Apple offers $86 iPhone battery replacement program

[Kaido]

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What is the iPhone Battery Replacement Program?
If your iPhone requires service only because the battery?s ability to hold an electrical charge has diminished, Apple will repair your iPhone for a service fee of $79, plus $6.95 shipping. Be sure to follow these instructions for optimizing battery life and troubleshooting battery charging issues before submitting your iPhone for battery replacement.

How much does it cost to participate in the program?
The program costs $79, plus $6.95 shipping. The program cost is $85.95 per unit.
All fees are in US dollars and are subject to local tax. Service may not be available if your iPhone has been damaged due to accident or abuse. Please review Apple?s Repair Terms and Conditions for further details.

Will the data on my iPhone be preserved?
No, the repair process will clear all data from your iPhone. It is important to sync your iPhone with iTunes to back up your contacts, photos, email account settings, text messages, and more. Apple is not responsible for the loss of information while servicing your iPhone and does not offer any data transfer service. Please do not send any accessories with your iPhone.

How long will service take?
The repair process normally takes three business days.

 

[Nothinman]

That's awesome that since the battery is integrated you have to send your phone to them and lose all of the information on the thing just to replace the battery.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
That's awesome that since the battery is integrated you have to send your phone to them and lose all of the information on the thing just to replace the battery.

It all stays on your PC....

 

[Nothinman]

It all stays on your PC....

Only if you remember to sync it first. And that still doesn't negate the fact that I can pull the battery out of every phone I own and it won't lose any information.

 

[aphex]

I'm sure 3rd party companies will be offering this service for $39 within a year...

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote> It all stays on your PC.... </end quote></div>

Only if you remember to sync it first. And that still doesn't negate the fact that I can pull the battery out of every phone I own and it won't lose any information.

<---backsup to an exchange server

 

[Tegeril]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote> It all stays on your PC.... </end quote></div>

Only if you remember to sync it first.

Seriously, wtf kind of an argument is this. You charge your iPhone by syncing it with a computer. If you can remember to package up the phone and ship it, you can remember to spend 25 seconds plugging it into a computer and having it auto backup.

 

[Nothinman]

Seriously, wtf kind of an argument is this.

As I said, every phone I've ever owned has had a user replaceable battery so wtf is so special about the iPhone that I have to be without it for 3 days just to get a new battery?

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote> Seriously, wtf kind of an argument is this. </end quote></div>

As I said, every phone I've ever owned has had a user replaceable battery so wtf is so special about the iPhone that I have to be without it for 3 days just to get a new battery?

that is a valid quam, but the syncing one is not.

just calling 'em as I sees 'em

 

[Tegeril]

Exactly. Your point is fine, Nothinman, but don't bring syncing into it.

 

[Nothinman]

Exactly. Your point is fine, Nothinman, but don't bring syncing into it.

But the syncing is a valid side point because removing the battery shouldn't cause you to lose anything. Does that mean that if the battery dies at some point you'll lose everything too? I could definitely see that happening unexpectedly and at a time when you might not be near your machine to sync.

 

[Tegeril]

I would wager it is more akin to the myriad of computer manufacturers that by policy reformat devices that come in for service, no matter what the service is so that they can maintain quality control of devices that leave the "factory."

 

[Nothinman]

I would wager it is more akin to the myriad of computer manufacturers that by policy reformat devices that come in for service, no matter what the service is so that they can maintain quality control of devices that leave the "factory."

Which is equally stupid.

 

[0roo0roo]

such is the cost of liion based devices. look at the price of laptop batteries

 

[JC86]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote> I would wager it is more akin to the myriad of computer manufacturers that by policy reformat devices that come in for service, no matter what the service is so that they can maintain quality control of devices that leave the "factory." </end quote></div>

Which is equally stupid.

3 days is awfully quick considering shipping and handling. Could it be that they have a boatload of refurbished phones with new batteries and they just send you a refurbed one while replacing the battery in ur original for the next person who needs a replacement?

 

[Nothinman]

3 days is awfully quick considering shipping and handling. Could it be that they have a boatload of refurbished phones with new batteries and they just send you a refurbed one while replacing the battery in ur original for the next person who needs a replacement?

But if that's the case why can't you just take it to an Apple store and have it replaced right there?

 

[JC86]

point taken . . . I just think that for such a short turnaround, they have to have regional labor centers to do all the replacements and in the states, that'd be expensive, unless they overnight all their phones sent in for replacement to china, which i'd imagine would be prohibitively expensive.