My daughters have there phones up full all the time and never have issues with the speaker. My gut says that the volume isn't the cause of this.
Danny: On 11/11/2012, at 10:39 AM, Lewis Crack <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Esther. > > I have just tried this to no avail. > I've ordered another iPhone. > Should get it during next week, and I think I'm going to try lowering the > volume of VoiceOver to try and eliminate any problems with the speaker, as I > think the main reason why it went in the first place was because I've always > had my VoiceOver on full volume, especially in busy areas due to my hearing > loss. > So I am assuming that the constant heavy vibrations has caused the speaker to > finally give up. > So will be using headphones for the next few days until I get my new iPhone! > I can't wait! > Thanks for the advice though everyone! > Regards. > Lewis. > -- > Sent from my MacBook 13inch. > On 10 Nov 2012, at 23:31, Esther <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Lewis, >> >> Another possibility to try before deciding whether you need a replacement: I >> believe that Geoff Waaler had an instance where his iPhone 3GS would not >> play through the speaker, and after doing some research on the web, he >> determined that sometimes dust lodging in the input jack area can fool the >> speaker switch into behaving as though headphones were connected. He was >> able to get the speaker action back by by quickly inserting and pulling out >> the jack end of the earbuds or headphones several times in succession. He >> did this several times in succession, fairly fast, and pushing all the way >> in, as though he were trying to ream out the region where the plug >> connects. This apparently dislodged whatever dust particle was triggering >> the iPhone to behave as though headphones were plugged in, and allowed the >> sound to get routed back to the speakers. >> >> Normally, I suggest doing a hard reset, where you hold down both the home >> button at the bottom and the sleep/wake button along the top edge >> simultaneously, and keep holding them down until the iPhone completely >> powers off, then power it on again. However, you've already tried this, so >> I'll make the suggestion about trying to dislodge any dust that may be in >> the region where the headphones plug in. If Geoff reads your post he may be >> able to give other suggestions. >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> >> On Nov 10, 2012, at 12:36 PM, Ian McNamara <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi lewis it sounds like the same thing that happened to mine. It may mean >>> you need a replacement phone and the apple store might be your only option >>> unless anyone else has a better idea. >>> >>> Ian McNamara >>> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
