Iphone 3gs.. replacement?

I had my original iphone 3gs paid with my amex then water damaged. AMEX covered the phone due to the buyer protection policy and i had my phone replaced with what i am assuming is a refurb. I've noticed that on my refurb, sometimes the touch screen is non-responsive and the text noise, unlock noise, typing noise, etc is sometimes really low then eventually gets back up to normal. Will apple replace a refurb or is there no warranty with the new phone?

iphones have a one year warranty.

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So my iPhone is water damaged, I can't ring people when I call them and the screen is broke. It is still under warranty but the problems I am experiencing aren't covered. I know you can get your iPhone 3GS replaced with a refurbished replacement phone for £126 and you usually have to go to a Genius Bar to get that sorted. I live 50 miles away from the nearest store and I really need to get my phone sorted. Is there anyway I can send Apple my iPhone through the post and pay for the refurbished one via card? Thanks!

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It sounds like your iPhone 3GS is damaged. Here are two things that come to mind:
1. You could take it to an Authorized Apple Service Provider. Here's how to find one:
Find an Apple Authorized Service Provider
That provider might offer to sell you a refurbished iPhone 3GS replacement for a fee.
2. You could consider purchasing an updated phone, since the iPhone 3GS came out four years ago.

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Thnx William but that is not the case coz all other devices(laptops, desktops, PS3...etc) r working just fine.
after alot of time trying to figure out what the problem is I figured out the problem but cant seem to sove it:
I have three router in my network one acts as a DHCP server (router 1) and the others act as AP, they all brodcast wirless (SSID) based on the internet connection coming from router 1, all devices including my old iphone 3g connect on all three router no problem and get assigned an ip address within range 192.168.1.~, however when i connect my 3gs to router 1 (DHCP) it works perfectly and connects to the internet but when I connect to any of the other routers I cannot have internet access and it takes a long time to show the wi-fi symbol (3 bars), I managed to overcome this by giving my second router another network IP i.e 192.168.2.~ and made it aother DHCP server (but another network) that way my 3gs connected just fine like the 1st router, the problem with this solution is that I am on two seperate networks but same internet feed so I cannot communicate between lapto, desktop, PS3...etc
I guess I have two options:
1- wait for an update for 3gs hoping this could be solved and keep my network as is.
2- assign three different networks just for 3gs to work and sacrifice my whole home sharing.
SOOOO Pleaseeeeee if anything know anything or could help me in anyway please and post, is it just me or have i heared alot of Wi-Fi problems with 3gs!!!

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Does anyone how I can get a brand new iPhone 3GS as a warranty replacement for my iPhone 3GS? I already had the phone replaced once with a refurbished phone that has a problem with becoming frozen and unresponsive. This occurred ten times since I got the phone on 4/16/2011. I have tried doing a hard reset and have also restored the phone as a new device. I have an Apple Care plan. I am concerned that the refurbished phones will not be reliable due to my experience with the refurbished one that I got as a replacement.
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