How soon do you have to buy a new cell for your phone?

I have never heard of that happening. I think I would just get a whole new phone and put the sim card over. You are right about there being quality problems with most products these days. Most of the time, the item goes kaput right after the end of the warranty period. I hope all is well now! Happy New Year!!!

When I bought my existing Nokia cellphone ,It had two cells with it.One bore Nokia anti-fake label,the other didn't have that on it and looked bad.Sure enough I had used the former for near two years before it was out of shape.The latter had to be scrapped less than half a year.Now the cell that I use is counterfeit product which is cheaper than genuine one.

Oh no Oldsix691418, it's really dreadful if confronting any cell explosion. We are advised to switch off our phone while we are at the gas station. Such cases did happen several times in my place Yeah, it's true that nowadays the new bought cell phone is not that durable as those we had bought before. I had replaced the old one that I had been using for less than a couple of years, just because the calling button couldn't serve its purpose nicely. I had to press hardly or several times it then worked. Before this old one the battery of the older phone needed to be charged daily therefore I dumped it in the closet Happy posting

I have never had that happen before. I use cheap prepaid phones.

I'm using an Iphone now and i won't face that problem yet. IN the case of my other phones, i've only one cell per phone, and i've seen nothing of such happenings though i heard it happening to my friends. I wonder what makes a cell swollen, due to high usage, or it being too old? It could also be due to fake cells, leading to explosions like what your friend mentioned.

I have never tried buying a battery for my phone. I had a battery and it was 5 years old. During that whole time, it wasn't damaged or broken so I never bought a battery. But after six years of using that mobile phone, it suddenly broke. So I had to buy a new one, and I just throw that very old phone away.

I 've never had to buy a new cell for any of my phones. My current phone is about 5 years old. Guess it's about time to upgrade.

For me I only buy another if I had lost my cellphone and it made dis troy.

LOL six and this one from me is funny because I use to be so brutal with cell phones that the batteries use to outlast the phones themselves. lol So not often friend and usually end up getting a new one before the life time of the battery wears out. One important reason why I use to have insurance on all my cell phones. lol

I am lucky because I got my Nokia cellphone for almost half the price since I bought the model one year after people had grown tired of it and there are new models out there to toy with. I am more practical in my approach to the use of cellphone like some people because I do not collect and buy new ones every time there is a new model. As long as I can send sms messages,call and take pictures I am contented with my cellphone. After this one breaks I will buy a locally launched brand which is good since I bought one for my daughter early this year and it has cool features with the affordable price tag.

Your office mate is right that you are lucky that your phone didn't explode because of the defective battery. Good batteries can stand as long as two days not being charged. Maybe yours wasn't an original battery, or it could just be a China made one, which is known to be of lower quality than the branded ones.

Interesting. We've been lucky I guess. We've never had any problems with our cellphones. We've had 2 different types and have never experienced any issues. I sure hope you have our luck with your new phone. Best Wishes!

NEVER, but never i change my cell from my phone. I have 16 years and until now I had 3 mobile phones, a Siemens that haven't colors, only black and the background of screen, the second phone was a Nokia 6085 which I can say that was good. Now I have a Samsung Wave 525 and it's awesome.

I used to look in the net for whats new mobile phone.The latest one,their features and everything. But I dont usually crave to buy for it. As long as my phone is still working and in good condition I'm still stick to it. Its been my phone for almost 3 years. Nokia E71.

I don't buy cellphone when my present one is still good. I don't go for the latest models of cellphones in town. My present cellphone is 2 years old and is still serving me well except the battery has worn out and need to replace a new one. I've heard of cellphones battery exploding.

I'm not quite sure what you are talking about when you refer to replacing cells to your phone. I've had to replace a battery before.. is that what you are talking about? I have an iphone now, and I notice the battery doesn't last very long.

Wow! I think that was dangerous already. Maybe they are over-charged? I have a phone which is 5yrs old now and it's still in perfect condition.

I guess, it depends on our interest and passion, a common middle class person purchases cell phone when it get shut down.As am a middle class person i assumed every one will do the same.