My friend gave me his "old" work phone, it's a Blackberry 9800 Torch I think. It didn't come with a battery so I bought an OEM replacement. I placed the battery in there and it turns on now and the display just has a cross through a battery icon and an hourglass in the middle of the screen, but doesn't seem to go past this. Looking closer at the manual for the battery, it appears I need to activate the battery using an adapter (which was included) with the original battery, which I don't have... How can I do this without the original battery?
I wish I had one, but most people I know have entirely different blackberry phones, I haven't checked for battery compatibility but I imagine they are fairly model specific?
That does not sound to me like an OEM battery. I've heard of these that must be programmed, but never a genuine BlackBerry battery. At any rate, i think you are out of luck.
My advice is buy a genuine BlackBerry battery for your model. You don't need to pay full retail. Shop around.
That does not sound to me like an OEM battery. I've heard of these that must be programmed, but never a genuine BlackBerry battery. At any rate, i think you are out of luck.
My advice is buy a genuine BlackBerry battery for your model. You don't need to pay full retail. Shop around.
It's not an original battery. The seller claimed in a conversation that it would not need programming so it is being sent back as it clearly does need programming.
I will give a genuine battery a go.
Seems like a way to lock in customers to genuine batteries, ugh.
Will try asking someone who sells these, but I'm guessing they'd rather sell me a battery for a lot of money, rather than letting me program one.
Good luck. I hope you are able to find genuine BlackBerry batteries that are reasonably priced. I know there are people who report good experiences with knockoffs, but seems risky to me.
