This never happens but… I made the mistake of carrying too many things at once, my iPhone being one of them. I dropped it… on the tile. It hurts to remember.
I picked up my phone to find that it was prompting me to insert a sim card.
NO!!! After over 2 years of such careful handling, had I really turned my iPhone into an iPod touch?
I removed the sim card and reinserted it. Still no luck. Then it crossed my mind that the top of the phone is where it hit the floor. Perhaps something was bumped north inside of it. So I shook it a bit. Believe it or not it actually worked! The sim card registered and all was good. Or so I thought. Over the next day the sim card warning was on and off. I didn’t recieve my text messages even when it appeared to have a signal.
I decided I would have to open it up and see if there was anything obviously wrong. Here’s how it went…
I was amazed by how much finely dusted pocket lint was trapped inside the phone!
I didn’t find anything obviously wrong so I cleaned it out and put it back together. Yay! It works! I’m guessing that one of the “snap-on” connectors was knocked loose from the impact.
One thing about Apple products… you will always need a tiny screw driver and you’ve got to be really gentle. When I opened my old school apple mouse to clean it out, tiny parts went flying. As long as you move slowly and carefully you can see how it’s assembled. I encourage you to not be afraid of opening up your electronics! It may save you some cash every now and then. This project really only took me about 30 minutes.