Having trouble finding a genuine Nokia battery

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I'm hoping someone (maybe the SP reps?) can help me out here.

I need a BL-5F nokia battery for a Navigator, but for some reason, its impossible to get one.

I went to a bunch of vodashops, cell c and mtn shops. All of them tell me that they can't order one, or they'll "try, but its difficult". Why is it difficult?

I also asked the local VodaWorld if they can order one for me, and they said they'll let me know. Its three weeks later and I haven't heard a peep out of them.

The phone is probably 3 years old, why is it so hard to find a decent battery? Everyone has the cheap knockoff batteries, but in my experience they just don't last.

Thanks in advance.
 
http://www.cacell.co.za/Nokia-BL-5F
R450 is just crazy imo. Rather just get one or two generic ones. Yea they might not be as awesome as the 'legit' ones, but at least a brand new generic one will work better than your 3 year old battery. Else try expansys for about R150.
 
The BL-5 batteries were notorious for blowing up or having severe heat issues... I think Nokia just stopped making them as soon as they stopped making phones that used them.
 
froot said:
Happened to me when I had a Nokia with one of those batteries. Friend too. Nokia did publish some info about it.
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Interesting, thanks. Hopefully nothing serious goes wrong with the new one.

I do recall a heat issue with the BP-4L batteries (the big Li-Po ones), but I haven't heard of any other issues.
 
froot said:
The BL-5 batteries were notorious for blowing up or having severe heat issues... I think Nokia just stopped making them as soon as they stopped making phones that used them.
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There is no such battery!

All batteries from Nokia end in a letter!

The issue you might be referring to are a small batch of BL-5C that were fitted primarily in Nokia 6230i.

Any new BL-5F would have probably been on the shelf for quite some time! You'd be better to go for a quality generic where there is a greater volume of turnover!
 
dualmeister said:
Who stocks generic batteries though? (BL-5CA replacement)
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You can try dealextreme (dx.com). They ship for free to SA. If it's just a battery, you may get lucky and it will slip through customs. Else you must pay the VAT at the Post Office.
 
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