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A water damaged phone can be replaced by Apple for $199 since water damage is outside the warranty.
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Thanks for your response.
Will the phone be replaced even if it was opened ?
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Maybe not if it can be determined that your iPhone was opened, but there is only one way to determine this for certain and that is by contacting Apple or AppleCare.
Is there an Apple store nearby? If so, you can make an appointment.
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Thanks Allan,
It is true that the phone was opened. I do not try to hide it. But I had to do this because as i said before, if i did not let them open the phone, it could be completely damage. I can feel the heat from the phone. I could not turn off the phone when the water came inside it.
Actually i live in viet nam. But my relative is going to US next two week so i am here to find some help about my problem.
Again, thanks you
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Youre welcome.
My previous post was done with my iPhone and I failed to notice your location.
Where was your iPhone purchased new?
Since you are in VietNam, if your iPhone was purchased in the U.S. likely means you are using a hacked iPhone. The iPhone is sold in the U.S. as carrier locked with AT&T only. If your iPhone was purchased in the U.S. and has been hacked to be unlocked, I think it is doubtful that Apple will provide you the repair price mentioned, which pays for an exchange. I believe activation with AT&T is required for the repair or exchange price mentioned.
If your iPhone was purchased in another country as officially unlocked, you or your iPhone must be returned to the country where the iPhone was sold officially by Apple. The repair or exchange price mentioned, is for iPhones that were sold in the U.S. The same may be offered in each country where the iPhone is sold officially by Apple, but Im not sure.
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Has anyone tried this in the meantime?
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Foreign languages were available with the iPhone prior to firmware update 3.0.
Go to Settings > General > International.
There are language, keyboards, and region format settings.
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Gear icon settings>general (gear icon)>keyboard (scroll to the bottom and it should be the 4th from the bottom. if that is not it try the 3rd and so on.)>bottom button (international keyboards)>slide to top one to on (English).
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Please check this thread.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9431432&#9431432
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If an Apple store is not nearby, you can call AppleCare at (800) 694-7466.
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Incidentally, just to make sure you use the right language when you call, it sounds like you have a stuck pixel (glowing green or another color against dark backgrounds) as opposed to a dead (dark) pixel. Stuck pixels tend to be way more annoying because they really stand out.
If you dont have another phone to use while yours is being fixed or replaced, Apple can ship you an iPhone to use while yours is being evaluated. Since you dont have the AppleCare extended warranty, it will cost you something like $39. They will send you the loaner, you transfer your SIM card into it, then send them your phone in the same packaging. Couldnt be easier.
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Here see if this will fix you stuck pixel:
http://www.knoxing.com/2007/08/05/iphone-stuck-pixels/
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