While hundreds of thousands of eager consumers waited anxiously for the iPhone last week, most probably didn’t know about the hidden fee attached to their purchase.
Now the obvious question is this: With all the words spoken and written about the iPhone prior to launch, why didn't someone tell them?
The iPhone battery will only survive about 300-400 recharges, the company says. Because the unit is sealed, consumers can't swap out dead batteries. Instead, dead phones must be sent to Apple, where battery replacement will take three business days and cost $79 plus a $6.95 shipping charge. Those who can't live without their cell phones for those three days can rent a spare iPhone for $29.
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lmfaorofl. Yeh.. sheep i tell you.. sheep. Baaaaaah Steve have ya'll like sheep. [ to those who want / have already bought the ipone ] the concept of the phone is nice it just still not ready. I'll be running a modified pocket pc install which will give me all the functionality of the iphone eventually.. all for a measy what $250 usd as compared to the person that'll spend 600 on a iphone.