[LachlanMinnesota]

The batteries wear down too fast, so they substitute longer lasing batteries, so that it can sit for a week and still work.

[jonrick46]

"The batteries wear down too fast, so they substitute longer lasing batteries, so that it can sit for a week and still work.

Just my two cents worth: Maybe they took out the batteries, knowing they could resale the batteries. The cell phones would then go over seas without batteries and be repackaged with cheaper batteries.