Battery indicator never moved

Hi.
I bought my iPhone 3G three weeks ago. The battery indicator never moved. It always displays 100%. My iPhone battery unloads and it suddenly shut off when battery is empty. I never have a single warning. The battery has been loaded almost everyday, i have done several full battery cycle, reboot the iPhone, upgraded to 2.0.1, made several firmware resets. Is their any solution to this problem ?

Yes use a digital camera to document the full battery indicated and then shuts off due to no battery, and then take it to the local Apple store and exchange it. That is a faulty device. Or just go in and hope that they trust you, and take your word for it. As many issues as people are having I doubt they will give you much hassle. Some poeple have exchanged their phones many times for petty cosmetic reasons, and have had no problem with the exchange.

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