Nokia Philippines warns communities not to buy fake handset in local market. A team from the Asia Pacific region is now coordinating with local enforcement agencies to conduct an investigation on the sale of these fake products, which is likely violating the company’s brand, said Nikka Singson-Abes, corporate communications manager of Nokia Philippines Inc., in an interview.

The Nokia Philippines executive said the latest Nokia phone models like Nokia N81, Nokia 5310, Nokia N95, Nokia N82, Nokia 6120, were being sold at half or a third of the original price, which is an indicator that the unit might be fake.

“They’re branded Nokia and sometimes even the packaging is made to look like the real thing. I am told the phones are lighter in weight than the original. Some are being brought to the Nokia Care Centers for repair and because they are fake, they are turned down,” she said in an e-mailed advisory.

To check whether the units being sold are genuine, Nokia Philippines said consumers should look for the following when buying a new handset: A 12-month warranty sticker slapped on top or side parts of the phone’s box; a tamper-proof label at the back of a unit along with the NTC logo and the type acceptance as part of one sticker; a Nokia tamper-proof warranty seal; a hologram showing Nokia connecting hands at one angle and the original enhancements logo at another angle in the battery.

Source: Inquirer

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 Print Posted by Amir Karimuddin on January 15th, 2008