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iPhone battery replacement to cost $85.95
Should your battery ever need replacement, Apple already has a plan. It'll cost you $79 for a replacement battery, however, and shipping will need to be covered by you as well. That said, assuming you can live without your phone for a week or so that is what it will run you.
As an added bonus, however, Apple will wipe all your data from the device when you send it in. For iPhone users sake, I hope that stock battery is very robust.
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---agissi---
on July 5, 2007 8:58 PM |
Haha sounds like the great things that come with apple's products! |
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Mictlantecuhtli
on July 6, 2007 5:40 AM |
This isn't the first company who wipe the data from customer's products when they send them for this kind of things. Why do they do that? |
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Fornacis
on July 6, 2007 7:57 AM |
I still don't get it.....why do consumers even bother with Apple products is beyond me. |
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jesse_hz
on July 6, 2007 5:52 PM |
Because the pretty interface appeals to non-tech-savvy people (read: noobs). |
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PanicX
on July 6, 2007 11:38 PM |
I'm quite tech savvy and enjoy pretty interfaces. I don't own any apple products, but I have installed several desktop replacements and theme packages for my PC products too. And in comparison to the other devices available in the cell phone market today, the iPhone is definitely one of the best available. |
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shl0791
on July 6, 2007 11:55 PM |
[b]Originally posted by PanicX:[/b][quote]I'm quite tech savvy and enjoy pretty interfaces. I don't own any apple products, but I have installed several desktop replacements and theme packages for my PC products too. And in comparison to the other devices available in the cell phone market today, the iPhone is definitely one of the best available.[/quote]Ya, it's so good with the AT&T plan with 200 sms, that the phone itself doesn't do sms. Weird eh? |
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Julio
on July 7, 2007 1:20 AM |
I think you can call the iPhone a first generation product, it has its flaws which will eventually be corrected on future revisions or competing products, however for people who want to take full advantage of the web browsing and other capabilities, the device sure is a welcomed addition to the top gadgets you can get at the moment. |
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9Nails
on July 7, 2007 9:16 PM |
The iPhone has a few flaws that would keep an educated consumer from buying in. The absence of broadband wireless support, no card memory slot and the lack of a field replaceable battery are just the start. Usually far into future generations of a product Apple eventually gets it right. And they have always been slow to get the fixes out. Standard operating procedure. If you're a company like Nokia or Samsung Mobile, you're probably laughing your ass off at this product over these glaring mistakes. Heck, even Apple's first iPod lacked a replaceable battery and was a Firewire-only product which virtually locked them in to the minority market share of iMac DVD owners. Apple's a company that believes in repeating the same mistakes. They reside at "1 Infinate Loop" for goodness sake. |
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Didou
on July 9, 2007 4:07 AM |
[quote][b]Originally posted by shl0791:[/b]Ya, it's so good with the AT&T plan with 200 sms, that the phone itself doesn't do sms. Weird eh?[/quote]It does SMS just fine (not to mention the interface is quite slick & similar to the way Gmail does conversations). It does not however do MMS messages which is something else. Please get your facts straight when you criticize. |
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Mr. iPhone
on July 10, 2007 10:00 PM |
Here we go again because one pays attention to anything...I think it’s a shame how people are responding to the whole "battery issue." Having been an employee at the Apple Store, I know how they handle their products and typical trends.1. Most people never brought in iPods with problems until at least a year later.2. The iPhone is FULLY covered for a year. (unless they can see that you destroyed it)3. The AppleCare Protection Plan (available in July) will give TWO years of full coverage.[the following is an excerpt from Apple’s Legal iPhone Warranty][url]http://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/iphone.pdf /url]"(1) YEAR from the date of retail purchase by the original end-user purchaser (“Warranty Period”). If a hardware defect arises and a valid claim is received within the Warranty Period, at its option and to the extent permitted by law, Apple will either (1) repair the hardware defect at no charge, using new or refurbished replacement parts…"There you have it. They don’t charge you to replace the battery until your warranty is up AND the protection plan ($69) is less than the cost of a battery replacement.If you check the consumer reports, you’ll notice that they’ll tell you to NEVER buy protection plans or extended warranties… unless it’s the Apple Care Protection Plan.You HAVE to pay closer attention to what you're reading and DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH. Find the facts at the real site.[url]http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/service/batter /[/url](notice how it says "Out-of-Warranty")Hope this information was useful. |
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Fornacis
on July 12, 2007 10:38 AM |
Will the warranty cover this? [url]http://www.willitblend.com/videos.aspx?type=unsafe&vide =iphone[/url] |
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