Swelling Battery

[amc_wi69]

Few weeks ago I noticed that the back battery cover wasn’t sitting properly so I gave it a quick look over and found nothing wrong so I chalked it up to normal wear and tear. Then my battery life started to drain very quickly. Thought maybe apps were killing but to no prevail. Finally I took out the battery and noticed it was swelling in the middle by a good amount.

I called T-mobile for replacement battery...$59.99!
I called Radio Shack....50.00 (the guy didn’t even ask me which model BB it as for)
Then I looked on Crackberry....$14.99

So I would like to say THANK YOU CRACKBERRY for saving a guy a lot of money.

I haven’t heard that much about the batteries swelling but trust me some do!

Last but not least I'm selling my rare swollen battery for the super slow price of $14.98...you can’t get these just anywhere folks!

[xs11e]

It may be a symptom of charging too fast by using a non-BB charger, I had it happen using my PC's USB ports to charge my phone's battery. It was fine if the battery was mostly charged when I started but if the battery was very low it charged too fast and swelled up as yours did.

[jcbrunson]

You can get Flip replacement batteries on Amazon for even less (starts at $3.50). Crackberry ain't a great deal on this, my friend.

[dookie.]

do a search.

known problem with the early batteries.

verizon warrantied it for me.

[2repou]

Eeee Bay

I usually get them for $2 or $3

[ESN]

Verizon just sent me one the old didn't last 6 months

Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com

[xs11e]

Originally Posted by ESN

Verizon just sent me one the old didn't last 6 months

Tell them, ask for another.