Well, this one can be a little nasty... First, inside the charing port you will see a tiny little rectangle to the side of the charging port facing the back of the phone. If that water damage indicator is red, you have a damaged port and you will need to have it replaced. However, if you cannot see it, it looks gray or black and the charging cable does not go all the way flush as it did before...it is filthy in there! Make sure the phone is off, and use a very thin toothpick

Tell me if this sounds familier: unless you place the phone on speaker when you are on a call the other party cannot hear you. Well, this normally means that your headphone jack is not functioning correctly. This could mean that it has been water damaged, it broke somehow or that something is stuck in it not allowing it get out of the headphone mode. First, get a flashlight and look into the headphone jack. Second, make sure the phone is turned off and if possible the battery

For the most part, there three types of stores you can buy your next phone from. [for the following I will be using Verizon as the examples but they work for all the major carriers] The CORPORATE store is one that is owned solely by the carrier. They have strict guidelines that all of their salesmen have to follow. All of the commercial promotions will be upheld but all of the prices that are listed will not be negotiable. These salesmen work on a hourly plus commission. They

It's important to understand that when you are purchasing a new phone you are buying it from a salesman. If they work on comission or hourly plus commission they still have incetive to push you in the direction of the phone THEY are most interested in selling. Usually this is because non iPhones pay out more than the iPhone. If you want an iPhone it is important to understand [I use to work for Verizon] that there are phones that are better than the iPhone but will not have t

When purchasing used iPhone you have to make sure to check for a few things. Most phone are carrier locked and even unlocked phones cannot work across different carriers. There are two main cell systems that the major carriers use. AT&T and T-Mobile use the GSM network while Spring and Verizon use the CDMA network. Make sure that when you are purchasing the phone you set it up so that you can check the settings on the phone. Make sure that the carrier will match yours as oth

You want to sell your phone on Craigslist, hey, you are looking to make the most you can! If you are willing to risk the inherent risks that come with selling on craigslist you can make the most money. When posting on craigslist it is best that you put a few pictures up so potential customers can see the condition of the phone, place a good description of which carrier, which model and how long you have owened it. Make sure that if you put your number you change it from 123-4

You just purchased a new phone and you want to sell your old phone. I would be making a disservice if I did not mention that I purchase phones but let's forget about that for the moment. If you are looking the make most from your phone selling on Craigslist is the way to go. However, there are some inherent safety concerns w/that option. Another option is USell.com and Gazelle.com. This option is very safe but you do have to wait for your money and this option pays you the le