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Drunken adventure

Geoff.

Geoff.

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Okay last night i got very drunk and ended up falling asleep on the side of the road. I dont know how i got home but i did. I woke up this morning and saw that my iPhone said "This accessory is not optimized for this iPhone" Yet i wasnt even charging it. Then i realised the HOME button doesnt work :( And i was still getting the error so i restored it and when it was finished restoring iTunes said it has encountered a phone in recovery mode and it will need to be restored so i did it again and it didnt work.

So then i held the home and sleep button while connected to itunes and the phone worked. Then i used a backup and iTunes said that it had encountered a phone in recovery mode and it needs to be restored so i plugged it out of itunes and held the home and sleep button and i got it working and my phones backup was ok but the home button still doesnt work and i still get the weird accessory error. Anyone know what can i do? I cant afford to pay for a repair but the phone is in warranty and i cant go to a apple store because im from Ireland. Any help would be greatly appriciated.
 
Cool story bro :)

What happened to the iPhone that made the home button stop working? And I wonder how it is that you could use the home button to reset, but not while using the phone?
 
Well I don't know how to solve your problem I can relate to your story, I actually managed to lose my Blackberry Bold and break my iPhone 2G while trying to walk home and ending up asleep next to a main road lol
 
I don't know what happened to me last night let alone the phone :p the god damn home button just wont work. There must be something else up also since restoring it was such a pain.

Will i have to pay for a repair ?:(:(
 
First of all, BRAVO on living life!

Second, did you look to see if anything is wedged in the dock connector port? Something in there acting as a bridge, maybe?
 
Theres nothing there. The phone looks perfect its only a few months old and the home button even feels the same when pushing it but it just wont work :mad:
 
I have a case on it and i took it off and it was all wet but it wasnt drink. Where and what are these indicators?
 
Geoff. said:
I have a case on it and i took it off and it was all wet but it wasnt drink. Where and what are these indicators?
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Headphone jack and docking area. Look in with a light and see if there is any pinkness.
 

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Geoff. said:
Okay last night i got very drunk and ended up falling asleep on the side of the road. I dont know how i got home but i did. I woke up this morning and saw that my iPhone said "This accessory is not optimized for this iPhone" Yet i wasnt even charging it. Then i realised the HOME button doesnt work :( And i was still getting the error so i restored it and when it was finished restoring iTunes said it has encountered a phone in recovery mode and it will need to be restored so i did it again and it didnt work.

So then i held the home and sleep button while connected to itunes and the phone worked. Then i used a backup and iTunes said that it had encountered a phone in recovery mode and it needs to be restored so i plugged it out of itunes and held the home and sleep button and i got it working and my phones backup was ok but the home button still doesnt work and i still get the weird accessory error. Anyone know what can i do? I cant afford to pay for a repair but the phone is in warranty and i cant go to a apple store because im from Ireland. Any help would be greatly appriciated.
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You drove home DRUNK..."blacked out"...could have killed some innocent person...and you thnk your biggest "issue" is the iPhone?
 
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You drove home DRUNK..."blacked out"...could have killed some innocent person...and you thnk your biggest "issue" is the iPhone?
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where did he say he drove home? all i see is fell asleep on the side of the road and dont know how he got home
 
I never said i drove home. I don't even drive. how much is a repair ?:(
 
Geoff. said:
I never said i drove home. I don't even drive. how much is a repair ?:(
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I'm assuming, from your signature, that you have a 3GS? You could pick up a new one on Ebay maybe? Or, if you're eligible, pick up an 8GB for $99 (I think that's the deal...just check Apple website).

It may be better to do one of those things than try a repair.
 
If the phone looks fine, lie and tell them it just started malfunctioning...in a way it's true. Maybe they'll replace it or repair it for free? Not sure if you'll hit any snags since it was purchased in another country?
 
Philalbe said:
If the phone looks fine, lie and tell them it just started malfunctioning...in a way it's true. Maybe they'll replace it or repair it for free? Not sure if you'll hit any snags since it was purchased in another country?
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Because that's honest.

I got drunk, woke up on the side of the road with a wet iPhone and it "just stopped working".:rolleyes:

Great advice.
 
sheppy1 said:
Well I don't know how to solve your problem I can relate to your story, I actually managed to lose my Blackberry Bold and break my iPhone 2G while trying to walk home and ending up asleep next to a main road lol
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Something similar happened to me in college, though I ended up asleep on the median in the middle of the divided road. Blessedly, this was pre-iPhone, so the only thing damaged was a bit of dignity and one shoe, which had gone missing.
 
pound4pound30 said:
where did he say he drove home? all i see is fell asleep on the side of the road and dont know how he got home
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Unless he fell asleep on the pavement, or in the dirt, to the side of the road, he drove home.

If he was at all behind the wheel of a car...and doesn't know how he got home...you do the math.
 
Philalbe said:
If the phone looks fine, lie and tell them it just started malfunctioning...in a way it's true. Maybe they'll replace it or repair it for free? Not sure if you'll hit any snags since it was purchased in another country?
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It doesn't matter if you lie or not. The first thing an Apple tech does when you bring your phone in for *any* problem is to shine the light of a flashlight in all liquid indicator places.
 
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