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Original post by JoeyLuck,

Title:

Why does my iPhone randomly shut off

Text:

Here's the story:

I'm on t-mobile's network and i wanted an iphone, so i went to ebay and i found one that cost about 168 bucks a few weeks ago, the first day i got the phone it randomly shut off and it's been doing it up until now the phone will be at between 90, 80 or even 68% and shut off randomly, and it won't turn on unless i plug it up to a outlet charger, it's soooo Frustrating. do I need to get a new phone, or do i need to get a new battery? I've been searching this for weeks and I still haven't gotten any help. I need a solution.

Device:

iPhone 3GS

Status:

open