iPhone 4 Mic replacement

elvis jones

As the title says,

Any idea of cost ?

CathalDublin

The mic is built into the dock connector,
Are you sure a new mic is what you need, have you tried the mic in the recorder or video camera apps?

elvis jones

Its happening on calls every so often, you can't be heard on the other end of the call........thus my thinking that its the mic.

thehomeofDob

The iPhone 4 has a known issue with the secondary mic that's used for noise cancellation. It's actually the the controller on the logic board that fails - causing all sound on a call to be treated as background noise and therefore cancelled out. There are a few people out there that fix the issue.

As Cathal suggested, when it happens again check the mic in the recorder or video camera apps. If they work, you can be somewhat confident that it's the audio controller. If they don't work, it may be the dock connector/mic.

elvis jones

Would there be much difference in price in those two ?

CathalDublin

I've never heard of anyone fix the audio controller on the logic board.
It would need reballing! I'm not sure anyone in Ireland can provide this service

elvis jones

CathalDublin wrote: »

I've never heard of anyone fix the audio controller on the logic board.
It would need reballing! I'm not sure anyone in Ireland can provide this service

Tried that, no sound on call but fine in the voice memo.

Is it brown bread then ?

CathalDublin

Sounds like it
Check your warranty here http://www.apple.com/ie/support/iphone/contact/
Maybe thehomeofdob knows somewhere though?
If you find anyone who'll fix it will you let me know though

waynegalway

I had this issue about 6 months ago and I got a replacement under warranty. So if you're warranty is good, that's the way to go.

The warranty on the replacement handset runs out when the warranty on the old one would run out, so the replacement one doesn't get a fresh 12 month warranty.

elvis jones

Warrenty is up !

OxiMoron

As suggested here. the audio codec is shagged. It needs reballing.
There is a partial fix recommended though which may get you out of trouble.
Read through this thread.
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f631/iphone4-mic-not-working-thread-1120335/

elvis jones

No chance of me doing that, i'd wreck the phone

elvis jones

Anyone know of anyone in Ireland who can do this ?

CBLFC96

I also had this problem with an iPhone 4 and I was unlucky to be out of warranty. In the end apple offered me a brand new one for €160 and I took it as I thought that repair would probably be around that price anyway… I also rang around a lot of reputable iPhone repair shops who wouldn't touch it because of the nature of the problem.

dannysimsks

My iP4 out of warranty too. CBLFC96 how do get the replacement and deal with the cost with apple? So frustrated after know that this problems are manufacture defect and the worst thing is its out of warranty. The problem right now is I'm living in Malaysia and i have no idea how to contact Apple and try to get the replacement.

Please Help...

dannysimsks

CBLFC96 wrote: »

I also had this problem with an iPhone 4 and I was unlucky to be out of warranty. In the end apple offered me a brand new one for €160 and I took it as I thought that repair would probably be around that price anyway… I also rang around a lot of reputable iPhone repair shops who wouldn't touch it because of the nature of the problem.

How's your working right now?