Well,
Last night I plugged my poor, mal-treated, much abused, world traveled, but much loved iPhone into my brand spanking new MacBook Pro to charge. I don't have my iTunes Library synched to this computer as I have not had time to migrate everything over from my old laptop, but I have synched all of my contacts and photos.
While I was surfing away on the internet, my apple updater popped up a window stating that a newer software version was available for Smudge's iPhone. It was version 3 point something or other... I'm usually very dilligent about loading the latest software versions for whatever I own so with out a second thought I clicked "yes" and started the install. It went through process quickly enough, restarted itself and then gave me the prompt saying that the phone was ready to be disconnected. While it was still plugged in and charging, I received and replied to a couple of txt messages. I noticed that the phone was being a little jerky and sluggish so I unpluged it to turn it off and see if that cleared it up. Well, it didn't want to respond at all so I did a hard restart, holding both the home and lock buttons down simultaneaously until the phone reset itself.
And that was that. Now it will not come back on. If I hold down the lock button as though I were going to turn the phone on, the apple symbol shows up as though it were loading normally and then after a few seconds the phone shuts off again. It never gets past the logo screen. If I try a hard reset I get the same results.
Anyone have any thoughts on what I should do? I'm in the Navy and heading out to sea today so I cannot take it to the Apple Store for at least two weeks.
The timing of this fault isn't all bad. I ordered an iPhone 4 a few weeks ago and it is due to arrive tomorrow.(Sometime after I go out to sea!! Grrrr... Love the navy... Grrrrr) Hopefully UPS or FedEx or who ever delivers it will hang on to it for two weeks!!
I resisted ordering the iPhone 3G or 3Gs for years because I had no real need especially since my trusty 1st Gen iPhone has been basically flawless. (except for the cracked screen, but that was my fault!) This poor 1st Gen Phone has literally been all over the world and it is indeed time for it to retire, but I didn't quite have its replacement in hand yet!! Maybe it read my email confirmation of shippment of the iPhone 4 and felt slighted and spurned me...
Come back to life little iPhone! I still need you!! LOL
Thanks for any and all help!
Last night I plugged my poor, mal-treated, much abused, world traveled, but much loved iPhone into my brand spanking new MacBook Pro to charge. I don't have my iTunes Library synched to this computer as I have not had time to migrate everything over from my old laptop, but I have synched all of my contacts and photos.
While I was surfing away on the internet, my apple updater popped up a window stating that a newer software version was available for Smudge's iPhone. It was version 3 point something or other... I'm usually very dilligent about loading the latest software versions for whatever I own so with out a second thought I clicked "yes" and started the install. It went through process quickly enough, restarted itself and then gave me the prompt saying that the phone was ready to be disconnected. While it was still plugged in and charging, I received and replied to a couple of txt messages. I noticed that the phone was being a little jerky and sluggish so I unpluged it to turn it off and see if that cleared it up. Well, it didn't want to respond at all so I did a hard restart, holding both the home and lock buttons down simultaneaously until the phone reset itself.
And that was that. Now it will not come back on. If I hold down the lock button as though I were going to turn the phone on, the apple symbol shows up as though it were loading normally and then after a few seconds the phone shuts off again. It never gets past the logo screen. If I try a hard reset I get the same results.
Anyone have any thoughts on what I should do? I'm in the Navy and heading out to sea today so I cannot take it to the Apple Store for at least two weeks.
The timing of this fault isn't all bad. I ordered an iPhone 4 a few weeks ago and it is due to arrive tomorrow.(Sometime after I go out to sea!! Grrrr... Love the navy... Grrrrr) Hopefully UPS or FedEx or who ever delivers it will hang on to it for two weeks!!
I resisted ordering the iPhone 3G or 3Gs for years because I had no real need especially since my trusty 1st Gen iPhone has been basically flawless. (except for the cracked screen, but that was my fault!) This poor 1st Gen Phone has literally been all over the world and it is indeed time for it to retire, but I didn't quite have its replacement in hand yet!! Maybe it read my email confirmation of shippment of the iPhone 4 and felt slighted and spurned me...
Come back to life little iPhone! I still need you!! LOL
Thanks for any and all help!
. I have zero willpower. Hope it rallies until you get your iPhone 4. 
