Seidio/Mugen/Mobi? Which Extended Battery for Tilt/Kaiser?

[diskwzrd]

Hi-

I apologize if this has already been asked. I *DID* search around this site, several others and even Google but no one seems to have posted a comparison of extended battery compatibility along with pros/cons of the expanded battery cover backing...

So, like everyone else, my Tilt doesn't last overnight w/o a recharge. In looking at my options for extended batteries, it looks like the largest are the Mugen 3000, the Seidio 3200 and the Mobi 3000.

I'm curious as to peoples opinions on these major points:

1-Duration coupled with whether the battery causes lock-ups/freezes or other errors for the phone...

2-How the revised back cover of the phone compares to the OEM cover with respect to the camera lens, speaker and GPS.

3-Cases and cradle chargers that will work w/ extended battery covers...

4-Tweaks or other hacks needed for the Tilt to recognize the extended battery time.

Thanks everyone in advance!!

M

[sdlopez83]

Instead of other I think you should have put the option of " I dont know". I think people clicked for the sake of clicking to see the results quicker. My 2 cents.

[ms0529]

I have a Boxwave 2700 mah and a Seidio 1600 mah battery. The boxwave is from Taiwan with a humped back cover, so I can use my Seido holster, but will not fit in my cradle. Does fit into my Brodit car holder though, and the full backed extended battery cover will as well.

I cannot for the life of me get the correct battery reserve power reading correct. I have tried every tweak and twitch I have read and perused the registry for settings not mentioned elseware, as well as various 3rd party battery utilities, to no avail. Quite frustrating, as I can alarm on low battery, pull it out, put it back in and have 45-60% battery left on the meter. Don't know what else to do, as it does it with my 1600 and 2700 and did it with a "borrowed' Mugen 3000 for a test. Tried all the reccomendations of running it fully down and doing recharge, all that stuff, still wrong indicaitons of remaining power.

This is my greatest frustration right now with the Tilt I have and the other 8 I have bought for employees.

MWS

[amassere]

wow! im having the same problem!
got the mugen 3000 and the reading is always off!
I cant find any solutions!

[houstonjudge]

I ordered the Seidio 3200 battery and tried charging it in my AT&T 8925 Tilt. I left it on charge until the light turn Green.

Starting using it and within 8 hours I was at LOW battery and system died. I removed the battery and put it back in and the battery indicated goes up to 73%.

What is the deal here. Is it my phone that does not understand that it has a larger battery or is it the battery. Since that time I have sent the battery and got a new one and the same thing.

Is there some software utility to tell the Pocket PC that it has a larger battery.

Confused....????...!!!!

[Bertokamus]

As I sit here perusing options for replacement Wizard and Kaiser batteries (my sister's phone and my own...) I suddenly fear the pointlessness of choosing an extended battery! Has any headway been made on these extended battery glitches in general?

[kilrah]

Nope. The Tilt's hardware always expects the standard battery's capacity, and will turn off when that is reached even if the battery is actually twice the capacity and is still half full.