External speaker on 3gs quit

Yesterday, I had the iPod playing on my phone, and all of a sudden, the sound quit. So I shut it off, started it back up and nothing. Tried a reset on the phone, nothing. I copied my info, and did a restore, but used the backup through iTunes. And Ive tried plugging a headphone jack in and removing it repeatedly, like Ive found in trouble shooting things online.
If I plug headphones in, I can hear everything fine. But the external speaker is not working and I am not sure if its just gone or if there is something else I can try? The phone is like 1 1/2 years old now, so out of warranty, of course. This *****, since now I have no ringer.
Any ideas? I was hoping to upgrade in June, but thats a ways away and this ***** with no ringer...
Thanks
Virginia

Oh and it isnt saying the headphones are plugged in at all. Ive also tried blowing that out and the speaker on the bottom

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Ok, i have this annoying problem with the external transducer...basically sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
This kinda disrupts all the allarm options as i can't rely on a device that "eventually" will work.
This is the second iPod Touch i change and the problem is the same so i guess it is not an hardware fault but most likely software.
Has anyone ever encountered a problem like this one?
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Re: External speaker port not working
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A few days ago I tried to help a guy with Bose External Speakers and we found the male jack isn't quite long enough to make the connection:
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Left external speaker stopped working, right works fine. When I connect headphones, they work fine. Have tried two different sets of speakers, deleted plists and reset pram. Please help!

Hmm. I think its not a sound card and its not a speaker problem because both parts (left speaker and sound card) seems to be ok as you have posted in your message.
Im not quite sure what could be wrong but possibly this issue has something to do with the headphone jack there is a tiny switch inside the headphone jack which enables and disables the speakers if the headphone jack has been plugged.
Maybe this switch does not work properly.
What to say in such case the hardware needs to be replaced but in most cases the headphone jack is a part of the motherboard and in such case the whole mobo needs to be replaced and I think this is not worth because of the high parts costs

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I've had my e71-1 for only a couple of months now and noticed that it randomly hangs during menu navigation and especially when either trying to make a call or ending a call (most noticeable when 'number busy' is displayed). It can take at least 5-10 seconds for the phone to respond at which point it suddenly cycles through multiple functions due to me having pressed various buttons to try to get it to respond during the hang.
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Is this to solve the hanging problem or the crackling speaker?
Surely the hanging problem is a firmware one, what can the service centre do different to what I have done?
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This morning, I was playing with the loudness and some of my music sounded like speaker torture, even with EQ applied.
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Thanks. Re the "more than the iPhone can handle" above -- that is what I was afraid of, playing it louder than the phone can handle!
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least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory settings/new iPod.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store. Seems you have a bad headphone jack.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for this price. They do not fix yours.
Apple - iPod Repair price
A third-party place like the following will replace the jack for less. Google for more.
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