Apple says iPhone battery charging problem is a fixable firmware issue

Meg, I have exactly the same thing, i can charge via my laptop but using the wall charger is hit and miss, either it works perfectly OR it doesn't recognize the fact that i just plugged it in. When i get a chance i am taking the charger back to apple - i hope its not a phone issue

I'm just not liking the iphone battery issues. I'm afraid we will be handing over the $85 for a replacement sooner than we want to. I did some looking though and found ipodjuice.com, they already have an iPhone battery replacement service offered for less than apple's. Good to know there are options.

I have a problem with charging. Not the battery itself, but the wall chargers don't seem to be working. Infact, the cables themselves work fine if I charge at the computer, but the wall by my bed is out, which is a little inconvenient seeing as how i use the alarm on my iphone. Anyone else having this problem?

I noticed that it wouldn't fully charge. Turns out it was because I was using my iPod USB cable to charge it. As soon as I plugged in the iPhone cable, it showed the fully charged icon.

I had this exact problem -- took it to the apple store last week, and they swapped out a new iphone without asking any questions. The new one fully charges, and holds its battery much longer!

What could/should be fixed/added in the patch/update?

- being able to send a SMS to more than one person
- being able to send a MMS at all
- iChat
- being able to use the keyboard in landscape mode in apps besides just Safari
- smart dialing [start typing in a number or a name and having the iPhone automatically search through your contacts, like Windows Mobile devices]
- being able to rearrange icons on the home screen

ummm...that's all I can think of off the top of my head right now.

I noticed the battery issue a day or two after I got the iPhone home. I turned it off, back on again and then the battery would show as fully charged after several hours in the dock. No problems since then. Safari does crash a lot though... And as far as iChat - Beejive is great in the meantime...

Anyone else having wifi issues? It'll use edge even when my router is about 10 feet from the phone. I thought i fixed it with a link i saw here - it worked for about a week then it went right back to the Edge. Fix it Apple!

all lithium batteries need at least 3 full recharge cycles to perform at their best capacity so it's normal that battery gets better after the initial charges.

sorry for the cross commenting - but just trying to spread useful info:

flickr'd this a week ago: http://flickr.com/photos/neps/715755491

though since then, I fixed it. On friday I restored the iPhone with the original SW, and since then I've had 4 complete charges.

Another side affect of the original issue is that you don't have anything listed for Usage & Standby times, just '--'. Restoring the phone also fixed this for me.