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Minuteman3

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Jan 30, 2009
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Greetings

I believe I may be in need of service for my iPhone 3G/16GB. I purchased it used in June, but it was essentially "new" as it was a replacement for the previous owners damaged unit. (They upgraded to a 3GS on AT&T). It's been unlocked with the Dev-Team tools.

I only have service with T-Mo (USA) and don't have any connection with AT&T.

Here's my problem ... for the past couple of days, I have NO Wi-Fi connectivity. Everything else seems to be working OK. When I switch the Wi-Fi on, I get the quick moving circle that shows its searching, then nothing. I have tried in several location, and get the same results. (All locations had previously worked flawlessly.) Since it worked so well up to this time, and I have done nothing to change anything ... not even the 3.01 update ... I suspect a hardware problem.

I checked, and there is still warranty coverage until August 9. Of course, I can extend that by purchasing AppleCare - which I don't really mind doing.

I have an Apple Store nearby, and clearly I can't bring it in with my T-Mo SIM installed!! But, since I have no AT&T stuff ... am I out of luck? I was thinking that maybe I could get a cheap pre-paid phone/sim from AT&T and use that?

Basically, I have no idea if its possible to obtain service or how to go about getting service.

Thanks in advance.

Ken
 
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