[Q] OEM for cheap or 3 for cheap.

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Whats up guys i got more of an opinion question. Right now you can get a oem battery for 20 bucks on the Verizon site, but on ebay i can get 3 battery and an external charger for 25 bucks. Now yes the ebay battery's wont run as good as the oem, BUT im getting 3. What do u guys think?

http://cgi.ebay.com/3x1700-mAh-Batte...ht_1038wt_1139

Originally Posted by BennyJr

Whats up guys i got more of an opinion question. Right now you can get a oem battery for 20 bucks on the Verizon site, but on ebay i can get 3 battery and an external charger for 25 bucks. Now yes the ebay battery's wont run as good as the oem, BUT im getting 3. What do u guys think?

http://cgi.ebay.com/3x1700-mAh-Batte...ht_1038wt_1139

I got the 3 and external charger for 12 bucks off eBay. They don't last as long as the OEM, but 3 last a lot longer than one. Then I got the seidio 1600mah and it actually lasts me a full day. Guess I got one of the good ones.

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I got the 3...If they don't last as long, I really haven't noticed.
I charge on my 2-hour commute, so I usually don't have any problems. I keep a battery at work, 1 in my backpack, & 1 at home. Options are nice.

I also got the 3 extra batteries for around 12 bucks. I haven't noticed any significant time differences between them and the OEM. Not to mention its kinda nice to have the external charger if i need it to charge an extra battery.

Originally Posted by BennyJr

Whats up guys i got more of an opinion question. Right now you can get a oem battery for 20 bucks on the Verizon site, but on ebay i can get 3 battery and an external charger for 25 bucks. Now yes the ebay battery's wont run as good as the oem, BUT im getting 3. What do u guys think?

http://cgi.ebay.com/3x1700-mAh-Batte...ht_1038wt_1139

I'd do that just for the external charger. I bought an "OEM" HTC battery on Ebay for dirt cheap. It barely lasts 6 hours where my stock OEM battery will get 25+. Figures... you get what you pay for. I'll never buy used again to save a few bucks cuz you end up throwing that money away (usually).

My experience with non OEM batteries has been disappointing. I bought the 2 battery + wall charger from Ebay.. and no matter how long I charged it.. it never went above 75%. Also one of the batteries would drain to 0% and result in the phone powering off.. almost 5 minutes after I took it off from the charger (which said it was fully charged).

It was perhaps defective.. but that is something you might get when you buy so cheap.

I got the two "1700 mAh" batteries from htc express with the external battery charger and they definitely last a lot longer than the stock battery.. they were 30 bucks altogether which is more than the ebay deals but well spent imo

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i would recommend staying away from the ebay batteries. i bought a bunch (5) for my incredible and they never lasted as good as oem. now that i have the thunderbolt im looking for a good deal on an oem battery.

Been using eBay batteries since my Samsung Omnia. They may only last 85% of the OEM battery, but I always have a charger (in car, office, and home) so very rarely do I need to run off battery for more than 6 hours anyway. 3 eBay batteries + the OEM battery last me a good 3 days with minimal use. If I turn on airplane mode though they'd last about 4 days, so I'm happy with them.

To each their own though.

ill sell you my OEM HTC battery for $10 plus shipping. i still have the original box and everything. i'm gonna be taking a chance on one of those 3500mAh batteries on ebay so i won't be needing this one anyone. PM me if you're interested

EDIT: cost me $40 at the time -_______-