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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 04:25 PM
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 05:42 PM
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Almost 1 1/2 hours, nothing else to do today?
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 10:06 PM
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thanks for posting that, never actually saw the keynote.
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 10:44 PM
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funny how much has and hasnt changed since then.
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 11:00 PM
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iPhone vs Windows Phone Challenge

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Seems like all the iPhone guys wanted to do photo contest challenges, though there were many to choose from.
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 11:34 PM
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pretty sweet, but wouldnt that mean the camera app could load on accident?
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 01:23 AM
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So I think my iPhone just died.......

I didn't do anything, it's been sitting on my desk, never dropped it. It wasn't low on battery.

Now it's just off and won't turn on. dead. I plugged it into the charger for a few minutes in case the battery died and I didn't know it. I notice that the back is a little warm after charging for a few minutes, not hot but luke warm.

It was working this after noon, I was talking to my boss on it. Other than that it's been sitting on my desk ever since.
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 01:23 AM
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I'll plug it into my MBP and see what happens....
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 01:35 AM
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Damn it this thing is dead. It's been plugged in long enough that if the battery was dead it would've charged up enough that if I hit the power button the screen would at least turn on and give me the icon telling me that it needs to be charged.
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 02:12 AM
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man I do NOT want to buy a new phone right now. Nothing I really want and I don't want to extend my contract again. Nor do I want to pay out the ass for a phone out of contract.

I wonder if I can fix this fucker......

at least I have the iPhone 4 without the pentalobe screws, so I can take it apart
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 02:47 AM
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The back side underneath the camera is staying warm which is where the logic board is. Makes me think it's running but the screen died but I don't get.........

OMG I can PING IT!!!!! I went into my router check it's IP table and it gave me it's IP address and when I pinged it it responded!

Maybe my screen died!?
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 02:48 AM
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it's showing up in iTunes now!!!!!!!! At least I can backup the data off of it! I think I need a new screen/digitizer
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 02:57 AM
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Hmmm, it's working really slow in iTunes, took a while to show up. Then bar on the bottom in iTunes was all yellow, now it's filled in correctly and I told it to sync but it's sitting at "step 1 of 8 Waiting for Sync to start"
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 02:58 AM
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"The iPhone could not be synced because the sync session failed to start"
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 03:08 AM
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It's backing up! Really slowly but the bar is moving now!
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 03:11 AM
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It's pretty warm right now too, warmer than it was before. I wonder if something on the logic board went bad or if the screen dying caused the CPU to spike making everything run slow and making the phone warmer...
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 03:12 AM
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 03:41 AM
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It took a while but it showed up in the "Find my iPhone" app too, doesn't seem like it's getting a GPS lock though.

I called it and it didn't ring, and sent it a sound using that FMI app and nothing happened then either. Doesn't seem like GPS or Cell signal are working but wifi is, so probably a logic board problem....

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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 04:25 AM
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Uuhhh.....it's working now....screen turns on....everything seems normal. Wonder if it was jailbreak related but it's working now. Let's see for how long...

Well that's it for tonight's iPhone disaster live blog, thanks for reading

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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 04:49 AM
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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 12:55 AM
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I wiped the phone and went back to 5.0.1 and did the untethered JB and so far so good. I was using the hybrid jb of running 5.0.1 but using Redsn0w designed for 5.0 to jb 5.0.1 instead of the redsn0w designed for 5.0.1. if that's what caused it but no more hybrid JB for me.
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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 01:05 AM
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The iphone is consistently the #1 selling phone on every network it's available. Let's see if all the people that bought android over the past 2 years stick with them when their contracts are up.

Original Motorola Droid users contracts came up a few months ago, do you think they stuck with android or did the switch to the iPhone 4s?

Side note: Nice to see the ole HTC Radar taking up the number #3 slot on t-mobile, prolly the best valued phone on tmobile right now

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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 01:10 PM
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these battery life issues are driving me insane. im at 20% and i took it off the charger at 10AM today.... thats 20% per hour!
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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 01:24 PM
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Close out all apps and see what happens.
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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by #1 STUNNA


The iphone is consistently the #1 selling phone on every network it's available. Let's see if all the people that bought android over the past 2 years stick with them when their contracts are up.

Original Motorola Droid users contracts came up a few months ago, do you think they stuck with android or did the switch to the iPhone 4s?

Side note: Nice to see the ole HTC Radar taking up the number #3 slot on t-mobile, prolly the best valued phone on tmobile right now
We'll see. I've had an iPhone since 2007 and frankly I'm sick of it. Even after JB'ing I've grown tired of the UI (which I once praised and defended here in this same thread)

I haven't excluded the option of an iPhone in the future.... if only they'd actually have more to choose from than the latest iPhone and its predecessors. They need to offer a variant with a larger screen and more tech, something like the iPod nano vs. the iPod touch.... all I want are choices. As long as the iPhone is limited to a sub-3" screen, I'll never go back.

Despite all the battery management apps I used over the years, habits I started taking up (taking off the case while charging, not using it while charging - so as to not build up heat) the battery life sharply takes a nose dive after a year or a year and a half. And issues start arising... happened to three of my iPhones, the iPod I owned, a few people I know with 4s are starting to get them too. I'm not talking about random glitches or crashes, I'm talking about them complaining about things and complaining about the same thing next week I see them.



Sales are a healthy indicator of success for companies but they don't really mean squat to us consumers, unless you're a shareholder. It indicates a universally attractive product and a successful marketing campaign. and with iPhone there's one main option while with Android at any given time there's several to choose from.
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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 01:32 PM
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these battery life issues are driving me insane. im at 20% and i took it off the charger at 10AM today.... thats 20% per hour!
Just buy a new battery... opps that's right, you can't replace the battery yourself.
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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 01:36 PM
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smartass , says just...
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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 03:20 PM
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Just buy a new battery... opps that's right, you can't replace the battery yourself.
actually i can....

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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 04:06 PM
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As long as the iPhone is limited to a sub-3" screen, I'll never go back.
iPhone screen is 3.5"... Guess you're getting on again...
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Old Jan 18, 2012 | 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
iPhone screen is 3.5"... Guess you're getting on again...


I meant sub-4"
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Old Jan 18, 2012 | 09:58 PM
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Old Jan 18, 2012 | 10:24 PM
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Motion of the ocean?

And size should matter to a point, imagine so small it can't go in?

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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 09:16 AM
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 09:34 AM
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 12:54 PM
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So is iBooks 2 out yet? I haven't gotten an update yet in the app store.
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 03:09 PM
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Where do you guys put your iPhones when you're driving? I need some good mounting ideas. Doesn't need to be a charging mount, just a mount.
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 03:27 PM
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I leave in my pocket, using BT to talk. If not just sits next to me on console.
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So is iBooks 2 out yet? I haven't gotten an update yet in the app store.
Yes
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 05:16 PM
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actually i can....

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In about 20 minutes. And Jesus, my Honda doesn't have a battery that big.
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4s and iPad 2 untethered JB is live
http://www.redmondpie.com/jailbreak-...sing-absinthe/
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