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iPhone 4S Problem

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Ok, I posted this over at 182o as well and here again because I know some of you are tech nerds and I'm hope to fuck someone can help me.

You see, I've had my iPhone for a few months now and now neither of the volume buttons on the side work. They just stopped working all of a sudden so I have no idea what caused it. The minus one stopped working probably around two weeks ago, then today the plus one stopped as well.
I can still press in on them and they click, but it just doesn't work.

I googled the problem and it said it was the hardware and that they'd fix themselves on their own. But they haven't. And I really don't want to send my phone away...

Any advice would be appreciated :)
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Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
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Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.
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Gutter Dreams wrote:
Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.
How far is the nearest one :/
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Jake wrote:
Gutter Dreams wrote:
Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.
How far is the nearest one :/
Probably Toronto, Ontario which is four, or five depending on what you include, west of me. Or Montreal. So I'd have to ship it there either way.
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Gutter Dreams wrote:
Jake wrote:
Gutter Dreams wrote:
Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.
How far is the nearest one :/
Probably Toronto, Ontario which is four, or five depending on what you include, west of me. Or Montreal. So I'd have to ship it there either way.
Ouch. tbh, it wouldn't take more than a week. They'll mail you back a new handset.

*Edit* OR! Move to a country where civilisation exists.
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Gutter Dreams wrote:
Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.
Call them, and tell them your problem. They might let you ship it to them.
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SickofEveryone wrote:
Gutter Dreams wrote:
Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.
Call them, and tell them your problem. They might let you ship it to them.
I was just going take it to the service provider, where I bought it, and just ship it through them.
Jake wrote: *Edit* OR! Move to a country where civilisation exists.
I like this alternative. Where shall I go?
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Gutter Dreams wrote:
SickofEveryone wrote:
Gutter Dreams wrote:
Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.
Call them, and tell them your problem. They might let you ship it to them.
I was just going take it to the service provider, where I bought it, and just ship it through them.
Jake wrote: *Edit* OR! Move to a country where civilisation exists.
I like this alternative. Where shall I go?
Where everyone wants to be. England.

It would probably be quicker to just ship it to apple yourself.
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Jake wrote:
Gutter Dreams wrote:
SickofEveryone wrote:
Gutter Dreams wrote:
Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.
Call them, and tell them your problem. They might let you ship it to them.
I was just going take it to the service provider, where I bought it, and just ship it through them.
Jake wrote: *Edit* OR! Move to a country where civilisation exists.
I like this alternative. Where shall I go?
Where everyone wants to be. England.
Can I take Shelley with me?
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Gutter Dreams wrote:
Jake wrote:
Gutter Dreams wrote:
SickofEveryone wrote:
Gutter Dreams wrote:
Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.
Call them, and tell them your problem. They might let you ship it to them.
I was just going take it to the service provider, where I bought it, and just ship it through them.
Jake wrote: *Edit* OR! Move to a country where civilisation exists.
I like this alternative. Where shall I go?
Where everyone wants to be. England.
Can I take Shelley with me?
Yes.
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Gutter Dreams wrote:
SickofEveryone wrote:
Gutter Dreams wrote:
Jake wrote:Take it to an apple store. They'll replace it no questions asked.
you see. I'm from Newfoundland. WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLE STORE.
Call them, and tell them your problem. They might let you ship it to them.
I was just going take it to the service provider, where I bought it, and just ship it through them.
Jake wrote: *Edit* OR! Move to a country where civilisation exists.
I like this alternative. Where shall I go?
USA
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Have you tried turning it off and on again?
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Boni Boy Blue wrote:Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Yuuuup. The buttons haven't been working for around two weeks.
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did you try restoring the firmware?
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You should look on ebay or something like that.. There's a lot of people fixing iPhones at home.
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blackhawk1105 wrote:You should look on ebay or something like that.. There's a lot of people fixing iPhones at home.
Don't. No point voiding the most epic warranty known to man.
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buy a nokia , iphone and BB fanboys bashing my phone in 3,2,1...
whatever you do, don't try to fix it yourself and don't move to the USA, everybody knows Canada>yankeeland
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Jake wrote:
blackhawk1105 wrote:You should look on ebay or something like that.. There's a lot of people fixing iPhones at home.
Don't. No point voiding the most epic warranty known to man.
Good point.. I never bothered to take it to an apple store cause the warranty on my iPhone expired a long time ago
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I would say try to force restore the phone. But back up all your contacts, music, photos, etc. before you do. If that doesn't work then get Apple to send you a new one.
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