[HLUG] New Phone Battery wherefrom? (OT)

[George DiceGeorge]

Thats cheap but about half of the customer reviews say that it doesnt hold a 
charge.
[g]

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From: tim spivey
Sent: Thursday, 25 September, 2014 11:27
To: Herefordshire Linux Users Group.
Subject: Re: [HLUG] New Phone Battery wherefrom? (OT)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00BBDAEL0/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1411640809&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165
to be exact!
On 25 Sep 2014 11:24, "tim spivey" <tim.spivey at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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