Lovin' this new battery

[rbyham]

I walked into a VZW store last week to ask if there was an extended battery for the TP2. Checking the "warehouse" the salesperson said there was. A 2100maH battery was available for $10 2 day shipping included. I ordered one. Came two days just as promised. I opened it to find that it was about twice as thick as the original and came with a new plastic back for the phone. My first fear was that it would no longer fit the seidio holster but I was wrong. It fits perfect. My second fear was changing the back cover would impact the conference speaker an mute button but these too work fine. But an unexpected improvement was the way the camera cover is both recessed (so it is better protected) and it is made of some substance which in my case is much clearer making may pictures to come out crystal clear. In fact I was in the market researching a new point and shoot camera and my Iphone toting son saw some of my new pictures from camping this weekend and he encouraged me to forgo the camera for the phone. Lastly, this battery is very powerful. I easily go 2 full days of extended use with brightness now set to full screen.... lovin' it!

[steveo70]

Glad it helped out your pics. If I wanted good pics on my TP2 I always popped off the back cover

[demonlordoftheround]

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Will that battery fit a Sprint TP2?

[lymon]

Originally Posted by demonlordoftheround

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Will that battery fit a Sprint TP2?

The battery fits a Sprint TP2 just fine. The Extended cover does have the Verizon logo on it, but it doesn't bother me.

I don't get anywhere near 2 days on mine. A full day with mixed relatively heavy use is the best I can get, which is way better than the original battery, in my case. Of course the OP may be using a custom ROM which may cut his power consumption or, maybe doesn't use as much data as I do.

If you can live with a fatter phone, get one.

[EyeB]

how much "fatter" is this? like is it doubled thickness?

[rbyham]

yeah about double... but the benefits outweigh (forgive the pun)... after now a week I would update my results to indicate a full day plus of heavy use. But it is great to go into a day with no limitations. Easily worth $10

[lioncat55]

i dont have a vzn store any where near me (2hr drive) any way i can get one from you? if i am breaking any fourm rules let me know

[rbyham]

seems you should be able to just call vzw and order one...

[j8bit]

yep, just snagged one myself $9.99 on clearance now. awesome deal. you will have to call customer service though because they're not on the website. also, that probably means you need an account to order. the sku is vzw6875batx if that helps.

[lioncat55]

well i might or might not be on vzn