Look...I'm not rich, I'm a college student and I get payed part time. I need to go cheap and for that we look to ebay. Two things i need are batteries, and a usb car charger (a charger that can do all usb stuff).
Are these safe buys?
1000mAh Usb Car Charger
2 x 1600mAh batteries plus charger
I am aware those Touch Pro 2 batteries, but if they work then why should i care? Also is 1000mAh enough to charge the evo if i were saying playing music on mp3 or pandora? If not, can anyone recommend a good USB charger? I want to be able to charge my zune, psp and etc.
Should be fine with those. Just beware about the battery. Not sure if those batteries are legit HTC ones, because the fake HTC batteries tend not to perform as the say.
Here is a site that tested multiple tp2/n1/evo batteries.
http://www.batteryboss.org/
Thank you for your reply, but when i go click the website my browser says "unable to connect". Any reason why?
*update works*, I don't see the batteries I'm buying on the list...
lol, if you look at the picture of the batteries, they say 1500mAh on them, but the seller has blurred it out a bit.. AFAIK HTC doesnt make a 1600mAh TP2 battery. I have some fake black TP2 HTC batteries that I got from eBay that say 1500mAh on them but have a part number for the 1100mAh batteries! They last about as long as an 1100 would too.... If you want a real OEM 1500 HTC battery thats cheap, this is the listing you want: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...=230439043798&ff4=263602_263622#ht_1817wt_908
Also 1a is the most power an EVO will draw when charging, so that charger should be fine. Assuming it really is 1a and has the center pins grounded. I've ordered 3 1a chargers from eBay and 2 of them didn't have the center pins grounded-- so the EVO thinks its plugged into a computers USB port and only pulls .5a. I had to crack em up open and solder the center pins, something I wouldn't recommend most people trying. Here is a 2a charger that I can personally verify will charge your EVO at max speed: http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-Car-Charger...le-Nexus-One-/170523433174?pt=PDA_Accessories
I bought 4 of those 1500mah batteries & I've only received 2 of them thus far. One of them is on par with my EVO stock battery, the other . . . not so much.
There is an ebay seller....
named tuttoit selling 2 1500 batteries and a charger for 9.96 delivered. They have sold over 6700 of them. Tons of Evo owners in the feedback which is 99%.
I got mine today and I'm totally satisfied. Great deal! Performance on par with Stock on my phone.
i still have my extra oem hero battery so i havent needed to get a backup but i've seen them for as low as $25 and i went with the palm oem car charger at it is a 1000 mAh charger and everything else i found was only 500 mAh, i've had bad experience with $5 chargers, they always break 6-12 months later while oem ones work 5 years later, still using my htc chargers when i had my original kaiser.
masbirdies said:
named tuttoit selling 2 1500 batteries and a charger for 9.96 delivered. They have sold over 6700 of them. Tons of Evo owners in the feedback which is 99%.
I got mine today and I'm totally satisfied. Great deal! Performance on par with Stock on my phone.
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Yes I agree! I bought from him as well, great batteries and the charger works great as well! a steal at 10 dollars shipped, batteried aren't AS good as the stock, but NEARLY. Here is a link, just click on his name and then his other products, should have multiple available:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...11190&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_1968wt_1137
The batteries you posted look a bit shady, at least with the guy i linked you, you have dozens of people who will account to you that they are good batteries. As for the car lighter charger, i would say go for it, but it doesn't come with a cord...so...yeah... Looks more legit than the other guy.
So best buy sells a 1750mah battery for $50. Is it worth the price and would it be that big of an upgrade over stock?
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At $50 you might as well get the seidio 3500 from amazon. I also advise you to use an external wall charger if you plan on using any other battery besides the htc stock.
There are cheap batteries all over eBay. I bought two 1500mah batteries with a wall charger for $10 and two 3000mah batts with two battery covers for $20.
_MetalHead_ said:
There are cheap batteries all over eBay. I bought two 1500mah batteries with a wall charger for $10 and two 3000mah batts with two battery covers for $20.
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Where?
I wouldn't want to buy for an untrusted seller by accident.
Thanks
They are literally ALL OVER ebay, and they are pretty much all the same. Just look at the seller rating and feedback. If they have a high rating and mostly positive feedback, youre safe. Plus, it's not that big of a risk, you're only talking $10-20.
These are the 1500 mah batts + charger I ordered
And these are the 3000 mah batts
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anker-3200m...ccessories&hash=item4cfdb5ff7f#ht_5788wt_1344
its Anker so it isnt exactly offbrand, its only $22, and it provides on average 1.5 full charges...i have one that i bought at RadioShack but it is acting up lately, so need a replacement or another battery....
Hey guys, I do not know a whole lot about batteries, was just wondering I bought 2 2000 mah cheap batteries that came with a cheap wall charger for charging. I was wondering (I do not think it will) but if I put the 1750 mah factory battery to charge I assume I would do no damage to the battery. Thanks Guys.
If they did their job right, you should be fine. The difference should only be in capacity of the batterys. I wouldnt use any not oem stuff though.
I can either get a replacement battery, 2 of them + a charger for $25. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Anker-1900mA...ccessories&hash=item4ab3e5b7e8#ht_2690wt_1252
Or an external very portable battery 2600mAh for $25
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Anker-Colorf...t=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item7916fc4474
Or external battery (not as portable) 3600mAh for $25.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Anker-Extern...ccessories&hash=item4cfeea48ef#ht_6381wt_1361
All the same price. I'm thinking of getting the colorful anker battery. I could charge the phone while both are in my pocket. Since it's more than one charge, I don't have to worry since I can easily charge the battery again.
Or I can get a single Anker battery for $18.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Anker-1900mA...288199?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item33697f6307
What do you guys think?
I recommend the 2 Anker batteries with charger because that's what I have and the batteries last the same or longer than stock. Also I always have a extra battery In my pocket and a extra at home.
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stormtroopercs said:
I recommend the 2 Anker batteries with charger because that's what I have and the batteries last the same or longer than stock. Also I always have a extra battery In my pocket and a extra at home.
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I can't use the charger as an external battery, can I? Like plug my phone into the charger via USB with the battery in the charger, and charge without AC connection?
@OP, any specific reason to not include the Samsung 2000mah battery+cover in that list? Because that is certainly what I would recommend.
TheV said:
@OP, any specific reason to not include the Samsung 2000mah battery+cover in that list? Because that is certainly what I would recommend.
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I agree 100%. It's the battery they should have included as standard, but i'd reckon the marketing department wanted the lesser capacity battery so they could say how thin the phone is.
Any way, i got a couple of generic batteries off ebay, and my god they were awful to use. Maybe it was my experience, but the phone would get so warm using them and they would drain in less time than the genuine battery even though they were the same capacity.
Maybe it's just my experience, but i'd go genuine from now on based on what happened to me.
Hearing a lot of positive feedback for the anker battery... Might try it myself...
get the anker or that first link,i brought me another samsung battery and a wall charger and its great,use a battery a day and charge the flat one when you swap them over,its worth it,glad i did it.
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I can either get a replacement battery, 2 of them + a charger for $25.
Or an external very portable battery 2600mAh for $25
Or external battery (not as portable) 3600mAh for $25.
All the same price. I'm thinking of getting the colorful anker battery. I could charge the phone while both are in my pocket. Since it's more than one charge, I don't have to worry since I can easily charge the battery again.
Or I can get a single Anker battery for $18.
What do you guys think?
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i am new here, just find anker astro3 10000mah external battery it looks amazing and only $49.99
could anyone give some reviews?
much thanks
I use the Samsung 2000 mah battery and I also have a 1900 mah Anker as a spare in my pocket.
I just carry a small piece of cardboard with the Anker battery so it can sit tightly in the extended 2000 mah case
Both batteries are fine but I prefer the Samsung one.
I have two anker batteries that I rotate with stock battery. I really like having an external charger and being able to charge batteries indepenantly. Very impressed with the anker brand and the affordable price. Just my 2c
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moonrise66 said:
i am new here, just find anker astro3 10000mah external battery it looks amazing and only $49.99
could anyone give some reviews?
much thanks
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Wait what?? 10000mah??
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maccawire said:
I use the Samsung 2000 mah battery and I also have a 1900 mah Anker as a spare in my pocket.
I just carry a small piece of cardboard with the Anker battery so it can sit tightly in the extended 2000 mah case
Both batteries are fine but I prefer the Samsung one.
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blue265 said:
I have two anker batteries that I rotate with stock battery. I really like having an external charger and being able to charge batteries indepenantly. Very impressed with the anker brand and the affordable price. Just my 2c
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Hearing a lot of positive feedback for the anker battery ,might try it myself.
Thanks
moonrise66 said:
i am new here, just find anker astro3 10000mah external battery it looks amazing and only $49.99
could anyone give some reviews?
much thanks
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stormtroopercs said:
Wait what?? 10000mah??
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u guys say this one ???
http://www.amazon.com/Anker-10000mAh-External-Battery-Charger/dp/B005NGKR54/ref=sr_1_3?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1334312280&sr=1-3
WOW,10000mAh huge capacity
Anker
Recommend anker, 1 year of user.
The Amazon reviews of the Astro3 external USB backup battery are impressive. Reports of people charging a phone and an iPad2 (a greedy device if ever there was one), charging two devices while watching video on one, etc. Very tempting for the price, it sounds like just the thing for a cross-country plane flight.
Really interested in personal reports here....
i am rocking this anker. charges almost all my devices, not just my phone. if anyone buys it of amazon please pm me so i can send anker referrals
Are the chinese oem batteries truly oem?
TheV said:
, any specific reason to not include the Samsung 2000mah battery+cover in that list? Because that is certainly what I would recommend.
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This.
If that is not an option, I would go for the two Anker plus charger
I'm tempted to finally pickup the Anker 10000. Can anyone tell me if it can be CHARGED via USB? or can it only be charged from a wall?