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(More customer reviews)Used to fix a non-working power/sleep button on an iPhone 3GS and it worked great.
One thing different from the original flex cable in the iPhone is that the mute switch (that attaches to your mute button) is not connected to the flex cable at one spot it should be. It wasn't that big of a deal since the spot it needs to be connected to is only for stability (to hold the switch in place when you toggle the mute button) and was easy to line up and fix in place using super-glue.
Also, the wording of the item is a little confusing in regards to "metal buttons". All it means is that the little round metal contact buttons that are taped to the circuit board are already attached (i.e. you don't need to move them from your old flex cable). You will not get a new mute, volume, or power button. I figured this was the case but, since the description wasn't very specific, it may not be immediately obvious.
The only problem I had with this part was that the "down" volume button does not have the satisfying click feel to it while the "up" volume button does. The down volume works perfectly fine otherwise. I even tried moving the little metal contact buttons from my old flex cable but it didn't help. I'm sure it was just bad luck that I got a flex cable that had this issue and like I said, the volume button works perfectly fine otherwise so it wasn't a big deal.
Other than the volume button, this cable is a perfect replacement for the 3GS's flex cable and that the buttons and headphone jack work just as well as the original iPhone's.
Overall, I'm happy with this aftermarket part and would recommend it to anyone adventurous enough replace it themselves.
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iPhone 3g / 3gS Headphone Audio Jack Flex Cable With Metal Buttons Pre-Installed - Black
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