im buying 2800mAh battery- Good idea or bad?

[jman]

So sick of charging my battery 2 hours after i unplug it ive decided to buy a 2800mAH battery for my G1.

Good idea or bad?

any thing i should look out for?

Thank you

[f4phantomii]

Yeah...you want to get the battery that has the continuous smooth replacement battery cover. There is another extended battery that just bumps out the back for the larger battery. It's rather annoying.

I ran around with the larger battery for a while, but one day I picked up my wife's G1 with the stock battery and realized how much better it was to hold. So I now use the stock battery for day-to-day use and use the larger battery for travel where I may go long periods of time without charging and extended use of GPS services.

There is some middle ground. There is another battery that has a higher mAh rating than the stock battery, but is the same size. You may want to give that one a try.

If you have not rooted your phone so that you can use frequency scaling, you may want to look into that.....it helps *alot*.

[ggrant3876]

It's a Seidio 1400 battery. Uses the stock back. Have been using it for4 or 5 months. Get about 2-3 days with it, no wifi or gps just bluetooth all the time.

[djunio]

Here's a way cheaper alternative 2300 http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...ingid=39914496

[jman]

my main uses would be alot of 3g...a lot of music listening...and the occassional tv episode on the phone or film on my phone.

It comes with the continued big battery case. How is the case to hold? too bulky? does it still fit in its carry case?

[jman]

Here's a way cheaper alternative 2300 http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...ingid=39914496

I could make do with this....but its not available in the UK. The battery cover not being extended is a real plus!

Just so that you know i am paying £10 for the 2800mAh battery.

[djunio]

I could make do with this....but its not available in the UK. The battery cover not being extended is a real plus!

Just so that you know i am paying £10 for the 2800mAh battery.

Sounds like a sweet deal then, I would get it. There is a 1600 floating around thats the same size as the original. http://www.wireless4cheap.com/produc...hp?skuno=81931

[jman]

Im going to have to bite the bullet. At the moment, i carry round a USB cable and charge at work...something i'd rather not do!

I think you get used to the bulky size eventually! Maybe it will even fit better in my hand!

[Adedasfreak]

I am running the 2600mAh battery (which I ordered through the Andriod store)with the extended back; it will not fit in the case that came with the phone. I like the fact I can run all I want on the phone and not have to worry about the battery dying. You do get used to it, however my wife has the regular battery and it does feel a lot better in my hand.

[jman]

Hmmm, i really like the case and dont want to buy another case.

whats the biggest battery and case i could go for without compromising the cover?