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Neal,<br>
<br>
I've had pretty good luck ordering NEW OLD STOCK (NOS) phone batteries
from some Amazon vendors. This is inventory that has never been used
or sold. It may be a few years old though. Make sure you look for
something that says new old stock or that says new. Most of what I've
ordered were OEM parts made by Motorola or LG. I have not purchased
any laptop batteries like this. You have to check that you're getting
actual factory parts, not clones. Look for a vendor feedback rating of
95% +. 98% is even better.<br>
<br>
This process has a few risks, but it can save you lots of money. For
the cost of one battery from Verizon, which is $ 40, you can buy 10 NOS
batteries which sometimes come with free shipping. So, even if you buy
4 and two fail, you're still ahead of the game. Make sure the
terminals are shiny. Scrape off any debris, tarnish, or corrosion. If
it's very corroded, don't use it. This number is a bit arbitrary, but
I would fully charge and fully discharge each battery 5 times to make
sure the chemistry is working, and to make sure the phone's charging
system is calibrated to the battery. After that, charge the batteries
as often as practical. Lithium chemistry batteries don't like being
fully discharged all the time, and doing this on and on actually
reduces the life. I'm carrying a backup battery for my phone in my
pocket. If the phone dies while I'm out, I just swap in the backup,
then charge the original when I get back home or in the car. My phone
doesn't give me much warning when it dies. Once the backup is
discharged, I'll probably make it the primary and the other one the
backup.<br>
<br>
These are the Amazon vendors I've bought from. This is not a full
blown recommendation for them. They just happen to be the ones that
had the parts I wanted. However, I got the merchandise and haven't had
any problems with it.<br>
<br>
Accessory Outlet, OEM Planet, Best N Price, Battery King, BTO, Inc.,
and Wireless Unlimited.<br>
<br>
Good luck.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Ron<br>
<br>
<br>
On 4/29/2012 9:02 PM, Neal Rhodes wrote:
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Ok, our new post-Easter ritual is to obtain new batteries for all the
devices that need them. I think that has some theological validity. <br>
<br>
But where does one go for honest replacement batteries for Smartphones
or Laptops? Getting a replacement for a cordless drill seems obvious,
but smartphones, yeesh. <br>
<br>
You can't go to Amazon - they do absolutely nothing to police their
vendors, most of which are peddling used batteries or knockoffs. <br>
<br>
I finally ordered one for my HTC incredible (see, it was almost on
target) from Wireless EMporium, and it seems to be no better than the
2.5 year old one the phone came with. <br>
<br>
Who do you trust? <br>
<br>
<br>
Neal Rhodes<br>
Lilburn.
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