Thanks Adam, really helpful post. I don't think I've fried that chip, but that confirms I won't use after-market cables again!
Benjamin, I didn't know about the swaps, so I think I might head in store. Thing is, if it's an iOS issue (sounds like you have the same trouble on your 4S) will a replacement handset give me he same grief? Adam Adam Pymble @trinityislingtn On 5 Feb 2015, at 07:10, Benjamin Phillips <[email protected]> wrote: > The Genius Bar can always be a big help. I once took my MacBook in to them > when it was a few months out out of warranty but they still carried out a > repair free of charge. > > With regards to your phone, if it has been happening since the software > update it may be an iOS8 problem rather than hardware problem. I have the > same issue on my iPhone 4S since I upgraded to iOS7. The device could have > anywhere upto 40% battery life but it will shut itself down claiming to have > no battery life, however it would start up again when the charger is > connected or if I leave it for 30 minutes or so. > > With iOS devices they don't carry out hardware repairs in store. They will > swap your phone for a like for like. They still have stock of the iPhone 3GS > just incase someone comes into the Genius Bar with one. If the phone does > need replacing out of warranty the worst you would be looking at is a small > fee for unit replacement. Recently did this with an iPhone4 because the home > button was starting to stick. £40 charge and they did a like for like > replacement - new iPhone4. > > Hope this helps. > > Regards, > > Benjamin Phillips > > On Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 4:08:30 PM UTC, mac98aop wrote: > Hi all > > My iPhone 5, since updating to iOS8, has a nasty habit of 'dying' when > there's a good 30% battery. I've tried reboots, resets, reinstalls etc... so > decided to see a 'Genius'. Might they do any battery tests? > > In short, is it worth the journey? Are they likely to be able to fix it?!?! > > AP > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/smug/yx6NtOEPgv8/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
