EBay order returned to supplier.
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Location: Kanahooka, NSW
Member since 18 November 2016
Member #: 2012
Postcount: 712
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I ordered a battery for my phone from Germany having previously bought one locally on eBay which was no better than the one I was replacing. Got an email from supplier this morning it was returned to them due to our borders being closed. I was surprised, I did not think it extended to freight. I guess it makes sense.
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Location: Sydney, NSW
Member since 28 January 2011
Member #: 823
Postcount: 6760
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Was it turned back from Oz, or some other port along the way?
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Location: Latham, ACT
Member since 21 February 2015
Member #: 1705
Postcount: 2174
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Freight is still coming into Australia.
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Location: Belrose, NSW
Member since 31 December 2015
Member #: 1844
Postcount: 2471
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I am still getting freight from O/S.
Our border closure only applies to people.
But it is getting harder because most freight goes on passenger planes. But not all.
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Location: Canberra, ACT
Member since 24 April 2012
Member #: 1136
Postcount: 168
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That is odd because in the last week I have received two eBay items from Britain by post and another eBay item from the USA via the Global Shipping service (rort). The only virus precautions were that I did not have to sign for any of them and they were placed on the doorstep while I stood inside the doorway.
My guess is that the German supplier does not want to send the battery because it is too difficult at present and is just using the border closure as an excuse.
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Location: Werribee South, VIC
Member since 30 September 2016
Member #: 1981
Postcount: 485
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Freight for batteries from overseas has become difficult from some countries.
I tried to order some CR132 lithium ion batteries from Deal Extreme for my LED torch but was told they no longer freight batteries due to a ban from certain airlines.
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Location: Kanahooka, NSW
Member since 18 November 2016
Member #: 2012
Postcount: 712
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It was returned to the supplier. Message due to Corona crisis the postal traffic to the country of destination (Australia) is interrupted. The country was Germany.
So who knows.
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Location: Sydney, NSW
Member since 28 January 2011
Member #: 823
Postcount: 6760
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the postal traffic to the country of destination
That sounds like the interruption is within Germany (or maybe Europe generally), rather than Oz.
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Location: Kanahooka, NSW
Member since 18 November 2016
Member #: 2012
Postcount: 712
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Location: Belrose, NSW
Member since 31 December 2015
Member #: 1844
Postcount: 2471
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Lithium batteries are classified as hazardous cargo
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Location: Kanahooka, NSW
Member since 18 November 2016
Member #: 2012
Postcount: 712
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The reason I wanted to purchase this is my Samsung is an S5 mini it was new succeeded old model when I bought it. It is a great phone however when I purchased a replacement battery on eBay for it the result was it was no better than the one in the phone because they are old stock also.
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Location: Penrith, NSW
Member since 7 April 2012
Member #: 1128
Postcount: 385
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Hi Jim.
I had a similar problem with a Galaxy S2. Most phone batteries are stuffed, (technical term), after around two years, and no one could sell me a battery with a current manufacture date. I no longer use that phone.
I then used a Samsung Galaxy S7 until its battery went onto “life support.”
Enquiring at the Samsung Kiosk, at the local Westfield shopping centre, I was quoted $110.00 to replace the battery. Extra, if either of the cases “front or back” were damaged.
Hmm. Mine had a cracked rear cover. So. About $130.00 to get it going, and it would still be a three year old phone.
So about two weeks ago, I bought a new Samsung A20 phone for $248.00
Pretty much all phones now have batteries that can not be removed by the owner.
I try to limit the time my phone is on charge. I only charge it in the morning on the way to work. I do not try to keep it charged to maximum, all the time. Phone batteries seem to have a finite number of charge-discharge cycles.
It seems that we are doomed to change our phones every 2-3 years.
Wayne.
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Location: Naremburn, NSW
Member since 15 November 2005
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I don't know whether I have just been lucky or not but I have never once had an issue with a phone battery and it's just as well because most of the phones I've owned have not had removable batteries. I still have a HP iPAQ which still works well, though it is certainly not still a daily use as a resistive touch screen is a little less than convenient these days but it is a fully functioning phone. All the phones I've had since still work but have been replaced more for OS security reasons than hardware or battery issues.
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Location: Wangaratta, VIC
Member since 21 February 2009
Member #: 438
Postcount: 5385
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Many recharge batteries do quote a life cycle. one of the traps for instance, is using an SLA battery where a motive storage type should be. There seems to be a change in SLA as I have seen a seen two car batteries and a tractor one, just suddenly quit. Viz good when parked: dead in the morning.
With the SLA battery the story used to be that after is was run to flat a few times it would never charge above 75% & the neighbours had incidents. I told them to buy a Motive storage type for their camping trip. After a few days his Dad's SLA was in trouble & the motive storage one wasn't.
I have one Motive type in a no break, must be faulty as its 1998 & still good yet the ones in the Electronic supermarket UPS, suffered a case crack & almost caught fire when one dropped a cell after 2 years. That now has a thermal fuse on the battery's.
If the batteries don't get the phone the unleaded solder growing whiskers, probably will.
Marc
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Location: Hill Top, NSW
Member since 18 September 2015
Member #: 1801
Postcount: 2074
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My phone is an ancient Nokia 6120 Classic, which was released 13 years ago. It's had one battery replacement which cost $50 at the phone battery shop at Parramatta Westfield. The phone still works perfectly.
When it eventually dies I'll get a smartphone. I'll have to ask for advice because I don't know anything about smartphones, except that they seem grossly overpriced.
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