Oct 16 2008
iPhone 3G: How to make an iPhone 3G ring again
Missed calls on my iPhone 3G are totaling at least 10 over the last couple of days. It has been vibrating but not ringing. So far I just kind of ignored it but now it is really getting on my nerves.
I know – I know I should have been wearing my Bluetooth and I would have known that there was a call coming in. For some reason I have been in some sort of iPhone-not-ringing denial.
Finally I am admitting that there is a problem. After checking my iPhone 3G earlier this afternoon I noticed another missed call. This has gone far enough.
Apparently I am not the only iPhone owner experiencing this issue. I read in a few forums that others are complaining about silent iPhones. One suggestion was to reset all settings. I did that. Then I called my iPhone from another cell phone and it vibrated but would not ring.
Trying not to over-react I searched Google for another forum. This time I found the answer I was seeking. There is a tiny little switch on the upper left hand side of the iPhone 3G. When it is pushed forward the phone rings when receiving a call – if the switch is pushed downward the phone will not ring when receiving a call.
Simple fix.
I have a similar problem except mine doesnt ring when its locked/sleeping. When I wake the phone up to my surprise there is a missed call. The little buttin on the side is up to where the bell comes on my screen without the slash through it…assuming it will ring. I have the same thing with text messages and having delay in text messages. To the extend it may be hours after it was sent Ill get 4 or 5 in a row out of the blue. I reset my settings and didnt change anything except the ringtone. Any suggestions?
Matt
friedman8018@yahoo.com
feel free to e-mail me with suggestions Im lost at this point and about to activate my blackberry again
Thank u thank u thank u…for days Ive been wondering if wt Ive been fearing happened and my iphone 3 G is showing problems long heard of, never realized that small switch puts the phone on silent. Is it only me or do u also think the phone shld come w a manual instead of leaving us lost out there
thanks sooooooo much!!!!!! lol!!! i was so close to selling this phone i thought its was broken!!
I thank you from the bottom of my heart..
I went to apple.com first. ha. so I googled it and viola’ there is my answer. thanks . Dianne
Worked like a charm - awesome!
Thank you soooo much!!!! My phone is actually ringing again