Thanks, That is very helpful. I'll look and see what is involved. I'm still reluctant as this is my only phone line (and phone).
Andy On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 1:55 PM, Chris McQuistion <[email protected]> wrote: > Just to add my two cents to this conversation, http://www.ifixit.com has > fantastic repair guides for all kinds of Apple products, including the > iPhone (and other brands/models). > > You may already know this, but they are THE resource for complete teardowns > and repair information and parts. They have a repair guide for the vibrate > module here and they sell the actual part here ($4.95.) > > Chris > > On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 12:21 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> My first time opening my iPhone 3G was to replace the battery. I was past >> the year warranty and didn't want to pay Apple $100 for a cheap battery. >> The >> site I bought the battery from was http://www.repairsuniverse.com. They >> sent >> me the wrong battery at first which I didn't notice it until I installed >> it. >> They were very good about correcting their mistake. It took me a couple of >> times to get it back together totally correct. There are a couple of >> connectors that were a little difficult to get back connected for a >> naivest. >> >> A few months later, the camera went bad. I bought a new one and replaced >> it. >> Then there was my vibration module was loose and hitting a circuit board. >> >> I have extensive time worked on my iPhone hardware and software. I have >> jailbroken it and used a file editor to fix frequent system hangs. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Andrew Farnsworth" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 8:14:48 PM >> Subject: Re: [nlug] Wanted: iPhone 3GS >> >> On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Kevin Wurm <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I've opened my iPhone 3G 15+ times. You could order a new vibration >>> module >>> & install it yourself. I will forward the site info later. >>> >>> Kevin Wurm >> >> Kevin, >> That would be great. I'll take a look and see. Just out of >> curiousity why have you opened it so many times? >> >> Andy >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
