[kojimon]

Anyone hear anything about an extended battery for the torch yet?

[shansmi]

Nope, not yet. Set the screen brightness to 10% and it will help tremendously.

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[mark_rivers19]

and change the notifications to all your social feeds.

[Elite1]

I'm sure Seidio will release one. Go to seidioonline.com and see if there's anything yet. If not, there should be a way to sign up for new-product updates.

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[SlcCorrado]

Nope, not yet. Set the screen brightness to 10% and it will help tremendously.

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Try 0

[jcp007]

I would agree. Seidio will probably have one soon.

[Chucky1]

Seidio told me when I ordered my holster that they had nothing in the works as of now. Hopefully that will change soon.

[tsells]

This is from Seidio's customer service. Not sure if it means that there is a battery in the works or not:

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for your inquiry at Seidioonline. At the moment we are working on new and exciting products for the Black Berry Torch 9800. Unfortunately, we do not have an ETA on the product line. Please email [email protected] for more updates on these products. Also, check our website periodically for any updates on this product line.

[cabletow]

Any news yet?

[dictoresno]

Any news yet?

if you look at the seidio website, it has no battery options available for the Torch.

[Elite1]

Nope, not yet. Set the screen brightness to 10% and it will help tremendously.

Try 0

Yes I was surprised to see there was actually a 0% setting for screen brightness. I've had it set there for a couple months now.

[tedzone]

Install 448 and bam!!! You have your extended battery.....

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[mark_rivers19]

Install 448 and bam!!! You have your extended battery.....

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+1 the .448 and .450 work wonders with the battery life.

[greggebhardt]

A friend called Sedio and they told him they had NO plans for a extended battery for the 9800.

[cabletow]

There is a 2600 battery with a new back cover but none that fits the original slot

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[Clarkee]

+1 the .448 and .450 work wonders with the battery life.

-1 I had the original OS that came shipped to the Torches in Canada, (.228 I believe) and now I had .448 and .450 and the battery life sucks compared to it.

[papped]

If you're talking about this one:
BlackBerry Torch 9800 Battery: BlackBerry Torch 9800 Extended Replacement Li-Ion Battery w/Door (2600mAh)

I guarantee that's a Chinese knock off, probably not even really 2600mah.

[pmccartney]

^ I would rather carry a spare OEM battery around than risk using that monstrosity.
Currently, there is no 'good, normal sized' extended life battery.
Fortunately I can get 1.5-2days out of a charge so no worries.

[Elite1]

-1 I had the original OS that came shipped to the Torches in Canada, (.228 I believe) and now I had .448 and .450 and the battery life sucks compared to it.

I believe all Canadian carriers released the Torch with 246 already loaded. Maybe I'm mistaken. Mine from Telus certainly came with 246 loaded out of the box.

[dochouse7]

Mine from Rogers had .246 installed as well. I then updated to .337 and then recently to .450. Battery life got much better with .450, and turning down the screen brightness to at least 60 (I believe 100 is the default). Both of these changes should drastically improve your battery life. Set the screen brightness even lower if you can as well. The lower the brightness, the longer the battery will last.

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[CrazyCamel369#AC]

Hmm I was just about to post about this. I've found two extended batteries on ebay but i don't trust em...let me know asap when you guys find one because i'm constantly on my phone so it doesn't last the whole day lol

[papped]

There's only a few trusted ones. Amzer, Seidio and Mugen. Forget about anything else

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[anon(1603170)]

These knock off batteries are a pain the @55 since you have to "configure" them with the oem with a special device they ship with every time you take it off or something, because oems have a cryptographic ic. So, its no good for the battery pullers.

And as said before, they probably wont last.

[pmccartney]

Hmm I was just about to post about this. I've found two extended batteries on ebay but i don't trust em...let me know asap when you guys find one because i'm constantly on my phone so it doesn't last the whole day lol

Have you considered carrying a spare battery. This little system would be helpful if you do.
Mobi Products Cradle (Horizontal) w/ Spare Battery Slot for BlackBerry Torch 9800 - CrackBerry Canada
...and you can pickup a genuine battery right now for $50 (possibly less elsewhere).
BlackBerry F-S1 Standard Battery for Torch 9800 - CrackBerry Canada

[aznlgcy]

Seidio still has no plans apparently to create an extended battery for the Toch. But supposedly Mugen Power is creating one at the moment to be ready for release sometime in March. I've used their products before and find that the overall battery life lasts longer than Seidio and usually cheaper