Are you using iTunes on a PC?

I had similar to this if so. Uninstall and reinstall iTunes.

Uninstall Firewall and switch off antivirus. Then try and sync phone again.

Worked for me.

Posted By: jafski on August 31st 2011 at 15:25:01

Message Thread

I bought an iphone from eBay (General Chat) - conker, Aug 31, 15:03:01
- unplug it from PC and press and hold the on/off button on the top (General Chat) - K1ng5 Lynn Canary, Aug 31, 15:28:14
  - ^^^ THIS (General Chat) - lurd, Aug 31, 15:49:53
    - No good. Once it restarts it goes to the USB cable image (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Aug 31, 16:14:52
- Just bung it on oiToons and install it as a new iPhone (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 31, 15:19:18
  - That's where it is telling me it is in recovery mode. I don't have a restore point (General Chat) - conker, Aug 31, 15:21:06
    - Are you using iTunes on a PC? (General Chat) - jafski, Aug 31, 15:25:01
    - Happened to a friend the other day when her EEE died. Can't remember how she solved it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 31, 15:23:07
  - oiTunes. (General Chat) - jafski, Aug 31, 15:20:24
    - oiFoon intut (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 31, 15:21:21
- Sounds like someone has been trying to jailbreak (n/m) (General Chat) - Ben, Aug 31, 15:15:06
  - Well if it was me, it wasn't intentional - I just wanted it to work on Vodafone (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Aug 31, 15:18:36
    - ha.....vodafone (General Chat) - pants, Aug 31, 15:21:27
      - That's rather irrelevant though isn't it ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 31, 15:26:48
    - Dunno about over there but deal with have with Apple is that you can SIM unlock any (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 31, 15:21:00
- Got a Blackberry from work and hate it with a passion (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Aug 31, 15:06:44
  - Heard all the jabbering about them so bought one off eBay (General Chat) - conker, Aug 31, 15:08:36
    - "laptop timed out" (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 31, 15:21:51
      - Went to the snooze function/locked itself as I was not using the PC (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Aug 31, 15:26:21
        
        Ah. Well you know once you do manage to get it out of recovery mode, then next time (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 31, 15:27:37
      - ^^^what does that mean ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 31, 15:22:02
        
        wasn't responding probably (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Aug 31, 15:23:28
    - That is annoying (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Aug 31, 15:12:15
      - I've been on Google and Youtube for about 2 hours trying to sort it (General Chat) - conker, Aug 31, 15:14:07
        
        They allow you to unlock it through iTunes these days. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 31, 15:27:58
        
        I just need to be able to access the phone in i-tunes then! (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Aug 31, 15:31:06
- No, should have got a new one (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 31, 15:04:41
  - It worked when I got it! (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Aug 31, 15:05:07

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