Hello,
My name is Matt. I am severely disabled and have an iPhone on AT&T. I talked my Mom into buying an iPhone from eBay that was already unlocked for (after tax) about $800. I get it, set it up, works great. Make calls, goes on internet, great. Tried to download Shazaam, won't work, needs OS 3.0. Then I try to update it to OS 3.0, because none of the applications from the App store would download, and EVERYTHING HAS GONE TO HELL.
Seriously, my life is falling apart, I can't take this **** right now. I'm on the waitlist for UCLA Law, I feel like a worthless piece of crap, and I don't need a stupid iPhone making me feel like a deevolved monkey! If someone could help walk me step by step through the process of turning this $800 piece of **** back into a useable phone, I will bow down to your feet (see offer below)
THis is what happened:
The iPhone 3G came preinstalled with OS 2.1.1. It had a little sim card attachment that I put my Mom's T-Mobile SIM card onto, put that into the phone, and it worked just fine. OK. The sheet that came with the phone said "Don't update", but me being the freaking dumbass that I am, I said, "Screw it, I'll try updating." The Appstore wouldn't work, it needed OS 3.0, and the apps was why I wanted the phone for my Mom.
Now I'm in hell.
After installing OS 3.0, the phone now says that there is no SIM card installed. I tried to use Pwnage to get the iPhone BACK to OS 2.1.1, just so I can get the phone back to a place where it is a PHONE, but nothing is going right.
I'M PULLING MY HAIR OUT.
When I try to "Restore" the iPHone to the factory settings, by holding down "option" and clicking Restore, it looks like it'll work...until it says, "Error 1600", and it won't let me restore it, so I can't continue with the Pwnage stuff. I already ran Pwnage once, and even though it happened half an hour ago I don't remember the sequence of events----I think I updated to OS 3.0, freaked out, then tried to use pwnage, then freaked out.....
Please please please please please, I need help with the following:
1) Getting the iPhone of of 3.0 (which has turned it into useless brick) and back to 2.2.1
2) If possible, getting the phone to 3.0 AND working on T-Mobile.
I'm not uber-technologically knowledgeable, but I've been around Macs my entire life. I can't write Applescript, but I thought I knew enough to attempt pwnage. I am running Mac OS 10.5.6, aluminum Macbook Pro, about 2 years old.
So please, please have pity and help a cripple out.
Thanks,
Matt
My name is Matt. I am severely disabled and have an iPhone on AT&T. I talked my Mom into buying an iPhone from eBay that was already unlocked for (after tax) about $800. I get it, set it up, works great. Make calls, goes on internet, great. Tried to download Shazaam, won't work, needs OS 3.0. Then I try to update it to OS 3.0, because none of the applications from the App store would download, and EVERYTHING HAS GONE TO HELL.
Seriously, my life is falling apart, I can't take this **** right now. I'm on the waitlist for UCLA Law, I feel like a worthless piece of crap, and I don't need a stupid iPhone making me feel like a deevolved monkey! If someone could help walk me step by step through the process of turning this $800 piece of **** back into a useable phone, I will bow down to your feet (see offer below)
THis is what happened:
The iPhone 3G came preinstalled with OS 2.1.1. It had a little sim card attachment that I put my Mom's T-Mobile SIM card onto, put that into the phone, and it worked just fine. OK. The sheet that came with the phone said "Don't update", but me being the freaking dumbass that I am, I said, "Screw it, I'll try updating." The Appstore wouldn't work, it needed OS 3.0, and the apps was why I wanted the phone for my Mom.
Now I'm in hell.
After installing OS 3.0, the phone now says that there is no SIM card installed. I tried to use Pwnage to get the iPhone BACK to OS 2.1.1, just so I can get the phone back to a place where it is a PHONE, but nothing is going right.
I'M PULLING MY HAIR OUT.
When I try to "Restore" the iPHone to the factory settings, by holding down "option" and clicking Restore, it looks like it'll work...until it says, "Error 1600", and it won't let me restore it, so I can't continue with the Pwnage stuff. I already ran Pwnage once, and even though it happened half an hour ago I don't remember the sequence of events----I think I updated to OS 3.0, freaked out, then tried to use pwnage, then freaked out.....
Please please please please please, I need help with the following:
1) Getting the iPhone of of 3.0 (which has turned it into useless brick) and back to 2.2.1
2) If possible, getting the phone to 3.0 AND working on T-Mobile.
I'm not uber-technologically knowledgeable, but I've been around Macs my entire life. I can't write Applescript, but I thought I knew enough to attempt pwnage. I am running Mac OS 10.5.6, aluminum Macbook Pro, about 2 years old.
So please, please have pity and help a cripple out.
Thanks,
Matt
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