My iphone 3gs is really messed up
soooo My iphone 3gs is really messed up. i havnt been able to use it because it was reset and says "insert a valid sim card with no pin lock to activate iphone" i also dont have a sim card tray, and im getting the sim card tray sometime this week. the other prob is that it freezes. ALOT. i simply press the home button to turn it on and it freezes, so i have to let the battery drain, and i plug it back up, and it will slide open to the emergency calls screen, and sometimes itll freeze and i have to restart the whole process over. Also, itunes wont recognize (when its froze) and sometimes says "itunes cannnot connect to iphone because" either a invalid response was recieved, or an error occured (OxE8000084) and as we speak, its been on the apple logo "booting" up for about 5 minutes. i really need some help. also, the top power button doesnt work, so cant turn it off or put into DFU.
Get a SIM from your carrier, insert it and then restore the device as new, i.e. without a backup. That's the best you can do. If it still doesn't work, I wouldn't waste anymore time/money on it.
For the error, see this... http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3221. Also, Google the error for more info.
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IPhone 3GS - The iPhone "iPhone" could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (1013)
Hey everyone,
First off, here are my specs:
iTunes Version: 10.4.1.10 running on Windows 7
iPhone 3GS running 4.3.5 (not jailbroken)
I'm going nuts with this issue with my iPhone 3GS. After messing around with my phone, I managed to put it into recovery mode, which was not intentional. So I thought I could just restore my iPhone and resync, but everytime I do so, the iPhone will reach 99% (according to the progress bar on the phone), and then pause for 2 minutes and then come back with this error:
The iPhone "iPhone" could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (1013)
So I've looked at the Apple support page and followed those steps but didn't work. I have searched forums, youtube instructional videos on how to fix this error, but nothing seemed to work. I know about the "hosts" file in C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc, but when I checked, there were no DNS entries for gs.apple.com. I've also tried restoring on different computers (including a Macbook), but the same issue occurs.
I have a feeling that because I'm using the latest version of iTunes, that it's causing this problem. I want to know if anyone can offer their help because again, it's driving me nuts!
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NeocecHave a read of this it may help http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4097
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I want to integrate a digital media player with a car stereo (to be controlled with a wireless remote or steering wheel remote). I also plan on getting an iPhone 3GS hopefully in the next few months. I don't want to mess around with multiple devices, so I would prefer to put my music on the iPhone and use it as an iPod.
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I bought an iPod because I wanted my music in my car.
I also bought this Kensington Digital FM Transmitter/Auto Charger for my iPod as well. I found a radio station and it worked perfectly.
I thought to myself, why not try to hook my iPhone up to that cable and see if it worked.
Well it did and so I took my iPod back and now am able to use my iPhone in my car using the Kensington cord!!
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http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=F92 F7BFD&nplm=TD145LL/A
It just goes into your cigarette lighter and then you set a radio station on the cord and then tune onto the radio station on your car.
Hope that helps,
Sam
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I have compared it to nearly every other smart phone and it always shines brighter. The more a device can do the more that can go wrong with it.
I father just recently bought one of those sit down and drive lawnmowers and it has had many problems, while he still loves that his old push rotor lawn mower works like a charm.
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