Nokia Recalls 46 Million Phone Batteries
Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:50AM EDT
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Watch your ears, people. Nokia has just issued a warning that the batteries in some—well, make that a lot—of its phones are prone to overheating. About 46 million batteries are suspect, according to the Finnish cell-phone maker.
According to Nokia, its BL-5C batteries, which power about 50 different models of Nokia phones (including the popular N72, N91, and E50 handsets), may overheat while being charged. The phone manufacturer says about 100 cases of battery overheating have been reported worldwide, although none occurred while someone was actually using their phone. Nokia is offering to replace any BL-5C batteries free of charge. While Nokia claims that no injuries have been reported due to overheating batteries, I can only imagine how hot the buggy batteries are getting; my pair of non-Nokia cell phones, which are supposedly A-OK, already get pretty warm while they're charging in their cradles.
So, how can you tell if you've got a bum battery? First, check this page and see if your make of Nokia phone is listed. If it is, then crack open the back cover, find the battery ID number (instructions for finding it are on the same page) and search for it on Nokia's site; a message will pop up if you need to send the battery in for replacement.
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7 Posted by chocolate_is_my_friend on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:23PM EDT Report Abuse
I have a Nokia phone and it always is turning off while i'm talking to someone or doing something important.
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8 Posted by duhfrogmaster on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:49PM EDT Report Abuse
How about we make new battery's? but no were too stupid to do that!
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9 Posted by zhoujingsu806 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 11:00PM EDT Report Abuse
Nokia is my favorite brand in cellphone. Why happened this thing?
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10 Posted by eletoes1972 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:53PM EDT Report Abuse
I have a BL-5C battery & I have never had any problems with it. When it get's hot I simply shut it off & use other means of communication.
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6 Posted by iluvholliister on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:23PM EDT Report Abuse
My phone always gets pretty hot, but when it does, I take it off the charger and just wait for it to cool down. And then I recharge it. So, if you ever think your phone is too hot, try taking it off the charger for a couple minutes, and when you touch it and it feel s cool enough, put it back on. Also, say you have gone out to do some errands, so your phone isn't around, then you could also try charging it in the car, if possible. Other than that, take your phone off the charger until you are near it again. As for my phone, it gets hot, but not hot enough to "explode", but these tips are for those of you who do have a phone that might explode. Good luck.