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[HTC Excalibur] littleclown:
Yes this is not so expensive, but in this price you will have 6 normal batteries...

And maybe you know this will not expand your time without charging double. I think If now you have 3 days, you will have 4.5 days. Is this Day and half so important?

I have computer near to me every ****in minute, because I am IT Specialist, and that is my job. But I think most every normal guy in modern world spent more than one hour on PC - am I right? Just put some USB cable in to your phone every time you use PC and this will make your phone always charged. This expensive battery will be functional in 8-10 mounths. And then you must buy another, for another 40$.
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Yah thats true, also the bulk the battery adds to the phone makes it look sort of ugly you know.
[HTC Excalibur] nicholasb:
I can totally see your point, I too am an IT professional and am on a computer all day. Most of the time with my phone plugged into my usb cable (which may have somewhat caused the battery to fail and become pregnant).

But for the price, i feel its totally worth it. The shoddy 960mAH stock battery is pretty much worthless when you are using wifi/bluetooth/edge. And even in the batteries prime, I was lucky if it lasted a day.

I sort of hope that it expires after 8-10 months and I hope I keep my 12mo warrenty info somehwere I can find it... IMO its well worth the $40 compared to $50 for half the mAH...
[HTC Excalibur] Rip Syntaxx:
It was always my understanding that if you constantly charge your Li-Ion batt (without letting the power drain to the minimum) it'll begin to lose the ability to hold a charge. I've noticed this with my stock batt. I used to always keep it charged when I could access a USB or a wall socket, but after a while my phone wouldn't stay charged for 5 hours. I got a replacement stock batt and would let it drain to about 10% before charging--this produced a much stronger ability to hold a charge. Now I use that same method with my 1550mAh extended batt.
[HTC Excalibur] Se7eN43:
i wish this info was posted a couple of weeks ago before i spent $90 on a 2400mAh from mugen power. didnt know it would be a thicker battery meaning a bulkier back end. now im not sure if i should auction it off or just keep it for the rare needful occasions. oh well, you live and you learn.
[HTC Excalibur] funkydude101:
wow. with that you could probably run WiFi all day long and still have enough left over.
[HTC Excalibur] nicholasb:
Thats the plan! :D
[HTC Excalibur] littleclown:
Haha. I don't need Wi-Fi all day.

And if my battery goes to hell with often charging... I will buy another for 5-10 bugs.

Can anybody post a picture with bigger battery?

I believe warranty don't include the battery.
[HTC Excalibur] pfunkside:
Here ya go.

http://www.jamerican.net/?p=33
[HTC Excalibur] LiverpoolFCfan:
Battery life on WM6.1 ... Way better ???

Having had stock T-Mobile USA ROMs for past year on Dash I got used to having battery down to approx 60% at end of the day. Charge overnight, then use for day - always approx 60% charged at end of day. Didn't make much difference between WM5 and WM6.

I have Ricky's V18 ROM on phone for past couple of weeks, and I am amazed. I picked up my phone this morning - it has 62% charge, having not been charged (or sync'ed) for 48 hours.

Has Microsoft made this difference in Wm 6.1 ? If so congrats to them for efficiency improvements.

Or, is there something in the T-Mobile ROM that was sucking the life out of the phone ?

I'd love to hear your experiences/opinions.
[HTC Excalibur] skisteven1:
I think it's probably the battery meter. In using a kavana ROM, I found that it will drain from 20% to 2% in a matter of minutes, even if you're not doing anything with it.

That's one of the "gotchas" with beta software (6.1 i mean), I suppose. Or maybe it's just me and nobody else is experiencing that...
[HTC Excalibur] Rip Syntaxx:
My battery life was WONDERFUL until I overclocked it from 200mhz to 240mhz. The batt life is okay...but not as good as before.
[HTC Excalibur] ghostwheel:
I see the opposite.

I switched from WM5 to WM 6.1, and my battery life seems worse. Before, I had no problem going for 2 days without recharging on light use, but now I get to 30% sometimes in the 2nd day.

What version of 6.1 are you using? I'm using Ricky's v6.
[HTC Excalibur] Mikey:
Guys, you have to remember, this is a quicker rom. With that said it will use more battery.

Plus make sure you dont have extra programs running in the background. (startup) that you dont need.
[HTC Excalibur] Profezza:
Having had 3 dashes, and having swapped batteries once between a couple of them, and many ROM switches and various sustained Overclockings, I'd say the performance varies most from battery to battery. Assume overclocking can hurt battery life slightly by the percent that you are OC'ed. OS ROMs seem to make little difference, as fast ones get their job done quicker. I suspect newer radio images will help the most, software-wise, with minor improvements in tower connection timing.

Also, Mikey has a very good idea about keeping the startup tasks to a minimum. There is no way to boot in safemode on a Smartphone reliably, and background tasks make the experience less fast, and thus causes you to spend more time with the screen on for the same foreground tasks, aside from the drain they cause themselves.
[HTC Excalibur] Profezza:
PArt of the nature of a Lithium based batter is very quick charging (and discharging at "the bottom". Not only will it go from 20 to 2 quickly, but it can go from 2 to 50% much more quickly than it will go from 50 to 98. Some battery meters compensate for this, some don't wich is worse htan if they would all act consistent.
[HTC Excalibur] NRGZ28:
I have to agree it depends A LOT on the battery and most of it on the age of the battery. My old DASH would drain a lot quicker. A few days ago I got a brand new Dash and the battery doesnt go past 80% after a full day of work (push email, wifi, browsing etc). My old dash would be at about 50% at the end of the day. So... if you want more battery life and yours is a little older, just get a new battery! :)
[HTC Excalibur] LiverpoolFCfan:
After 72 hours - Battery at 42%

Everyone seems to be reading that I am *****ing about battery life. It is completely the opposite. I am amazed with it !

My one year old Dash and one year old battery used to be down to 60% after a day of use (7am-11pm). If I forgot to charge overnight it would die before 11pm the following night unless recharged.

It is now giving me two full days (7am-7am two days later) before it is down to 60%. This morning it is at 42% after 72 hours without a charge or a sync.

At this level the battery life is close to what I would expect of a regular non-smartphone.

I was asking peoples opinion as to whether this improvement is all down to better efficiency in the OS - or is it down to the removal of something in the T-Mobile branded versions of the older OS's that were sucking up battery.
[HTC Excalibur] littleclown:
First of all I think that the faster ROM use less battery... Why?

I will give some examples: Xp is faster than Vista. Vista use more memory, procesor, etc.

Other opinion - I think battery meter in WM somehow teach itself when you use your phone and makes full charge cycles - 100%-0% and then charges to 100%. In this case maybe WM can make meter more correct and percent constantly follow in time.

I think one Dash battery works fine about 8-10 months.

Not cool, but true.

One normal battery costs about $5-$6, no big deal.
[HTC Excalibur] Bupahs:
First thing I do when I buy a new device is buy an extended battery. My Dash will last 3 days without a charge and I am one heavy user. I use the Slim Extended Battery (1300mAh) which does not require a new battery door. I also have a 2100mAh slim coming from Japan, non-oem but so far I've never had an issue with those batteries.
[HTC Excalibur] hardyr1:
Does your Excalibur Need a Facelift?

Rakicomputers an ebay seller, is selling brand new replacement parts(T-mobile Brand)for your Excalibur. This is the complete shell casing minus the battery door, not a bad deal for $27.95 shipped to your door. This seller has 164 of these ready to go.

I thought this would be some good info considering these cases go for $80.00+ and It's not a bad future investment, I purchased my Excalibur used and the screen was the only part that was flawless so I'm in need of a face lift. I just ordered one and I'll posted quality results when it arrives.

Click here for case listing
[HTC Excalibur] Mysterious Stranger:
That's not actually that cheap. Any reason you're plugging them?

They are used items taken off scrapped phones and may have wear.

Other sellers do genuine casings inc battery cover for around $25 inc. shipping from China. Kinda pot luck which operator logo you get but they also include tools.

Do a search people!

M.S
[HTC Excalibur] megaxp:
Not worth it

why pay 25 or more dollars when you can buy a new one.... you can get one over ebay for 120-150 dollars.. you migtht say... that i am loaded.... but i am not..... but imagine the work hours you need to disasseble and asseble your current phone and as you have no previous experience your end result want be the desired one.... and you propably scrab the phone.... as a whole

:D:D:D:p
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Yah true but where would you find a new one for 120-150? Cause all the new ones I had seen on ebay where about 200.00 dollars. So it would be cheaper to replace it. A lot cheaper.
[HTC Excalibur] sf777cop:
Try craigslist

I found em there for as little as $100 and you go and meet the person and see the phone before you buy it (Atlanta Ga craigslist) (sorry used not new)
[HTC Excalibur] megaxp:
i bought mine for a a $100 with two bantteries charger and a leather case...BRAND NEW......... On ebay where else....
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Then you got lucky for sure, is it new or refurbished condition?
[HTC Excalibur] hardyr1:
We'll I just purchased it along with the OEM battery cover and tool set: $38.39 shipped. This is pretty cheap to me. The parts are brand new, and if not, Im covered for a full refund.
[HTC Excalibur] funkydude101:
Yeah these cases aren't used I don't think.

I was thinking about the same thing and this price is pretty cheap as far as replacement housing for this phone is concerned.

Let me know if it comes with those little rubber plugs in the back casing. Because I've lost one.
[HTC Excalibur] djquick:
I traded my Sidekick 3 for my Dash from someone off craigslist so in reality, mine was free...lol.
[HTC Excalibur] hardyr1:
To make a statement like this in a developers forum makes no sense. Others have called me crazy to put in the time it has taken me to flash different roms, read through pages of forum posts, along with editing the registry with no experience, but I have and my phone isn't ruined.

As far as disassembly goes, I'm pretty good with my hands, I'll post before and after pictures when I'm done.
[HTC Excalibur] megaxp:
well we all are in this forum not to improve or maintain the hardware of any phone. We are here in to help each other as well inportant people like kavana and rikey to improve the functionality of certain phones given a certain Hardware. The hardware function has to do with with the phone manufucturers. The software function can be complement with the effort of the bright people in this forum...

to jdoggraz yes i got my phone brand new with wrapers two batteries chargers and a leather case and yes it cost me 100 dollars..
[HTC Excalibur] littleclown:
dudes. i do not see any point in this topic ;). if you wont to buy part - go. if you wont to buy new phone - go. i think when some phone have hardware problems there is a good chance to buy new model. :). i think when the phone is life is about two years without any problems you just need to sell IT for 50 bugs and buy new phone for 200. 150 bugs per two years for phones are not too much i think. this is about 6 dollars per month.
[HTC Excalibur] ralf89:
Battery lose

About a week now, from wm6 upgrading to the amazing WM61_Kavana_Rickys_v23 No Opera, my battery went down from 3.5days to about 2days. My s620 is about a year old you think buying a new battery will help to last longer?

anyone

thanks in advance :)
[HTC Excalibur] Rip Syntaxx:
From what I've heard, a stock Li-Ion batt should last you from 8-12 months. You've already said that you've had your Dash a year, so maybe a new battery isn't such a bad idea. You can possibly get one for free from your local T-Mobile Store. I've told them that my batt won't hold a charge, and they gave me a brand new one for the freeskee...
[HTC Excalibur] lukybandit:
HTC Battery Specifications?

Hello,

I just got Rogers to replace my phone as I had some issues with my phone in regards to reception, phone freezing up and having issues with the battery I have.

Unfortunately, I can't find the original battery. I'm unsure if Rogers is able to tell if I replaced my battery or not. I hope not.

I bought an ebay battery a while ago which has lasted me 4-5 months because the original battery died in 5-6 months as well. Now they said incase they find no hardware fault with this phone, they would bill me. Is it important that I send back the "original battery" or the e-bay "battery is just as good" - by the way it looks ditto like the original battery.

These are the battery specifics:

Simplo

Product of China

Model EXCA160

3.7 VDC - 960mAh

S/N: KERA16A3002474

P/N:35H00080-00M

By the way, my phone is Made in Taiwan and it says EXCA100. Could you please tell me if the battery says EXCA100 as well for the people that have the Taiwanese version.

Please confirm this. I would appreciate your help, Thanks.

Can someone tell me if they have the same specifications? Let me know, Thanks..
[HTC Excalibur] outerdepth:
Not Exactly

My S/N # is different than, yours otherwise. Everything else is identical.

Yours:

S/N: KERA16A3002474

P/N:35H00080-00M

Mine:

S/N: KERA26BF001292

I doubt that it matters. It's probably a region thing anyway. I wouldn't worry about the different serial numbers, but don't quote me on that.:rolleyes:
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Yah I have the same battery that should be the stock battery I believe...
[HTC Excalibur] lukybandit:
hmm.. Do your serial numbers inside the phone match...where it says your IMEI number. Does your P/N and your S/N match with your battery? Also, Does it say EXCA100 on the phone and EXCA160 on the battery?
[HTC Excalibur] lukybandit:
Yeah, it looks ditto to the original battery but I just can't find the original battery. I'm worried if they are going to be like you replaced the battery so there was no faults to begin with etc?
[HTC Excalibur] lukybandit:
By the way, It does not matter if the phone is CID/SIM Unlocked right from IMEI? Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
[HTC Excalibur] hardyr1:
Just finished swapping out the cases and all I can say is WOW!! Takes about an hour and no the case did not come with the rubber plugs. I have no pictures but will be posting the video tonight.
[HTC Excalibur] vi3tboi77:
battery problems

my battery only last a day? can u tell me y? yea sometimes i listen to songs off my phone but thats it. not long or anything
[HTC Excalibur] outerdepth:
Yeah, the problem is that the battery SUCKS.

I have had my Dash for a couple years now. I got a new battery like 2 months ago. It was a double capacity battery. Now, if I just use my phone like a phone, I can go 4-5 days without recharging. Before was like a day at best. If I use my phone for music or games and talking, I can get like almost a full day of use out of it. Come on now, it is really small and you can only suck so much juice out of that battery, so if you wanna listen to music a lot and surf the net, get a car charger or the double sized battery. Trust me these are necessary for hardcore use. Listening to music if even for like a couple of hours, is hardcore usage on one of these phones.

BUY AN EXTRA CAPACITY BATTERY!!!

you'll be glad you did. search ebay,i got mine for 25 bucks plus shipping.
[HTC Excalibur] Rip Syntaxx:
Amen, brother!!! lol I had to shell out for a 1550mAh extended life battery. I do wayyy too much on a daily basis to withstand a 960mAh batt!
[HTC Excalibur] lukybandit:
Hey Syntaxx,

Does it still fit properly in the regular case or you have to get a different battery door so the battery protrudes? If not, then wicked. :)

P.S: My Battery SUCKS TOO :@ - Sick & Tired of charging it at the end of the day, mine lasts half a day to be honest, a lil more than half...i go to university at 12, by the time im back, like 10 hours or so its almost dead (if not fully charged, if fully charged, till approx.12 am..so yeah it sucks. and yeah this is my 2nd battery that i got off ebay and it's the oem one.
[HTC Excalibur] Rip Syntaxx:
Mine came with a wider battery door... So yeah, it's a tad thicker than the original--but it still fits my old battery case! Just a little snug...lol They do have "slim" extended-life batteries, but I didn't know about them when I got mine. You should check into that. I saw one which was 1300-something mAh, but it fit the original battery door! I wish I had known about it sooner...
[HTC Excalibur] killswitch:
I was thinking about maybe purchasing this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320255974341

or should I just go with the http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-S620-T-Mobi...VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247

I mean will there be a dramatic difference between the 1600mAh and the 2200mAh?
[HTC Excalibur] ghostwheel:
I think something is messed up with charging in WM6.1

On WM5, my phone would easily last 2-3 days in regular use. After having switched to WM6.1 it lasts a bit more over a day under light use.

I somehow suspect that the problem is with charging. For example, today I was charging the phone. It was slowly creeping up 25%...26%..27%...

then the charge suddenly jumped to 92%.

I had other cases where I put my phone to charge, and 30 minutes later, led was green, charge was 100%. But it was a fake charge... lasting only an hour or so.

When I do manage to charge my phone properly, it does last for a long time. But I'm not sure how to do that. I suspect WM6.1 has problems with proper charge level calculation.
[HTC Excalibur] Nolalove06:
I bought the 2200mAh off ebay, like $20. TOTALLY worth it, especially since I've gotten all kinds of new things with the 6.1 I can go about 2 days without having to recharge. VERY awesome, I also text and talk A LOT, like prolly 4k min a month and about 1k text. so, the bat life is way good :)
[HTC Excalibur] Rip Syntaxx:
By George!

In the xda-developers store there's a Seidio 1500mAh SLIM extended-life battery. It should fit the regular-sized battery door and still provide the juice of an extended-life battery.
[HTC Excalibur] Quaddy:
s620 desktop cradles with mains charger/usb that will accomodate big battery?

hehe, title says it all

am after a cradle to charge n sync my s620, but they dont specify whether it will fit in whilst using the larger capacity battery and backing.

as this is how i use mine all the time, sadly.

any big battery users with a desktop cradle? :p
[HTC Excalibur] :
I've yet to see one for the excalibur that will take a big battery on the phone. There are some dual chargers that will take a high-capacity battery in the back, while the phone is on the cradle with a standard battery installed.

And most cradles for this phone are a pain unless you remove the rubber cover over the USB port entirely.
[HTC Excalibur] sc3213:
dual chargeer for htc dash

bought one off of ebay syncs and charges big battery also purchased from ebay and phone simultaneously
[HTC Excalibur] Quaddy:
can you clarify this post please :)

does the cradle you bought charge the big battery whilst it is attached to the phone with the cover on?

i am not interested in one which can charge seperately, but only when attached to the phone.

if so, do you have the sellers name?/link?

thanks.

ahh thats true, didnt think about that!
[HTC Excalibur] sc3213:
chRGING AN EXTENDED BATTERY WHILE ON THE PHONE

No The One I Bought From Ebay Takes A Regular Battery In The Slot While An Extended Battery Can Be Charged On The Back Sorry Just Trying To Be Of Help
[HTC Excalibur] PsychoPops:
Case for extended battery

Does anyone know a good case for the dash with extended battery?
[HTC Excalibur] outerdepth:
I don't know either, but if you or anyone finds one, please let me know, I've searched ebay and the web extensively with no luck. AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!

:(
[HTC Excalibur] PsychoPops:
well I did find this one http://www.htcdepot.com/mobo-wallet-organizer-case/4A145A315.htm but seems a little expensive and not sure I care for the wallet feature.
[HTC Excalibur] GJSmith3rd:
I have an iKross USB docking cradle that charges the regular battery in the Dash and can charge a second extended or regualr battery in the rear. It is perfect for internet connection sharing with a notebook PC. I got it from Bargaincell http://www.bargaincell.com/product_16598_1781.html
[HTC Excalibur] tracker00:
Battery drain kavana

I read a lot of threads and i cant understand what its the problem.

Yesterday i installed the Kavana 080408 rom before that my battery duration was 24 hrs and now are about of 7 or 8 hours.

Im so confused, im desperate, somebody can post earlier rom without the drain battery problem.

Sorry for my bad english but i need you help
[HTC Excalibur] Mikey:
when did you read the threads about the battery drainage?
[HTC Excalibur] tracker00:
today

today but i understand a lot of words jeje, but what is the solution for my problem. My english is a little problem :confused:
[HTC Excalibur] tracker00:
.

I applied a downgrade to RUU_Excalibur_WM61_Kavana_Rickys_080330 v7 but i dont know if this solve my problem.
[HTC Excalibur] nskter:
help, problem with dash

Hello friends ...

wanted them to know my problem ...

what happens to me is that I have full q S620 battery but when I will open a Java application either opera or mini mig33 connects when I turn off the cell, what clothes and battery is discharged ...

I always happens that I open the java with without the charger because ...

I even sometimes happens with WMP) =

who believe that you can be?

battery?

I hope your help, thank you!

greetings from Venezuela! ;
[HTC Excalibur] johnambler41577:
What exactly are you trying to say? I take it you are having a battery problem?
[HTC Excalibur] pudgedaddy:
If i'm understanding you correct, this is most likely a battery problem. Battery issues have been discussed several times on this forum. If you are running battery intense programs such as PIE, WI-FI, any media player, etc.... and your battery dies all of a suddem then most likely its a faulty battery. The battery will normall stay on when not doing anyting battery intensive, but dies when doing the aforementioned things. You may consider replacing your battery
[HTC Excalibur] lukybandit:
Like pudgedaddy said, Replace your battery and all your problems will go away. E-bay for all your needs, my friend. Make sure you buy an OEM Battery or if you noticed that you use your device extensively, then get an extended battery.

OEM Battery -

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-OEM-T-mobil...ryZ20336QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Extended Battery -

http://www.seidioonline.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=768

http://cgi.ebay.com/T-Mobile-HTC-Da...ryZ20336QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Good Luck!
[HTC Excalibur] ckasarabada:
Can any help me ?T Mobile Dash Battery issue

Hi ,

I have the same issue- battery suddenly shows 75% and in afew mins the phone dies down on me.

Dont know how to change the ROM or should i go for the battery.

Its a good phone except for the battery issue

KC
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
What Rom Are you using, also if you need help flashing try to pm me and I can try to help you ok.