Hi Neil, I believe there is an Apple Store in Paris, Carrousel du Louver, they may be able to help you.
Good luck, Peder On 26/09/2011, at 21:18 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Neil, > > Have you tried a Hard Reboot? > A Hard Reboot : Hold the power and home buttons until you see the display go > dark and Apple’s logo appears. > > Sent from Ronni's iPad > > On 26/09/2011, at 6:34 PM, Neil Houghton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> This is a somewhat forlorn plea - as I think I know the unpalatable answer >> :o(( >> >> We are in Paris. I have been trying to use my iPhone. It has been hard as >> the so-called wi-fi internet at the apartment is an ibook with a 3G modem in >> it. I won't go into the details of that - I sort of got it working by >> creating a computer to computer network with airport and sharing the >> internet to it - it worked after a fashion - enough to do dropbox syncs etc. >> >> HOWEVER - I only mention this in case it has some relevance to my REAL >> PROBLEM - my iPhone appears to have totally died. >> >> This morning I was trying to dropbox synch some stuff from the computer to >> the phone and noticed that I kept losing the connection - the wifi was >> connected and then it wasn't - the phone was a matter of a few cm from the >> laptop so signal strength wasn't a problem. Each time I could reconnect OK >> but then I would lose the connection in a matter of seconds. I don't know if >> this is relevant or not as a sign of something failing. Anyway, I finally >> achieved the transfers I wanted and stuck the phone in my pocket. >> >> Around 10-15 minutes later I went to make a phone call and I couldn't wake >> the iPhone - pressing the home key, trying to invoke a shutdown/restart by >> holding down the power key - nothing happens. >> >> The battery was at about 95% when it went in my pocket - so that's not the >> problem. >> >> I've tried plugging the phone into my laptop but it is not recognised by >> iTunes or showing as an attached USB device on System profiler. >> >> It seems like the phone is completely powered down and won't switch on. >> >> To channel Monty Python - it has ceased to be - it is an ex iPhone. >> >> I have just checked the receipt and the warranty expired 26th August - >> exactly 1 month ago!! >> >> I must admit, I don't feel like paying Apple for another iPnone after just >> over a year of VERY light usage. I'm still commited to paying Telstra $49 a >> month for the plan (though I guess I could find another phone to stick it >> in). >> >> Any body have any ideas/tips/ tricks to bring my iPhone back to life? >> >> >> Cheers >> >> >> >> Neil >> -- >> Neil R. Houghton >> Albany, Western Australia >> Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 >> Email: [email protected] >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
