product_Code=IP-2460&Category_Code=IPHONE3GS) and I was simply curious if anyone else had done the procedure with any luck? The only thing that I'm hesitant about is the fact that I lose wifi and service when it happens. I always had the slight assumption that they were two separate antennas, allowing me to once again assume that it would be the actual logic (?) board inside the phone rather than a simple antenna circuit.
So, what say you?