Ok, I posted this over at 182o as well and here again because I know some of you are tech nerds and I'm hope to fuck someone can help me.
You see, I've had my iPhone for a few months now and now neither of the volume buttons on the side work. They just stopped working all of a sudden so I have no idea what caused it. The minus one stopped working probably around two weeks ago, then today the plus one stopped as well.
I can still press in on them and they click, but it just doesn't work.
I googled the problem and it said it was the hardware and that they'd fix themselves on their own. But they haven't. And I really don't want to send my phone away...
Any advice would be appreciated :)
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Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
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you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
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How far is the nearest one :/Gutter Dreams wrote:you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
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Probably Toronto, Ontario which is four, or five depending on what you include, west of me. Or Montreal. So I'd have to ship it there either way.Jake wrote:How far is the nearest one :/Gutter Dreams wrote:you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
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Ouch. tbh, it wouldn't take more than a week. They'll mail you back a new handset.Gutter Dreams wrote:Probably Toronto, Ontario which is four, or five depending on what you include, west of me. Or Montreal. So I'd have to ship it there either way.Jake wrote:How far is the nearest one :/Gutter Dreams wrote:you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
*Edit* OR! Move to a country where civilisation exists.
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Call them, and tell them your problem. They might let you ship it to them.Gutter Dreams wrote:you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
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I was just going take it to the service provider, where I bought it, and just ship it through them.SickofEveryone wrote:Call them, and tell them your problem. They might let you ship it to them.Gutter Dreams wrote:you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
I like this alternative. Where shall I go?Jake wrote: *Edit* OR! Move to a country where civilisation exists.
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Where everyone wants to be. England.Gutter Dreams wrote:I was just going take it to the service provider, where I bought it, and just ship it through them.SickofEveryone wrote:Call them, and tell them your problem. They might let you ship it to them.Gutter Dreams wrote:you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
I like this alternative. Where shall I go?Jake wrote: *Edit* OR! Move to a country where civilisation exists.
It would probably be quicker to just ship it to apple yourself.
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Can I take Shelley with me?Jake wrote:Where everyone wants to be. England.Gutter Dreams wrote:I was just going take it to the service provider, where I bought it, and just ship it through them.SickofEveryone wrote:Call them, and tell them your problem. They might let you ship it to them.Gutter Dreams wrote:you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
I like this alternative. Where shall I go?Jake wrote: *Edit* OR! Move to a country where civilisation exists.
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Yes.Gutter Dreams wrote:Can I take Shelley with me?Jake wrote:Where everyone wants to be. England.Gutter Dreams wrote:I was just going take it to the service provider, where I bought it, and just ship it through them.SickofEveryone wrote:Call them, and tell them your problem. They might let you ship it to them.Gutter Dreams wrote:you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
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USAGutter Dreams wrote:I was just going take it to the service provider, where I bought it, and just ship it through them.SickofEveryone wrote:Call them, and tell them your problem. They might let you ship it to them.Gutter Dreams wrote:you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
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Yuuuup. The buttons haven't been working for around two weeks.Boni Boy Blue wrote:Have you tried turning it off and on again?
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did you try restoring the firmware?
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You should look on ebay or something like that.. There's a lot of people fixing iPhones at home.
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Don't. No point voiding the most epic warranty known to man.blackhawk1105 wrote:You should look on ebay or something like that.. There's a lot of people fixing iPhones at home.
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buy a nokia , iphone and BB fanboys bashing my phone in 3,2,1...
whatever you do, don't try to fix it yourself and don't move to the USA, everybody knows Canada>yankeeland
whatever you do, don't try to fix it yourself and don't move to the USA, everybody knows Canada>yankeeland
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Good point.. I never bothered to take it to an apple store cause the warranty on my iPhone expired a long time agoJake wrote:Don't. No point voiding the most epic warranty known to man.blackhawk1105 wrote:You should look on ebay or something like that.. There's a lot of people fixing iPhones at home.
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I would say try to force restore the phone. But back up all your contacts, music, photos, etc. before you do. If that doesn't work then get Apple to send you a new one.
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