Is the Seidio 3000mah extended battery worth it? - Vibrant General

http://www.amazon.com/Seidio-Innoce...kaging/dp/B004G5YXYE/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Those of you who purchased this, do you feel the money was worth the product received?
I am interested in purchasing this.

Just buy a spare $5 battery.
No need to spend $50 on an ugly battery.

Agreed, I dont see the benefit in spending $50 - 60 dollars on a battery and case (Knowing my protective case wont fit it). Especially when 6-9 (shipped) will get me another stock battery.
When carrying it around, I would use headphone pouch or even a GameBoy game protector case.

Alanrocks15 said:
Just buy a spare $5 battery.
No need to spend $50 on an ugly battery.
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where can u buy $5 vibrant batery? I dont think its oem... if it has the same life as the oem..i wouldnt worry.

No its not......I've bought 2 ext. Life batteries and they don't work any better than the standard batteries and you can't charge them with the external charger....I threw mine away and just bought 2 standard batteries.....the big battery was more of an inconvenience
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Where are these 5 dollar batteries bought?
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Buy this one instead. I have it for months and battery had never been a problem ever since.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004206TQ8/ref=mp_s_a_10?qid=1310934659&sr=8-10

I bought the 2800 mah extended and i love it if u dont mind the bulge! i also have a extra oem battery too

I would prefer the $5 extra battery if its life is almost the sane as OEM. I don't like the buldge on my phone.
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What about 2 oems and a little soldering? And some duct tape I guess... Seems about as legit as some of the stuff I've seen for sale.
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Lol yea try that on ur transformer
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PowerSkin
I have one of these for my Vibrant and like it:
http://www.shop.power-skin.com/powerskin/samsung/vibrant-galaxy-s

ronin4740 said:
I have one of these for my Vibrant and like it:
http://www.shop.power-skin.com/powerskin/samsung/vibrant-galaxy-s
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looks like its a charger and a case... how does it work and how does it provide twice the power?

ronin4740 said:
I have one of these for my Vibrant and like it:
http://www.shop.power-skin.com/powerskin/samsung/vibrant-galaxy-s
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This looks cool!
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degeneration said:
What about 2 oems and a little soldering? And some duct tape I guess... Seems about as legit as some of the stuff I've seen for sale.
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Yeah great idea except that can't possibly work. You would never get them to current share using duct tape. You would need to use packing tape.
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I would say NO. But only because I just purchased 3 1500mAh batteries and a charger for $11.00 on ebay. Included shipping. They are generic batteries. I purchased a 2 pack about 8-9 months ago and they are just now dying so I think I got my moneys worth out of the first batch considering they were about the same price and they have all been run dead and recharged every day.

2000nits said:
I would say NO. But only because I just purchased 3 1500mAh batteries and a charger for $11.00 on ebay. Included shipping. They are generic batteries. I purchased a 2 pack about 8-9 months ago and they are just now dying so I think I got my moneys worth out of the first batch considering they were about the same price and they have all been run dead and recharged every day.
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+1
I did the EXACT same thing. Long live China.

sLiKK said:
looks like its a charger and a case... how does it work and how does it provide twice the power?
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It's more of a case with a second battery built in. I would say it provides about 65% more run time but it's not quite a doubling.

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Wanted to say hello.

Just ordered my Incredible off amazon for a sweet $99 and it should be here soon, meanwhile I'm here to say hello.
k.electron said:
Just ordered my Incredible off amazon for a sweet $99 and it should be here soon, meanwhile I'm here to say hello.
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I preordered mine and after I did all the math it only cost me 150 after rebate... I'm pretty sure they double scanned the 50 dollar gift card they gave me when I got the phone... I paid cash so they can't change their mind and charge me more later... I'd go back on amazon and get the seido extended battery cause the battery is kinda small
the battery is for the droid eris but they are the same size and everything
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003602HIO/ref=oss_product
two_cents said:
I preordered mine and after I did all the math it only cost me 150 after rebate... I'm pretty sure they double scanned the 50 dollar gift card they gave me when I got the phone... I paid cash so they can't change their mind and charge me more later... I'd go back on amazon and get the seido extended battery cause the battery is kinda small
the battery is for the droid eris but they are the same size and everything
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003602HIO/ref=oss_product
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yeah im tempted, waiting for the combo pack though, for battery case and whatnot.
woot woot, its in KY reaching me on monday. This must be the first time i did not want the weekend i guess.
already got the soft case from verizon, which looks pretty neat actually, and the screenguard and an igo tip for my car.
How come the Incredible shows up as $149 on Amazon for me?
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How come the Incredible shows up as $149 on Amazon for me?
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i have no idea, are u choosing a new plan?
EDIT: are u going to amazonwireless? apparently if you go there it charges 149, if ur getting a new phone and plan, just get it through amazon directly.
its here. and charging before first boot... YAAY!
k.electron said:
its here. and charging before first boot... YAAY!
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Sweet! I got mine on launch day, and I have never been so impressed with a phone. I even showed it to my buddy at work who is an Apple fanboy and he said that he had phone-envy for the first time in several years! Enjoy your phone!
got mine launch day ...loving it ..came from blackberry storm 2 and not looking back
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holy crap this phone is fast

Epic for sale

Perfect condition. Original box. All original accessories. Plus oem battery with charger and leather carrying case. And one spare battery from China. Three batteries total. Price $175. Let me know if you are interested.
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Im selling mine for $225 w/ red case and all OEM stuff except headphones, they've been in my ear, I doubt anyone wants 'em now lmao.... My selling point is that its cdma so it can be flashed to non contract carriers lol
..but guys you know its gonna be locked when dec sees it since we have a market place.
Lol, good luck with your sales.
nadcicle said:
..but guys you know its gonna be locked when dec sees it since we have a market place.
Lol, good luck with your sales.
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Huh?
Edit: oh deca, not december.
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nadcicle said:
..but guys you know its gonna be locked when dec sees it since we have a market place.
Lol, good luck with your sales.
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Sorry I don't get out much Didn't know that was there. Posted in the right place now.
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Don't worry i've made the same mistake hah. Seeing as I mainly use Tapatalk the section browsing is a tad worse as far as layout and visibility Is concerned
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crawrj said:
Perfect condition. Original box. All original accessories. Plus oem battery with charger and leather carrying case. And one spare battery from China. Three batteries total. Price $175. Let me know if you are interested.
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Does this mean you're leaving us?
shane6374 said:
Does this mean you're leaving us?
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Not entirely but I plan on switching to the Touch Friday if I can get my hands on one. I will still be hanging around and helping as possible. As long as I have people willing to test I can still help out without the phone.
crawrj said:
Not entirely but I plan on switching to the Touch Friday if I can get my hands on one. I will still be hanging around and helping as possible. As long as I have people willing to test I can still help out without the phone.
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I'll do about anything you need to get your AIO mod once we have an official GB release.
shane6374 said:
I'll do about anything you need to get your AIO mod once we have an official GB release.
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anything????? jk, im also selling my last epic (sad) so if you know anybody that wants a MINT epic with extra battery/sdcard pm me on ppcg cause for you and friends i will make a really good deal.
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I'll do about anything you need to get your AIO mod once we have an official GB release.
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No problem. I will PM you once something new comes out and we will work it out.
i sold an epic for over 250 just the phone and charger and of course the sd card that it came with no box or anything!
Sell it on swappa.com.
I'm trying to sell one also, plenty of extras, 1800mah slim batt, 3300mah Seido batt, OEM batt. 16gb class 10 sdcard, much more, cheap, 200$ works for me.
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What do you use for Wireless Charging?

As title suggests.. Wondering what people with an N4 already use for their wireless charging needs.
I am looking for something with a reasonably large surface area i can put on my bedside table. (Idea would be just lay phone on it when going to sleep.. but not care about orientation or position). It would need to be flat as i sometimes keep my N7 on there and other stuff..
I'm waiting, 1) the ones out now for the most part are expensive $50+ and 2) all of them seem to have some type of issue
IF I was going to buy one it would probably be the LG but for a larger surface area there is the energizer 2 device panel, I was really hoping the nokia pillow would be flawless.
Panasonic Charge Pad QE-TM101-K on order from Japan to UK... Ridiculous 10-28 days delivery time
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Thanks for the replies. The Panasonic one looks OK!
Tempted by this though.. http://www.bitmore.co.uk/products/qi-wireless-charging-pad?ref=lexity&_vs=google&_vm=product-search
Im sure ive seen a very large surface area one that can support multiple devices though (not the Energizer Dual)... Cant find it though :S
I'm going to wait until I can get one for £4. Might be a while...
badgaz said:
I'm going to wait until I can get one for £4. Might be a while...
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Agree. The wireless charging market is still in an early stage. I'll wait it out
very happy with my LG Verizon one...
Mnemoch said:
very happy with my LG Verizon one...
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Same here... no issues.
Mnemoch said:
very happy with my LG Verizon one...
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Link?
badgaz said:
I'm going to wait until I can get one for £4. Might be a while...
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was gonna wait like you too...but few days ago my local craigslist had a listing for a dual energizer qi charger for $30!...so the wait ended.
I use the maxell one
maxell air voltage
Started with it on the bedside table but moved it to the desk (logic being I'm far more likely to be picking up and checking the phone while I'm awake just plug it in at night)
Happy with it so far but for what it is its too expensive.
Waiting on the m-cloud tilt version which I like the look of. Then I'll switch up where the chargers are.
m-cloud
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Using the LG. Works well. I have no complaints so far.
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Dual energizer but my wife won't let me open it up til Christmas. Jesus would have wanted me to charge it wirelessly NOW!
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The LG one ... You know then one made by the same company that made our phone, and that has released the several wireless charging phones ...
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The LG one ... You know then one made by the same company that made our phone, and that has released the several wireless charging phones ...
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Is that the same LG charger that is constantly out of stock and not even being sold in some countries ? :silly: It's a good job the Nexus is a Qi compatible phone and we aren't restricted to LG's offerings if we were some of us would die of old age before we get our hands on their chargers.
Using a Maxell here myself, I had a bit of a problem to start with though but once I disabled the daydream feature on android the phone wirelessly charges like a dream. If I ever live long enough to see it I will probably buy the LG Orb for the Nexus as well, that is assuming I live long enough and I have more luck than winning the lottery at trying to buy one.
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Is that the same LG charger that is constantly out of stock and not even being sold in some countries ? :silly: It's a good job the Nexus is a Qi compatible phone and we aren't restricted to LG's offerings if we were some of us would die of old age before we get our hands on their chargers.
Using a Maxell here myself, I had a bit of a problem to start with though but once I disabled the daydream feature on android the phone wirelessly charges like a dream. If I ever live long enough to see it I will probably buy the LG Orb for the Nexus as well, that is assuming I live long enough and I have more luck than winning the lottery at trying to buy one.
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I really had no problem buying it from Verizon. If it's super imperative, I would buy a few and sell at cost, but is no longer allowed on xda . I basically just walked in and paid $50.
They will order it for you if you ask.
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CharmingCharlie said:
Is that the same LG charger that is constantly out of stock and not even being sold in some countries ? :silly: It's a good job the Nexus is a Qi compatible phone and we aren't restricted to LG's offerings if we were some of us would die of old age before we get our hands on their chargers.
Using a Maxell here myself, I had a bit of a problem to start with though but once I disabled the daydream feature on android the phone wirelessly charges like a dream. If I ever live long enough to see it I will probably buy the LG Orb for the Nexus as well, that is assuming I live long enough and I have more luck than winning the lottery at trying to buy one.
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Yep, that's the one. And I agree it's great that the standardized qi is being used. Hopefully wireless charging really takes off and the LG charger is more readily available and the orb is released.
I bought the LG one on sale at Verizon (US) for $50. They also had the Nokia one for the same price, but I went with the LG because it seemed less finicky than the Nokia. I also like the LG's less slippery surface. I may someday want to prop up one end of it, though it's not THAT non-slip. If I had more money, the JBL charging boombox seemed really neat. I just think $250 is a bit steep.
I am using the LG one as well, shipped over from the states (I am in the UK). Stuck it in a travel adapter and it works great. I followed the instructions someone posted here to nix the speaker cos the beep was too annoying and it is now a lovely silent desk companion! The LED is plenty of notification for me
SOLGarion said:
Dual energizer but my wife won't let me open it up til Christmas. Jesus would have wanted me to charge it wirelessly NOW!
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Hilarious
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Galaxy Note II replacement battery $3.99

http://www.cellularfactory.com/deals/item-72803_4205.html
Enter the following code for free shipping in the US, they do ship worldwide though: 1JTUSI
Would consider this but hell I've modded th hell out of it can go days on a single charge already. Damn good price tho.
Zaiaku said:
Would consider this but hell I've modded th hell out of it can go days on a single charge already. Damn good price tho.
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I was thinking the same thing...
I'd jump on this but I haven't an immediate need.
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No Charger with Phone

Just purchased mine for €560 on o2 PAYG have to get it unlocked, i was surprised to see there was no Charger with the phone, the o2 sticker on the says "there's no charger in this box, see how we're helping our planet" :-\ not a big deal I'll just use my Samsung charger but I don't recall anyone else on here saying they didn't get a charger with their phone.
Anyway finally I've got it just need to get this baby unlocked now and I'm flying
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It's an O2 thing, they've done some eco-friendly deal with htc apparently. Google if your interested.
That's ridiculous! What's stopping o2 from taking the charger out of the box and then reselling it as an original accessory? What would have happenend if you had come from an iPhone? Would you have had to buy a seperate charger? The mind boggles!
They have teamed up with HTC to do it as far as I am aware. They do sell a non HTC charger thats meant to be more eco friendly for around £7.
The Samsung galaxy S3 charger works ok charging now but I'll have to take off a few quid when selling my S3 without the need charger, it is a bit ridiculous, there are plenty of other ways to "save the planet"
Now to get it unlocked
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I think there was a ridiculous statistic involving filling up swimming pools with chargers that never get used.
Mine is still in the box, so there point is valid.
Electronic Punk said:
I think there was a ridiculous statistic involving filling up swimming pools with chargers that never get used.
Mine is still in the box, so there point is valid.
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Yeah but what about people who haven't got charger, this means they have to purchase one separately, when you've just spend big money on a phone you shouldn't have to pay extra for a charger.
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Speeds also the crucial factor here. Haven't received my One yet but every single phone I've ever used (aside from the iphone actually) charges like a disabled tortoise doing the 100m unless it's attached to the mains.
Mod-Edit: Rephrased by moderator, as somebody felt offended by some words
jonny68 said:
Yeah but what about people who haven't got charger, this means they have to purchase one separately, when you've just spend big money on a phone you shouldn't have to pay extra for a charger.
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Perhaps, but we could pretend the cost of the device was cheaper because it had no charger. Although I highly doubt they would make you pay £5 for a new device with a 2 year contract just because it had the charger.
They key might be to haggle a little when you purchased, the assistant thought she was doing me a favour giving me a free One case when I got mine at Phones4U, I did then point out that this was as advertised on the website, but she didn't know that and was willing to throw a £25 case at me.
They have to be careful about this approach though, imagine someone getting a fancy phone like this for the first time, or someone coming from a device like the iphone with a different charger and realizing they have no charger for it ---> pretty pissed off.
Will.1 said:
They have to be careful about this approach though, imagine someone getting a fancy phone like this for the first time, or someone coming from a device like the iphone with a different charger and realizing they have no charger for it ---> pretty pissed off.
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Indeed this is true, ive got the Samsung charger so that will do but someone coming from iPhone as you said might be a tad pissed off.
The iPhone mains charger will work just fine.
Rusty! said:
The iPhone mains charger will work just fine.
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The iPhone uses a proprietary port/cable
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The iPhone uses a proprietary port/cable
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i think he meant use the usb cable the comes with the htc with the iPhone usb plug, which would work since the voltage sent through usb's are mostly the same. but i can see why you were confused, i myself had to re-read it a few times before my brain actually switched on
I have a sealed UK charger (which I got with my new HTC One) to sell, since I'm not UK-based.
Just for a couple of Euros, plus shipping.

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