iPhone 6S - No Service Issue (Probably Hardware Related)
I have an iPhone 6S which I recently replaced the screen for. The screen replacement went fine and the phone functioned normally with the phone getting signal normally. Then a couple of days later upon reinserting the SIM card again from my other phone, I got the ‘No Service’ in the top left corner even though there was signal in the area I was currently in.
The IMEI is still showing when I type in *#06# so I think the Baseband CPU IC is not the issue. I’ve tried all the basic fixes:
- Reset the network settings multiple times
- Full factory reset
- Updating to iOS 12 from iOS 11.4.1
- Updated carrier settings (although I initially ignored it when I was prompted but updated after the problem arose)
- Rocked the phone back and forth on my legs 5-10 times to resit the antenna. This gave me 1 bar for about a minute before going back to No Service
- Reconnected the antenna cables on the top side of the logic board
- Replaced the cellular antenna
- Reinserting the SIM card multiples times
- Restarting + Hard resets lots of times
- Addressed time + date issues
- Toggled airplane mode multiple times
Also the gyroscope is slightly off, the compass doesn't turn and the level doesn’t work, but the screen rotates just fine. I’m not sure how relevant this is though.
I’ve concluded that it has to be a hardware issue as I’ve tried all the software fixes. The only thing I haven’t changed that could be related is the dock connector of which the lightning port and the headphone jack are slightly flaky. The water indicator is also red but everything else apart from the gyroscope is working.
I’m not sure what to do now as I’ve exhausted all the potential basic possibilities. Is there anything else that I could try? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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