IPhone 3GS cases?

Looked around the apple store and couldn't find any cases specifically sold for the upcoming 3GS iPhone 32gb which I have already pre-ordered. I saw that the size is supposed to be the exact same, but before I buy a case for it I just want to make sure that an iPhone 3G case will fit the new iPhone 3GS 32gb. Any answers much appreciated. Thanks.

The phones will be the same size. Apple said so at the WWDC. 3G and 3GS are the same size. The 32Gb will be the same size. Memory density increases but size of memory chips generally has stayed the same.
No idea why you would buy a case now, but the new phones are physically identical to the old ones. Even those of us not upgrading can pimp ours out and lie that we have new ones.... who would know?

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Hello...
I have been suffering from signal loss on my iPhone 3gs for ages.
Can anyone advise me on the best case to buy to prevent this?
Thanks

I've been having the same problem with my service as well. At least 3x a day i go to check my phone and I get the screen that I can only make 911 calls so i have to switch it off and then back on (which is not really a big deal, it's just a nuisance b/c people who have been trying to reach me can't get through). I've called AT&T and they say there's nothing wrong with the signal blah, blah, blah and I've changed my SIM card but I still have a problem. Apple has changed my phone but I still have this problem. I don't know if it's my specific area or not b/c others in my area don't seem to have this problem either. I was beginning to wonder if it was the case also until I found your post. Very strange.

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Same problem here.
I can't get any video out of my faithful iPhone 3GS running iOS 6.xx.
I have been browsing Apple discussions for solutions and most of them seem to point out to a faulty Video Composite cable. This is not my case.
I can rule that out 100%.
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(different cables and phones, same issue).
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try to re install itunes. it should keep all your songs videos and apps and just restore the program. Just in case that doesn't restore i would suggest you back up your computer first

FIXED (for me at least): iPhone 3gs will not sync with Gateway NV79

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7. Expand USB selective suspend setting
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9. Change Plugged in setting to Disabled
10. Click OK
Step 2: Go to Windows Explorer
1. Open Windows Explorer
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3. Click Properties
4. Click Device Manager
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9. Uncheck Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power
10. Click OK
11. Right-click second Generic USB Hub
12. Click Properties
13. Click Power Management
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15. Click OK
16. Restart your computer
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Mac system requirements
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iTunes Store account
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See how much money you saved with your eBay purchase? Next time buy the phone from Apple or an authorized UK carrier.

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Programs (Safari, mail, messages) keep crashing, mail will not delete properly (some will keep popping into my inbox again for no reason!!!), slow, settings lock up etc. etc.
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I have hard reset both devices, restored both devices, reset the setting and tried a whole host of other suggestions (like closing background programs) on this forum buit nothing works and i am tearing my hair out.
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but you should have a backup in itunes.
Every time you sync your iOS device iTunes creates a backup. go check if its there, iTunes Preferences >Devices. and there you should see if you have a backup, and in case from which date the backup is.
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I have an iPhone 3Gs on IOS 5.1.1 and when it loses connection to my carrier, also wifi is not connected. It worked before on ios 5.0. Is there a way to fix this?
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To be fair, I am a little annoyed at Apple for not offering a salvage option on the device for such a situation. And it may be that they will not like me sharing this information, in which case I believe this view to be morally wrong because photos are so important. We all make mistakes, in terms of forgetting to backup from time to time.
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Good luck.

HT4061 im not able to activate my iphone 3gs after upgrading to ios6, saying server not available, what i can do

im not able to activate my iphone 3gs after upgrading to ios6, saying server not available try later. im not able to make my phone work, not able to bring serial # im in guatemala what i can do?

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If this is the case, no support can be provided here.

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to at least try and fix it if none of that works then replace it through apple

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This is a weird one, so bear with me.
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In my Contacts I had two separate phone numbers for him: 07903... (his old number, on an old Sony Ericsson mobile with T-Mobile UK) and 07429... (the number that came with the 12-month contract I purchased for him; we called this his "temporary" number).
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No one else is having this problem with him. I can call his old number (07903) just fine, I just can't text it.
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And yes, when I (or anyone) tries calling the temporary number (07429...) it's out of service. Which is correct. So it's not simply a case of *both* numbers being active.
So this is very peculiar.
In typing up this message it occured to me that I ought to try creating an all-new contact with some slight change in the name fields (e.g. include the middle initial) and see if I can get it to work properly. Then I ought to be able to change the name field (or just leave it alone, touch wood!).
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I've fixed my own problem.
In the end, the issue was with iMessage on the other phone, not mine.
While I had it connected to iTunes (the other phone, not mine), I could see that iTunes thought it was the temporary number (07429...). I turned iMessage off and back on again and the phone number in iTunes changed to the old (i.e correct) number (07903...).
Subsequently, texts from my phone to the other phone showed up as blue-bubbled iMessages.
Hope this helps someone!
Thanks for reading, if you did.

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