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| ![]() Reliance buys apple products from the distributors itself for it iStore. But i cannot speak good of iStore employees who supposedly are trained by apple india. They did not know that the Mac air does not have retina display when i checked last time, and they said it indeed has one. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() I need to replace the battery of my Wife’s iPhone 3GS. iRepair India is quoting 2.5K for the battery, including 6 months warranty. At eBay, the batteries start from as low as 500 INR. What will be the best bet in terms of reliability - eBay or iRepair India? If any of you have brought the battery from eBay and is satisfied with the performance, can you please give the link or eBay store name from where you brought it? --Anoop |
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![]() Is it possible to replace the battery by self? Saw some batteries with "tools" on ebay | |
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![]() I am considering getting the battery changed from them and they said the battery si out of stock now and can be expected next week. --Anoop | |
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Batteries are available for $5+ on Amazon & EBay with toolkit. If you have the nerve to open it out, there are plenty of instructions as well. I'll say this for iRepair. They got the power button fixed the same day, but called later to tell me the battery was stocked out. I also noticed a paper completely obscuring the camera lens on the inside (left over after opening up), which I thought was sloppy. I got a quote for 1500 from elsewhere, and got my spare 3GS battery replaced. This guy does not plan on re-stocking. So am still waiting for iRepair to call on battery stock, as the paper issue means I need to open it anyways. Hope this clarifies. | |
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Yes, it is. Depending on which model you have, there is usually a pair of tiny screws toward the bottom with screw heads that have a star shape (no, not a plus shape; it's an actual 5-point star shape - it's called a pentalobe-shape) so you will need to get another screw driver for it too. Then, slide the back like you would slide a Nokia phone cover. There's one more screw holding the battery in place on the flat plate-like structure and after you've removed that screw, you can use the plastic tool to lift the plate and then get the battery out, then fit in the new battery and follow the instructions in reverse. :-) Last edited by k_nitin_r : 4th September 2013 at 11:28. |
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It's ironic how companies fare. Nokia made devices for consumers - users could change the covers (snap-on covers), screens (with the 'shell' design covers), and batteries themselves, and they can install any software they choose without having to circumvent any security mechanisms. The company ran into financial troubles and got acquired by Microsoft. Apple made devices that users can't insert additional memory into, can't change batteries, can't install software unless it's been 'approved' by Apple, and when something breaks, they'd have to buy a new one - the company still has huge profits from selling its products and is one of the market leaders. | |
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In fact this site gives repair solutions to various problems we face in iProducts. | |
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BHPian | ![]() The home button of my iPhone 4 is acting erratically from last 2 days, I have to press it hard and it works once on every 5-6 presses. I read somewhere that the home button is iPhone 4 has this problem. Can someone suggest a reliable place in Chennai i can get this changed or repaired. Mine is a officially unlocked iPhone 4 purchased from a Apple store in London. |
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No Plans of visiting Bangalore anytime soon. I am looking at options in Chennai | |
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