Is it worth to pay $79 for iPhone 5 battery replacement?

[dragonjinse]

I'm sorry to hear that. How is the battery life after swapped the battery?
Did it get done in Apple store?

I had mine swapped yesterday and now theres a **** load of dust under my screen. Pissed off.

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Please guys.. just tell me which of these 2 ways you think it's the best way to solve this problem:

P.S. I am not planning to sell this phone. I am going to use it until it breaks down.
- I am NOT interested to do the battery replacement by myself.
- i am NOT interested to buy OEM battery online

2 ways:
1. Battery replacement: $79
2. Buying external battery for $30

Which way will last long?
Which way is worth the money?

Thanks guys

 

[bueller1]

I'm sorry to hear that. How is the battery life after swapped the battery?
Did it get done in Apple store?



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Please guys.. just tell me which of these 2 ways you think it's the best way to solve this problem:

P.S. I am not planning to sell this phone. I am going to use it until it breaks down.
- I am NOT interested to do the battery replacement by myself.
- i am NOT interested to buy OEM battery online

2 ways:
1. Battery replacement: $79
2. Buying external battery for $30

Which way will last long?
Which way is worth the money?

Thanks guys

It seems slightly better. The percentage hasn't been jumping around like it was last week. Yea I did it at an Apple store nearby. Made an appointment tomorrow I'm going to ask that they kindly replace it for the inconvenience of making me go back and forth. Should be alright by them, 3 weeks ago I brought my girlfriends shattered iPhone 5 with no applecare and they said the battery failed diagnostics and in order to change they have to remove screen which is pretty much impossible since it was shattered so they replaced hers at no cost.

My suggestion to you is just pay the $79. Especially if you have no plan on upgrading any time soon.

 

[dragonjinse]

It always stops me to pay $79 for the battery replacement when I think that I can buy another new phone for the same price as the battery replacement.

Thank you

It seems slightly better. The percentage hasn't been jumping around like it was last week. Yea I did it at an Apple store nearby. Made an appointment tomorrow I'm going to ask that they kindly replace it for the inconvenience of making me go back and forth. Should be alright by them, 3 weeks ago I brought my girlfriends shattered iPhone 5 with no applecare and they said the battery failed diagnostics and in order to change they have to remove screen which is pretty much impossible since it was shattered so they replaced hers at no cost.

My suggestion to you is just pay the $79. Especially if you have no plan on upgrading any time soon.

 

[Anonymous Freak]

It always stops me to pay $79 for the battery replacement when I think that I can buy another new phone for the same price as the battery replacement.

Thank you

No, you cannot "buy another new phone for the same price." You can "commit to a new two-year contract and pay that," but that isn't the same.

The price Apple and the carriers list is *NOT* the actual price. An iPhone 4S isn't really "free" - it's $450. You just pay the carriers that $450 over the course of your contract. A few carriers (notably T-Mobile) make that obvious, by making the phone-subsidy-payback a separate charge that goes away once you're done paying it off.

But for most carriers, the phone-payback is built in to the base price, and you don't stop paying it when you have payed them the subsidy amount.

 

[dragonjinse]

What I mean is the 2 year contract phone....
And I know how it works.

No, you cannot "buy another new phone for the same price." You can "commit to a new two-year contract and pay that," but that isn't the same.

The price Apple and the carriers list is *NOT* the actual price. An iPhone 4S isn't really "free" - it's $450. You just pay the carriers that $450 over the course of your contract. A few carriers (notably T-Mobile) make that obvious, by making the phone-subsidy-payback a separate charge that goes away once you're done paying it off.

But for most carriers, the phone-payback is built in to the base price, and you don't stop paying it when you have payed them the subsidy amount.

 

[nStyle]

No, you cannot "buy another new phone for the same price." You can "commit to a new two-year contract and pay that," but that isn't the same.

The price Apple and the carriers list is *NOT* the actual price. An iPhone 4S isn't really "free" - it's $450. You just pay the carriers that $450 over the course of your contract. A few carriers (notably T-Mobile) make that obvious, by making the phone-subsidy-payback a separate charge that goes away once you're done paying it off.

But for most carriers, the phone-payback is built in to the base price, and you don't stop paying it when you have payed them the subsidy amount.

If thats the case then how much sense does it make to buy something for $450 and pay the same monthly price (assuming you were going to have phone service continuously anyway) rather than getting a phone as well for the same monthly price?

You can't say that you are "paying the $450" over time since the price is the same regardless of contract or not.

 

[Anonymous Freak]

If thats the case then how much sense does it make to buy something for $450 and pay the same monthly price (assuming you were going to have phone service continuously anyway) rather than getting a phone as well for the same monthly price?

You can't say that you are "paying the $450" over time since the price is the same regardless of contract or not.

If you're paying the same monthly price after you have "paid off" your phone, then you need to look at other carriers. The price of service for the "big carriers" has the price of expensive phones built in to it - to the tune of about $20 a month. You should be paying $20/month less than that.

For example, nobody in my family uses their phones for much actual talking, so we have T-Mobile plans that are 100 minutes/month plus unlimited data and texting - $30 a month. That makes $90/month for three iPhones. If we went with postpaid instead of prepaid, we could get unlimited minutes and 500 MB of high-speed data (with unlimited low-speed data,) for $50/month each, or $80 for a family plan of two, $90 for a family plan of three. (But we use more data than minutes, so the unlimited faster data is more important to us.)

By contrast, the cheapest rate plan from any of the "big three" is AT&T's 450 minute plan with no texting, and only 300 MB data at $59.99.

I'm sorry, but if you're paying more than $70 a month for unlimited everything, (or DEFINITELY if you have limited anything,) then you're paying WAY too much. (AT&T and Verizon don't offer unlimited data, and their cheapest unlimited minutes+texting, with their lowest-end data, starts at $80 for Verizon (500 MB,) $110 for AT&T (300 MB,) at least Sprint is semi-competitive at $70 for 1 GB data.)

 

[danilko1]

I had an iPod with a bad home button. It was out of warranty. However if I wanted it fixed, it would cost $99 to replace it. However with the battery replacement charge, they don't replace, "your" battery, they just hand you a new device, with a fresh battery.

So I say it's worth it to replace your battery at $79. At least it would have been better for me, to solve a home button issue.

I ended up recycling the iPod for $30 in exchange for buying a new one anyway.

 

[dragonjinse]

The genius bar will only replace the battery, not the phone.

And thank you for your comment

I had an iPod with a bad home button. It was out of warranty. However if I wanted it fixed, it would cost $99 to replace it. However with the battery replacement charge, they don't replace, "your" battery, they just hand you a new device, with a fresh battery.

So I say it's worth it to replace your battery at $79. At least it would have been better for me, to solve a home button issue.

I ended up recycling the iPod for $30 in exchange for buying a new one anyway.

 

[danilko1]

The genius bar will only replace the battery, not the phone.

And thank you for your comment

Yeah, I suppose for the phone they could do that, by removing the back. But the iPod is glued all the way around. So it's the only device I ever had a problem with. Wait, i take that back. I did replace the original iPhone 2G, the power button stopped working, and they exchanged it on the spot.

 

[nStyle]

If you're paying the same monthly price after you have "paid off" your phone, then you need to look at other carriers. The price of service for the "big carriers" has the price of expensive phones built in to it - to the tune of about $20 a month. You should be paying $20/month less than that.

For example, nobody in my family uses their phones for much actual talking, so we have T-Mobile plans that are 100 minutes/month plus unlimited data and texting - $30 a month. That makes $90/month for three iPhones. If we went with postpaid instead of prepaid, we could get unlimited minutes and 500 MB of high-speed data (with unlimited low-speed data,) for $50/month each, or $80 for a family plan of two, $90 for a family plan of three. (But we use more data than minutes, so the unlimited faster data is more important to us.)

By contrast, the cheapest rate plan from any of the "big three" is AT&T's 450 minute plan with no texting, and only 300 MB data at $59.99.

I'm sorry, but if you're paying more than $70 a month for unlimited everything, (or DEFINITELY if you have limited anything,) then you're paying WAY too much. (AT&T and Verizon don't offer unlimited data, and their cheapest unlimited minutes+texting, with their lowest-end data, starts at $80 for Verizon (500 MB,) $110 for AT&T (300 MB,) at least Sprint is semi-competitive at $70 for 1 GB data.)

Many people have no option...but I see what you're saying. For instance, Straight Talk does offer their $45 service in my area but it doesn't work at my house and is therefore useless. So I am stuck with Verizon.

 

[hansonjohn590]

As others have said, do it yourself and save the money.

It's so easy I don't understand why people knock the iPhone for not having a user replaceable battery when really it does.

 

[Anonymous Freak]

Many people have no option...but I see what you're saying. For instance, Straight Talk does offer their $45 service in my area but it doesn't work at my house and is therefore useless. So I am stuck with Verizon.

I hear you there - we switched to AT&T in 2006 because at the time, AT&T had just added a tower near our house, making them the only carrier we could get any signal at inside the house. Thankfully T-Mobile added a few years later.

 

[Dented]

If you're determined to keep the phone AND you're that unhappy with the battery life, then get Apple to fix it properly.

Personally I wouldn't change the battery yourself, or allow anyone else to do it. You're not saving that much money, and you're taking a big risk on the job being done properly, and the replacement battery being legit. There is a HUGE market in fake sub-standard batteries that aren't up to spec, perform poorly at best, and may even swell, catch fire, explode etc... who wants that in their pocket.

The people who think they bought genuine OEM batteries on ebay for just a few dollars... you bought fakes. They may work just fine, for now, but they're fakes.

 

[Appl3FTW]

Either fork out the 79 and fix or get the 199 5s or 99/45 5c... Sheesh

 

[dragonjinse]

Haha.. IF I can update to 5s or 5c, I will not start this thread!
I'm still under the contract Sheesh!

I'm definitely NOT going to replace the battery by myself for sure.

I'm afraid that Apple might mess up my iphone after getting battery replacement.

 

[EastCanMechMan]

Money's worth can only be calculated by current resale value reliant upon competitive pricing according to condition of phone and fluctuation depending on location and market of such in particular location be it local or worldwide. Most importantly is the instant gratification variable. Today's society is geared for instant and expected gratification "Sold Now" quick payoffs! This major reason asseses why our youth have these devices - the market.
Today's society is not like our grandparents, great grandparents ancestors anf elderly whom had farms, land - the land of opportunity (again location variable injects it's gnarly teeth.), livestock.
We have lost our farmlands - the backbones and builders of today's society, oh, except for the Bourgeoisie who pushed pencils, gave orders, pointed fingers and snouts noses. Did I mention golf. (I was expelled from College for writing that the Bourgeoisie was propoganda; stating their claim not necessarily indicating fact since I was brought up with differing education which doesn't include any mention of the B word..)
I was wrong and so were they. They offered me a deal to retract/recant and I could continue my educatuon- I refused.
I should have thought it over and put it in better words. Who was I to judge. Judge and be judged! Well, sometimes you have to make a stand. I was wrong to make a stand at that moment and I didn't have a deep understanding or knowledge about their history except what I was reading in the French History Course which didn't reflect anything; opposed my previous learning or confused it with bizarre words(to me & my ignorant knowledge) ported as facts in history. Everyone seemed to be blaming everyone else for the slayings of the natives; It's the British! It's the Spaniards!, it's the French!(Bourgeoisie included.) Who am I to Judge lest I be judged?
Market value says if there is warranty advantage don't abuse privilege. Insure device with screen & case to protect investment (so much technology is disposible trash piles are indicator of our pathetic worm values or rather i) and now we have expensive disposible devices offering instant gratification and the Bourgeoisie feeling of impotence and importance. We suck up all the goodness and live for today but where have our lands and savings and heritage gone?
To the malignant growth of business and the weakness of the flesh and sensations to feed us with greed and The Jones syndrome.
Let it go! We need better value and to penny pinch like our ancestors did and that the 3rd world countries must do just to eke out an existence and most don't. We are worse than the Gas chambers omitting genocide by not penny pinching and living it up on the lamb our lazy ass couch potato worm society with fat asses and diseases & famine that is on the edge of the horizon, sorry - yesterdays horizon. It's too late. The cancer like race that we are having depleted the earth. It will purge but not before turmoil and sufferance.
Famine and pestilence shall prevail the earth.

What year was this posted- it's $5USD for generic S5 battery, 9 for SE & 5S in China.
I don't support obsolete machinery that is designed to fail (poor solder with no lead- fingers of death spread from the Tin under microscope thus under SMD IC's and all digital equipment. Best bet is to have new macbook reballed upon purchase. Tell them to keep the SSD and memor anf GPU CPU and get a reballed board and see if yiu overheat a GPU and CPU overclocked to Ultra. Ah don't forget cooling and drivers. Microsoft won't tell you their drivers will overheat your processing devices as they are generic and old altho acceptable will not allow devices to perform optimally generating more processing power, heat! Generic chargers and Fast Chargers (wrong chargers) are killing the battery cycles charging too quick using right after a charge, charging right after a large drain making the electrons enter the catalyst in an excited state like a sugar rush blast!
To answer question. Do you want value and security while feeding obsolescence, or a 5.00 cheapie burger but in 10 years yiu will have saved enough to retire or buy a piece of the rock, find some cow and/or a couple of pigs, cattle, horses and kids to help- ah shoot too old for kids now and they all live in the big city here the excitement and new fashions are abound. What a nice car! We will pay this house off in 25 years daily co punded interest and all including credit card debts and it's almost Christmas- Let's Splurge! Why worry about tomorrow when we can put it off til next year.
My understanding of how our grandparents succeeded is when yiu buy a car say for 5G and repairs after repairs after repairs are done then your plan to operate and own a car for .28 cents a day went to 2.80 cents bringing the value of that investment to a money pit. How often did our families get new shoes and how long would they last?

Actually that battery is breaking down or 1 or 2 preprogrammed to fail cells are weakening the output potential of these batteries total potential and upon load averages out with the two dead batteries well below threshhold crashing phones and thus need gratification now!
As a dealer Apple (Jump) is in trouble because their only solution is replacement or extremely costly fixes because their techies have no real expertise and are preprogrammed dummies with no logical repair skills or solutions beyond total replacements thus adding to the pile of waste onhand- convictions should be forthcoming but in our society of worms Might is Right!

Writer is mature, self educated and talented backyard mechanic electronics and multi talented skillset with a passion for knowledge but lacking degrees or pink slips.
Being sarcastic and humorous has its threshold and altho doesn't test boundaries often must stand up for beliefs- right beliefs where right is power and not that of the might. There are many levels of a socity. This will never change as we have eaten from the apple tree and have committed the means.

The End.
I shall attempt to return and edit.

 

[BigMcGuire]

What an interesting read. Wow.