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iPhone $79 replacements at Apple Store

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jz7410

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My friend and I were both offered a $79 iPhone replacement due to bad batteries (3gs & 4) Has anyone done this replacement? Do they just give u a white box refurb? or do they actually change the battery in your phone? Also does anyone know if they offer this for the iPhone 2g?

As a side not my buddies 3gs had major hardware issues and the nice genius said he'd put it under battery repair and only charge $79 for the replacement when his battery was fine, so I guess they will just give u a new unit for $79 which is pretty sweet
 
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jz7410

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Zalatorisaurus said:
We're the phones still in warranty?
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neither, i think as long as the phones are not physically destroyed then u can get a replacement.

My main question tho is do you think they still carry 2g replacements in store?
 
Zalatorisaurus

Zalatorisaurus

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jz7410 said:
neither, i think as long as the phones are not physically destroyed then u can get a replacement.

My main question tho is do you think they still carry 2g replacements in store?
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That's pretty sweet. Maybe refurbs for the 2G and that's a big maybe. Definitely not new.
 
marshallbedsaul

marshallbedsaul

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this is true
I think the fee for replacement may vary on which model you have.

I had this done with my white 3gs, I came in my battery was horrid and had a headphone issue screen has small crack. I asked if they could fix the problem simply said replacement for 79.00. I asked what would stop me from getting this rater or fix, he said water damage.
 
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Dandrews524

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PNutts said:
Besides luck of the draw on Geniuses, I can see them drawing a line at hardware "failure" vs user inflicted damage.
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it must be all about luck because jumped in a pool with my iphone on accident a few weeks ago and my apple genius swapped it out for a refurb free of charge
 
IrishVixen

IrishVixen

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Zalatorisaurus said:
That's pretty sweet. Maybe refurbs for the 2G and that's a big maybe. Definitely not new.
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I should dig mine out and take it in just to see what they say. Battery was having issues last year; left it unplugged for too long after I got the 4 last summer and now my ol' faithful 2G is completely DOA. Wouldn't mind having it around as an iPod or for hacking a bit, even with a $79 fee.
 
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Dandrews524

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marshallbedsaul said:
that is awesome!

I guess it really depends on who you get on what day.
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yea i was so grateful that they were so cool with me. i went there expecting to spend 200 bucks but they definitely surprised me. they did say that it was a one time thing though, so hopefully i learned my lesson lol
 
Gav2k

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For the uk it's £55. If you send it in you get your iPhone back if you go in store thy tend to swap it for a brown box iPhone.

And re the 2g iPhone yes it costs the same!
 
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