Anybody found an extended battery with an extended battery cover that has decent gps and mobile antennas in it ? Bought 2 off eBay, neither gave me any gps signal, and mobile signal was poorer than with stock cover. (BTW I find the mobile signal lower than my other phones even with stock cover, extended cover is even worse)
im also got the problem...i bought 2 extended battery (3500 mah) with ext door cover but seems the signal wireless very bad @ not detect at all !!!!
anybody know the concept/source to solve the cover signal pracktically ? TQ
how much for the extended batt?
what covers did you buy on ebay? I am interested in increasing my HSPA+ reception. I get 1 or no bars at home.
sdxda said:
what covers did you buy on ebay? I am interested in increasing my HSPA+ reception. I get 1 or no bars at home.
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Well you won't get a better signal from one of these extended covers, in fact you will be lucky to get a signal at all, they are crap. The two I tried were the 3500mA ones on eBay UK for about £12. The battery is ok but useless with a cover that effectively has no antennas other than a bit of metalised spray paint that does not work.
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I'm about buying an Extended Battery for my good ol' XDA...do you have any experiences and/or opnions?
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Well the official extended battery works well, it makes the phone very chunky though, my problem is I dropped the phone and broke the plastic locator tag so the battery doesnt sit on the phone properly, the bottom sticks out, probably have to use velcro or similar. :?
cruisin-thru said:
Well the official extended battery works well, it makes the phone very chunky though, my problem is I dropped the phone and broke the plastic locator tag so the battery doesnt sit on the phone properly, the bottom sticks out, probably have to use velcro or similar. :?
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Is it work with WM2003SE? Or do you need any drivers?
No drivers, its just an electrical connection.
Hi, my first post hope it helps even though its a couople of months late!
I have just bought an extended battery off ebay uk from HK took 4 days to come and took me 10 mins to change over. Cost £12 delivered.
Lasts for ever. Got extened battery for old ipaq as well from sameguy just as good.
Got mine from www.lionbattery.com. Some ppl said it won't charge from cradle and resets device... I don't have these issues so far... It charges from cradle and doesn't reset device when I change it. But I've been using it only for 3 days so can't really give a good advice.
Also have a look at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=24355&highlight=high+capacity+battery
I just bought an external battery on eBay, and it works great, but a bit bulky, and I don't have a case that will fit.
I also bought a new 1750 mAh replacement battery, and it works so well that the external battery mostly resides in my refrigerator! I expect I will use the external battery on camping and boating trips, as I keep the phone in a waterproof PDA case, and it has the extra room.
The 1750 mAh battery is a HUGE improvement over the stock 1200 mAh, it took about 10 minutes to change it out. They even sent out a couple of the special TORX screwdrivers needed!
I spent, including shipping, $22.00 for the new battery, and $22.00 for the external one.
The XDA I (Wallaby) with the genuine battery backpack fits fine inside the o2 XDA Executive case. You can get this case on eBay.co.uk for around £7.50
Just search ebay for
xda 1 genuine case
or click here:
http://search.ebay.co.uk/genuine-xda-1-executive-case_W0QQfsopZ1
Mobilez
Hi folks, i'm thinking of getting the metal case for my dopod u1000. Just one question in my mind, how's the signal reception for gsm/umts and gps ? Does the metal case have any effect on the signal ? Thanx !
Testimo85 said:
Hi folks, i'm thinking of getting the metal case for my dopod u1000. Just one question in my mind, how's the signal reception for gsm/umts and gps ? Does the metal case have any effect on the signal ? Thanx !
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That's a good question. I would like to know the answer as well. If no one responds would you mind posting your experience when you get the new case?
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Hey itxda & Testimo85,
I've got a metal case but I'm affraid to say that it cut the reception right down.
I had a full signal in my house before using the case with the case it when down to 1 and sometimes no signal at all.
The case is a good protector but bad for reception.
I've noticed that when the signal when down the minute I open the case the signal when straight up to full signal.
I still cannot understand why this is I'm thinging of make a few holes at the top of the case to see if then I can get some signal.
I well let you known later in the week.
But if I was you I would not get one at this moment.
Hope that this answers you question.
Ciao
Gigino
According to my previous experience using metal case, I can confirm it cause bad signal reception.
Thanx for the info guys. I guess i wouldn't get one soon. Waiting for your progress with the modified case, gigino.
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Hey itxda & Testimo85,
I've got a metal case but I'm affraid to say that it cut the reception right down.
I had a full signal in my house before using the case with the case it when down to 1 and sometimes no signal at all.
The case is a good protector but bad for reception.
I've noticed that when the signal when down the minute I open the case the signal when straight up to full signal.
I still cannot understand why this is I'm thinging of make a few holes at the top of the case to see if then I can get some signal.
I well let you known later in the week.
But if I was you I would not get one at this moment.
Hope that this answers you question.
Ciao
Gigino
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Thanks for the info. I figured it would go either way and it took a turn for the worse. Hope the mods you implement help...let us know.
Ciao!
i confirm that the metal case takes out a bar or two in my phone signal. when a call comes in, opening it increases the reception.
aside from this, it's my opinion that the metal case also lenthens the time or the gps to get a satellite fix. i used to put my unit on the dash...but now when i have to use gps i take it out of the metal case and use the wind shield wiper mount.
buttttttt....i'm still using it =) it's very handy protection because i chuck it in the baby diaper bag lots of times =)
cheers
hi,
i have the diam500 sprint cdma htc diamond and i am lookingto get a reliable extended battery. the 3000mah battery seems a bit tooo big. Has anyone used the 2400 mah battery? or the 1800mah battery? opinions? and what about the GPS reception that ppl are talking about.
thanks
i guess this phone isnt tat popular.
I just ordered one off of ebay. I will post some pics and about it in like a week or so. I think I ordered the 2000mah battery.
high25 said:
I just ordered one off of ebay. I will post some pics and about it in like a week or so. I think I ordered the 2000mah battery.
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any updates for your battery?
anyone try the 2400ma battery from ebay?
The battery is nice. It does hold a lot longer charge than the original one. GPS seems the same also. I don't really know how to test it out, but I use data and have calls occasionally and text a lot. It still has 75 to full charge by the end of the day or all day too.
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Extended-Ba...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a0749edff
this is the battery i bought (has the gsm back cover i believe). It works and also works for the touch pro too!
EDIT: After looking at the battery, the ends of the plastic were out too far so I had to sand/shave part it off to fit better.
http://cgi.ebay.com/GRAY-BACK-DOOR-...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item51892fab07
I bought this extended case to fit the cdma one. It is nice but mine kind of didn't fit right. I think the hinges were off preventing it sliding all the way on.
EDIT: This one really actually fit. Its just the hole for the camera was being prevented from the going in all the way because of the battery so I cut off part of camera circle and it fits perfectly.
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-OEM-HTC-Tou...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item20b1e0fbbc
Ordering this one. should be coming in during the week. hopefully it fits better!
EDIT: This one fits good also. It also goes better with the color of the charger port and stylus.
pictures
here are some pics.
i updated my post before this.
If you look at the gray back where the camera is you can see in the cover that it is cut out at the bottom of the camera.
I sanded the battery edges because it didn't fit the maroon case. Now both the back covers are nice and fit perfectly.
i just bought this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170507549056#ht_1881wt_912
2400mAh BATTERY F Sprint VX6850,MP6590,MP6950SP,DIAM500
Seller: battery.check - HK Hong Kong Seller
I got this and it was working for the first day. and now it doesnt charge. When i put it in to charge it just keeps turning on and off. I got this for $18. This is such a piece of crap. Anyone know how to fix this?
ok i got it to charge by loading it up into a universal battery charger for cellphones, but that still doesnt solve the problem. when the battery is completely drained, it just resorts back to turning on and off if i plug my phone directly to the charger. I am no way taking the battery out to charge everytime. thats just ridiculous. This also happened to another battery for the htc diamond for 1800ma that my friend purchased, does the same thing.
BE Wary of these CHINA cellphone batteries.... lucky its cheap.. wonder how does the mugen 3000mah holds up.
ive heard that the 1800mah batterry is meant to be good ive ordered one for my htc diamond however ive decided to use a english seller on ebay i will let you know how i get on when it comes through you might wanna look at the tweaks topic if you tyurn off some of the stuff that they say to do on there like i did you will find that your phones battery life lasts longer it worked for me although my battery life still goes in 12 hours im not too fussed cause i know when i get my new battery it wont die it should last for the full day and i only done a few of the tweaks like turned my beam off etc
i find that gps, hspca mode and beam and media player and apps like this eat your battery life really fast so i limit use of these apps and my battery lasts alot longer
Does anyone have the extended batter and also the docking station. If so does the d3 with extended battery installed fit in the docking station?
androidphan88 said:
Does anyone have the extended batter and also the docking station. If so does the d3 with extended battery installed fit in the docking station?
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Yes. The extended battery + cover only adds like 1mm of thickness to the Droid 3.
which extended battery and from where??
thanks
It's sold by verizon wireless and is a motorola original extended battery:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?&action=accessoryDetails&accessoryId=47628
dilwaala said:
It's sold by verizon wireless and is a motorola original extended battery:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?&action=accessoryDetails&accessoryId=47628
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yeah, that's the one I have. Works out great.
I have both and it works fine.
Yep, extended battery from Verizon/Moto fits quite well in the dock.
Those blue and purple snap on cases though? Not so much. The screen will barely slide and basically gets stuck if you have the extended battery. Doesn't matter though, my gf thought I might want one but turns out we gotta take it back since it doesn't fit.
Yes - and it also fits on the car dock.
People are using the the extended battery cover?
Mine fit just fine with the factory cover... it makes me wonder why they didn't just ship these phones with an extended battery in the first place.
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People are using the the extended battery cover?
Mine fit just fine with the factory cover... it makes me wonder why they didn't just ship these phones with an extended battery in the first place.
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I live in a very hot area. I use the cover just so the battery has room to expand from the heat.
Is it possible to order these outside USA?
I'd like to get the extended battery/cover, but being in Australia could be a problem...
You could consider a service like Borderlinx.
Okay, i'll consider it. Thank you.
I have the extended battery, the verizon case/holster, and the dock. While the verizon case DOES support the extended battery, its very difficult to fit the phone on the dock (with the insert removed) while in the verizon case with the extended battery. It says right on the box for the case that its compatible with the dock and the ext. battery but it took me several minutes to get it to fit, and even then, it felt really tight like it didn't want to sit properly in the cradle. This pisses me off.
I have both and it works. I will say that the docking station is a bit of a let down compared to the original docking station I used with the Droid1 and 2.
It's not weighted.
The phone doesn't slide in/out of it nearly as easily as the Droid 1 / 2 setup.
The USB port is for charging only, it's not a passthrough if connected to a computer.
Wouldn't buy it again.
Anyone have a feel for like the % improvement in average battery life with the extended battery?
djthread said:
Anyone have a feel for like the % improvement in average battery life with the extended battery?
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I consider myself a heavy user and I went from my phone dying 1/3 of the day to the phone lasting all day. I'd say a good investment.
So factory cover is ok to use? If order, no need for new cover?
Oh i see. I need to do that as well.
I found this from Amazon,
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NEJMKW
2800mAh with back door
I bought a cheap wisdom aluminum bumper last week, been using it with no problem with wifi, data and cellular signal. Until I use waze and GPS, it would get a lock on then would loose it, then lock on again and loose it again. Thats until I remove the bumper.
I guess the aluminum somehow affects the GPS.
Yes I have one of these, and I measured also WiFi and it blocks it, at least at 2ghz band, GPS signal also weakens and compás enough to Make it unusable.
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Unfortunately my experience was the exact same....signal loss with the bumper on. Could be the placebo effect but I feel as though my battery life has also increased without the bumper on. My assumption is that it could be due to the phone searching for signal more.
Sucks because I really like my bumper case.
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emeraldayotte said:
Unfortunately my experience was the exact same....signal loss with the bumper on. Could be the placebo effect but I feel as though my battery life has also increased without the bumper on. My assumption is that it could be due to the phone searching for signal more.
Sucks because I really like my bumper case.
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Mines been fine. What brand are you guys using?
DaBountyHunter said:
Mines been fine. What brand are you guys using?
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Cheap eBay aluminum bumper
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Bought one and didn't like it. It scratch the screen when removing n putting in.