Thanks, Moose. I should had mentioned that I'd already checked that.
I'm not on the list of eligible serial numbers.
According to further research, Apple stores do a battery replacement for
about $80. There is some difference of opinion as to whether they do it
to your own phone, or give you a refurb. The places here in Seattle
will replace a battery for ~$50. The kits on Amazon are between about
$10 and $30, plus some more expensive ones that are discounted on Prime
and appear physically identical to the $20-$30 kits.
I've seen the online instructions, and I'm confident about my ability to
replace the battery. But if I'm going to take my phone apart, which
involves removing and replacing the glass screen, I want to do it only
once. So I don't want to risk getting an old battery masquerading as
new. It's hard to tell from "customer reviews" whether a given person
genuinely received a bad battery, or couldn't do the replacement
properly and is now blaming the seller.
--Peter
On 8/5/2015 6:07 PM, Peter Klein wrote:
>> My old iPhone 5's battery is showing signs of needing replacement
soon. The
>> question is, should I do it myself, or take it to a repair place?
>
> Moose said:
> First, check if it is in the serial number range eligible for free
replacement.
>
> Good Deals Moose
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