10-11-2010 11:11 PM
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  1. lonbeehold's Avatar
    lonbeehold
    My kids are using an old iPhone 3G as an Ipod touch. Until recently, we were able to tap into WiFi for App Store purchases and updates. I brought it into Apple today-they did a diagnostic and said the water sensor is tripped and that could be the reason for the non-connection. They tried, unsuccessfully, to get into the Apple store WiFi. A soft reset in the store did not help, either. They suggested doing a factory restore and upgrading to 4.1. I did both-still no Wifi. Also, I couldn't get the phone out of the plug into ITunes screen of death until I installed my own SIM card. Is that normal after a restore? Any advice/thoughts would be appreciated.
    10-10-2010 08:11 PM
  2. ghostface147's Avatar
    ghostface147
    Sounds like you have a bum phone. Sorry.
    10-10-2010 08:47 PM
  3. jerrydavid's Avatar
    jerrydavid
    the wifi/bluetooth radio chip was broken.
    10-10-2010 08:51 PM
  4. swooshme's Avatar
    swooshme
    Yes. The Need for a valid AT&T sim card is normal after doing a factory restore.
    10-10-2010 09:56 PM
  5. ChrisGonzales90's Avatar
    ChrisGonzales90
    did your kids drop the phone or do something to it to make it malfunction?
    10-10-2010 10:52 PM
  7. Jay Prince's Avatar
    Jay Prince
    Sorry to hear that!
    10-10-2010 11:47 PM
  8. lonbeehold's Avatar
    lonbeehold
    Originally Posted by ChrisGonzales90
    did your kids drop the phone or do something to it to make it malfunction?
    Not that I'm aware of (or that they admit to, lol).
    10-11-2010 12:10 AM
  9. lonbeehold's Avatar
    lonbeehold
    Thanks, all. I think we're just stuck updating and app syncing via the Mac. A search led me to a few other forums where people had this problem on their iPhone 3G -WiFi connection just stopped happening for no apparent reason.
    10-11-2010 12:13 AM
  10. uslsbmx's Avatar
    uslsbmx
    Keep taking it back to apple till somebody replaces it! They replaced mine with thae same problem and i also had a tripped water sensor.
    10-11-2010 09:22 PM
  11. lonbeehold's Avatar
    lonbeehold
    Originally Posted by uslsbmx
    Keep taking it back to apple till somebody replaces it! They replaced mine with thae same problem and i also had a tripped water sensor.
    How old was your phone? We're way out of warranty, so I don't think replacement by Apple is option. BUT, just as mysteriously as it stopped working, it starting finding and connecting to WiFi again tonight. We'll see how long that lasts-so far, it's held long enough to buy a game, download an e-reader app, sync books and do a Safari search of Christopher Columbus
    10-11-2010 11:11 PM
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