For the past few weeks my iPhone 3G S has been acting real buggy (apps opening slowly, delays when typing, voicemail ringtone going off when I don't have any voicemails) and a few minutes ago it just died on me! I tried rebooting it by holding down both the button on the top right corner and the button on the lower part of the screen at the same time but all I got was a black screen with the Apple logo in the middle. Now when I try rebooting it again...the screen goes blank for a second and then back to the black screen with the Apple logo in the middle. I've tried charging it, I've tried syncing it (my laptop/iTunes won't even acknowledge it's presence at all now) I've taken out the sim card and replaced it...but nothing seems to work! I hope someone here has some good advice for me becaue I'm starting to panic...I can't afford a brand new iPhone and the nearest Apple store is really far from me.
Try forcing your iPhone into recovery mode and restoring from there. To do this, turn it off, press and hold the home button, and plug it in to your computer via the USB cable. Keep holding the home button until it turns on. Hopefully, the screen showing a USB cable with an arrow pointing to an iTunes icon will appear and you can do a restore from there, as iTunes should recognize the iPhone in recovery mode.
Tried that, doesn't work, just gives me the black scren with the Apple logo in the middle and after about 10 seconds the screen goes blank as if the iPhone has been shut off completely.
I have the 3G and have had the same symptoms. I am trying to do as suggested in recovery mode...I tunes says 3 hours to update. But that is better than I was getting.
I have had the same issues as socal, itunes says 3 hours to download 1 item. I cant tell if the bar is moving... What if it locks up while downloading? I took my phone to the mac store, and they told me it was either the battery or the flash drive and to call apple support. How can i call apple support? my phone doesn't work! Lol. And of course online support will call you when it is convenient for you. There is no convenient time, I can't make or receive any calls!!!!