Too bad. I really had my hopes up. Had a feeling it wasn't going to happen but still wouldn't trade my 9900. Bought it knowing it was slack in the battery. Still a great phone!
You really wanted a hump back on your sleek 99xx device? If batt life is an issue for you just get the battery charger with Y cable accessory. I have one and I think I've needed to change the battery 3 or 4 times since late September. And, I have an Otterbox Commuter and still would prefer this solution to a hump back battery.
I thought Seidio would make an extended battery with the holster and the charging cradle. That would be heavens... But I am not in utopia so I guess I can't have everything I want.
I've only Seidio extended batteries all the way back to my StarTac, what do we do now? Are there any other reputable battery makers? I ordered an 1500 mah battery from Hong Kong on eBay and it lasts less time between charges than the battery that came with my 9930. Also, anytime you reboot, you have to recondition the battery! I gave up today and went back to the original, but I really need the extra capacity. There has to be someone else who can make a quality battery for us.
Our General Manager uses his Blackberry and nothing else (no PC,laptop,tablet, etc). He also works 14 hour days and demands the extended batteries. He needed a replacement - wanted the Torch 9850, and demanded an extended battery, even if I had to hire engineers to develop them myself... Anyway, after a lot of searching, I found wirelessemporium.com advertising extended batteries for the Torch. We ordered 2 to try. The actual manufacturer is Ontrion. Really weird. Have purchased a lot of extended batteries for him over the years, but nothing like this. Along with the battery and the new door, they send you a device. You have to plug your old battery and the new battery into this, and then the new battery is usable in the device. Seems to work so far! We tested --- tried out of the box into a phone = no dice. After getting it to run in one unit, tried in an identical unit, and it did not work --- until we took the battery out of that unit and ran through the copy process. RIM is doing something to tie a unique identifier to the battery <?! Anyway, so far, so good.
The JM1 1230mAh battery works for both the Torch 9850 and the Bold 9930, so I assume this would work with Bold too.
