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Originally Posted by geesosa73
I would have to say eBay. I paid $5.95 for an OEM battery. I brought the battery from an eBay seller by the name of:
wholesaleoem  ( 17290)
I charged the battery and let it fully drain 3 times as the instructions stated and I haven't had any problems.. I don't remember how much the shipping was. |
Looks like a pretty good deal...
http://search.stores.ebay.com/Wholes...393338QQsofpZ0
The photo looks like my suspected counterfeits - which still work fine. The differences from my original (Feb 07) battery are a) The label printing is slightly coarser - the "Personal Communications" under "UTSTARCOM" is a different font, also the "CM" in the lower right corner is missing; b) the plastic rim overlaps the metal casing on the label side, and the plastic has a smoother finish; c) the metal back has a rougher finish and has a number of obvious crimp marks next to the plastic rim. Does anyone else see these differences with known OEM UTStarcom replacement batteries? Maybe they just went to a cheaper supplier.