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Accessories bidallies - 1500mah

I got it. Can't tell if it is better, but not worse for sure. I changed a bunch of things on my phone (rooting etc...) at the same time.
 
How does it come packaged? Anything to look at if it is a fake battery? I will be getting one tomorrow from Bidallies.

I got mine today from the other guys on eBay (sigmacellular), and curious about how to tell if it is actually genuine or not. Some have mentioned that they come in a nice sealed bag (similar to how the Dinc battery was), others mentioned some marks on the contacts, etc.

Mine (from Sigma) just came in a sealed clear plastic baggie, which looks like someone with a kitchen vacuum sealer packaged it. It also has marks on the contacts, and some sticky residue (glue) that may have leaked out from the plastic covering possibly? You can see it in the pic on the right side. It's charging now so no idea how it performs yet.
 

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I received by battery from Bidallies yesterday. It came in an unsealed plastic bag with no marks on it. It looks brand new to me. Also, my label is a little darker than yours but the part number is the same.
 
Mine just showed up! Hopefully I'll get a few extra hours out of this beast.

Same deal as you guys (plastic unsealed bag and looks brand new)
 
I ordered two of these batteries, one for my Incredible and one for my g/f's Eris, about 2 weeks ago.

Regardless of your stance on how you treat a Li-Ion battery or the "bump charge method", I charged the battery overnight til green w/ the phone off, took it off the charger in the morning for a few seconds and plugged it back in until it went green again. Then went about my business.

Seeing a definite bump in battery life w/ the 1500. No, I'm not going to go into details in this thread as far as %'s, time w/out a signal, up- and awake- times, etc. Yes, I realize all this plays a major role in battery life. I can def. get a couple more hrs a day w/ this battery (w/ my usage patterns/needs/habits/etc.). Simple as that. (My expectations going in were to get around 15% more life because of the extra 200 mah and I'm getting that easily).

So, I would say go for it. The transaction was fast and easy. I ordered the battery and had it in my phone w/in 3 days. Very fast delivery. The battery came in the clear plastic bag, as you guys mentioned, and looked brand new. (Bidallies does give a description of the battery in their listing. Look closely.)

I'm a satisfied customer. This is a great option for those of you looking to get improved battery life w/out sacrificing the sleek size of this phone (No, I have no experience w/ the Seidio; after reading this forum, I decided my $ would be better spent on the 1500 mah.) Are you gonna get 2 days out of this battery? Probably not (unless in paperweight mode). But, this allows me to get through a normal day easily (I did have one day w/ around 2 hrs of work calls and a lot of emailing, texting, and browsing attachments. Also, 45 mins-1 hr of Pandora. That taxed the battery and I actually went looking for a short charge late in the evening, but I still saw much better results than a heavy day w/ the stock 1300).

*BTW, my back cover snaps on just fine (yes, the battery is slightly larger; there is another thread on the forums showing the measured size difference). There are no gaps around the edges of my phone. Also, continue to do the "bump charge method" w/ this battery as well (as this is a phone issue and not a battery issue).

Just my 2, non-technical, pennies.
 
Anybody else have experiences they'd care to share about the bidallies? 4 months later and I'm finally in the market for a new battery and haven't read through the long anti-Seido threads (just bits and pieces) but have gone through many of the ebay battery threads.

Seems like this is the one to get? Also from what I've gathered the "official" (is OEM the word I'm looking for?) HTC 1500 is good too? I could've sworn I saw a link somewhere to like the official HTC page but it's late and I just can't find it anymore.

Is there a difference between these two? Are they technically supposed to be the same thing? I think the prices are about the same...I know there are a ton of threads (I'm almost more confused than when I started) so I appreciate the help!
 
I have the "battery left" app and someone told me their app said close to 24 hours left after a full 100% charge, but mine says about 9 hours on a full charge. I don't know if that's much better than the stock (I never measured the stock) but only 9 hours sounds pretty weak to me. I don't know if I got a dud or what, but people are talking about being able to go a whole day without having to worry about charging when I can barely make it passed noon (I unplug it at 7am and need to plug it in around 1ish). I use it more than moderately, but I'm not always on it. I have class from 8-11am so I browse or text in class sometimes, but I use it a little heavier afterwards. But I get into the teen %'s after around 1pm so I don't know if I got a dude or what. I don't have a live wallpaper, I don't have my wifi or anything on, I lowered the brightness of my screen, etc. Still can do no better than 8 hours and 53 minutes on a full charge. Does anyone else have the Batter Left app with theirs? I'd love to hear a comparison
 
How much actual usage are y'all getting with the 1500's?

Not "Up" time, but rather "awake" time.
 
I unplug around 7am and after using it regularly, I need to charge it by 4
Around 5pm, but it probably wouldn't actually die until around 7. My battery left app says I can get 11 hours out of a full charge
 
I unplug around 7am and after using it regularly, I need to charge it by 4
Around 5pm, but it probably wouldn't actually die until around 7. My battery left app says I can get 11 hours out of a full charge
 
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