I went to the mall yesterday to get my cellphone checked and fixed. Since last week, I get errors opening the emails in my inbox. What happens is the phone hangs up when I open the folder. The repair agent told me that my phone is okay but my memory stick needs to be replaced. He also told me that the data stored in it (my emails and stuff) had been corrupted and there’s no easy way to retrieve it. So I just bought a new genuine memory stick. Good thing I always synchronize my phone with my PC.

As it turned out, the memory stick included with the phone is not genuine. Fake memory sticks are common especially in Asia where I bought my phone. Memory card classified as “class A” are the fake ones, although they look pretty much the same as the original. Looks can really be deceiving. Brand labels, serial numbers, and even the packaging stickers look genuine.

The only way to be sure you are getting the original memory stick is to get it from an authorized reseller. Genuine memory sticks are a lot cheaper nowadays. They offer at least five years warranty on the memory and in case your data becomes corrupted, they’ll retrieve it for free.