Got the iPhone 5 on release date with no way to sync or charge because they forgot to package the "Lightning" cord haha! then 4 weeks after that, the sleep button started rattling and it wasn't functioning as it's supposed to be. this happened on a trip too! luckily there was an Apple Store near by and got it replaced. Fast forward to 9 months, Yesterday i had it replaced because the charging port wouldn't let me charge or sync to a computer<<<that would be the 2nd time that i've had it replaced. i'm 2 and half months away from having my 1 year Apple Care warranty from expiring. I should have extended it when i had the chance.
The funny thing about the 2nd exchange. I've spent all of the night before the appointment, trying to rid of any traces of the jailbreak(haha!) first i ran iLEX RAT! i did it through terminal on my Mac. Phone wipe clean but it still had Cydia on it. I browsed around JailbreakQA for answers on how to delete Cydia properly and scooped in after hours. All you have to do is uninstall "Cydia Installer". Voila! now the phone is all stocked up.
At the day of the appointment. I was sort of nervous because i had a jailbroken iPhone and thought they would find out but they didn't. When it came time to finally receiving my replacement. The Genius Bar personnel asked me to put my passcode on the broken phone because he wanted to run "Erase All Contents & Settings" for agreement purposes. Didn't hesitate at all! i started watching the phone as it went to an endless boot loop! hahahaha! i was so scared! then after like 8 mins of sitting there and watching the madness. The Genius Bar put the broken phone on the box that came with the replacement and walked away after he handed me my brand spanking new replacement iPhone 5. oh my god that was prolly the most intense thing that ever happen! glad i got it replaced!!!
future adviced for those with a jailbroken iPhone with a broken charging/sync port! save your battery and keep your phone on airplane mode till the appointment. luckily before my phone broke it accumulated 75% of power left and it wend down to 58% when i finally handed over.