Extended Life Battery Available from VZW

[lurchsjn]

Something I've been waiting on. Radio Shack and VZW retail store didn't have them available yet, but VZW website store has them. Product description:

Battery (Extended)

$49.99
Have an extra battery available if your charger is not available this battery is 1400 mAh Lithium Ion battery. Battery times vary based upon personal use and system transition.

Went ahead & ordered one. Have to see what kind of improvement this provides.

[WVOz1970]

Let us know! I've found the standard battery to be fine with regular usage. When I do a lot of web browsing, though, it eats the battery up. That high color screen lit up on both sides likes batteries.

[KenS]

Originally Posted by lurchsjn Went ahead & ordered one. Have to see what kind of improvement this provides.

Assuming the capacity listed on Verizon's site for the standard battery is correct, this is only ~1.7 times larger. Still, I get 1-2 days of use now, so that could be enough to put me back to the 2-3 days my old Startac delivered.

Please let us all know how it works for you.

[tino]

Got My extended Battery the other day 49.99 , so far i havent dropped a bar yet..I Talk a good bit and use bluetooth quite a bit...Battery is rather thick though...Same Holster still holds it nicely.

[lurchsjn]

Originally Posted by tino Got My extended Battery the other day 49.99 , so far i havent dropped a bar yet..I Talk a good bit and use bluetooth quite a bit...Battery is rather thick though...Same Holster still holds it nicely.

Knew it had to be a bigger form factor, didn't know if a different back cover was needed.

Thanks for you info on this. Looking forward to getting my new battery.

[FClifton]

Is the only way to charge an additional battery by having it in the phone? Or is there a desktop charger that will work?

[lurchsjn]

Got mine yesterday, quick delivery (Fedex 2nd day). It does come with a separate back cover, figured as bulky as it was that a deeper battery cover would be required.

Turned off the V710, installed the new battery, and charged it overnight. Let's see how long it'll run, and I do have Bluetooth enabled for use with my HF800.

[Buickman]

Originally Posted by lurchsjn Got mine yesterday, quick delivery (Fedex 2nd day). It does come with a separate back cover, figured as bulky as it was that a deeper battery cover would be required. Turned off the V710, installed the new battery, and charged it overnight. Let's see how long it'll run, and I do have Bluetooth enabled for use with my HF800.

You will probably want to give it 3 or 4 days before you really judge it. My standard battery was worthless at first, but got a lot better after a few charges.

[Cemolo]

I have my 710 for over 2 weeks now. Frst I thought that the phone couldnt use its full batery life because it wasnt in the cyclus yet. But after 2 weeks I m kinda wondering if that is still the case. My phone usually dies after a day to a day and a half. I dont have BT enabled and other than that I dont talk that much the phone and I usually dont just browse around. How do you gus get 2-3 days in?

[ajshokk]

Originally Posted by Cemolo I have my 710 for over 2 weeks now. Frst I thought that the phone couldnt use its full batery life because it wasnt in the cyclus yet. But after 2 weeks I m kinda wondering if that is still the case. My phone usually dies after a day to a day and a half. I dont have BT enabled and other than that I dont talk that much the phone and I usually dont just browse around. How do you gus get 2-3 days in?

i'm in the same boat as you, i've had my phone for over a month, and my battery only lasts a day- day and a half, pretty much i just charge it every night or by morning it will be dead..maybe i jus thave a faulty battery? I'm probably going to buy the extended and hopefully I will have better luck

[Buickman]

Originally Posted by ajshokk i'm in the same boat as you, i've had my phone for over a month, and my battery only lasts a day- day and a half, pretty much i just charge it every night or by morning it will be dead..maybe i jus thave a faulty battery? I'm probably going to buy the extended and hopefully I will have better luck

A typical day for me includes about 14 hours of standby and 40 minutes of talking and by the end of the day it maybe loses one bar on the battery meter. If I use the web browser alot though you can just about hear the battery running down. I am suprised at how long it lasts from all the negative reviews I read on that topic.

[lurchsjn]

Well, I've gone through a couple of charging sessions with it and am pleased with the extended life battery for the V710.

It goes over 2 days, close to 3, before dropping from 3 bars to 2. About a day before it goes from 2 to 1, and about 8-12 hours for it to go from 1 to "Charge Battery".

My usage is with Bluetooth on talking to HF800 (Bluetooth speakerphone), some web surfing, and about an hour of so of talk time.

[KenS]

Originally Posted by lurchsjn Well, I've gone through a couple of charging sessions with it and am pleased with the extended life battery for the V710.

My extended battery came in last week, and after an overnight charge it's been on since Thursday AM (it's now Sunday PM). Now that's all standby use (I'm on vacation, so I've only used it for one 2-min phone call since Thursday), but it includes about 4 hours per day with an HS820 connected (and I leave bluetooth on 24x7, although I don't think it actually uses any juice without something connected).

Today the battery meter (the one under phone info, not the on-screen icon) dropped from full (six bars) to four bars, but it's still at 4 bars after ~8 hours.

I'm going to charge it tonight, and see how it holds up to real use this week. But right now it's looking like 2x the original battery, so I'm quite happy.

My only complaint is the new back. It's necessary due to the thicker battery, but couldn't they have made it less angular? It feels boxy when I hold the phone in my hand, where the old one was smooth and more comfortable to hold. It's a minor nit, but an annoying one since it would have been trivial to avoid.