Nokia to Replace 43 Million Batteries

mysqlbytes writes "According to a recent post on the BBC's website, Nokia has admitted to a problem in the BL-5C batteries made by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006. For some of us, it means longer battery life with a new lease of life and for some of us, no more burnt legs. You can check out the product advisory here."

Burnt Legs?

[pete-classic]

I understand that this is a legitimate recall. That said, if your phone is burning your legs while it's charging I'm pretty sure you're using it wrong.

-Peter

Re:Burnt Legs?

[SpottedKuh]

That said, if your phone is burning your legs while it's charging I'm pretty sure you're using it wrong.

Oh, crap. I always wondered why I couldn't walk more than three feet from the wall while I'm charging my phone.

Oh no!

[evilviper]

Oh no, no... You've got it all wrong. I've seen countless PR people on TV and they all say the same thing... It's only cheap, off-brand batteries that explode, NEVER the manufacturer's own batteries.

The news media, of course, never argues the point.

Re:Burnt Legs?

[nacturation]

Oh, crap. I always wondered why I couldn't walk more than three feet from the wall while I'm charging my phone.

You think you have it bad? If the lid of a toilet I'm standing in front of accidentally slams down, I can't walk more *two* feet from it until I put the lid back up. Then there's the pain.

Luxury. Why, in my day we didn't have seats or toilets. We used to have to lay it along the ground, six feet from where we were sitting, and hope nobody tripped over it while we went.
 

Re:Forty. Three. Million.

[Hognoxious]

I'd guess nokia will simply have all their dealers as collection sites

Thanks for pointing that out, it's completely different. So the dealers are entirely staffed by robots - who'd have though it?

Re:Risky business

[Zebedeu]

Yeah, but Apple would never have this kind of problem because they get their batteries from reputable suppliers, like Sony.