> in my experience, it's the charge port that goes. I have had this problem on a regular basis with all of the iPhones I have owned, and the problem has never

> in my experience, it's the charge port that goes. I have had this problem on a regular basis with all of the iPhones I have owned, and the problem has never been that the charge port is dead, but that dust and/or lint has gathered in it. The solution is very simple: use a tootbrush or similar, preferably something plastic that won't break, BUT NOT ANYTHING METALLIC, to dig out the dirty stuff. Problem solved.