extended battery

**crackcookie** · 05-20-2012, 09:26 PM

where can I go to get an extended battery for this phone?!

**Blacklatino** · 05-21-2012, 12:10 AM

Here's one: BlackBerryTorch 9800/9810 Extended Replacement Battery w/Door (2500mAh)

Haven't purchased one yet. But D*mn! It's Big azz(BA) battery. Had a BA for my 9000 Mugens' 2500 or 3000. It lasted all day and I wished someone would have tried to mug me. Felt like a brick. Much as I hate to admit it, I might get one for myself.

Rechargeable 3.7V 2500mAh Lithium-Ion Battery

Extended Battery Door Included

90-Day EZ No-Hassle Returns

It received a good review. But, the guys name was "DookyDon".

**hasa77** · 05-21-2012, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by crackcookie

where can I go to get an extended battery for this phone?!

Ebay has ones that fit perfectly with original battery door. There's a 1700 mah one that's coded and a 2430 gold one that's uncoded and comes with a decoder but again fits in with original battery door

**Blacklatino** · 05-21-2012, 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by hasa77

Ebay has ones that fit perfectly with original battery door. There's a 1700 mah one that's coded and a 2430 gold one that's uncoded and comes with a decoder but again fits in with original battery door

Yah. Mine worked for a few weeks, worked great and crapped out.

For me, it was an extra battery- just cheaper. But, a lot of people are getting good results. WTH, I already ordered it.
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**go1ndr** · 05-21-2012, 02:57 PM

Question about these batteries? Is decoding required to use a 9800 battery that I have, from my old phone? I've kept it charged just in case I run out when on the road on business, with no where to charge it--but never used it. If it does require decoding, how do I do that? Thanks guys!
Jack (Go1ndr)

**hasa77** · 05-21-2012, 03:01 PM

After rereading ur post I realised I hadn't addreased ur queastion, if its an original battery it should work fine, just pop it in and it should work. Basicly batteries are coded from rim (original batteries), these codes allow the battery to be used and non original or 3rd party batterys not to be used (so people created batteries with a machine that copys the code from ur original battery onto ur new battery) and so u get a coded battery, although u need to recode them every time u restart or do a battery pull. I found a 1700mah battery for 9800/9810 on ebay which is a 3rd party coded, not sure if its any good but I plan to get it. The gold batteries 2430mah are meant to be good but there is the issue of these batteries MAH being to high for the size of battery which is why some companies developed 2800mah ones but are bigger in size so u are provided a new battery door which is bigger and bulky but again uncoded so comes with a code copier device

**go1ndr** · 05-21-2012, 03:03 PM

So will I need to have the "original" Blackberry 9800 battery from my old 9800 recoded if I need to use it in my current 9810? If so, how do I do it? Thanks!

**hasa77** · 05-21-2012, 03:09 PM

Right, say if u buy a 9800 then give ur phone away but keep the battery. U can use the battery in a 9810. Only if the battery is a NOT a original battery used in the 9800 will it need to be recoded to be used in the 9810

**go1ndr** · 05-21-2012, 04:17 PM

Thanks for the info. Much appreciated!

**crackcookie** · 05-22-2012, 01:46 AM

What.....why can't I just buy a bigger battery and stuff it in the phone? Why do I have to uncode and recode things? Why is RIM so special

**newcollector** · 05-22-2012, 06:25 AM

Originally Posted by crackcookie

What.....why can't I just buy a bigger battery and stuff it in the phone? Why do I have to uncode and recode things? Why is RIM so special

The answer is..because. It is what it is. It would be a lot like asking why a 600lb man can't fit into a VW bug. You might actually get it done, but the results wouldn't be pretty.

Something as important as a power source needs to function as the phone designer's specs indicate for optimal performance. Some aftermarket battery makers are suspect in the performance arena.

**crackcookie** · 05-23-2012, 02:17 AM

Hm, I never knew that. I thought it was as simple as putting a battery in. My next question would be, with the current battery technology being so hohum, why not increase the battery size so phones can last at least another 6 hours. These phones are a far cry from the previous generation. Like I feel they were going more for size of phone than usefulness of battery life.

**AcADIeN** · 05-23-2012, 07:29 AM

Here is what I know about extended battery, they are all fake. I can't find where the post was, but there was a guys that tested every extended battery that he can find and all of them was weaker than the original one.

well they are not all fake, Seido (and other trusted company) do have real extended battery for other phone, but not for the 9800-9810.

I bought a couple on ebay, and they are all in the garbage now.

And for those who say that they found an original size battery with more power than what we have, I call that bull, don't trust sticker, it's easy to put a sticker on anything. If there was a way to have more power with that size of battery, RIM would have choose that instead.

Here is the best thing you could do, buy a second original battery, buy a charger that can charge the battery without the phone, and you swap the battery when your phone is dead, that's what I do. Or buy a bunch of cradle and put them everywhere

**newcollector** · 05-23-2012, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by crackcookie

Hm, I never knew that. I thought it was as simple as putting a battery in. My next question would be, with the current battery technology being so hohum, why not increase the battery size so phones can last at least another 6 hours. These phones are a far cry from the previous generation. Like I feel they were going more for size of phone than usefulness of battery life.

It is not the size of phone that is the issue, but rather what the phone does. We not only want to make phone calls, but we also want to send text messages, receive and send emails, photographs, videos in HD, and do it all at the same time in real time. Phone technology has expanded and battery technology has not kept up.

RIM did apply for a fuel cell type battery patent in a phone and also has a patent for a holster that will charge your phone on the go (now I wonder how long the extension cord is on that thing?

). As the chipsets and processors become more efficient, there will be improvement on battery consumption.

I used to be able to go a few days on my old Nokia dumbphone, but I wouldn't want to go back to that. With my 9810 I can go more than a day. I have made the usual screen brightness adjustment to be more battery concious, and have adjusted certain social apps so that they are not always updating in the background.

As Acadien suggests, if you are one of those phone power users, then get another OEM battery and keep it handy, or make sure you charge at work or in the car. If you use BlackBerry Traffic, then make sure you have your phone hooked up to the car charger. I love the voice directions and its a great app, but it will drain the battery (constant use of gps).

If you are not a power user and you are having significant battery drain...it won't last a day, then there may be issues with your sd card, with an app, with how you have set up your phone for social feeds, etc. Be glad to try to help you get things sorted out if you want, crackcookie.

**Blacklatino** · 05-25-2012, 05:36 AM

Well, everyone has an opinion. So, if someone is looking for a debate about batteries, I'll pass. I do have to recant my words on the GOLD battery. I reconditioned/charged it the other day, finally put it back in my 9810 around 04:00 yesterday and was at 70% last night. No biggie for me because my original battery does the same after recalibrating(covered in other threads). Now as far as the BA(big azz) batteries, everyone that I have purchased has worked for me on my 8300, 8310, 9000, and looking forward to the one for my 9810. If not, I can always send it back. That's "my" experience with extended batteries "over the years". Now, my next opinion is be really careful calling BS based on anothers' post. Remember, this happens all the time for each device, OS, or hybrid. Someone will always say that one of the aforementioned sucks or is a POS, while others have no issues. Again, no time for debates, just keeping it real.

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