Fixing an iPhone I got from eBay

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  1. RonHC, Jul 10, 2011

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    So a few weeks back I won an auction for a used white iPhone 3G. From the description it said that the phone kept turning off and on (battery problem) and how the WiFi and Bluetooth weren't working. So i figured I just fix the small problem when the iPhone arrives. Few days later I got the package, but to my surprise it wasn't the an iPhone 3G! It was an iPhone 3GS since it had Model #A1303. Thinking things couldn't get better I turned the iPhone on. Problem was that it wouldn't turn on at all. I was a bit mad since the description posted useless info if it was never gonna turn on, but seeing as how I wasn't really gonna use it as a phone at the moment, I figured I just leave it until the time arrives.

    So my question is how do I fix this problem? I know there are services out there that could be a scam while others are great. I just don't want to spend a lot on something as small as this.
     
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  2. Gen, Jul 10, 2011

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  3. RonHC, Jul 10, 2011

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    Thanks, I wish i knew whats really wrong with it. I don't know if its the battery or logic board
     
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  4. Knowlege Bomb, Jul 10, 2011

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    Take it to Apple and see what they say.
     
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  5. bandofbrothers, Jul 10, 2011

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    Yet another thread about i got a fone from e bay and it ain't as described.

    It might have turned on intermittently when the seller had it.


    An apple genius might take some action so make an appointment.
     
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  6. Matthew9559, Jul 10, 2011

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    Yeah, I would schedule an appointment and see what the "genius" thinks.
     
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  7. awadeee, Jul 11, 2011

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    Take it to Apple and see if they can diagnose the issue(s).
     
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  8. Gav2k, Jul 11, 2011

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    Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_3_3 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8J2 Safari/6533.18.5)

    Have you plugged it in for a few hours to see if it charges at all?? If the battery has failed it should power up after a while on the mains.
     
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  9. RonHC, Jul 11, 2011

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    I have tried everything, but no matter what it won't turn on. I guess I will make an appointment. What should I say when its my turn to talk to a "Genius"

    "I bought this iPhone 3GS but it won't turn on. Can you see whats wrong with it?"
     
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  10. kuebby, Jul 11, 2011

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    That's exactly what you should say. Where you got it really isn't important to them.
     
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