[Orecets]

Anyone in the know mind telling me what options I might have?

It has to be a hardware issue, it sounds like crap, like waaaaay over modulated and crackly, no matter the source.

Can I restore and ship to apple without a receipt? I doubt it.

I looked into replacing the speaker myself, and it seems reasonably doable. Ivem odded several wii's and ps2s, and know my way around consumer electronics for the most part.

Found a parts shop with the speaker for only 30 bones.

Has anyone done this thyself? Is it hairy? The disassembly guide i saw made the phone look like it might require proprietary tools

Thanks for any help sirs and maams.

[Grassmasta]

Given that your phone may be experiencing below average sound, and if that is the case, best of luck to you. However, typically the 2G speakers sound like "chit" anyway.

[Orecets]

This has to be a hardware failure, its just sounds crackly and garbled to hell. It didnt sound like this at first.

I am watching disassemble guides, and am wondering just how deep into the process I need to go to replace the speaker, I know its a shot in the dark, but does anyone here know?

In the future, if anyone does a search because they have the same problem, use this link to buy your speaker, it comes with a free case tool, and its half the price of the other iphone parts stores I was browsing.

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Ill take pics and post the surgery too, and by all means, if anyone reads this and has some tips on easily reaching the speaker during disassembly, please share!