Get a Free Cell Phone Battery

You may have seen the advertisement on tv for US Cellular’s new “battery swap” program.  I saw it and thought that it was too good to be true.  I have had to purchase new batteries a few times in the past for my cell phones and they are not cheap!  All three times they were in the neighborhood of $30 each.

About two weeks ago my battery has been exponentially losing charge.  In fact, yesterday I was able to talk for a whopping four minutes before it died on me – while I was 70 miles away from home.  I knew it was time to put this whole free “battery swap” program to the test.

I walked into the nearest US Cellular store and was helped immediately.  The employee pulled out my battery to test it.  She didn’t even need to!  “Wow! You really do need a new battery!  Here, feel it.”  She put it into my hand and I felt a very convex surface.  She told me that when the cell batteries get old, they start puffing out (think of microwaving a marshmallow – only not as extreme!).  The employee got a a new battery for me and installed it, saying “Here you go, this will be much better!”  Hmm, that’s it?  Yes, that was it!  I was in and out in 5 minutes… with a new battery… for free!

As I stated before, this is only through US Cellular.  You must have an active plan and eligible phone with them in order to do the battery swap.  I purchased my phone and plan in a completely different city (2 hour drive) from where I got my battery swap – you don’t have to do that swap at your “home” location.  You can find more information at US Cellular’s battery swap information page.  You can also use their location finder to see which stores currently do the battery swap.