so i had this iphone 2g running 3.1.3 on snowbreeze

this is almost 3 years with me,this past months,the battery life of it shortens,from having a day to 18 hrs to 6 hrs
so last week i charged my phone 50% charged and working on.,then after some minutes i checked it and it was off
so i removed the cable and start it normally by pressing the on button at the top,but it does not boot,
i thought its a software problem,but after leaving it charging it in an hour,i turned it on and it started normally but after the battery drained in an hour
then i charged it hoping it will start,but even the battery charging icon does'nt show,it's a black screen,so i think my software problem thought is real,
but after searching on the web, i saw a tip explaining this:
"press the on button together with the home button for 8 sec. then let go of the buttons and start it normally"
so i tried it and my phone shows the apple logo and after some minutes it became black,so i charged it again and do the same steps then when the apple logo flashes,i quickly removed the charger then the screen goes out SLOWLY so i think i have a battery problem but im not sure with it,so please suggest what should do,should the replacement battery will solve this?

It may just be that your phone is too old. I very rarely have gone three years on a phone. Besides, with all of the new upgrades, after three years, most phones are obsolete.

If it has anything to do with the part of the phone, where the plug goes in - you might as well forget it! It is probably time for you to start shopping for a new phone.