Dead on arrival iphone 4S number 4

I wonder if anyone else experience the problems that I am having with trying to get a 100% working and scratchless iphone 4S, so here goes. First iphone 4S delivered in october (as soon as it was possible in the Netherlands). After 2 weeks I noticed there were some real issues with the phone.- Bluetooth not working well- Awfull Battery drain- Dropping calls and strange noises during calls- Loud ratling noise in the back, when you shake or tap it. (louder than the normal shutter ratling that all 4S have)After months of discussion with my provider and using legal assistance, I (not accepting a refurbished model, while having payed for a new one) finally got a new iphone 4S Second iphone 4S delivered +/- a month ago.- Phone was working, nice battery usage, normal ratling sound, etc, but- Phone had scratches on the back. Some I can live with but not the ones on the camere lens. (factory faillure?)So another DOA and went for a new one. Third iphone 4S, also brand new, 3 weeks later.- Phone was working also, again nice battery usage, normal ratling sound, but- Phone had a 2cm scratch on the front panel (glass). (factory fail again?)Since I take very good care of my Iphones and this was disturbing me....DOA. Fourth iphone 4S delivered 1,5 week ago.- Phone was scratchless and I got good hopes, but- Phone has a ratling noise even worse than the first iphone 4S- Battery drain is awfull. (1 hour usage and the phone went down 40%, while everything is turned off. Nothing running that I do not need etc.) Because this was my 4th, I gave Apple a call and they told me that I should go to the Apple Store in Amsterdam. I also asked if she was sure since I bought my phone at a provider. No problem, so she made an appointment with the genius bar!I went to Amsterdam on my free sunday, with public transport. They did a diagnose, wich does not show anything real regarding hardware issues etc. They did aknowledge the problemand the only thing they could do was swapping with a refurbished iphone 4s. I explained all the above and they said I need to go to my provider. My idea was, ok, let's give it a chance.. They say a refurbished is good, so show me. I checked the phone and it was not without damage. So this was useless and a waste of time and money.When I came home I did a full restore (as new iphone) just to be sure, that would not be the problem. Battery drain is even more if you ask me, but hey I am aware of prejudices I might have now. Where did the high standards go, that made us choose for Apple products? Anyone else having problems getting a 100% good iphone 4S or any other iphone?

iphone Volume Not Working Updated 5.1 iphone 4S

my iphone 4 is not working after updated to 5.1 i have my phone about a year and never had any problems with it. then i updated my phone to 5.1 and use it for a while then suddenly the volume dont work no more its not in mute it does not ring or nothing total silence youtube, music, etc... i restore my phone and nothing still the same i try everything and nothing. please anyone help me!!!!! thank You!!!....

Error 21 in itunes how you fix this so you can restore your iphone

How do you correct error 21 in iTunes when trying to restore your iphone?

iTunes error while activating iphone recently unlocked with AT T

Hello , I called AT&T about 15 days to request an unlock for my iphone. Yesterday I got the confirmation email explainig that the IMEI number was unlocked and that I should follow this steps to unlock it: To complete the unlock, simply: 1. Open iTunes on your Mac or PC and verify that you have internet connectivity. 2. Connect your iphone using the dock connector to USB cable that came with your iphone. 3. Backup and restore your iphone using iTunes . For information on backup and restore, please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414. 4. After restoring, your iphone will be unlocked. Well I have done that. And the iphone won't activate. I have inserted my sim card from Argentina (TELECOM PERSONAL is the company) but when I connect to iTunes it gives me this message: Your request couldn't be processed. We are sorry, but there was an error processing your request. Please try again later. I have, too, tried to do it through the iphone, in the activation screen (where it is stuck, by the way) but the same, error message. Do you know how to help me? I have called several times to AT&T and the confirm and reconfirm that the IMEI is in fact unlocked. I can provide you the IMEI if you need it, to further checks.  Please help me. The iphone is on the activation screen and AT&T told me the IMEI has already been unlocked.  Kind regards

Deleted text messages how to recover. iphone

I am wondering if its possible to recover deleted text msgs from my iphone. I don't back up my phone often so my last backup was about 3 weeks ago so does that mean if I restore to that back up, I can only get msgs that was in that backup? If so, does that mean if I restore to that backup, all those msgs will be blended with the ones in my phone currently?Another question: If I backup my phone right now, does that mean the deleted msgs are also backup? Which then I can restore to the backup with all msgs included.

Why my iphone 4s say network not available

When I go to settings > general > about and look at the network, it says not available. Also, in the top left corner where it should say Verizon, nothing is there. Everything still works and I get service, but it's just annoying. I took it to the Verizon store and they couldn't help me and my complementary phone support with Apple ran out. I tried to restore it, both to factory settings and to a previous backup but neither of them worked. I also have reset the network settings 2 or 3 times and that hasn't fixed it either. Please Help!!!! B.T.W. this happened right after I upgraded to ios 5.1.1.

how i restore iphone iphone 4S

how do i restore i phone

restore Option in same iOS 4.3.3 using ITunes Possible iphone 4

Can I restore my iphone 4 which is currently on iOS 4.3.3 with Firmware 4.10.01, to the same... As when I am trying to do so, it says it will restore to latest iOS, which I dont want.. Please help

how i restore my iphone 3G giving me an error 1015

How do i restore my iphone 3G that is giving me an error 1015

PLEASE HELP iphone 4S

I HAVE RECEIVED MY 3RD iphone 4S TODAY(NOT A HAPPY BUNNY) I HAVE CONNECTED TO ITUNES TO restore AND NOW MY PHONE WILL NOT COME BACK ON. IT KEEPS GOING FROM APPLE LOGO TO TIMER BACK TO APPLE LOGO. I HAVE THE PHONE ON CHARGE BUT ITS NOT EVEN SHOWING THAT ITS CHARGING, IT DOES EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES MAKE THE CHARGER CONNECTED NOISE. PLEASE HELP!!!!

OTA 5.1.1 gone wrong. no sound during calls anymore iphone 4

A few days ago my wife applied IOS 5.1.1 (OTA) the update completed and the phone rebooted - after this all seemed fine. later that day she realized that her phone didn't get any audio anymore during phone calls. (people on the other side cannot hear anything and on her phone you cannot hear anything either.) It's great that the iphone can do everything - but normal phone calls are still essential right  All other audio operations are fine btw, voice recording/ speakers, music, face time  all work as normal. Although they do have different audio processors but still what is the chance of that breaking during/after the IOS upgrade.   I already tried the following:- reset/restore to previous backup.  didn't work - downgraded the phone back to IOS 5.1 / setup as a new phone didn't work. - downloaded full IOS 5.1.1 and upgraded again, no fix. - reset to factory settings and setup as a new phone.  The phone is now 1.5 years old and out of warranty.  (as usual) A call to apple support - We cannot do anything as it is out of warranty.  try restoring it ..  great!   Now I accept it is out of warranty for real hardware faults, but it was working perfectly until Apple prompted/pushed me to update. (after which it rebooted and stopped working)   To me this seems like a software/firmware/hardware bug that is being exposed due to the update.   The phone has never been jail broken either.   The fact that I see threads on the forum that are 170 pages long about similar audio issues doesn't fill me with confidence that apple will do the right thing and own up to the problem or fix/replace the phone.https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3404857?start=2535&tstart=0  But you never know, so here is my post.

Every single app including Camera Phone Calendar etc. crashes iphone

I have an iphone 4s with iOS 5.1.1.  Whenever I open any app, it crashes anywhere from 2 to about 30 seconds. This includes EVERY single app; Settings, Camera, Contacts, Clock, Messages, and any other installed app.  (Battery usage also increases; about 1%/min, even without using the phone).  If I'm typing a text message, the Messages app closes before I can send it. If I'm making a call, the Phone app will close almost immediately after I push "call" (but luckily doesn't hang up). And so forth.  In short, my iphone is almost unuseable, as everything crashes.   I've tried the following: restore & backup via iTunes. Doesn't work at all. Total restore, without backup. Worked the rest of the day; the next morning the problem was back.Turning it off and on. Resetting it by holding the home & power buttons for 5 seconds. Deleting all apps possible & reinstalling.  What do I do?!

my microphone not seem to be working since i did last software update. idea's iphone 4S

I can record voice notes no problem, but when i make calls the recepient cannot hear me. I did a full restore and had one succesful call and that was it. tried calling with and without the cover no luck. phone is only two weeks old,problem only started once i did the latest software update. vs5.1.1 any idea's?

mess iphone 4S

after i done a restore doesnt work..why?

How i find files from sync iphone on my macbook

i want to find old pictures and text messages on my macbook from my old iphone. I know its stored somewhere in my mac because when i restore my iphone it gives me the option to sync it.

iphone 4s goes to initial start up settings what i to not lose data since my last sync

i plugged in my iphone 4s to a receiver using a usb cord to play music and after 5-10 seconds of playing, the music stopped and the phone screen went to the welcome settings/start up settings. is there something i can do to restore the phone and not lose data since my last sync? help please!

i have tried to restore my iphone 4 but screen on phone displaying connect to itunes screen constantly

i have tried to restore my iphone 4 but the screen on phone is displaying the connect to itunes screen constantly

iphone 4s stolen-

I have recently had my iphone 4s stolen and am now back to using myold  iphone 3Gs.I have successfully managed to download a backup from the 4s to the 3gs but unfortunatley my photos never reappeared. Everything else came though but not the photos.Are my photos still somewhere and is there any way I can retrieve them?I have done a full restore on my phone. I don't think I had photo stream on as the photos are not on my ipad.Please help me get my photos back!!!

Free App Navfree iphone 3G

I downloaded a free app ( navfree ) from your app store, sync to my iphone 3g, then i bought the adfree software and speed cameras, sync to iphone, working fine, yesterday the 10/4/2012 navfree update, updated and to my horror adfree and speed cameras no longer work, do i have to buy again?, as restore software dos'nt resolve issue, can any one help me please

software update failed iphone now not working iphone 4S

I recently tried to update the software on my iphone 4s through itunes, it appeared to be almost complete when I got an error message saying the update had failed. Now my phone will only load up to the screen saying I have to connect to itunes (pic of a USB pointing to the itunes logo), problem is that now itunes doesn't recognise the phone at all. I have tried all the troubleshooting ideas for itunes not recognising the phone but nothing has worked - USB connection is fine, have reinstalled itunes, apple mobile device program is working properly.. When connecting or disconnecting by plug the computer recognises it (makes the noise to say something's been plugged in/unplugged) however the phone doesn't show up in Computer either. Clearly I need to restore the phone but with itunes not recognising it I have no idea how to do so??

iphone Sync Won t Add New Music Erroneously Says Over Capacity

Hi I'm having some problems with my iphone since I transferred my iTunes library from my old Windows XP laptop to a new Win 7 computer. I used the method described at the following link to sync my phone to the new computer: https://discussions.apple.com/message/13356770#13356770 Since then,I've been having problems:1) Sync appears to have no effect - new music is not added to the existing music on the iphone.2) Since backing up the phone in iTunes, the capacity bar at the bottom of the iTunes screen shows that I am over-capacity by 4.5GB. It also shows that I have 8GB of video, which is still appearing despite my deleting the 2 videos I captured with the camera. iPod shows no videos,so I have no idea where this is coming from. Selecting "About" in the iphone preferences shows that I have no videos, and 3.8GB of memory available. . The about Is there some way to display memory usage on the iphone itself? 3) None of the apps I bought from the iTunes store will run - when I touch the app icon,a splash screen appears briefly, then disappears and nothing further happens.The app icons do appear in the tasks running bar at the bottom of the display, but touching the icons there has the same result - splash screen, then nothing. I've tried rebooting the phone, to no avail. I don't want to do a restore, since I don't want to be forced to update the OS version to 5, given all the battery life problems I've read about. I'm currently using iOS 4.0.1, and iTunes 10.6.1.7. Any suggestions? Thanks,Chris

my iphone 4 in infinite boot loop and it won't restore what I

My iphone 4 gsm on ios 5.1 is in an infinite boot loop and won't restore when I put it in dfu mode

all received calls display as unknown iphone 4S

All my calls come ins as unknown, it only started about a week or so ago - they no longer display callerid. Its a 4s on the singtel network. Ive tried a full restore, resetting the iphone and network settings, changing the language. Any tips would be good - thanks

iphone 4S stuck in recovery mode even after restore

Yesterday my sister told me she had a problem with her iphone.She was on 5.1.0 and updated OTA to 5.1.1. When the update was done, her iphone rebooted and displayed the 'connect to iTunes' screen. She gives it to me, I do what I can and after several restores the only thing that shows up after a restore is the 'connect to iTunes' screen. In iTunes, it says it's in recovery mode and needs restoring....again.iphone 4s 16Gb Uncontracted white non-JBany solutions?

can't remember password to unlock phone iphone 4

how do I restore a locked iphone 4 in itunes

will current fault port to new iphone 4s from 3gs

Hi, I'm just about to upgrade from iphone 3gs (ios5.1) to iphone 4s, but my old phone cuts out after 5-10mins on call, an error i've never been able to get rid of since i upgraded from ios3 to ios4 (i'm not a chatterbox, but it is very annoying!). If i restore from back up might this happen again?I'd be grateful for any input.Thanks,Andy

iphone unlock from AT T Not working

Hi, I got my iphone unlock from AT&T, but still when I restore my iphone with ITunes its not getting unlock. It says invalid SIM. Can you let me know my Unlock code to get it unlock my iphone 4? Can you please verify me whether in your system its unlock now. As AT&T told me that they had already processed the request to Apple for the unlock and if it still not working need to contact Apple.  Kindly let me know if you need more information. I am forwarding mail which I got from AT&T regarding my iphone unlock.Thanks & RegardsAbdul Rahim

My iphone Won't restore iphone 4S

Today, I downloaded the new iOS 5.1.1 (I believe it's called) for my iphone. After I downloaded it, supposedly installed the new iOS, it still shows me the icon where I need to connect my iphone to iTunes. I have tried to restore my iphone but it doesn't seem to work and it doesn't give out an error code-- it simply won't restore my iphone! Help!

attempt to restore in DFU mode fails unknown error 1601 now what iphone 4S

I can't reset my phone.

Visual Voicemail Errors-iphone 4S 5.1.1 Sprint

Ever since I upgraded to iOS 5.1 (and it continues after the update to 5.1.1), I have had problems with my voicemail.  Hitting the Voicemail icon either takes me to the visual voicemail screen (which is empty, even when I know I have voice messages), or simply dials my voicemail directly, just like my old cell phone did.  Has anyone else had these problems, and if so, were you able to rectify them? I have obviously tried rebooting the phone, re-syncing, I even tried a "restore".  I have now installed 5.1.1 and I am still having issues. Thanks in advance for any assistance. Stephen

My phone crashed and I needed to restore everything when I installed this update. Did else have this problem iphone 4

When I updated to the new 5.1.1 my phone crahsed and I lost everything. I am a little upset about this issue.

my iphone 4 dead with itunes on screen please help

I went for an update for my iphone4 after the update my phone is jammed with the itunes logo on the screen, i tried restore and its not working please help Regards, J.Salahuddin.Dubai

iOS update to 5.1 now all purchased apps are missing iphone 3G

I just completed the iOS update on my husband's phone & all of his purchased apps are missing.  They are not in his phone, nor are they in iTunes despite a previous back up.  Where are they & how do I restore them? 

iphone 4S phone issues during calls will connect to third party will switch to FaceTime will Mute or go to Speaker Phone all on it's own wo prompts. Apple Store told me to restore to factory settings which I did. This did not correct it.

Can any one help?  My 4S is having major phone issues.  It will connect to a third party while I'm on the phone with someone, will switch to FaceTime, or will go to Mute or Speaker Phone...all w/o being prompted.  Apple support at the Apple store told me to restore to factory settings which I did.  This did not correct the problem.  Also, the iphone will not shut off.  The on/off button will not respond.  Help, please and thank you!

Testing iphone ATT carrier unlock with custom config file.

Hi,I just had my iphone 4 unlocked by ATT, but how do I test that it is unlocked? The Apple knowledge base article http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3198 says that once the iphone has been unlocked I should get a message in iTunes saying: "Unlock Complete. Congratulations, your iphone has been unlocked. To set up and sync this iphone, click Continue." I did not get that message, but neither did I get an error message. Since ATT's (possible) unlock I have updated the software to 5.1.1, and done a complete backup and restore. I bought the iphone used from a friend several months ago, and then created a custom config / profile with Apple iphone Configuration Utility. This allowed me to use the phone as a Pay As You Go phone on ATT's network, and has worked this way with no problems for the last six months. The phone has not been jailbroken, or unlocked with a third party unlocking tool. In the next few weeks I will be traveling to the UK where I want to be able to use a local number, but want to make sure that this will work before I travel. How do I test ATT's unlock without a Tmobile micro sim that I dont have?

iphone 4S could not be activated because activation server temporarily unavailable

If you got the "scary" message that you could not activate iphone 4S neither by Wi-Fi or iTunes, I want to share my experience: I decided to reset my iphone 4S, and used "Erase All Content and Settings" under the reset menu (Settings/General/Reset), I was hoping that the erasing just does that, but for me the nightmare started!  I was taken to the activation screens, and begun with the welcome one, choose language, choose location services (later on it also disappears) and selecting Wi-Fi and/or iTunes for activation.  I chose a Wi-Fi network the process started, and gave me a message that it will take about three minutes to activate iphone, few minutes later a screen with this message appears: "Your iphone could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable." Then, I decided to try the activation using iTunes… Using iTunes, after few minutes, it shows the following message: "We could not complete your iTunes Store request. The iTunes Store is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."  I tried several times in both ways, trying 4 different Wi-Fi networks and 3 different computers in the whole process, and I was going desperate! I started to find out some info about this trouble over the Internet, and guess what? I was not alone! But I did not find any answer or solution either!  Finally, I joined Apple Support Communities, and started searching with no good luck at all, until I found (many hours later)  this old (2009) solution: +Do a DFU recovery:+ +1. Open iTunes.+ +2. Connect the iphone+ +3 Press both the home and sleep/wake buttons until the Apple icon appears (ignore the red slider if it shows).+ +4. Continue pressing the home button alone until iTunes sees your phone in recovery mode.+ +5. Follow the prompts to restore the iphone.+ (THANKS A LOT!!! modular747 and Easily Easy, you saved me!!!)  Then I suggest everyone to use this, of course it will erase everything, but you may be able to recover your data from your last backup, or you can also choose to configure iphone as a new cell phone. The process took me about 92 minutes, but it was worth it, now I own an unlocked iphone 4S (it was an AT&T when I purchased from Apple Store in November) and is working perfectly! Hope it is useful for all of you facing this trouble! Good luck and enjoy your iphone then!

I have received error message 9 and my phone will not restore continues to prompt me to connect to iTunes. iphone

I am being prompted to restore my iphone and when I attempt to restore it gives me an error message 9 I am not sure what to do at this point.  I have tried all of the trouble shooting recommendations and need to get my phone working.  Any suggestions?

Whilst downloding most recent update on iphone 4 phone has gone into loop were it wont reboot or load help appreciated please.

I downloaded recent update, the phone switched off then on as if it had accepted new software i think its 5.1 or something, now th ephone will not boot, each time I conect to itunes i get asked to restore phone, this i do, but half way through extracting software error message stating phone not known? I'm based in the UK with a 16gb iphone not jail broken.please help. thanks

hello i have an error-1 on my iphone 4 and i cant fix it have idea

my girlfriend was using her phone then it come up with no service so she turned it off and on again and then it come up in recovery mode so she tried to restore it on itunes and now it has error (-1) please help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

way of restoring from an older back up iphone

i have accidentally overwritten my correct back up while attempting to restore my iphone. is there any way of recovering this seemingly now long lost information?

Please help not able to restore my iphone error message 21

I'm not able to restore my iphone it keeps giving me the error message 21.

i bought my iphone 4 about year ago and just decided to upgrade it to ios5 just recently. My phone restored to to its factory settings and when I clicked continue restore from back up it now asking backup password which i dont remember setting up

i bought my iphone 4 about a year ago and just decided to upgrade it to ios5 just recently. My phone restored to to its factory settings and when I clicked continue restore from back up it is now asking a backup password which i dont remember setting up one. I am currently using a windows vista PC. How can I retrieve the password or restore all my old data into the new OS. I have been reading blogs about the same situation and is it true that it is one of apple's bugs?

I was doing an update of your iphone and an error occurred. Now this asking me to restore. If you I'll lose everything I have on iphone photos videos messages notes How you if these things have saved on iTunes What should I to not iphone 4S

I was doing an update of iphone and an error occurred. Now this asking me to restore. If you do I'll lose everything I have on the iphone (photos, videos, messages, notes)? How do you know if these things have saved on iTunes? What should I do to not lose my data? Thank you.

iphone 4G iOS 5.1 iTunes Has Multiple Backups i Hope. How i Access Them

Yesterday, my iphone 4G, iOS 5.1, spontaneously went into restore mode, and Sprint Tech Support told me the only thing I could do was restore.  The iTunes installation I used to restore was two months old, so I lost many of my apps, photos, contacts, and calls. Trying to recover them, I opened iTunes on another notebook I had last used about two weeks before.  The first thing iTunes told me to do is synch my iphone with iTunes.  Did that, and now it iTurns out that the only backup that appears to be available is the one I just created.  Not exactly what I need.  Three questions:1.  Does iTunes not keep multiple backups, like BlackBerry does?  2.  If it does not, what the @#$%^&* were they thinking?  3.  If it does, how do I access the last backup before the Crash of Quatro de Mayo? 

Enable disabled phone without restoring. iphone 4S

I left my iphone at a house last night and when I got it back it was disabled. Now my password won't work to unlock my phone. Is there a way to enable a disabled phone without restoring? And if I did restore it, would I lose everything? (contacts, pictures, apps etc.)

itunes will not restore iphone iphone 4S

I am trying to restore an iphone 4s using itunes. Itunes will not complete the restore. What do I need to do?

iphone 4 WONT STAY ON WHILE I restore IT.

it just started yesterday.  the phone would shut off randomly and then the only way for it to come back up is to plug it in.  sometime it complete shut off where i would have to turn it back on or plugging it would just go straight to the home screen.   now the phone wont go past the apple sign at all.  i got to the home screen two times today and one time it it had no connection and lost service and then it came back and then it had no service again.   so i turned it off to try and get signal again.   so eventually it came back on and the phone worked for about 2 minutes and then just complete shut off while still plugged in.   I am now trying to restore it and it keeps shutting of mid restore and then I have to keep putting it back into DFU mode or however you spell it.  The phone has the most up to date firmware but do I need to start the download over if the phone cycled randomly while it the download was still downloading from itunes or do I just put it back into that mode and let it continue downloading?

trying to restore my son's phone and it giving me an-1 error iphone 4

Im trying to restore my son's phone and it is giving me an(-1) error

How to restore deleted video iphone 4S

My kid deleted a video accidentally and would like to know how and where to restore it?

My iphone 4 acting up

My iphone 4 is constantly blacking out or telling me to connect to iTunes and restore it. When I do it lasts for a bit and starts doing it again. Now it's not even connecting to iTunes; it says error(9). I really need help on how to fix it, it's been doing this for about two weeks straight. So, how would I fix this? Thanks!