[kastein]

I was looking on ebay and found a 2400mAh battery with the back cover for $17.99 and free shipping.....I was wondering if this battery will harm my storm...I only ask because I noticed SEIDO sells the 2600mAh for $59.99

[imandroid]

I got the same one and its great. Usually charge once every 3 days plus it seems my storm runs better with the added power fully charged gets 4.1 volts.

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[nei1]

Given two batteries for the same phone, but different mA-hour (mAh) ratings.

If they're for the same phone, they will both provide the same voltage required by the phone. Neither will be harmful.

The mA-hour rating is the "capacity" of the battery, related to how long it will run before getting all discharged. Not a lot of difference, for instance, between 2400 mA-hours and 2600 mA-hours.

I recall the standard battery is 1400 mAh; your big batteries have almost twice the capacity and should last almost twice as long.

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The complication that dissuaded me from getting the big batteries is that my new 8830 telephone won't fit into its new holster if it has a new 2400 or 2600 mAh battery on it. The skins are also limited to the standard battery.

So instead, I decided to get two additional standard sized batteries.

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I also got a charger that holds a single, disembodied battery, to charge it outside of the phone (or while a different battery is being used in the phone). It was about $20 I think, and is such a small piece of plastic, I don't think it was worth $10, but don't get me started. It gets its power from a USB jack in its side, so any Blackberry-compatible AC or DC charger can plug into the little device and charge the battery therein.

Battery-wise, I'm pretty well prepared with 3 standard batteries. I don't miss the big battery.

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I got the "standard" batteries on Amazon. There were some $5 batteries, but looking at the Reviews, they were frequently damaged goods: bent, used without much life remaining, poor physical condition externally, destined for the Recycling Bin.

Instead, I got my two batteries for $15 each, and they were obviously fresh and clean, and better than the normal-retail of $35 each.

[Soccerman018]

So the 2400 and 2600 batteries make your storm even more bulkier because they are physically bigger than the standerd battery and requires a new backcover?

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[jasonc624]

Zomfg will the coin behind the battery door work with this so called big battery?

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[jasonc624]

Zomfg will the coin behind the battery door work with this so called big battery?

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[djrams]

So the 2400 and 2600 batteries make your storm even more bulkier because they are physically bigger than the standerd battery and requires a new backcover?

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Yes, this is the case with ALL "extended" batteries for cell phones....The longer you want it to last, the bigger it has to be.

[Soccerman018]

Well, thats homo. I want a longer battery life but not the bigger battery that comes with it lol

[jlawler4]

The longer you want it to last, the bigger it has to be.

That's what she said!

[ecksdog]

I've always been a little leary about no-name
Batteries. I think that they could damage an expensive
Device if they are not properly manufactured.

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