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Hi-
I am brand new to BB, and the recent owner of a Storm (yup- I'm one of those guys).
Overall- I really like the device. Sure it has it's quirks, but so does just about every other thing I interface with.
Anyway- I wanted to post a real surprising find. My last phone (an LG VX8300- a GREAT phone IMO) would go 3 or 4 days on a single charge. Obviously- expecting any device that does as much as the Storm can do to run that long on a single charge is unreasonable. I was interested in buying a second perhaps higher mah-rated battery, but not too interested in paying $60 or more for one. I am in the electrical field, and as such have a number of tools at my disposal, so I thought I'd take a chance on a generic, aftermarket 1600mah battery that I saw for sale on eBay. The battery is sold on eBay by "hkgreatdeals" and yes- I was pretty skeptical about buying something from overseas, that is essentially non-returnable, but I asked the seller a number of questions that they answered to my satisfaction, and I figured, I'd charge it (while monitoring it's charge parameters) and test it's discharge characteristics, and see if it's worth putting in my phone. I looked at it as a bit of an experiment. I'm not much of a gambler, but I figured, worst case scenerio- I lose $18.
It turns out that the cell is slightly MORE than a 1600mah in size, and after putting it in my phone, I got nearly 3 days of power out of a single charge. I guess I should mention that I'm not using my phone at a high rate. I view and reply to 10 to 20 emails a day, make and receive maybe 20 phone calls, maybe use the music player while in a long line, I have the backlight turn itself off after 30 seconds of no use, (I have the backlight set to the highest setting though) use bluetooth (most of the time) take a few pictures, (I'd take some video if that feature worked reliably on my phone). I also have the phone power itself down at 11pm, and wake itself up at 7am, (it's still using power, but at a slower rate) so there's some tricks involved in getting the phone to hold a charge so long I guess. Still, for $18 shipped- I think it's a pretty good deal.
I purchased the battery expecting very little, and am very pleasantly surprised.
It could be that not all of their cells are the same, and I just got a good one. I have no affiliation with the seller- I'm just reporting my findings in the hopes that I might be helping someone else reading these forums. I just purchased another battery from the same vendor (I have not received it yet, so I cannot compare the two yet) so I can have one charging while the other is in use. I just thought I'd pass that along...
TONY
02-12-09 09:26 AM - The Seidio Innocell 2600mAh Extended Battery. It better be worth the $68 bucks I paid for it
Gets here in a couple days and Ill post back how the battery holds up. My normal charge lasts about 12 hrs before I need to charge it...Hopefully this one lasts a couple days if all goes well.....02-12-09 12:28 PM - Sever916 and Tetonbb:
You both may be right. I have not noticed any drop off, but it may happen- and if it does- I will let you know, so as to help others avoid making a bad purchase.
Do you have experience with Chinese-made batteries? Previous to this I did not. Before I bought one- I did some research and did not find anything either here or elsewhere reporting findings, good or bad. If you have actual experience with good or bad Chinese or generic-brand batteries, I'd love to hear your actual experience.
Like I said- it was a bit of an experiment, and I will update my experience with the battery as I use it. So far- (after only about 2 weeks) it continues to work for about 2.5 days before needing a recharge (but as you know- that depends upon how you use your device).
The battery may be great- or it may be crap. So far (after limited use) I'd say it's great...
TONY02-13-09 10:03 AM - lasts me at least 14-16 hrs under pretty heavy use.The Seidio Innocell 2600mAh Extended Battery. It better be worth the $68 bucks I paid for it Gets here in a couple days and Ill post back how the battery holds up. My normal charge lasts about 12 hrs before I need to charge it...Hopefully this one lasts a couple days if all goes well.....
When I first got it, it was a little shaky. Some days I would go all day and still have like 45% battery left and others I was down to nothing. But I think that had to do with going through a few charge cycles before the battery reached its max.
Now it seems to work for me pretty well.02-13-09 10:10 AM
