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Came across this on eBay, two extra batteries plus a standalone battery charger for about $13 shipped. Coming from Hong Kong, but I can wait for that price. There's another similar auction for 2 batteries and a charger for $63, not sure why this one is so much cheaper but I'll try it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/2x-BATTERY-dock...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1c1443842a
Auction title is
2x BATTERY+dock CHARGER FOR SAMSUNG GALAXY S Vibrant

This was what I bought as well, about a week ago? Hasn't shown up yet so I couldn't tell you how they work.... but I'll let you know!

Thanks for letting us know about this!

i wouldn't trust those generic batteries...

Please update when you received them. At that price they would be great as backup batteries.

disturkis4u said:
i wouldn't trust those generic batteries...
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Bad quality or because it could damage the phone?

just ordered one as well. For $13, they're worth the try.

ua412 said:
Bad quality or because it could damage the phone?
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Both. $13 doesn't seem reasonable for one battery let alone 2. The cradle in that picture doesn't even look like it's for those batteries (charging pins appear to be on the top?)
Just my 2 cents. I have 2 original batteries
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What is the battery number for our OEM's so we can buy another, but not at an insanely marked up T-Mobile or Samsung retail price?

I ordered similar cheap batteries for my hd2 from the same seller. believe or.not, they lasted about the same amount of hours.v. stock battery
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G9 I believe
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Just bought mine
Since someone else vouched for the seller and he has a good rating, I went ahead and bought them also. What the hell its only 14 bucks anyways. My phone wont be here until monday anyways so Im in no hurry for the batteries.

this looks cool and not a bad price. although i'm assuming people have been buyin it cuz the price is now 15.99 and not the 13 originally mentioned lol oh well. still good price. is there a way 2 get a oem samsung battery from tmo?

omegadelta71 said:
this looks cool and not a bad price. although i'm assuming people have been buyin it cuz the price is now 15.99 and not the 13 originally mentioned lol oh well. still good price. is there a way 2 get a oem samsung battery from tmo?
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They'll stay carrying them in august
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MtJason said:
Came across this on eBay, two extra batteries plus a standalone battery charger for about $13 shipped. Coming from Hong Kong, but I can wait for that price. There's another similar auction for 2 batteries and a charger for $63, not sure why this one is so much cheaper but I'll try it.
Auction title is
2x BATTERY+dock CHARGER FOR SAMSUNG GALAXY S Vibrant
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Cheap price and i have bought a handful of things from Hong Kong but those battery's are 1440 mAH, and the Vibrant battery is 1500mAH. I have no idea if the 1500 is the min requirement or not or if it means it just wont last as long. Just pointing it out.

just got mine in. The batteries are actual Samsung batteries, G7 which I think is the international version of the batteries. They are the 1500 mAh batteries and the charger has a USB pass through. Charging the batteries now, we'll see how they last.

disturkis4u said:
They'll stay carrying them in august
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And probably cost $50 or more. I dont buy any accessaries from TMo.

darkknight49 said:
just got mine in. The batteries are actual Samsung batteries, G7 which I think is the international version of the batteries. They are the 1500 mAh batteries and the charger has a USB pass through. Charging the batteries now, we'll see how they last.
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From eBay?

Vegastouch said:
From eBay?
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yea, the same ones in the OP

Here is a picture of one of the batteries.
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Aftermarket Battery

So I bought this and so far it seems to work just as well as the oem battery so i thought i would share. You get 2 batteries, battery charger, microusb.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150475644255&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

seems almost too cheap. i will order one as well this weekend.

irus said:
So I bought this and so far it seems to work just as well as the oem battery so i thought i would share. You get 2 batteries, battery charger, microusb.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150475644255&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
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For Samsung OEM batteries this is cheap... I mean this is a good price for one battery alone.
Bought one.

Nice find man! Bought 2 sets because thats ridiculously cheap

irus said:
So I bought this and so far it seems to work just as well as the oem battery so i thought i would share. You get 2 batteries, battery charger, microusb.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150475644255&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
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I assume you already had this delivered... Can you post pictures?... How long did it take for delivery? Any complains?

Ordered me one. I figure if I lose 13 dollars I'll be able to live with myself.

tamanaco said:
I assume you already had this delivered... Can you post pictures?... How long did it take for delivery? Any complains?
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Ditto.
For $13 I expect the chargers, etc to be big POS but are the batteries themselves good quality? I still ordered one based on the fact from the pictures it appears they are legit Samsung OEM batteries.

It says in the listing: Batteries: Quality is 100% guaranteed, Not Original

chupacabrachus said:
It says in the listing: Batteries: Quality is 100% guaranteed, Not Original
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Yea but it might be a different model (IE, not Original) or something...
Wish the OP would come back to the thread!

Here's a good option, which is a few dollars cheaper, if you don't need the cable and DC charger:
2 Captivate Batteries With Wall Charger

MasterN02 said:
Here's a good option, which is a few dollars cheaper, if you don't need the cable and DC charger:
2 Captivate Batteries With Wall Charger
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That's exactly what I'd like to have... I wonder if this dude would cancel the above mentioned one.

Are the batteries actually branded samsung?

tamanaco said:
I assume you already had this delivered... Can you post pictures?... How long did it take for delivery? Any complains?
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it took about 2 weeks for delivery
TexUs said:
Yea but it might be a different model (IE, not Original) or something...
Wish the OP would come back to the thread!
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Main Target said:
Are the batteries actually branded samsung?
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To be honest it almost looks like they were built on the same assembly line without the samsung sticker. as far as long term use only time will tell but for now they seem to work just as well as the OEM

irus said:
So I bought this and so far it seems to work just as well as the oem battery so i thought i would share. You get 2 batteries, battery charger, microusb.
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Thanks for the heads up. Exactly what I was looking for. Even bidding on a car dock.
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Just ordered the item from OP. Will let you know how it was when it arrives.

I got mine and tested everything out. Everything works, except the spare batteries seem to last about 10% less than the Samsung battery. For some reason they included a strap (not pictured) that our phones have no space for as a bonus gift. Overall, a very good deal.

usb car charger

hello there ,
can any of you sgs3 users can recommend on a car cigarette usb charger?
I prefer something being sold in ebay,,
thank you

I use this Tiny USB adapter. http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/e24a/?srp=7
They also carry an "advanced" one with a switch. Sure you can find something similar on fleabay
http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/eea9/?srp=1

rotman253 said:
hello there ,
can any of you sgs3 users can recommend on a car cigarette usb charger?
I prefer something being sold in ebay,,
thank you
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TBH, you can't go wrong with the Motorola charger. It's solid, name brand, and quick charges. (plus it's roughly 4.85 on amazon) The problem with ebay is fakes... for something like this.

Griffin 2A usb charger (charger only) use with a good microusb cable and you will never buy anything else again...
This thing charges so fast its crazy. And it's great quality, though expensive...
Be careful online.. Griffin sells their throw aways for super cheap in package so they look like retail products... (the upc might be 1 off or something)
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waiters said:
Griffin 2A usb charger (charger only) use with a good microusb cable and you will never buy anything else again...
This thing charges so fast its crazy. And it's great quality, though expensive...
Be careful online.. Griffin sells their throw aways for super cheap in package so they look like retail products... (the upc might be 1 off or something)
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found this one :
http://dx.com/p/genuine-griffin-car...charger-for-ipad-iphone-black-dc-12-24v-72687

rotman253 said:
found this one :
http://dx.com/p/genuine-griffin-car...charger-for-ipad-iphone-black-dc-12-24v-72687
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not sure if that feeds 1A per port.
this is the one i have:
http://www.amazon.com/Griffin-Techn...d=1348876752&sr=8-1&keywords=griffin+Powerduo
it came with an iphone cable, gave it to my sister.

I got 2 Motorola car charges I got off of Amazon over a year ago. Never had a problem work really well with at least a dozen of phones of people who have been in my car and it charges really fast even on the GS3.

a4ol said:
I got 2 Motorola car charges I got off of Amazon over a year ago. Never had a problem work really well with at least a dozen of phones of people who have been in my car and it charges really fast even on the GS3.
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something like this ? http://www.ebay.com/itm/NIB-MOTOROL...460855?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2575390437
problem is that I can't buy from amazon

rotman253 said:
something like this ? http://www.ebay.com/itm/NIB-MOTOROL...460855?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2575390437
problem is that I can't buy from amazon
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The one on amazon is real, the one you posted looks fake. The original motorola pushes out 950mA. Your mileage may very with a fake. Plus, it's half the price on amazon. Why wouldn't you be able to use amazon over ebay?

mdt73 said:
The one on amazon is real, the one you posted looks fake. The original motorola pushes out 950mA. Your mileage may very with a fake. Plus, it's half the price on amazon. Why wouldn't you be able to use amazon over ebay?
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Because most of the sellers don't ship outside USA and Amazon don't have option to search for only sellers who ship to
my country

Wireless Charging Dock?

Does anyone have any wireless charging docks for the sgs3? Which works the best?

LG has one made, but I can't find it for sale everywhere. There are only flat pad's i've seen
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Pads
Jeurum_92 said:
LG has one made, but I can't find it for sale everywhere. There are only flat pad's i've seen
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Energizer as long as you want " Qi " - ebay: about $25 or so....and also on Amazon...do not buy LG (Same as Verizon's pad)as it has an alarm when fully charged and not a good bedside charger nor anywhere else. Energizer automatically turns off when fully charged - no alarm!

axel06 said:
Energizer as long as you want " Qi " - ebay: about $25 or so....and also on Amazon...do not buy LG (Same as Verizon's pad)as it has an alarm when fully charged and not a good bedside charger nor anywhere else. Energizer automatically turns off when fully charged - no alarm!
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The speaker can be removed on the lg mat very easily.

the panasonic is probably the best one, you can put the phone anywhere on the mat, and the mat automatic locates the position, you can lay two phones on the mat and the mat will charge one, when finished it will locate the second phone and charged that.
the mat is also the most expensive of them all.

Qi
maniac2k said:
The speaker can be removed on the lg mat very easily.
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Voids warranty and too expensive anyway

kms108 said:
the panasonic is probably the best one, you can put the phone anywhere on the mat, and the mat automatic locates the position, you can lay two phones on the mat and the mat will charge one, when finished it will locate the second phone and charged that.
the mat is also the most expensive of them all.
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It's not the most expensive one, the Zens is. It's from my country and the cheapest is 50 euro's, about $65.
The Panasonic is for $54 on Ebay from Japan, with shipping it is also $65 to The Netherlands.
Don't know wich one to get, how does the system work with lcoating the device, won't that break down after a while, sounds mechanical...

Energizer
Jeurum_92 said:
It's not the most expensive one, the Zens is. It's from my country and the cheapest is 50 euro's, about $65.
The Panasonic is for $54 on Ebay from Japan, with shipping it is also $65 to The Netherlands.
Don't know wich one to get, how does the system work with lcoating the device, won't that break down after a while, sounds mechanical...
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you can buy Energizer Qi on Amazon and ebay - both in USA though and latter for about $20 - shipping to Netherlands might be more expensive, but not costing another $30

i was just on ebay. cheapest is 19.50 but that's a bid price and a day or 2 to go... they're roughly at 30 bucks+ on ebay

axel06 said:
you can buy Energizer Qi on Amazon and ebay - both in USA though and latter for about $20 - shipping to Netherlands might be more expensive, but not costing another $30
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It's stupid that the dual one is cheaper than the single one...
With shipping it it not really cheaper then buying the Zens here in the Netherlands, and it is also better looking
Really like the Panasonic one, but I'm skeptical about the detecting system because it means moving parts inside...
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Jeurum_92 said:
It's not the most expensive one, the Zens is. It's from my country and the cheapest is 50 euro's, about $65.
The Panasonic is for $54 on Ebay from Japan, with shipping it is also $65 to The Netherlands.
Don't know wich one to get, how does the system work with lcoating the device, won't that break down after a while, sounds mechanical...
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I only found out about the zens just after posting this msg.
http://ipodtouchlab.com/2011/06/panasonic-chargepad-qetm101-qepl201.html

Looks nice that it tracks your device and then charges it.
But I keep skeptical about it, it can break down and then you got a worthless charger...

Jeurum_92 said:
Looks nice that it tracks your device and then charges it.
But I keep skeptical about it, it can break down and then you got a worthless charger...
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I think it depends how the mechanic is designed in the unit, i'm sure panasonic thought of that, they are not know to break down easily.

kms108 said:
I think it depends how the mechanic is designed in the unit, i'm sure panasonic thought of that, they are not know to break down easily.
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Well think i'm gonna give it a try.
I really want the new LG WCD-800 but it is nowhere for sale unfortunately.

Jeurum_92 said:
Well think i'm gonna give it a try.
I really want the new LG WCD-800 but it is nowhere for sale unfortunately.
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i actually ordered one, not too keen on LG stuff, looks nice.

kms108 said:
i actually ordered one, not too keen on LG stuff, looks nice.
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I've read in reviews that the ac adapter makes a high frequency sound.
Not so good to read, because I will use the charger next to my bed...

Jeurum_92 said:
I've read in reviews that the ac adapter makes a high frequency sound.
Not so good to read, because I will use the charger next to my bed...
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if you haven't got it yet, I could be your lab rat.:fingers-crossed:

kms108 said:
if you haven't got it yet, I could be your lab rat.:fingers-crossed:
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Ghehe, hope you have it soon then
Otherwise I will just go for the Zens, then I also don't have to wait for 2 weeks till it arrives:silly:

YUD11 said:
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that... has nothing to do at all with wireless charging........ at all. You're posting in the wrong place.

mputtr said:
that... has nothing to do at all with wireless charging........ at all. You're posting in the wrong place.
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He hasn't posted in the wrong thread, he is spamming, he has posted this site all over this forum.

Galaxy s3 charger help needed

Hello,
I really need help here, for a few months already I'm using other people's chargers, because I don't know which is a reliable charger, I tried to purchase from eBay a "genuine" S3 charger, but ofcourse.. it wasn't and I don't seem to find nearby Samsung stores..
So maybe can you tell me about good branded reliable charger for my s3 , preferably with EU plug? A charger that won't explode or catch fire or burn my phone or something like that :laugh:
Thanks all!

Samsung's website would be a good start.
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Try this...
verynoob said:
Hello,
I really need help here, for a few months already I'm using other people's chargers, because I don't know which is a reliable charger, I tried to purchase from eBay a "genuine" S3 charger, but ofcourse.. it wasn't and I don't seem to find nearby Samsung stores..
So maybe can you tell me about good branded reliable charger for my s3 , preferably with EU plug? A charger that won't explode or catch fire or burn my phone or something like that :laugh:
Thanks all!
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Code:
You can use the Samsung Website for it. 100% genuine.. !

Should also be able to walk into the store of any carrier selling the S3 and be able to purchase one.

danvee said:
Should also be able to walk into the store of any carrier selling the S3 and be able to purchase one.
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You can use the Samsung Website for it. 100% genuine.. !
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Thanks, but the Samsung website for my country doesn't sell anything, and I'd prefer a different charger because mine died after a few months of use , and I know 2 more people who have this phone for like 3 months and their chargers stopped working too.

Now we need to ask what country you're in so we can give better information.

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verynoob said:
Thanks, but the Samsung website for my country doesn't sell anything, and I'd prefer a different charger because mine died after a few months of use , and I know 2 more people who have this phone for like 3 months and their chargers stopped working too.
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This is the first time I am hearing this about the original Samsung Galaxy Chargers, though there were few cases where people used to keep the phone on charging over night and eventually the charger blows up or the battery or the charger socket on the device. If you just could tell the country that you live in, it may help to assist you.. :fingers-crossed:

danvee said:
Now we need to ask what country you're in so we can give better information.
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This is the first time I am hearing this about the original Samsung Galaxy Chargers, though there were few cases where people used to keep the phone on charging over night and eventually the charger blows up or the battery or the charger socket on the device. If you just could tell the country that you live in, it may help to assist you.. :fingers-crossed:
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Israel, but if you can suggest some other brand than Samsung it would be better :laugh:

My s3 charger cable is knackered, my sons xperia z cable and charger are excellent.
Get the app "galaxy charging current" to carry out some testing.
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The US version of this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/AmazonBasic...F8&qid=1374233112&sr=8-7&keywords=usb+charger
Works well with my S3 and Nexus 7...

Mr Woolf said:
My s3 charger cable is knackered, my sons xperia z cable and charger are excellent.
Get the app "galaxy charging current" to carry out some testing.
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What exactly do the numbers in the app say? the Amps of the charger? because when I use 700mAh charger it shows me 999.

Lol. Read the thread yourself pal.
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Mr Woolf said:
Lol. Read the thread yourself pal.
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I don't udnerstand

yeah you're better off buying aftermarket but good quality charger. ive used aftermarket on our galaxy tab2 without issues. Seems to charge at same speed as a oem charger
BTW is it the charger thats bad or the usb cable? My wife's usb took a dump a couple of months since purchased new. She now has Mediabridge hi-speed cable, I personally like it way better than oem, its longer without loosing charging speed and seems better build