[ale] [Semi-ot rant] Why is obtaining a cell phone battery such a degrading experience?

[Scott Plante]

I've actually had good luck with batteries from Amazon, doing the same as below. I got a new battery for my Droid for $9.98, and my wife got one for her basic circa 2008 phone for I think under $9. They were "Lenmar" aftermarket and sold by Amazon themselves, not someone else just selling through Amazon. I ended up upgrading to a newer phone 10 months later, but she has been using the aftermarket battery for over 1.5 years. 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Chris Fowler" <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com> 
To: transam at verysecurelinux.com, "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 3:41:58 PM 
Subject: Re: [ale] [Semi-ot rant] Why is obtaining a cell phone battery such a degrading experience? 




I bought a new battery for my S4 last week. 


I found one on Amazon. I took some time reading the reviews to make sure it 
was not fake or the capacity was a lie. It cost $14 and my phone is now like it was when I bought it. 


Batteries, battery packs, and things like that I am careful about getting on eBay because I know 
that most likely they will be fake. With Amazon I can read the reviews and send it right back. 


Chris 
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