Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 at 18:08
cowpat,
It pays to read eBay advertising very closely, the seller in question has shown a photo of a genuine Iridium battery but their advertising text below says otherwise,
"New Generic 3rd Party none OEM
Replacement Battery For Iridium Battery for IRIDIUM MOTOROLA SYN0060C for 9505 9500 Satellite Phones
Free Shipping! Worldwide
(Photo for reference purpose only, battery is a High capacity 2800mAH)"
The first and the last lines are the key, "Non OEM" meaning not genuine a Motorola battery and "Photo for reference purpose only" says we'll show a genuine battery but that's not what you'll receive.
The other thing to remember is the Iridium phones "know" a non genuine battery from a genuine battery. You'll get an "Invalid Battery" error message on the screen if the phone doesn't like the installed battery.
Boobook is saying the sellers correct battery works in an Iridium phone which means it can satisfy the Iridium of its suitability if it's the correct battery for the phone.
I wouldn't file the tabs off either. As you say, Motorola changed the battery after the 9500-9505 when they made the 9505A for a reason! I've no idea of the battery used in the new 9555 phones.
Geoff
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