The champ hit the mat when he got plugged into my Alpine CDE-9852 with the factory iPod interface cable. I have plugged a 1.0.2 iPhone in multiple times and aside from a bit of GSM buzz once in a while it worked great. The deceased was running version 1.1.1, and upon being plugged in, was down for the count.
The screen flickered a couple times then thin lines formed the length of the screen and the champ was unresponsive. When the medics attempted to resuscitate there were reports of large amounts of heat emanating from the back of the patient. After two hours of attempting to revive the device, there was no hope.
We took the iPhone to the Genius Bar and a new champ emerged from the shadows. The Mac Genius removed the SIM and re-activated the iPhone in-store and we were back on the road. I assume that this is a “Thankfully I have an AT&T contract” situation. So a word to those with Alpine head units, be careful with who you send into the ring.
[via | My iPhone Tricks]
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