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I disassembled my iphone 3g to fix my power button but now the proximity sensor + speaker above the screen is not working. I think the problem is in the ribbon cable #3. I’ve tried multiple times to insert it, I know it isn’t supposed to go all the way in but when I insert it as far as I can and close the switch, I can still pull it out of the “dock” (without force). With these symptoms, could the problem be something else than this connection? How should I insert the cable? regards, gunnar steinn Update After multiple tries of installing the cable over the past few days I went to a more experienced iphone repair guy and he replaced it in 5 minutes. He told me that I had no idea why, but this cable seemed to break every once in a while when disassembling the phone. So I finally have a working phone :) thanks

hi gunnar, you are not hte first one with this problem. you’re right, the cable should not go all the way in. the only orientation is the different color of the ribbon cable - the “shiny contacts” have to go all the way in - but if the connector is faulty - it won’t hold anything. the connector can be replaced. but you will need a pretty serious hardware for that - so if you don’t have special soldering equipment and the knowledge how to use ths stuff - don’t think about replacing the part. i think there is the possibility to do something experimental with that connector, but i won’t try anything with the 2 customer phones i have here at the moment ;-)

Be careful when testing how well it is seated, by pulling it out of the connector you can damage the ribbon and/or the connector. If your connector needs replacement, let me know. I do these all the time.

Hello, i just repaced my screen because it was broken and now everything on my phone is working except the earphone. where are you guys located? i am in Canada near Vancouver and i need a iphone repair guy. thanks Jordan

Uh… I dont live in the Philippines. I live in California. Jordan, email me.

ive been given a Iphone 3 with the ribon broken off in the connector3 any ideas on how to remove this ribbon without breaking the connector, cant seem to find anything small enough to get in there!! any help will be greatful :)

Taylor, You either edited or posted the answer below. I have an iphone 3GS that I replaced the battery on last night (or so I thought). I never actually got the phone working again. It will boot but I had no on-line signal from AT&T, plus a have a number of other problems, as follows:

  1. Couldn’t get an AT&T signal so I took the phone apart again. Cable 7 which think is the GSM antenna would not connect to the connection on the board
  2. Cable 3 will not stay in the white connector, and I can’t find the black clip (I think that that connector needs to be replaced now). How might I get those parts fixed and the phone repaired? Thanks, Dick Gleason Answered Nov 8 2010 11:27 AM Permalink • History Be careful when testing how well it is seated, by pulling it out of the connector you can damage the ribbon and/or the connector. If your connector needs replacement, let me know. I do these all the time. Edited by Taylor Arnicar Feb 6 @ 10:45 PM

I just replaced the screen on my husbands iPhone 3GS and now the screen is white and will not do anything anyone know what I can do to fix it? Thank you

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