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Replacing iPhone Battery

  • 15-09-2010 5:58pm
    #1
    Daraflats
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 322 ✭✭


    I have an 'unlocked' iPhone 3G and the battery is near useless...

    Anyone know of the best way of getting the battery replaced?


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  • #2
    James2693
    Closed Accounts Posts: 287 ✭✭James2693


    I've got a 2g and I'm in the same boat as you. You will get people here talking the usual ****e such as "turn off notifications" etc. It doesn't make any difference IMO. You can however, buy a new battery on eBay and with it they provide all the tools for the job. If you have the confidence to open up your iPhone. This is what I suggest you do. They're plenty of you tube videos out there to give you a step by step to:)


  • #3
    Daraflats
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 322 ✭✭Daraflats


    Cheers - Are the batteries you get on ebay much use generally, or will their power depreciate quite fast as well


  • #4
    James2693
    Closed Accounts Posts: 287 ✭✭James2693


    The ones I was looking at a couple of weeks ago were brand new and cost around 6-8 euro. They only thing I'd be weary of is that they come from china and with they're quantity not quality attitude it could be risky enough. I'd advise looking through the sellers feedback to see how other customers have gotten on with previous batteries they've sold:)


  • #5
    Daraflats
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 322 ✭✭Daraflats


    Cheers, I will have a look through now!


  • #6
    James2693
    Closed Accounts Posts: 287 ✭✭James2693


    No problem:)


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  • #7
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,109 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    James2693 wrote: »
    I've got a 2g and I'm in the same boat as you. You will get people here talking the usual ****e such as "turn off notifications" etc. It doesn't make any difference IMO. You can however, buy a new battery on eBay and with it they provide all the tools for the job. If you have the confidence to open up your iPhone. This is what I suggest you do. They're plenty of you tube videos out there to give you a step by step to:)

    Its not bullsh*t as you call it. Notifications, WiFi and Bluetooth run the battery down way faster. However with a 3G iPhone that could be 2 years old, the battery is probably knackered anyway, and turning everything off isn't going to help much. If you want to see a battery lose charge like a stone, an eBay battery from China is the way to go:rolleyes:


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I ordered one for my 3G yesterday for €6, thought i myaswell as i have to replace my headphone jack aswell. Ill report back on difficulty when i get them.


  • #9
    Soarer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,014 ✭✭✭Soarer


    cisk wrote: »
    I ordered one for my 3G yesterday for €6, thought i myaswell as i have to replace my headphone jack aswell. Ill report back on difficulty when i get them.

    Any problems?
    And where did you buy your stuff? I was gonna order from a crowd called darkgsm.com, but IE popped up an error saying the security certificate on the site is linked to another site!:eek:


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