On Monday, September 8, 2014 1:19:35 PM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 9/8/2014 12:51 PM, Harrold wrote:

On 9/8/2014 11:50 AM, F*O*A*D wrote:

One of my dislikes about the Apple iPhone has to do with battery

replacement/upgrades. There really are no upgrades, and replacing the

battery is a real pain in the ass and requires "fine motor skills" I'm

sure I never had. So, you end up going to Apple ($75 plus tax) or one of

the third party kiosk guys at the mall ($55 plus tax) for a new battery.

Bummer.



That's really not been a problem for me, because I am not a heavy

battery user on my cell. I really *hate* long phone conversations. But

my wife talks for a living, literally, and has frequent and lengthy

phone conversations with people she is seeing and helping.



She's had an iPhone 4S for a few years and the battery was dying. Our

carrier had a "special" on phone upgrades (a new iPhone supposedly is

coming out this week), so I bought her a new phone (an iPhone 5S with a

new battery) for $99.



The good news is, I just sold her old iPhone 4S for $143 to a reputable

on-line buyer of Apple gear. That's $44 more than we paid for it about

2-1/2 years ago. They're sending me a prepaid padded envelope for

shipment to their facility.



I suppose the buyer can flip the phone for a few hundred bucks, since it

is off contract, but I really am not sure of these details.





Why are you telling us this?



Sorta wondered that myself. Was waiting for some earth shattering news

or something .....

Replacement of the battery on an iPhone 4S is easy. 2 screws, slide the back off, peel the battery out and unplug it, replace, then slide the battery back on and replace the screws.

If you can't do that, your eyesight and fine motor skills aren't good enough to shoot worth a crap at 10 yards with a handgun.