ExiledInIllinois Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 bbb... Is that your OEM battery? Might be needing a change if it is. Does it hold a charge? Anyway, gr8 news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 You are correct - it is a 4s. Damn, I had all this rice jammed in there, and now I have to get it wet. I'm going to stick in the snow for awhile. See if that works. Actually I think it was the charger. I cleaned the port over and over with wires and all kinds of crap. Put it in all my chargers and no deal. But, all of a sudden it worked on the millionth try.............I think the one that had been working no longer does. It's been months of these different chargers working or not. Inexplicably - when one works, the others don't,and I have to keep rotating............But, finally none were at all. Until the miracle happened! There really has to be a better way - we rely on these things so much and the stupid port can screw up your life............Kids were so desperate for better recharging that they were falling for a hoax on the last IOS upgrade. The hoax was that there is now Apple Wave. Just put your phone in the microwave, turn it on, and it recharges it! I bought a few non-Apple "Lightning" chargers and cables from the Intarwebs when we got new phones. Most of them stopped working within several months. Not sure if Apple pushed out a tech check, but the last time I tried using one of them the screen message said something to the effect: This is not a genuine Apple charging device. Using it may harm your phone. And, it wouldn't charge the battery. Not sure if the same thing would apply on the 4S phones. I have plenty of those connectors... still have an early iPad that uses it. Anyway, I'd try a new cord and charger - if you live near an Apple store, you could take it there and see if they can charge it before you spring for a new one. If you are going to upgrade in a couple of weeks, try to hold off on buying one if you can, because the new phones use a different connector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 Thanks. I am going to try to hold off as long as I have one of my many chargers cords working! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Thanks. I am going to try to hold off as long as I have one of my many chargers cords working! sometimes dust settles inside the port and my iphone will not charge. I take a paper clip and scrape out the dust- and then the cord charges the phone right up. Could that be the issue? Also you might want to try a toothpick- just so you don't short out your phone. But so far the paperclip has worked several times and the rice works for absorbing moisture from phone. A few times I have ended up under water with my phone. It is important you don't turn phone on- the water will ruin circuitry. Place your phone in rice overnight and there is a decent chance it is saved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 sometimes dust settles inside the port and my iphone will not charge. I take a paper clip and scrape out the dust- and then the cord charges the phone right up. Could that be the issue? Also you might want to try a toothpick- just so you don't short out your phone. But so far the paperclip has worked several times and the rice works for absorbing moisture from phone. A few times I have ended up under water with my phone. It is important you don't turn phone on- the water will ruin circuitry. Place your phone in rice overnight and there is a decent chance it is saved Yeah, I kept cleaning it like crazy the other night. With a brush I use for it, a wire, and a toothpick!...........That has been the problem many times. It might have been the problem this time as far it finally working on the one it is now. But, I think the one that had been working for months just died and I thought it was a port problem when it's a charger cord problem. But, definitely - I took one back one time and the Apple guy cleaned in there and it worked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Yeah, I kept cleaning it like crazy the other night. With a brush I use for it, a wire, and a toothpick!...........That has been the problem many times. It might have been the problem this time as far it finally working on the one it is now. But, I think the one that had been working for months just died and I thought it was a port problem when it's a charger cord problem. But, definitely - I took one back one time and the Apple guy cleaned in there and it worked! an eye glass screwdriver works great for cleaning out a iphone. I need to clean my monthly for the most part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Don't be cheap. Go get a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Don't be cheap. Go get a new one. Now, that's not very "green"... Is it? ;-P ;-P You know the rare elements that it takes to make a modern touchscreen ... ;-P ;-P Times that by everybody who "needs" a new phone every 3 years, landfills will be cluttered with iPhones. :-O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 an eye glass screwdriver works great for cleaning out a iphone. I need to clean my monthly for the most part I have one of those. Now I have to find it! Don't be cheap. Go get a new one. I am! But, I have no time right now. In a few weeks I will. I need to figure out my plan. Anybody know if Verizon Fios and Verizon Wireless can be packaged together in a plan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Anybody know if Verizon Fios and Verizon Wireless can be packaged together in a plan? They kinda can. At least when I had both about 7-8 years ago. You got a slight discount for having both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 They kinda can. At least when I had both about 7-8 years ago. You got a slight discount for having both. Thanks. That's what I'm going to try to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I have one of those. Now I have to find it! I love those. How the !@#$ can you see what you're doing without your glasses? Oh but they give you a "magnifying glass" to use. Ok I've got my glasses in one hand, the screwdriver in the other and the magnifying glass in.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I love those. How the !@#$ can you see what you're doing without your glasses? Oh but they give you a "magnifying glass" to use. Ok I've got my glasses in one hand, the screwdriver in the other and the magnifying glass in.......... I have been wearing glasses since I was 6. I need to take my glasses off to read or anything up close. The eye doctor said that I could get bifocals, but I probably just take them off anyway. I find it more and more since I have been getting older, I simply don't need my glasses for things up close... Distance, another story... I guess that is a good thing about getting old. I guess this makes me myopic... But you probably knew that already. ;-P :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 That makes no sense. Just about everybody needs glasses for up close when they hit middle age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 That makes no sense. Just about everybody needs glasses for up close when they hit middle age Not me! One of the great things about aging for me! I can actually take my glasses off finally for the first time in 40 years when doing something up close. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 (edited) Oh... bbb, I wonder if you change batteries you'd get better performance. I have an Android phone and it charges better with this one charger I have. For some reason the old battery was hit and miss, not with the new one now. Edited December 16, 2014 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 That makes no sense. Just about everybody needs glasses for up close when they hit middle age I have a major stigmatism in one eye so I've had glasses since kindergarten. However I need them for reading now too. I have progressives and love them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Glasses suck. Well, having to wear glasses sucks. Most folks discover the need for reading glasses when they pass age 45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Glasses suck. Well, having to wear glasses sucks. Most folks discover the need for reading glasses when they pass age 45. That was the beauty of having them at such a young age like EII said. I never had to go through the issue of being told at 45 I need glasses. And having to wear them all the time I don't have to pull them out just to read something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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