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My new pwned iPhone 3g got bricked.
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Everything's fixed.
I have an iPhone again.
A moderator can delete this post if they want.
How did you fix it?
Personally, I don't believe your posts. If they are true, then shame on you. In what world do you think what you did was right? Perhaps the phones wouldn't be so expensive if the return rate was lower. You and your friend have no ethics. If you can't pay, then don't play.
Wah wah wah. I don't care if you don't believe me, I wouldn't waste my time making up a story.
In what world do I think what I did was right? This world.
glad you got it resolved. dont listen to that guy. nothing morally wrong. a simple software restore by apple will get that phone back on the refurb market.
And if not it'll get parted out and they'll make the same amount of money off of it as they would otherwise, if not more.
I think this thread has adequately demonstrated that she had a defective phone. There is nothing here that indicates that what she did to the phone caused it to be defective, so the cause of the defect, while unknown, is Apples fault. So it is only right she get a new phone.
You may say that jailbreaking a phone is wrong; if so, it doesnt necessarily follow that Apples warranty is void, especially where there is no proof her modifications bricked the phone. Thats just common warranty law.
It's always nice to read a story with a happy ending.
Hope your romance with the iPhone is long-lasting and not quick
Hope your romance with the iPhone is long-lasting and not quick
here's some advise:
3g: $200 plus a 2 year ball & chain
phone insurance: $5 a month
hacking your phone & bricking it: -$600
saying you lost your phone and having it covered with $5 insurance: PRICELESS
3g: $200 plus a 2 year ball & chain
phone insurance: $5 a month
hacking your phone & bricking it: -$600
saying you lost your phone and having it covered with $5 insurance: PRICELESS
They don't offer insurance for the iPhone. If you say you lost it they'd still make you buy another one.
The phone did have the pineapple logo.
My friend is a genius at an Apple store, and I went in when they were closing and he agreed that it would have happened whether or not I jailbroke it. He replaced the phone for me, and my broken one is being sent back to the company where it'll most likely be parted out or something.
WOW! You are one lucky girl.. +1 for the HAWT voice ;]
I wish I had a friend who worked at the Genius Bar.
Just read this whole thread... congrats! Good for you.
there are a lot of rude people around here, goodness!
there are a lot of rude people around here, goodness!
Just out of curiosity, you did try just connecting it to itunes and clicking Restore without the DFU mode right? After a phone is pwned it is no longer necessary to put it in DFU mode to put a new firmware on it and in fact, my pwned phone wasn't recognized at all by itunes while in DFU mode.
I've since restored my 3g iphone to normal state. The jailbreak at this point doesn't really have much going for it and the 2.0 firmware by itself is buggy enough. Something is still odd about the whole scenario. I hacked my 2g iphone to hell and back and I never got it to the point where it was unrestorable.
I've since restored my 3g iphone to normal state. The jailbreak at this point doesn't really have much going for it and the 2.0 firmware by itself is buggy enough. Something is still odd about the whole scenario. I hacked my 2g iphone to hell and back and I never got it to the point where it was unrestorable.
Anything change for you in the last couple of days?
I wished I would have read this thread before I jailbroke my 3G. I thought since macrumors was showing that it had been done successfully that I was safe. I havent gotten any errors yet. my phone just doesnt have service. If you got yours fixed let me know how. If not I thought of taking it back to Att and paying the 10% restocking fee.
I wished I would have read this thread before I jailbroke my 3G. I thought since macrumors was showing that it had been done successfully that I was safe. I havent gotten any errors yet. my phone just doesnt have service. If you got yours fixed let me know how. If not I thought of taking it back to Att and paying the 10% restocking fee.
And who do you think pays for Apple's costs of the return, restore, and resell? Here's hint: It's not Apple.
Delete this thread -no way; they should make it a sticky.
Incidently I am posting this from a Macbook Pro tethered by wi-fi to my jailbroken iPhone 3G.
Look Ma; no wires!
The net speed tethered is averaging TWICE that I get from my Sprint Expresscard in my MBP at the same location, at 1619 Kbps.
Just one word: WOO-HOO!
Tether link:
http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/how-to-tether-your-iphone-3g-and-browse-the-web-using-your-3g-co
...think I'll check into getting that pineapple logo removed tho.
Glad it worked out for you ohhoe.
Incidently I am posting this from a Macbook Pro tethered by wi-fi to my jailbroken iPhone 3G.
Look Ma; no wires!
The net speed tethered is averaging TWICE that I get from my Sprint Expresscard in my MBP at the same location, at 1619 Kbps.
Just one word: WOO-HOO!
Tether link:
http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/how-to-tether-your-iphone-3g-and-browse-the-web-using-your-3g-co
...think I'll check into getting that pineapple logo removed tho.
Glad it worked out for you ohhoe.