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Originally Posted by pilotbob
That response is, IMNSHO, very misleading and makes it sound like you can just get your battery replaced within the warranty time just because two years has gone by.
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While I believe you're technically correct, the concern with the battery is that after many recycles, it starts holding less and less charge. If the Amazon battery "truly" doesn't drop to 80% max charge in 2 years, then is this really a big deal? And if it does drop more than that, then it's beyond normal wear and tear. I agree, one *shouldn't* use this as an excuse to get a 2 year fresher battery, but I'm thinking if there's not a problem after 2 years then you probably won't have much of one after 4 years, either.
However, let me point out again that *in theory*, Service Net has *no way of knowing* what's wrong with the battery. If you call them up and tell them the battery is only keeping 50% the charge it was when you first got your Kindle 2, 2 years prior -- I mean, flat out *lie* to them and exagerrate the extent of the battery decline -- other than the potential ethical and legal problems, I don't see how Service Net would do anything but replace the battery, under warranty. And they aren't even the ones likely to do this; Amazon probably would.
Again, what would possibly happen? Would Amazon test the battery and decide it really wasn't that bad after all? If so, would they tell Service Net? If so, would Service Net tell you and demand $59? I'm finding that highly unlikely. So while I'm not advocating trying to cheat Service Net, I think if you buy the extended warranty for the express purpose of battery replacement and after 2 years you decide your Kindle 2 battery just doesn't have the oomph it used to, there's a very good chance you'd be able to get it replaced for free.