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iPhone help!!! (vanity)

Posted on 04/06/2011 5:36:50 PM PDT by MacMattico

Hi all you iPhone pros!

Hubby is driving me crazy for several hours because he tried to update his iPhone 3G on iTunes and It wouldn't update, it said you had to restore before he could proceed. He's tried this several times and keeps getting error message "could not restore iPhone". Says his phone is now wiped clean and everything is lost. He was on my phone with Apple several times to no avail. Any suggestions???? Says he's ditching all Apple products if he can't fix this phone, but he will pry this iPad from my cold, dead hands!!!


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1 posted on 04/06/2011 5:36:52 PM PDT by MacMattico
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To: MacMattico

Was it jailbroken?


2 posted on 04/06/2011 5:38:03 PM PDT by TheZMan (Just secede and get it over with. No love lost on either side. Cya.)
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To: MacMattico

Nothing is lost. Everything is on your computer and can be put back on the phone.
Turn it off, wait five minutes turn it back on, at the same time turn off your computer and restart.
Plug in the phone DON”T touch anything, let it do its thing.
Restore if necessary, if not just let it update.


3 posted on 04/06/2011 5:43:06 PM PDT by svcw (Non forgiveness is like holding a hot coal thinking the other person will be blistered)
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To: svcw

I had an Iphone 3G that accidentally got water on it and the USB cord started smoking when I tried to update the phone so I quickly got the cord off before it caught fire. LOL!


4 posted on 04/06/2011 5:46:58 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather ("Kick The Communists Out Of Your Govt. And Don't Accept Their Goodies"-Yuri Bezmenov-KGB Defector)
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To: MacMattico

you may need to update to the latest version of itunes.

Just a thought , I am FAR from an expert


5 posted on 04/06/2011 5:47:12 PM PDT by archaicoldschool (.)
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To: MacMattico

IBTJ - In Before the Jokers!


6 posted on 04/06/2011 5:48:49 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: MacMattico

Tell him to

1) Turn off his iPhone (Hold down the button on Top for a few seconds...then on the screen slid it to the off position).

2) Remove his Sims card (with a paper clip you just push it in the hole). Wait one full minute.

3) Then turn it on without the Sims card and let it fully come up.

4) Then shut it back off, and once off. Put back in the Sims card.

5) Turn it back on.

Once up sync it with iTunes and he should be good to go.

One other thing he can do if still has trouble. Have him hold down his On/Off button on top of the phone and the home button down at the same time for about 10 seconds or so... Then let go. It’s call a soft reboot. Nonetheless, try the first above. Good luck.


7 posted on 04/06/2011 5:49:21 PM PDT by Sprite518
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To: MacMattico

Use the Restore to Factory Settings button on I-tunes. This will clear up a lot of problems. Your phone will be wiped of apps, but they are backed up on I-tunes and will be reinstalled when you sync.


8 posted on 04/06/2011 5:49:25 PM PDT by The Great RJ (The Bill of Rights: Another bill members of Congress haven't read.)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

OMG! My daughter got water on her phone and I stuck it in a bowl of white rice, made her leave it there three days, and came out just fine. She did have a phone melt but no fire.
That is so weird. What a story to tell.


9 posted on 04/06/2011 5:49:25 PM PDT by svcw (Non forgiveness is like holding a hot coal thinking the other person will be blistered)
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To: MacMattico

IBTAH - In Before The Apple Haters.


10 posted on 04/06/2011 5:49:34 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: MacMattico
Says his phone is now wiped clean and everything is lost.

EVERYTHING??? OMG!!!!

11 posted on 04/06/2011 5:49:56 PM PDT by bigheadfred (Beat me, Bite me...Make Me Write Bad Checks)
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To: MacMattico

My daughter had a total McMeltdown. She wasn’t able to save data but the Apple store was able to get the device working again. I wasted two days trying resets, downloading new iTunes, talking to support, asking people here and generally banging my head on the wall.

Good luck. But if all else fails, try the Apple Store.


12 posted on 04/06/2011 5:50:10 PM PDT by dangerdoc (see post #6)
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To: TheZMan

No


13 posted on 04/06/2011 5:50:45 PM PDT by MacMattico
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To: bigheadfred

That happened to my ipod - I called Apple and they quickly made everything OK ...


14 posted on 04/06/2011 5:51:51 PM PDT by GOPJ (http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php - It's only uncivil when someone on the right does it.- Laz)
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To: Swordmaker

help


15 posted on 04/06/2011 5:52:53 PM PDT by dangerdoc (see post #6)
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To: bigheadfred

OK— maybe not everything but if you were living in my house right now.....


16 posted on 04/06/2011 5:53:45 PM PDT by MacMattico
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To: MacMattico; Swordmaker
Says he's ditching all Apple products if he can't fix this phone, but he will pry this iPad from my cold, dead hands!!!

that's the spirit, sister!

17 posted on 04/06/2011 5:53:45 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (You is what you am.)
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To: bigheadfred
OHHH NOOOOOS!!!

We're all gonna die!!!

18 posted on 04/06/2011 5:55:40 PM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: GOPJ

When my doc ordered my liver biopsy I thought EVERYTHING WAS LOST, and I was going to have to take the Disneyworld option.

But after he did some ‘splainin I figgered I ain’t quite there yet.


19 posted on 04/06/2011 5:56:21 PM PDT by bigheadfred (Beat me, Bite me...Make Me Write Bad Checks)
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To: MacMattico

Try this:

1) Power off the iPhone.
2) With iTunes open, hold the home button down on the device and plug in the usb cable and wait for the device to be recognized.
3) You should see a pop up message to click on restore in iTunes. May take a few minutes for everything to sync up.

May not help, but couldn’t hurt :)


20 posted on 04/06/2011 6:02:45 PM PDT by OCC
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