[HLUG] New Phone Battery wherefrom? (OT)

[tim spivey]

Play those odds!
On 25 Sep 2014 12:05, "George DiceGeorge" <dicegeorge at hotmail.com> wrote:

> so if I buy two of them.....
>
> -----Original Message----- From: tim spivey
> Sent: Thursday, 25 September, 2014 12:01
> To: Herefordshire Linux Users Group.
> Subject: Re: [HLUG] New Phone Battery wherefrom? (OT)
>
> Yes, but half of them say it's fine!
> On 25 Sep 2014 12:00, "George DiceGeorge" <dicegeorge at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Thats cheap but about half of the customer reviews say that it doesnt hold
>> a charge.
>> [g]
>>
>> -----Original Message----- 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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