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After being pressured by the Foundation for Consumer and Taxpayer Rights, Apple finally released details about iPhone’s battery replacement procedure, and to some people it is clear why the company kept a secret in the first place.
iPhone’s battery, which is soldered on inside the device, will cost $79 to replace, plus $6.95 for shipping. The iPhone battery replacement process will take 3 days.
Will Apple give you a loaner iPhone while you wait the 3 days? Of course… for an additional $29. That’s over $100 just to change your iPhone’s battery, which is said to last only 400 charges.
Referring to consumer outrage over the iPhone’s battery replacement cost, iPhone reviewer Walt Mossberg said of Apple: “Some of them might be waking up now, wondering who they got in bed with.”
Will this info stop you from buying an iPhone?
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While there is a battery replacement charge, if you’re still within your one-year warranty, there is no charge. You don’t have to play shipping or for the battery. You would still need to pay for the loaner phone, though.
Thanks for clarifying, Chanel.
So 400 charges? Let me see, I charge my iphone every other day (sometimes every third day) so I would get at least 800 days of battery life at 100%? Thats over 2 and a half years? Eh, I’m sure I’ll buy a new iPhone by then.
Only 400 charges!! I didn’t know phone batterys worked like that anyways does this also count for the iPod Touch sense they are so similar.
There’s a website called ipodjuice.com, and it replaces the iPhone batteries for only $49. Or you can just buy the battery and replace it your self (not recommended) for only $25.
I called Apple repair and asked them if I pay for the exrended warrantee,does it include a new battery? Responce was “Yes”.
When I asked if I would get “my” phone back responce was “NO”.
You will get somebody’s phone, not yours.
Thats not right. I’m going to buy the kit then.
I really hate the fact that I can’t send a picture in a text message and that when someone sends me a picture, I have to stop what I’m doing, write down all of the codes and then try to access it.
Most of the time I do not even bother to look and see what they sent me. It is just too much trouble.
This should be added to the list of 25 things…