[HLUG] New Phone Battery wherefrom? (OT)

[tim spivey]

Amazon have been a genuine one for £5.99
On 25 Sep 2014 11:04, "Pete" <info at lifespacedesign.co.uk> wrote:

> Very good question George. All I can add is that I bought a copy
> replacement battery for my Nokia 6310i from a stall in the Buttermarket and
> while it's a handy emergency back up it does not match the OEM part for
> charge retention.
>
> On a similar note I was able to source a replacement high capacity battery
> for my netbook from HK/China for £13 delivered to HR6 and it's a very good
> bit of kit so third party stuff can be quality ;)
>
> Sourcing a decent third party battery for a now obsolete Galaxy may be a
> matter of trying to use google in non english languages as the market is
> likely to be in developing countries ?
>
> Do keep us informed.
> Pete H@
>
> On 25/09/14 10:54, George DiceGeorge wrote:
>
>> Perhaps OT but I did ask last night for advice on where to get a new
>> battery for my Samsung Galaxy S2.
>>
>> Reviews of http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-EB-F1A2GBUC-Galaxy-II-
>> Battery/dp/B004WMGI94/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1411596163&sr=
>> 8-2&keywords=samsung+galaxy+s2+battery
>> say [I knew it looks 100% like the original but it does not work as the
>> original one (it is just rubbish)!]
>>
>> Samsung dont seem to sell one.
>>
>> http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/official-samsung-galaxy-s2-
>> standard-battery-eb-f1a2gbucstd-p29442.htm
>> is more expensive but can I trust them?
>>
>> http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=
>> p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xsamsung+s2+battery&_nkw=
>> samsung+s2+battery&_sacat=0
>> show lots but the reivews show that many are useless.
>>
>> Is there a source that I can trust?
>>
>> George
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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