The American multinational corporation, Apple, Inc have put forward a new program, in which the company will replace the malfunctioning sleep/wake button on your Apple iPhone 5, for free of charge.
According to Apple, the sleep/wake button mechanism on a small percentage of iPhone 5 will stop working or will not work continuously or steadily. It is also said that, this issue is affected to the models of Apple's iPhone 5 that was manufactured in the month of March, 2013's batch. In regard, Apple is now all set to replace the sleep/wake button mechanism free of charge, if your Apple's fifth generation iOS smartphone packs in a qualifying serial number.
So the program is pretty simple, to check whether your handset qualifies for this program, just click on our source link and type in your iPhone 5 serial number or International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI), that you can find in the 'About' section of the iPhone's 'Settings' tab. Once your phone have qualified, you are eligible for this program from the Americans. The replacement process in your country starts on 2nd of May, 2013, where all you have to do is to take your iPhone 5 to an Authorized participating Apple Service Provider, from then the smartphone will be examined to verify eligibility, before proceeding with the replacement process.
Note: To use the carry-in option, you must visit a participating Apple Authorized Service Provider and not a wireless carrier partner.
Source: Apple