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Bit of a dilemma on this one.
With my previous XDA IIs i could use the cradle to charge up a spare battery as I often used it to watch films whilst travelling by train so a spare battery was a must for the return journey.
No that the xda EXEC doesnt' come with a cradle what would be the best soloution to charging a new battery , is there any other option rather than having to swap a fully charged battery already in the phone to a spare and then just do it that way or is there an external soloution i coould use?
Extend Battery life - possible solution?
I agree with you there - I had a M1000 before my Exec & it was real handy to get an instant full battery charge using the spare.
In response to your query:
Don't know if this would be any good to ya -
http://www.thepocketsolution.com/Me...ry_Code=spv_m5000_accessories&Product_Count=9
Extends the battery life using A4 batteries.
Personally - I have a spare mini USB cable I carry with me to hijack my work (and other people's) USB ports for a quick top up whenever I needed it. :lol:
(Some trains provide plug sockets to be used for laptops, etc - you could use this - but that would mean carrying about a big awkward plug!)
Yeah thats one soloution, I had already seen that and considered it, If anyone ever produced a spare battery charger for the EXEC would make a bomb, I bought the cradle type charger from expansys but if only that would make a combined charger and spare battery charger in one unit that would be perfect.
extra battery....
Check out this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=34638
8800MaH external battery for Universal. MAD JUICE. Movies music travel... whatever... nice.
Cyb
You can use 4x2500 Mah or better rechargables in the battery extender of Knight_Mayor so thats even more then 10.000 Mah.
Also you can carry 4 extra charged batteries with you to replace them.
So it's a much cheaper and better solution.
I think the only viable option at the moment for myself is to just buy a spare battery and stick in the exec and charge it up and then replace with the other and charge it and then just carry the spare battery around with me like I used to.
Any other soloution involves carrying around another piece of kit which kind of defeats the object
bit of a PITA but until someone releases/creates a cradle and spare battery charger seems the best way.
cotc2001 said:
I think the only viable option at the moment for myself is to just buy a spare battery and stick in the exec and charge it up and then replace with the other and charge it and then just carry the spare battery around with me like I used to.
Any other soloution involves carrying around another piece of kit which kind of defeats the object
bit of a PITA but until someone releases/creates a cradle and spare battery charger seems the best way.
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I used to do that with my MDA II.
But now I don't have a cradle which can recharge a second battery seperatedly, and I don't have a second battery.
The good part about this battery extender is that it's small, it recharges your universal and you don't have to take out your battery, no need to turn off your universal, and no need to reenter your pin code.
So in fact it's a mobile charger, when you are walking or have it in your briefcase keep it fully charged and when you want to use the universal just unplug it.
That Extender is great and cheap.
Shipping cost worldwide is only 4 dollar.
Total cost = 14,95 + 4 dollar worldwide by airmail letter post = 18,95.
The best deal you can get.
I'm gonna order one myself today .
Check This out !!!
Here is a Universal Owners Dream Come True.Havent bought from this person yet,but the offer sounds to good to be True:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Battery-Charger-for-O2-XDA-EXEC-I-mate-JASJAR-Qtek-9000_W0QQitemZ290136694073QQihZ019QQcategoryZ75446QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Here's the first shipping cradle, not for me yet as I'm looking for one that charges a 2nd battery. There is one here that has audio out however;
http://www.seidioonline.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=1211
Have you seen a stand alone charger that will charge just the battery?
I'm not one for leaving the phone in the cradle, but I do like to charge a spare battery and cycle the batteries.
I have my eye out for one as well, Last time I got a nice one from Sedio.
Although, I also got a Cradle/Spare Charger from Mobile Planet for my Hermes that was smaller than the single charger so that's what I ended up traveling with, so I could charge 2 when needed. The mobile planet one was from HTC and was the best quality, hopefully they'll make a TyTN version.
Kaiser Cradle with Extra Battery Charger
I ran across this one today...but it says it is not in stock yet.
http://www.talkietech.com/htckatiip4de.html
I emailed them, but have not heard back on an estimated date yet.
It looks good, but looking at the pictures, it has more that 4 contacts for the battery which looks more like TyTN's instead of TyTN II but that's probably a mock-up. I'm hoping still for a HTC version, their TyTN version had the 2nd battery set on edge behind the phone which made for a much more compact charger. Fingers crossed for a type II version..
tbfl said:
I ran across this one today...but it says it is not in stock yet.
http://www.talkietech.com/htckatiip4de.html
I emailed them, but have not heard back on an estimated date yet.
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Asa follow-up they did email me back this morning....
"It is scheduled for 23rd of October
Thank you!
Customer Service Representative
Talkietech.com
(866) 548-5881"
I'm afraid to use my 8925 as a daily phone without a spare battery. I can get through the day with my 750 with a spare battery in pocket (usually go from 7 a.m. until around 3 with the first battery).
But with only one battery and no stand alone charger, the 8925 is kind of a toy at this point.
Hey buddy, I have a "stand alone" charger to sell you for 1000 bucks. It's fully featured with a 2.8 inch touch screen, bluetooth, wifi, keyboard, GPS and phone. I'll even throw in a 2 gig microsd card and free shipping too.
I will take it!
But only if you will take Western Union and throw in the Brooklyn Bridge.
Gotta believe with AT&T releasing the Tilt we will have cradles and batteries available pretty fast.
here is the link and it is on sale http://www.talkietech.com/htckatiip4de.html
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the link says that its still not in stock and coming soon.
Is the Tilt able to use the 8525's desktop cradle?
In most cases it will fit, but the rear is thinner so there isn't good support. I'm using one carefully until I can get the real deal for Kaiser/Tilt. Any 2nd battery cradle will NOT fit/charge the Kaiser battery.
I have the following cradles available for the Kaiser:
- Vertical cradle (no 2nd battery charger)
- Horizontal cradle (no 2nd battery charger)
- Vertical cradle with 2nd battery charger
- Dome-style vertical cradle (no 2nd battery charger)
Pictures are below.
If you're interested ... PM me.
Interesting cradle, that horizontal one. But how does it load? The USB-Port is on the other side or is it just an "photo-fake"?
Bye, Peter
the horizontal one looks dope.
The hoizontal one is junk. I got one just like it for my XV6700. The mini USB never lined up quite right. Eventually, I slid the phone in and the mini USB connector broke off and went into the dock. It then became a worthless paperweight. The cutesy stylus is super cheap clear plastic.
Also, as someone else has already noted, the picture has the phone placement wrong.
Has anyone tried this from PDAir? Looks ok.
I just got a shipment confirmation for a cradle from Talkietech.com so it looks like they have it in stock.
http://www.talkietech.com/htckatiip4de.html
I ordered mine here. http://www.pdaextreme.com/1366.html . Since it has not arrived it is a bit too early to comment on build quality, etc. I also hope it has the folding AC power prongs. Why does anyone design anything anymore that will travel at all without folding prongs? This one is way less $ than BoxWave ($26), although that one can charge on an airplane as well. On the positive side this one at only $15 includes a retractable sync/charge cable as well. Lastly it does offer a full 1A current capability which is the spec. for the Kaiser. Lots of other similar and low priced units only provide 1/2A so watch out for those. They will take a long time to charge and may even damage your battery.
Has anyone purchased any of the cheap ($9.99) cradles listed on ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/For-Sprint-PPC-...m/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290202333980 for example)?
I am not expecting great quality, but I just want to know if the 8925 fits snuggly in there and that when you take it off it's not a two hands operation because the phone is jammed so hard in the cradle that it takes two hands to take it off.
Thanks.
Briefly considered it, but didn't pull the trigger. (I actually had my eye on a different model that allowed you to charge a separate battery at the same time).
My main concern with these docks is that it appears alot of stress can be put on the mini usb port (which is really the only thing connecting the two, and appears to rely on it to keep the standing phone up?) Given the RLOD issues floating about, I personally wouldn't use it...
I bought one. Its one of the squarish ones with an external extra battery charger. It works great! The Kaiser fits snuggly and relatively securely in the cradle. I don't have an extra battery, so I haven't tested the external charger. My only complaint is the LED on the front. It is always on (docked or not) and is INCREDIBLY bright. I turned out the lights in my office, and there was a blue circle projected on the ceiling from this LED! I put a small square of duct tape over the LED, and I can STILL see it! At least it is at a sane brightness level now. Anyway, I recomend this cradle, works great.
i bought two of the little UFO pod looking ones off eBay, one for home and one for the office. They both work great, but being cheap chinese made products, one of them arrived in 2 pieces because whoever assembled it stripped all the screws holding the top and bottom halves together. A little super glue and all was well. I like them and the phone does get supported by the mini usb, but also leans back to the point that it rests against the cradle itself slightly, so im not worried about over stressing the port.
ebay cradles
I have the cradle with "free" 1300Ma battery.
The mount is just a mini usb connector, sometimes is hard to align, unlike the ipaq cradles that have guide slots.
It takes a long time to charge the battery, and you can't tell which battery is being charged.
The blue light in on all the time (power), the other flashes red/green.
It's ok
i have one of those cheapo ones and its fine. initially the charge and battery charge lights were a bit random but now seem to be ok. good thing is i can charge my extended (ie thicker) battery in it as it lays flat in the back
my 2c
Hello all
I value the opinion of the members here so I wanted to ask an updated battery question for my FUZE. There are many threads here about different batteries, but most are old. I am looking for current info if any.
Background:
1) I do not like the way the extended batteries look and how huge they make the phone.
2) So I am looking for a second backup battery (regular size) that I can have charged and with me on business trips to use when first battery runs out of juice.
THE QUESTION -
Can anyone post current links to backup batteries they have purchased that either have cradles with them, or some other external way to charge them outside of the phone. I need to be able to use my phone while the back up battery is charging.
Thank you everyone for the links and feedback.
Also - is there something like this - http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=27821&cat=3792 that comes with the cradle AND the second battery THAT PEOPLE RECOMMEND. Thanks
I am in the same boat. I am reluctant to purchase batteries off ebay for fear they are fakes. There are way too many "too good to be true" deals. I made that mistake with my Tilt and I am reluctant to go down the same path.
Daydeal.com looks like they might be legit.
That site looks ok, and the cradle looks good including the dock for a second battery. Has anyone on the forums picked one of these up?
dwight.
I picked up a extra Seido battery, but am also hoping for some type of 2nd charger or dock. This one looks rather nice, but I wonder if there are any other alternatives (such as an official HTC dock)?
If anyone does pick this up, i'd love to hear an opinion on it.
pick up the seidio 1500mah extended battery. it is really your only option. it easily adds 2-3 more hours of usability.
Pulled this off another thread. Looks better than the one on daydeal.
http://mobile.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=03819&dept_id=039&cat_id=1149
I purchased this one - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350158863101
I received it in a little under a week. It is black, very slick looking and the replacement battery says htc innovation on it so it looks legit. it came with both a usb connection to the computer and a power cord adapter to plug into the wall. Is pretty small and compact. I will report back after using the replacement battery once it has charged for a while.
TVDinner,
Hows that battery doing for? I'm thinking of buying same deal today.
see this for emergency charge I buy them and never has a problem with runing down power finaly I can use my GPS with offroad map on mountain
1. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320341010834
2.http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=260358387404
or there is cheaper Solar Charger like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/SOLAR-BATTERY-P...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:50
I got this one off of eBay and it' great Clicky
The base is nice and sturdy, not like the cheap crap the one for my N95 was. And the spare batter lasts for along time as well, so it's all good
I picked up this dock (w/spare battery charger) for $16.83:
http://www.amazon.com/Premium-Multi-Function-Cradle-Touch/dp/B001I1LJ8M
along with this spare battery for $8.59:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.16225
From my visual comparison, the battery looks almost identical to my original as far as the printing goes except the new one is white where the old one is more of a really light gray. The meter on the battery from dealextreme doesn't seem as accurate as the OEM battery but it seems to hold a charge well. I guess that's the trade off for not buying an OEM battery.
The cradle itself is really sturdy but I've noticed that if I leave my Fuze in it for too long, Activesync loses the connection and I have to unplug everything and reconnect to get it to recognize (this doesn't happen with direct USB connection). However, it will continue to charge even if Activesync loses the connection. The cradle comes with a miniUSB cable and an AC adapter (barrel plug) that can be plugged into the rear. The spare battery charger will only work when the AC adapter is plugged in but either connection allows the phone to charge (both connections at the same time is not recommended).
My battery and doc
Had the same problem, and found (with my previous Hermes) that having two regular batteries and a doc that could charge the phone and extra battery at the same time was the best solution. I went to the AT&T store and bought the extra battery for $35 or so. At mobileplanet.com (eXpansys) I bought the extra battery charger/dock http://www.expansys-usa.com/p.aspx?i=172873 that has been great since. One word of caution (if you care)- the dock/charger comes with a wall charger cord that DOES NOT end in a mini USB. Therefore the dock uses the standard round 5V connection instead. Since mine stays stationary next to the bed (i grab the batt and phone each day when I leave, and put them back at night) this was a non issue. However, unlike the HTC branded one for the Hermes, the battery is flush in the charger, rather than standing up at an angle behind the phone, so this dock is a bit larger 2.5" by 4" then previous versions, but does all you are asking for.
USB Charger w/Backup Battery Support
I found the same charger on Amazon.com for a few dollars less if some of you are worried about DayDeal. Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/Hotsync-Deskt...GGPS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1241719899&sr=8-3
I bought this today and am heading across the country on a trip. I'll report back on how well it works.
Has anyone tried this spare battery charger?
http://www.seidioonline.com/product-p/bd3-bcsi3htchx1-bk.htm
I don't really need a cradle. If I needed to, I could connect a USB cable to this and charge me phone as well as the spare battery.
Not really sure if its worth the price or not.
Charging Station/Dock and Spare Battery
So I received the spare battery and charging station that I ordered from Amazon. It isn't anything spectacular, but feels solid and works like a champ. It came with a 120v A/C Wall adapter and an extra USB cable so I could either use it to connect my Fuze directly to the computer by USB, or just plug it in to an outlet for charging. Works great. I would recommend it, but I haven't had much experience yet, just charged the spare and swapped the batteries out of the device.
Whos got Extended battery on there Att Fuze ?
Is it worth the bulk
& which one to get ?
1,500 / 1,800 / 2,000 diff kinds i see
with diff company