The electrical resistivity of pure Bi, Bi‐Sb, Bi‐Pb, and Bi‐Te alloys at 1.3 < T < 77°K has been measured. For all the systems the ideal resistivity shows a T2‐dependence at low temperatures. However, there is a characteristic difference between the compensated (Bi, Bi‐Sb) and the uncompensated materials (Bi‐Pb, Bi‐Te). Several mechanisms, which may account for the data, are discussed.