No, the sleep button does not usually weaken over time. I have an iPhone 4 that I purchased in 2010 which still works well. I recently replaced it with an iPhone 5.
If you do not have Apple Care, the repair is bound to cost a significant amount of money. Apple will know if you have Apple Care. You can call them to find out. If you are on a calling plan, it would probably cost less to upgrade your iPhone. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 31/01/2013, at 17:45, Tom Lange <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > I bought my 32-gig iPhone 4 from AT&T in April of 2011 or thereabouts. > I have some questions about the phone, which has suddenly developed a problem > with the Sleep/Wake switch. It's gotten really difficult to press for some > reason and doesn't stand out as much as the switch on my friend's iPhone 4. > The phone has seen a lot of use and has been dropped a time or two in the > past, but never on a hard surface, and I always keep it in an Otterbox > Defender case. It has not been dropped recently. > > So my questions are these: > 1. Has anybody heard of the on/off switches getting funky from normal wear > and tear on the iPhone 4? > 2. I can't remember buying Apple Care for it, but my girlfriend swears that I > did. Is there a way to check that through the Apple website or would that > information be available on the phone itself? > 3. I'm eligible for an upgrade but money's tight right now. Assuming that I > don't have Apple Care, would Apple replace the device or repair it, and how > much is that apt to cost me? > 4. Would I be better off taking it back to my local AT&T store to see what > they can do for me? > > Thanks in advance. > > Tom > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > 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/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. 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/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
