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Iphone 4 water then probable heat damage

  • 22-06-2014 9:46am
    #1
    Nicknamed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 360 ✭✭


    So my iphone 4 accidentally fell in water. Stayed in for a minute before I took it out and stayed on after that for few minutes before went off completely.. I tried rice bag for some hours didn't come to life.. Then used hair dryer alternatively through charging slot and sim slot.. Left for few hours and put the charger on...
    Now it came to life, works absolutely well for couple of minutes and then says it needs to cool down and I can only make emergency calls till i restart again and the cycle goes on again..
    I kept it off for long. Still same thing..
    Tried hard reset dfu reinstall.. Strange that it stays on during reinstall via itunes and the error starts only after reactivation..
    I am thinking that it is probably a hardware issue at this stage now,.
    Any proposals?
    Would jail breaking help it?
    Any recommended repair shop in/near dublin 9?
    It is not under warranty..


Comments

  • #2
    DubDJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,359 ✭✭✭DubDJ


    I'd say something went wrong when drying it with the hair dryer. I've personally never heard of that as a recommendation for fixing the phone. One of the sensors inside the phone could be fried also. It's probably best to bring it to a repair shop and see what they say.


  • #3
    craigfoster
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16 ✭craigfoster


    Jail breaking it wont fix your problem as it sounds like u have a problem with ur hardware so its either serious water damage which means u should forget the phone and get a new one or it could be from over heating it which i don't know if it can be fixed or not.


  • #4
    Nicknamed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 360 ✭✭Nicknamed


    Guy on adverts named Fiachra sorted it for 25 €. Works Near whitehall.he Said he had to clean all the contacts after opening chip board. And that there was corrosion. Eroor seems to be fixed now.. I dropped mobile through his home letter box on my way to work and picked it from him in person on my way back!


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