IPhone replacement/upgrade? Help?

Question

Hello, I'm not going to try to articulate this with excessive grace, as I've spent a LOT of time with customer service. Like a lot.
Ok so basically I got my iPhone 4s in November of 2012. I got my iPhone replaced in September of 2013 for speaker problems, but I have had no troubles since; until as of late. With my first paycheck (April first) , I immediately went out an bought the new  Apple Headphones. Long story short,turned out my headphone jack was broken. There is absolutely no sound, though the headphones are detected. I headed to the apple store on Sunday the 6th, where, honestly,  I expected to have my iPhone replaced. I assumed, since the phone was just about six months old, it would be under warranty. The first man I spoke to, after hearing about my issue and reviewing my case, immediately said that apple was at fault for this issue, and that they would replace my phone for me. The real genius didn't agree. After testing my phone, restoring and restarting it, he concluded that it was "very odd".  He then assessed that my phone had absolutely no damage whatsoever, so he didn't know how the jack would have broken (a flaw in the product itself). He then brought to my attention that after replacing your phone, you have only ninety days warranty. Which, awesome. Well, we shortly discussed my options; paying $199 for a replacement iPhone 4s or putting the full value of my 4s ($199) towards a 5s. I quickly decided that there was no way that I would be paying for another 4s after my repeated speaker issues. So I still have my old phone for now. Then today, my iPhone started going REALLY wacky. Whenever I play music, it plays a different song than it says it playing, when I skip a few songs flash on the screen, same with when I go back. I can't really describe the exact actions cos it's so glitchy. But basically I finally got a hold of the customer service phone line and they said they they couldn't override the Genius' diagnostic of expired warranty, but do you think there is any way I can get an upgrade/replacement for cheaper? My phone's pretty new,and I treat it so well, I don't know why this happened, and I feel it's really unfair that I should have to pay full price to replace a flawed product. 

Answer 1

Question:  Did you purchase AppleCare with your phone?  If so, your phone should be covered until November 2014 (based on info you provided).
If you didn't, the Limited warranty on your phone ended after 1 year.  November 2013 (based on the info you provided).
I'm not sure I understand the problem?  If you have exceeded the warranty, there is the Out of warranty replacement option.  Or, you could use an upgrade with your carrier if you are eligible.