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Old 12-21-2010, 10:15 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.
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Old 12-21-2010, 04:28 PM
It is a cell phone signal after all. Circuits get overloaded, especially for data.
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Old 12-21-2010, 05:28 PM
What version of iOS are you running? Try doing a full restore to see if that clears things up..

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Old 12-24-2010, 11:19 PM
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What version of iOS are you running? Try doing a full restore to see if that clears things up..

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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.
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Old 12-24-2010, 11:23 PM
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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!
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Old 12-24-2010, 11:32 PM
Try a restore and see what happens. Could just be a corrupt file.
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Old 01-03-2011, 12:01 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" .
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