Pizzastevee t1_iucxzon wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:40 AM

Reply to comment by thedaveCA in What to do with my broken iPhone? by SimilarBear

If you try to wipe the phone and it’s off it will erase the next time it gets a connection

thedaveCA t1_iuekf8i wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:01 PM

Right, so, no data protection from someone who fixes the phone and guesses the 0000 PIN.

Sorry OP, but you trash the phone, don’t sell for parts.

Entertainnosis t1_iug2vnc wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:26 AM

No one buying the phone on eBay is interested in the data inside, and no one would think to start guessing passwords.

People on eBay are fixing them and selling them on for the £50 they can make on it, and that’s it.

AcceptableWeird9 t1_iug3179 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:27 AM

You’re quite likely correct. But if it were my phone, I wouldn’t risk my data being compromised.

Entertainnosis t1_iug3mxz wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:31 AM

That’s understandable. If I was in OPs shoes I’d go to another store and ask them to put another battery on the phone, just to see if the thing even works.