'iPhone needs to cool down before you can use it' warning OMG

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Dreamy

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Topic # 67135 28-Aug-2010 19:07

I have had the iphone 4 32g two weeks yesterday. Today I get the "Iphone needs to cool down before you can use it" warning.

It was not hot to the touch, I had not been using it, but just picked it up to check my emails. after about 15 seconds I could use it again. talk about my heart stopping!!!

anyone else had this warning with the iphone 4?

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manta

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Reply # 374009 28-Aug-2010 19:13

No, but it happens if it's been left in the sun or somehow got too hot - over 35 degrees I believe.

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Reply # 374011 28-Aug-2010 19:25

I had this with my 3Gs,

Tho in saying that I had it in the Hot Hawkes Bay Sun All Day

Dreamy

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Reply # 374014 28-Aug-2010 19:34

it was resting on my laptop number keys, which was not hot at all, and in the lounge again not hot.
very worrying some people talking about bad battery if this continues for no reason, some say its a bug and apple will get around to fixing it.

I do kinda miss my 3gs

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Dreamy

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Reply # 374062 28-Aug-2010 22:41

I just turned it on and it said emergency calls only, then it connected and is working perfectly.
This got me thinking, I have seen it do this several times before.

Is it dropping the network connection ?

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Reply # 374064 28-Aug-2010 23:19

correct handset is camped on another carriers cell / network

Dreamy

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Reply # 374120 29-Aug-2010 10:07

johnr: correct handset is camped on another carriers cell / network

not sure what this means sorry. I purchased my iphone 4 (like my previous iphones) from a vodafone shop.

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Reply # 374143 29-Aug-2010 11:33

Dreamy:
johnr: correct handset is camped on another carriers cell / network

not sure what this means sorry. I purchased my iphone 4 (like my previous iphones) from a vodafone shop.

I believe it means, for some reason, your iphone decided to go connect to another carriers network (ie: Telecom).... in which case you can only make emergency calls.

I've seen my crappy sharp phone do this also.. put it down to a funny sim card until recently.

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Reply # 374144 29-Aug-2010 11:35

Dreamy:
johnr: correct handset is camped on another carriers cell / network

not sure what this means sorry. I purchased my iphone 4 (like my previous iphones) from a vodafone shop.

The phone picked a strong signal from another carrier such as XT or 2degrees rather that your own provider. As you can only make emergency calls (Like 111) on somebody else's network , that's why "emergency calls only" came up. Phone then found your own network and you are back in business again.
Andrew