Re: [CGUYS] Availability of Cell Phone Batteries
Bought a OEM battery on eBay ten days ago for a LG VX8300 phone for $3.99; no shipping added. I usually go through Amazon.com, eBay, or CellPhoneShop.net when I buy batteries, in that order. -- Original message from Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net: -- look up in your phone book places that do batteries. They do pop up. Some of them specialize in larger (Car, utility) Others do remanufacture batteries for cell phones. Stewart At 02:49 PM 1/11/2009, you wrote: Batteries are usually made up of cells. It is not unreasonable to open the container and replace the cells. You are right. Do you know of any company that actually does this for cell phone batteries? Other batteries contain an aluminum pack. It is not unreasonable to replace this pack with a newer one. I did this with my iPod and the new pack had a much longer run time than the original. Isn't the aluminum pack the battery itself? So when you open the iPod and remove and replace the aluminum pack you are not refurbishing the battery. You are refurbishing the iPod by replacing the battery. Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Availability of Cell Phone Batteries
We did see advertisements on the web for refurbished batteries. [Sure. They opened the battery and renewed the chemicals. Uh huh.] Batteries are usually made up of cells. It is not unreasonable to open the container and replace the cells. Other batteries contain an aluminum pack. It is not unreasonable to replace this pack with a newer one. I did this with my iPod and the new pack had a much longer run time than the original. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Availability of Cell Phone Batteries
one can procure oem batteries on ebay. the general discussion on howard's list is that they are not really oem, but somewhat inferior. the do beat a blank. next time, buy brand name(nokia) batteries are readily available. At 11:20 AM 1/11/2009, you wrote: There' s been a great deal of discussion here about unlocking used cell phones, and I assume that this means using the phones for several years. Correct? But what about obtaining batteries? My experience with a LG phone on Sprint, and a friends ?? phone on Verizon, is that at about three years of use we needed a new battery, and could not find a new battery on the web or from the carrier. We did see advertisements on the web for refurbished batteries. [Sure. They opened the battery and renewed the chemicals. Uh huh.] Is there a list of equivalent, new cell phone batteries? What do you do about keeping a phone after the battery doesn't hold a charge for very long? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Availability of Cell Phone Batteries
Alvin Auerbach wrote: There' s been a great deal of discussion here about unlocking used cell phones, and I assume that this means using the phones for several years. Correct? But what about obtaining batteries? My experience with a LG phone on Sprint, and a friends ?? phone on Verizon, is that at about three years of use we needed a new battery, and could not find a new battery on the web or from the carrier. We did see advertisements on the web for refurbished batteries. [Sure. They opened the battery and renewed the chemicals. Uh huh.] Is there a list of equivalent, new cell phone batteries? What do you do about keeping a phone after the battery doesn't hold a charge for very long? I don't have any trouble finding a battery if I Google for my cell phone model and battery, and I bought a generic one that works well. atbatt.com is at the top of the list and there seem to be other good hits. Lots of people roll the dice at ebay with good success. I guess some other cell phone batteries must be hard to find. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Availability of Cell Phone Batteries
Last time I needed a cell phone battery, admittedly several years ago, I Googled it and got a hit on Radio Shack, who did supply the necessary battery type. This was for an analog cell phone that was more than several years old at the time. I only once bought a replacement battery from Verizon Wireless, and it was obscenely expensive. Why did I keep the phone for so long? It was a lifeline phone that I kept in the car for use if I broke down or other emergency. The fee was $12.00 per month -- but the first call cost $0.30 per minute. But I only made one or two calls per year on it. Fred Holmes At 11:20 AM 1/11/2009, Alvin Auerbach wrote: There' s been a great deal of discussion here about unlocking used cell phones, and I assume that this means using the phones for several years. Correct? But what about obtaining batteries? My experience with a LG phone on Sprint, and a friends ?? phone on Verizon, is that at about three years of use we needed a new battery, and could not find a new battery on the web or from the carrier. We did see advertisements on the web for refurbished batteries. [Sure. They opened the battery and renewed the chemicals. Uh huh.] Is there a list of equivalent, new cell phone batteries? What do you do about keeping a phone after the battery doesn't hold a charge for very long? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Availability of Cell Phone Batteries
Batteries are usually made up of cells. It is not unreasonable to open the container and replace the cells. You are right. Do you know of any company that actually does this for cell phone batteries? Other batteries contain an aluminum pack. It is not unreasonable to replace this pack with a newer one. I did this with my iPod and the new pack had a much longer run time than the original. Isn't the aluminum pack the battery itself? So when you open the iPod and remove and replace the aluminum pack you are not refurbishing the battery. You are refurbishing the iPod by replacing the battery. On Jan 11, 2009, at 11:54 AM, Tom Piwowar wrote: We did see advertisements on the web for refurbished batteries. [Sure. They opened the battery and renewed the chemicals. Uh huh.] Batteries are usually made up of cells. It is not unreasonable to open the container and replace the cells. Other batteries contain an aluminum pack. It is not unreasonable to replace this pack with a newer one. I did this with my iPod and the new pack had a much longer run time than the original. On Jan 11, 2009, at 11:20 AM, Alvin Auerbach wrote: There' s been a great deal of discussion here about unlocking used cell phones, and I assume that this means using the phones for several years. Correct? But what about obtaining batteries? My experience with a LG phone on Sprint, and a friends ?? phone on Verizon, is that at about three years of use we needed a new battery, and could not find a new battery on the web or from the carrier. We did see advertisements on the web for refurbished batteries. [Sure. They opened the battery and renewed the chemicals. Uh huh.] Is there a list of equivalent, new cell phone batteries? What do you do about keeping a phone after the battery doesn't hold a charge for very long? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Availability of Cell Phone Batteries
look up in your phone book places that do batteries. They do pop up. Some of them specialize in larger (Car, utility) Others do remanufacture batteries for cell phones. Stewart At 02:49 PM 1/11/2009, you wrote: Batteries are usually made up of cells. It is not unreasonable to open the container and replace the cells. You are right. Do you know of any company that actually does this for cell phone batteries? Other batteries contain an aluminum pack. It is not unreasonable to replace this pack with a newer one. I did this with my iPod and the new pack had a much longer run time than the original. Isn't the aluminum pack the battery itself? So when you open the iPod and remove and replace the aluminum pack you are not refurbishing the battery. You are refurbishing the iPod by replacing the battery. Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
