The Quick and Dirty on Battery Issues
If you have noticed the longevity of your iPhone has been diminished as of late, it may just be the natural way of things. If you were an early adopter of the 3G and have not slid into a 3G S as of yet, then chances are you are about to be in the business of changing your battery. Apple claims that the 3G is good for around 400 charge cycles– unlike many manufacturers their battery numbers are usually pretty alright so we will give the Cuppertino boys the benefit of the doubt on that one. So what does 400 cycles look like?
I have never known anyone to go more than a full 24 hours of regular usage without needing to shackle up to that white ball and chain we call a charging cable. Sorry, it just doesn’t happen. Unless you have all location, data polling, and multimedia functions disabled and stay strictly on Edge while keeping your phone locked religiously, you are probably plugging in on the way home from work every day. The point is that even under “normal” usage your time between charges is probably 18-20 hours, which puts your 400 cycles ending around yesterday.
So what can you expect to gain from a battery swap? It is very dependent on your usage patterns, but there is certainly no reason why, even under heavy data usage, you shouldn’t be able to leave the charger at home tomorrow morning. Unless you are watching season 2 of Lost while “working”, in which case you may still need to bring it. So what next?
- You can send your handset off to Apple for replacement if you don’t mind spending nearly $90.00 to be without your phone for 5+ days amd losing all of your data. (Better than nothing)
- You can send your handset off to a 3rd party and you can be without your phone for 5+ days and $15.00 richer with data intact. (Better than Apple)
- You can swing by myPhoneMD and have your iPhone back in your hands in less than 30 minutes with data intact and enough money left over for lunch. (Infinitely better than any other solution)
Let’s not forget that your wireless device is supposed to be wireless. You don’t have to live like this with your iPhone shackled to a white chain for half the day. Call, write or drop by for any additional details or answers to wireless questions. Contact data can be found here as always.
