Buy cheap phone battery? Err... Think twice.<\/p>\n
Sari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Fake cellular phone batteries might be temptingly cheap, but
\nthink twice before purchasing one as it might also put you in
\ndanger.<\/p>\n
In Jakarta, fake cellular phone batteries are priced between
\nRp 50,000 (US$5.88) and Rp 125,000, while authentic batteries
\nrange between Rp 100,000 and Rp 200,000.<\/p>\n
However, price is not everything. Last week, a young
\nVietnamese woman suffered minor burns to her stomach and hands
\nafter her 8210 Nokia mobile phone apparently exploded.<\/p>\n
A 15-year-old boy and a 33-year-old woman in the Netherlands
\nalso who suffered burns to their legs and face respectively after
\ntheir mobile phones exploded.<\/p>\n
In both cases the culprit was unauthentic batteries in their
\ncellular phones.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, as quoted by Reuters, the Nokia Mobile Phones
\nspokesman in Helsinki, Finland, Kari Tuuti, pointed the finger at
\nunauthorized, counterfeit batteries in the explosion incidents.<\/p>\n
"There hasn't been a single case of an original battery
\nexploding anywhere in the world," he said.<\/p>\n
However, commenting on the recent explosions, General Manager
\nof Nokia Indonesia, Hasan Aula, told The Jakarta Post on Sunday
\nthat the cases were still under investigation.<\/p>\n
"The Nokia legal (division) is currently investigating the
\ncases so we cannot comment any further until we have the
\nresults," he said.<\/p>\n
Hasan was not sure when the result could be obtained but
\npromised to check with Nokia's head office.<\/p>\n
In Indonesia, Hasan said a press release for consumers to
\navoid using illegal and unauthorized batteries had been released
\nin February at Nokia's website http:www.nokia-asia.com<\/p>\n
"We recommend both retailers and consumers to use only genuine
\nNokia products," he said. To verify whether the products sold is
\noriginal, Hasan said people could come to the Nokia phone centers
\nacross the country.<\/p>\n
He also said Nokia had sent an official letter to their
\ndistributors and dealers to avoid selling unauthorized batteries.<\/p>\n
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