Iphone 3gs silent button

HI, The silent button of my iphone 3GS is not working, the phone does not vibrate nor does it go on silent
any idea how I can fix it?

well if the switch isnt working then what i would do is restart, reset, and then restore the iphone if that doesnt work it is hardware and if your within your limited hardware then it can be replaced  for free

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