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iPhone 4 Problem
Harry.Kewell
17-03-2011
Hey guys just wondering whats the best solution for my problem. I've had the iPhone since november and everything seemed OK however about a month in I noticed on a rare occasion that the speaker would crackle really loudly out of the blue and last about 2 seconds. However I have noticed it's gotten worse over the past 2 weeks, whenever I record a video the crackling is constant, when I answer phone calls its on in the background and the only way to stop it is to tap the back of the phone hard. Obviously it's a speaker issue.

However do I take it into 3 and say there is problems or do I take it to an Apple store? I didn't take any insurance out so am not covered that way. But it's not really something that I've damaged anyway and it's never been dropped or anything.

I'm a bit confused as to what to do or how much its gonna cost to fix.
Darth-Habib
17-03-2011
Make a genius bar appointment with your nearest apple store, using this link

http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/geniusbar/

They will generally replace your handset there and then
ram jam
17-03-2011
my camera lens has fallen out will this get repaired at the genius bar too?
Darth-Habib
17-03-2011
Originally Posted by ram jam:
“my camera lens has fallen out will this get repaired at the genius bar too?”

IIRC they don't do physical repairs in store.


Was it a result of an accident/are obvious signs of damage on the phone.

If so, they will send it off to repair, elsewhere with an estimate cost of repair.

If it is a hardware fault, they normally swap it there and then.
ram jam
17-03-2011
Hi, thanks for the reply, no accident I took the phone out if my pocket today and wondered why it felt different then when I looked at it I noticed the little clear round lens cover missing. It's a pity they don't repair instore as I don't want the phone sending away for just that little cover?!
psionic
17-03-2011
It won't hurt to ask Apple. They might sort it out for you if the phone doesn't look otherwise damaged.

Alternatively the lens cover is only a few quid on Ebay. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAMERA-MODULE-...62d752ffdcdad8
david.boobis
18-03-2011
Chances are if it's still in warranty (which is must be) and they agree it wasn't caused by accidental damage, they'll just give you a new handset and send your old one back for reconditioning. So it's probably a good idea to back up everything before you go just to be on the safe side.
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