3Gs randomly shuts down

Reiner2112 · Reiner2112 #1 (**permalink**)

12-21-2010, 11:15 AM

My 3Gs seems to shut down anytime. Battery indicator can read 93% or 47% , doesn't really matter. This can happen while reading an email or using an app.
Does anyone here experience these issues?
In the Apple forum, there seem to be a fair number of people with these issues and yet Apple is silent.
Done the reboots, all that stuff to no avail....quite a pain in the neck.
Any ideas?

wolfpuppies3 · wolfpuppies3 #2 (**permalink**)

12-21-2010, 05:28 PM

It is a cell phone signal after all. Circuits get overloaded, especially for data.

Raz0rEdge · Raz0rEdge #3 (**permalink**)

12-21-2010, 06:28 PM

What version of iOS are you running? Try doing a full restore to see if that clears things up..

Regards

Reiner2112 · Reiner2112 #4 (**permalink**)

12-25-2010, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raz0rEdge

What version of iOS are you running? Try doing a full restore to see if that clears things up..

Regards

I am using 4.2.1 I will try the restore. I also checked for liquid exposure and the sensors have not been activated. I've been using the Otterbox Defender since day one and has never been dropped in water.
Thank you!

Reiner2112 · Reiner2112 #5 (**permalink**)

12-25-2010, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolfpuppies3

It is a cell phone signal after all. Circuits get overloaded, especially for data.

Yes, but it can happen just viewing my photos, on wifi too!
Multi-tasking is not utilized as I have closed all apps via double tap home.
I think the restore is what I will do before I grumble any more!
Thanks!

DaFlake · DaFlake #6 (**permalink**)

12-25-2010, 12:32 AM

Try a restore and see what happens. Could just be a corrupt file.

Reiner2112 · Reiner2112 #7 (**permalink**)

01-03-2011, 01:01 PM

well...I did the restore and seems to have helped but still has shutdown in the middle of a call. waiting now with the vendor to ascertain the "extended coverage" .
thanks for the input!

Reiner2112 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 24, 2009 Location: Balmy, beautiful, Southern Ontario, Canada Posts: 29	12-21-2010, 11:15 AM My 3Gs seems to shut down anytime. Battery indicator can read 93% or 47% , doesn't really matter. This can happen while reading an email or using an app. Does anyone here experience these issues? In the Apple forum, there seem to be a fair number of people with these issues and yet Apple is silent. Done the reboots, all that stuff to no avail....quite a pain in the neck. Any ideas? 24"iMac 3.06ghz ,13.3" MacBook 2.4ghz . G4 1.25 GHZ, Chromatic 4th G 8GB Nano, iPhone 3Gs 16 GB
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Reiner2112 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 24, 2009 Location: Balmy, beautiful, Southern Ontario, Canada Posts: 29	01-03-2011, 01:01 PM well...I did the restore and seems to have helped but still has shutdown in the middle of a call. waiting now with the vendor to ascertain the "extended coverage" . thanks for the input! 24"iMac 3.06ghz ,13.3" MacBook 2.4ghz . G4 1.25 GHZ, Chromatic 4th G 8GB Nano, iPhone 3Gs 16 GB
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wolfpuppies3 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 07, 2010 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 381 Mac Specs: 15" MB Pro, 2.66 i7 ; 11” MBA 1.8GZ i7; 13"MBA 2GZ i7 8 GB mem 512GB SSD, 2 iPad3s, 1 iPad Mini	12-21-2010, 05:28 PM It is a cell phone signal after all. Circuits get overloaded, especially for data.
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DaFlake #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 02, 2008 Posts: 709	12-25-2010, 12:32 AM Try a restore and see what happens. Could just be a corrupt file.
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