Wednesday, August 6, 2008

My iPhone is a Sexy Brick

So I get home tonight and hook my iPhone up to my computer so I can update the firmware to the latest 2.0.1 which I read about today, and it's now just a sexy brick. I am stuck in some kind of infinite loop where it tries updating the firmware, then says there was some error and it needs to restore, then when I try to restore it throws up this message:

My iPhone has been rather crashy from the get-go, but this is just icing on the cake. I want to love it, but I dont think it likes me very much. I'm not sure what to do next. Do I take it back to AT&T? It's my only source of phone and now I cant use it.

Update:
After a few hours of trying over and over to get the restore to work in desperation, it finally took hold with a restore. Now, whenever I hook up my iPhone to my computer I'm presented with 2 options: Restore from backup or set up as a new phone. I can't get to any files or sync or anything. When I choose restore from backup, it starts the whole process again, only to take me back to the same damn screen with the 2 choices all over again. My only options being to set up as a new iPhone, I did that, but somehow it kept my e-mails and notes and settings, just got rid of my music and pictures. I seriously hate iTunes y'all. This has me pissed off enough to be considering returning my iPhone while I've still got my buyers remorse window.

2 comments:

Mike1877 said...

I have been reading A LOT about the Windows users haveing a TON of problems. I couldn't even get Itunes to load on my Vista machine. And when I talked to Mac about it. They said the error I was presenting was for XP and that I couldn't possibly have Vista Ulimate...Gee I dont know what I built.

But obviously all works great on the Mac's. Buckle down and get a new Mac. You know you want one anyway.

Zan said...

Damn, I'm really sorry to hear about the iphone troubles. I say take it back and get a new one. Like you said, it was kinda glitchy from the get-go, right?