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Iphone 3gs headache

  • 30-11-2012 5:15pm
    #1
    CATSEYES8787
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    I got an Iphone last week that was gonna go to an unused phones charity, thinking it could be fixed.

    When I first put my sim in it, the device recognized the sim and I went through the whole set up process with no issues. However, it asked me if I wanted to upgrade the phone. Not knowing this would lock it, I did go through the update. To cut a story short, I brought the phone to a repair shop, which downgraded it back to 4.1 version. However, the guy told me that he couldn't fix the phone, and indeed, when I put my sim in it, the device says "searching" in the top left corner. No wi-fi signal either and no option available to turn it on.

    I saw a thread on how to unlock the phone (thinking this might be the issue) and went on to iclarity. When I go to settings on the phone, nothings appears in front of Modem Firmware (which is needed to figure out what baseband the phone has).

    When I connect the phone to Itunes, I have the option to restore it; however, I fear that upgrading the phone will make matters worse, as it did before. IS IT POSSIBLE TO RESTORE IT TO FACTORY SETTINGS WITHOUT UPGRADING IT?

    Also, I went to the phone setting page and reset the network settings to default. That didn't change anything.

    If anybody has ideas how to fix this, that would be much appreciated.

    Cheers all


Comments

  • #2
    WayneEnterprise
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 602 ✭✭✭WayneEnterprise


    why don't you want to upgrade it? was it jailbroken or something?

    basically you need to put the phone in DFU mode and restore it to the latest software using iTunes


  • #3
    CATSEYES8787
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭CATSEYES8787


    No idea if it was jailbroken. Does the fact that it doesn't recognize my seem mean the phone is locked?


  • #4
    CATSEYES8787
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭CATSEYES8787


    OK I downloaded the "Apple Recovery (DFU) software" and going through the restoring process...


  • #5
    CATSEYES8787
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭CATSEYES8787


    So here we go: Itunes says "the iphone couldn't be restored. An error occured (1645)". Anybody experienced this before?


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