tekmoe said:still waiting for my 12" powerbook battery.........
Dr.Gargoyle said:Ok, this might be a sensitive question, but have you returned in your old battery to Apple?
My old battery is still at 98% so I am really not that happy about sending it back. I would much rather have it as a back up (regardless of the very very slim chance it might set my computer on fire)
powerbook911 said:I find it amusing they want us to take the time to discharge the battery before returning. Mine was already discharged. However, I might wait a bit to return it. I don't think they're going to charge us or anything. However, I probably never would use it, it would be a *tiny tiny* risk too considering what happened to a handful of people, so probably best just to return.
I'm so thankful the recall happened. I mean, my Powerobok is fun again being able to last more than 1.5 hours on conservative settings. Now it's original again. yay.
Dr.Gargoyle said:Ok, this might be a sensitive question, but have you returned in your old battery to Apple?
My old battery is still at 98% so I am really not that happy about sending it back. I would much rather have it as a back up (regardless of the very very slim chance it might set my computer on fire)
Deputy-Dawg said:This may help a little. On your package there is a shipping label. On the side of the label there is printed "EZ RETURN LABEL - LIFT HERE". Do it! the label seperates leaving the return label on the box and the lifted off portion, the part with your address on it, becomes your receipt. On the back of it you will find a form letter printed titled "Estimated Costs" it reads, in part;
"If Apple confirms that service is covered and you follow instructions the estimated cost of parts and labor is $ 0.
If Apple confirms that servise is covered but you fail to follow instructions on returning the part, you will be charged a non-return fee of $ 143.33"
And then there are a couple more paragraphs. Also note on the label there is a "Recommended Due Date". It seems that Apple, at a minimum, is anticipating the possibility of billing for un-returned batteries. Will they do? Can they collect? I don't know, I do know that they can hire more expensive lawyers than I can.
So if the doing the "right" thing isn't enough, try doing the smart thing.
I am not on anything. Sort of resent the implication. The letter is on the back of the part of the lable that peeled off. If I could figure how to post an imate of it I would, but...cogsinister said:Well i just removed the EZ peel label and yes there is a return adress on it (in canada in my case) and an 800 number to call UPS.
But there is NO form letter anywhere thretening to charge me if the battery is not sent back (it will be btw)
So what on earth are you on about ?
Deputy-Dawg said:I am not on anything. Sort of resent the implication. The letter is on the back of the part of the lable that peeled off. If I could figure how to post an imate of it I would, but...
It is possible, I suppose, that different forms were used in Canada than the US. In fact that is almost a certainty since our returns are by USPS not UPS.
Hummer said:Do we really have to send the old ones back? I don't really feel like going through the work to drop it off or schedule a pick up, plus I'm never home when the mail man comes here so I would have to PAY for a pickup since it's not DHL. Also, my battery is always ice cold compared to the rest of the ibook.
Thats OK. I should remember what George Bernard Shaw said of England and the US "Two great nations divided by a common language"cogsinister said:Well there is no thretening letter on the back of my peel off label, and a friend in England allso peeled off the label to reveal no dire consequences if the battery is not returned.....
So maybe the US is the only place they could enforce a charge for un returned batterys ?
and sorry i dident mean to say you are on anything.....it is an English expression....meaning what are you saying.......