Apple's iPhone Battery Replacement Program

I dont think so.... its not an ipod its a phone

i remember reading that on saturday on apple.com/iphone. what macnn doesn't mention is that you can get a service iphone while yours is in repair, and they charge 29 dollars for it.

the battery on that thing lasts, like, five years tops. unacceptable for a vehicle designed to last twenty years or more. i demand free battery replacement for the life of my vehicle. and don't even get me started about the gas tank. its like i'm refilling that every week!

The 3 days is ridiculous (almost as asinine as darkelf's comment about the truck...what a schmuck). I doubt he would go without his truck for 3 days.

A service iPhone for $30 bucks is barely acceptable.

SO, a new battery will cost you nearly $120, which is about 20% the cost of the 8Gig model.

I think that purchasers should start to make a stink (as they did with the iPod battery a couple of years ago) for a better plan.

Those who are complaining about having to pay this to have Apple replace the battery need to consider batteries in other cell phones. Cell phone batteries last, on average, about a year. Replacement batteries usually run about $80-90. Cheaper batteries are knock-off brands and generally don't perform as well as genuine Motorola/Nokia/Samsung/etc. Those who are complaining about having to pay this to have Apple replace the battery need to consider batteries in other cell phones. You get what you pay for.

How the FUCK can I just drop everything while APPLE decides to take 3 days to replace my battery???

APPLE stores should swap out the batteries on-site, without fail.

But really, i've only had to buy one battery for my cell and I use it every day. But the point is that I cannot do without my cell phone.

If they want us to send inthe phones, they should give out LOANERS until the phone is returned.

Civilization made it several thousand years without cell phones. I think we can all make it three days without the new spanky one.

If your battery ever dies (two, three years from now), you will have an option of 1. replacing it in Apple store (while-you-wait), or 2. sending it in (if the store is too far). You can either use one of the old GSM unlocked phones meanwhile (I don't know anyone on GSM who doesn't have at least one old Nokia or Samsung lying around). The price of the thing is just about the same as any other cellphone battery.

I am sure for those who are so cheap they cringe at $87 battery cost, there will be plenty of after-market cheap alternatives, perhaps even with instructions for do-it-yourself approach.

The truck analogy was extremely amusing (well, perhaps not for those who for some weird reason find it impossible to survive in this world without being tethered to a cellphone...). They can, of course, always get that $29 loaner (if they are in that small group that doesn't have an old GSM phone at home).

...own an iPhone.

If you won't honor the device's inner parts, make it replaceable by the consumer.

I would love an iPhone, but Apple's terms are too extreme. I will not deal with AT&T. I will not go without my phone for 3 (business) days, and be charged $130.00 for the privilege.

Excuse me, but people aren't complaining about the price, they're complaining that Apple didn't make it easy to swap out. On every cell phone I've seen, removal of the battery is simple, and replacement just as much (its even helpful if your phone decides not to respond anymore, rather then trying to remember freakin' keystrokes like with an iPod).

And jpellino, civilization also lasted thousands of years without running water, electricity, cars, public transportation, etc. But if your job depends on your phone (as many people's do, and as many people's jobs might rely on their car or their computer or electricity), maybe you too would be irritated at the hassle.

BTW, this is one the things Apple wanted control over, as opposed to letting the carrier handle it: hardware issues. With my cheapo verizon phone, the first year I have it, I can get it replaced if its not working, no questions asked (well, except "What's your phone number?"). Apple is more "Your iPod is scratched, which implies you dropped it, so we're not going to fix it".