After weeks of hemming and hawing, wondering whether my 3-year-old, first-generation iPod Nano might magically heal itself, I have sent it to what I hope is the equivalent of a hospital for iPods. A helpful comment on this blog earlier this week led me to Milliamp, which promises to replace your iPod’s battery — something I hadn’t even known was possible — for about $50, once you factor in shipping and other random fees. This is a heckuva lot better than the 10 percent discount on a new Nano promised my Apple if I traded in my old one.
Though I was originally sketched out by the directive to send my iPod to San Antonio, Texas, for the operation, I realized this morning that my iPod is basically worthless to me as it is. It lasts maybe 20 minutes now before crapping out, and I’m going to need a LOT more than 20 minutes to cover 13.1 miles in a couple weeks. Plus, I found stories in papers like the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and The San Antonio Business Journal to confirm that this is a real business with a storefront and employees and Chamber of Commerce membership.
I FedExed it this morning. Milliamp promises a one-day turnaround once it arrives in San Antonio, we my hope is that I’ll have it back by March 21. Keep your fingers crossed, would you?
Amy Reinink 
Nice post, thanks!
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they are a good company. my ipod touch battery was replaced by them in three days. i hear the ipod touch is really hard to open so i have no idea how they did it and the thing looks (and holds a charge) like brand new.
Kiel