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[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Usually the stock batteries are all a waste of money to tell you the truth. I would recommend getting an extended battery as it will last you longer and they tend to be newer then the old stock batteries. This is just my opinion as I was having the same problems with the stock batteries until I got a new extended battery.
[HTC Excalibur] klaberte:
Battery Monitor Recommendations

Any recommendations on a (preferably free) battery monitor for the Dash?
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Try this I use it and it is amazing..

Click Here
[HTC Excalibur] drkfngthdragnlrd:
T-Mobile Dash Battery Life/MMS/SMS on WM6.1

Ok, so I went back to the official T-Mobile ROM yesterday after using the WM6.1 ROM's for over a year now. I've used various Kavanna ROM up to v24 with and without Opera (The Ricky Flavor) and The NRG Rose 1.6 (Ricky & Style Flavor). I noticed after reflashing that my mobile alerts from Myspace are working yet again perfectly. They stopped working some time ago, maybe when I Flashed the Rose 1.6 ROM. I can't remember for sure, but they just stopped coming in and now they work. My MMS now works again which never did no matter what I did or either any of the 6.1 ROM's. That's not a big deal for me though considering I never use MMS really. I tried all those connections setting and cabs etc that are on here and nothing ever worked. I always would get an error. Finally, under my normal use I'd be lucky to get 3 hrs before my battery would die from being completely charged. Now, it's been 5+hrs of the same amount of use (Now with WiFi/Bluetooth running all the time.) and my battery hasn't even lost a bar yet. Any thoughts as to this? Could it be the Radios being used maybe?

I love those ROM's but after having my battery die so quickly and certain things not function correctly, I've found myself using the ****ty T-Mobile ROM again. Oh yeah I also had my battery overheat on me during charging with the Rose 1.6 ROM. I have 2 batteries for swapping when I am out if one dies. It happened with both. Now both work 100% perfectly again.

Oh yeah, and boy did I miss having that Fav5 software fully working. It makes a huge difference then not having to go to T-Mobile site to update contacts and then the site not working correctly and screwing up my Fav5 Contacts. Just a side note.
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Yah the other Roms tend to use more battery power... So you will see a difference by using the official T-Mobile Rom... :)
[HTC Excalibur] drkfngthdragnlrd:
Yeah but from going 5 Hrs with WiFi/Bluetooth running and not loosing a bar to leaving both off and battery completely draining in under 3 hrs?
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Kind of like the difference between a Mini and a Supra the Supra is bound to use more juice :)

I get about 4 days battery life on a 1550 so no complaints for WM6.1
[HTC Excalibur] drkfngthdragnlrd:
Is it possible that different phones act different with different radios or something? I run 2 1050's and am lucky to get 6 hrs of use with both batteries before needing charging on 6.1. I'm now over that amount of time with 1 battery and using my phone more, because I keep checking it in disbelief it's still fully charged... I understand using more juice but that big of a difference if like comparing a Mini and a Viper (not a Supra) lol
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
I find it strange how "some" people get this extremely reduced battery life, i don't know why this is?

A previous post i made:

i have been checking battery usage and when the phone has been left in sleep the draw is 21 mA and i did the same with the original WM6 ROM when was using that and the draw was 27 mA so i see battery life improvement over even the stock WM6 ROM, so i'm happy in the knowledge i get better battery life now than i did then.

Supra here bruv lol
[HTC Excalibur] drkfngthdragnlrd:
I wish I knew too, I love those ROM's you guys make, just wondering is all. especailly now that I've had 2 battery get overcharged by one ROM overheating it and making the my Dash hot to the touch and now all of a sudden my batteries are working perfectly again, not over charging, lasting way longer, and to top it off getting all my texts again...

I wonder if they changed some hardware (had a revision) in these phones at some point where certain radios work with one but totally mess up others. My Dash is over a 1.5 yrs old (from when I bought it from t-mobiles site nevermind how long they had it for lol) and is the one made in China...
[HTC Excalibur] ammarr:
Thanks for posting this.. I recently got a dash and flashed to one of the wm6.1 roms, and the battery life with wifi is absolutely HORRIBLE. I set wlan to best performance ofcourse, otherwise the performance is really crappy, but I'm lucky to get 1-1.5 hr in this mode. I'll go ahead and try the official wm6 rom and hopefully be able to get improved battery performance as well.
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Well another thing you have to consider is how much signal you have because if you have poor signal you will drain more battery, which sucks...
[HTC Excalibur] drkfngthdragnlrd:
I get full 4 Bars where I'm at almost 95% of the time. I'm going to try using the original T-Mobile radio with the Rose ROM 1.6 after testing this new Overclocker for a few days. Got one that has OMAP and underclocks the phone when idle (screen off). Running it on the original ROM right now and don't see any battery difference and been out browsing the web, using bluetooth headset with MP3's and so far at 75% battery after 10hrs. WiFi still running. When I try out the Rose ROM 1.6 with the radio change. I'll post my findings...
[HTC Excalibur] serge1231123:
how do you do it

how do you make the connection better on a tmobile dash with kavana ROM...also can someone tell me how to check which version of kavana i have

First reply on a post :D
[HTC Excalibur] shawnterry987654321:
Something screwy is going on with the installations. Iv Flashed rose v1.6 multiple times now and got different results each time. First time the comm manager had problems and then the second time the menu would hang forever and then the battery died after 3 or so hours. The last flash iv done worked great for a couple days and then I watched the battery go from 98% to 60% within 10 minutes. I did a cold boot and my phone has been running solid now for over a week. I did nothing different with each install.

My advise is give it a few tries. Flash again then cold boot when it screws up.
[HTC Excalibur] serge1231123:
In my opinion the best ROM is Kavana with a couple add-ons and its perfect....also make sure you install it correctly
[HTC Excalibur] serge1231123:
can someone please answer my question before tomorrow...my question is...How do i make my wifi connection better and how do i know which kavana version i have...and how to make my battery life to its fullest or which battery is the best for tmobile dash kavana ROM
[HTC Excalibur] pfunkside:
All I know is you couldn't pay me to go back to Tmobile's official Rom. Get an extended battery and starting living.
[HTC Excalibur] drkfngthdragnlrd:
So far it looks like my Dash doesn't like Overclocking. I used the overclocker tool on the originally T-Mobile ROM and it started doing the thing where it'd overheat my battery againn. Uninstalled that software and now it's charging just fine. If it stays this way, I'll try the Rose 1.6 by Styles & Ricky again and se if I get the same results...
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
What did you overclock your phone to? Cause if you overclock it to high than it will cause the phone to either shut of or run kind of weird...
[HTC Excalibur] drkfngthdragnlrd:
I overclocked it to 228Mhz. After uninstalling the Omap though my problem has gone away so far. Been going for 2 days on the original rom with no problems thus far. So it's looking my phone just don't like being overclocked at all...
[HTC Excalibur] drkfngthdragnlrd:
Ok, how do I completely remove OMAPCLOCK.exe from the Rose 1.6 ROM. It's screwing with the battery and cpu on my Dash. The original T-Mobile ROM I had no issues. I installed this ROM just now and my Dash instantly starting getting hot. I underclocked it to 186Mhz and it cooled off and started runing faster. Then it started getting hot again. Now the Battery is draining really fast again. It seems certain Dashes/Excal's don't like OMAP.
[HTC Excalibur] LiverpoolFCfan:
My experience with battery is that the 6.1 ROMs in general give me much longer usage time per charge than the old T-Mobile 5.0 or 6.0 ROMs. With T-Mo I could almost get to the end of day 2 with light use - so reality was I had to charge overnight every night. With 6.1 ROMs I can get almost 4 days - so only have to charge about every third night.

The Kavana/Rick ROMs both gave pretty much comparable battery life right off the bat.

The Rose ROMs all suffer from a huge battery drain caused by the Auto Starting of the HTC Weather Application Updater. I have found that if you disable that starting by renaming or removing the Registry Entry associated, the battery life is similar to the older 6.1 ROMs.

If you look in

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\BootLauncher\Apps\HTCSlidingPanel

there is a String named Module. You can delete it entirely (I simply rename it to ModuleX)

Renaming or deleting this key will stop the Weather Application Updater from starting, and in my experience stopped my battery drain too.
[HTC Excalibur] drkfngthdragnlrd:
For me it's not just battery drain, I been noticing that the phone gets hot to the touch. Even the original T-Mobile ROM did that once I installed the overclocker. I removed the overclocker and the problem went away. So, now I'm working on editing the Rose 1.6 ROM to remove OMAPCLOCK. Then I'll see how it acts. I'd litery down my battery down in 2-3 hrs tops if the once the phone starting getting hot and it wouldn't charge the battery either.
[HTC Excalibur] min1968:
Is there any software can measure current on smartphone ( Excalibur)? I knew there is abcpowermwter for PPC, but seems not working well on Excalibur because it's 240x320 display not 320x240.
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
acbTaskMan does it.
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Oh dang that sounds like a severe problem.
[HTC Excalibur] drkfngthdragnlrd:
recooked Ricky's and Stylez version of NRG's Rose 1.6 ROM and took out OMAP CLOCK. No more overheating... Also, just installed T-Mobiles Radio and goig to see if I can get MMS working finally
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
You can get MMS working if you follow these instructions man, go to the link below in my signature that is labeled T-Mobile Fix MMS issues... :)
[HTC Excalibur] drkfngthdragnlrd:
Just did that, still getting "error synchronizing" when I do a send/receive like I always have... Internet is fine, SMS is fine, WiFi/Bluetooth are all fine, but still no MMS
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
OMAP CLOCK not being in the build should not make a difference as it doesn't run untill you set a clock and enable?

But it works for you so :)
[HTC Excalibur] drkfngthdragnlrd:
I have no clue why but I realised it when if I'd underclock it'd cool off for a bit then have to underclock more. Maybe somehow it was messing with the registry if the registry has any setting for the omap speed. All I know is my Dash is working fine now other then not being able to receive messages. I can send them though which is weird lol.

Edit: Oh yeah I noticed there's a setting missing from Connections that was in WM6.0 from T-Mobile. I forget the setting name, but it let you choose between transparent and non-transparent as well as v.92 or v.94 if I remember correctly. When I first got my Dash I had to call Tech Support, because my internet wasn't working and it was that setting I had to change.
[HTC Excalibur] drkfngthdragnlrd:
MMS is working, it just always give that error message. You mus dial the "complete" phone # though. 1 + area code + phone #, if you don't the message won't go through...
[HTC Excalibur] magicchex:
Xell 2200mAh Battery

I would like to buy a 2200mAh battery and see that the vast majority of the ones available online and on eBay are the ones that fatten up the back of the phone to what looks like double the thickness. However, I also found this Xell Battery. Anyone have any experience with it? It doesn't look thicker to me. Or can anyone suggest a battery? I have tried searching but am having issues with restricting the search to just the Dash/Excalibur forum.

Thanks!
[HTC Excalibur] Bupahs:
All extended batteries for the Dash over 1250 slim are going to be thicker. It really does not add that much more girth to the Dash and actually makes holding onto the little bugger a bit more secure. The only trouble I had with a thicker battery was it would not fit into my desktop Charge/sync pod, but I solved that problem with a dremel and about ten minutes of my time (I simply ground out the back of the stand to fit the new sized battery).
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Totally agree on that one makes handling of Dash far more firm, i use a 1550mAh simplo, just thought i'd attach a shot that i posted elsewhere. What it really comes down too is you can have a phone that last's 4days or so with a little hump or a slim thing that's constantly on charge?
[HTC Excalibur] rydr1:
Look into a SEIDIO 1300mAh battery; Go directly through thier website.

I have been using mine for over a year and it has not given me any problems.

The battery also hods a charge longer and is only a bit thicker than stock. You will not need another battery cover.
[HTC Excalibur] magicchex:
Thanks for the quick replies everyone! I think I might as well go for the 2200mAh batteries on eBay and have a thicker phone that lasts long because currently I'm having trouble even getting it to last for a day and night if I'm going out and whatnot.
[HTC Excalibur] thematrix2:
HTC S620 battery goes from 30% to 2% in 3 hours!

Hello,

I just got an used HTC S620 device and I've discovered that the battery goes from 30% to 2% in no more than 3 hours (max) without touching the phone!

History of the device:

The device had a WM 6 installation but I've immediately upgraded to WM 6.1.

Testing the battery:

After I've discovered the battery issue, I've downgraded to WM 6 to test the battery (thinking that WM 6.1 was eating my battery). The results were the same!

I've formatted the battery (even if I knew that Li-Ion Polymer batteries doesn't require such a format task). The battery was fully charged on Saturday... On the next Friday, the battery acts the same... from 30% to 5% or 2%. Talk time: about 15 minutes. I've also used GPRS (two e-mail addresses - one is checked at every one hour, the other one is checked at 4 hours).

I've also installed two power saving patched found on this forum. I put a minimalistic theme and no third-party applications installed or running in background.

Is it the battery?

Thank you for your time!
[HTC Excalibur] MountainDrew:
How long does it take to get from 100% down to 30%?
[HTC Excalibur] rob331:
go to ebay and check out batt's

although I do recommend to research -ask owners of- extended batteries. Make sure they will work and fit right on yur dashmeister. also try amazon, they have a few discount accessories for the dash.
[HTC Excalibur] jacsonmoore3:
try e-bay..cuz i had the same thing going on with my dash.but i got a 1250mah more powerful then the 960mah..all i paid was $6.00 dollars..NOMORE PROBLEM
[HTC Excalibur] thematrix2:
It takes about 4 days with approx. 20 minutes talk time.
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
Yah definitely get a new battery and I would recommend ebay... even if you should go with an extended battery as it will last longer and help you get more juice when you need it... :)
[HTC Excalibur] thematrix2:
Oki doki... ebay it is then :)

Thank you very much everyone for confirming my theory :D
[HTC Excalibur] gothicrulezz:
1250 mAH , 2200 mAH and 2400 mAH >>

1. what is the best one to fit under the original cover

2. how bigger is/are the other higher battery/batteries ,

A

nd i would be very thankful if anyone could provide pictures for the dimension difference.

Thank you :)
[HTC Excalibur] Axiomkid:
Even if the Battery is dying that fast in 3 hours from 30% to 2% its really normal since you may be using the phone Alot more than expected and or you need to close some tasks from running that could be eating away the memory and using more battery. Close recent tasks before starting a new one. Jeez watch the difference. Don't Have the Wifi Turned on Unless you really need it turned on. Windows Media player itself 1 song = 1% battery life. Sometimes 2 songs = 1% battery life. Different Programs take away certain percents from the Battery Life. Wifi = 2% Battery life every 5mins of use for me. Make sure you keep the phone in Lock Mode Unlock as you need to use it. Keeping it in Lock mode will keep you from accidently hitting a button which brightens the screen up everytime using a bit more battery power. Keep the dim settings for the backlight down to less than a min none of the settings should be set to above 1min or more. "example" Your using the phone playing windows media player but do you want that screen to stay on forever or do you want it to Dim and Blackout while its still playing which saves you more battery power. Really its all what you Decide. You have to manage how your gonna spend that battery life to keep it going a full day.
[HTC Excalibur] thematrix2:
Hi... Thanks, but you did not paid attention or I was not explicit. The phone was freshly installed, there are no applications, the OS is default, except for the brightness settings, which are all set to the minimum value. I also keep the phone locked with pin all the time.

After full charge, the battery lasts about 4 days until it hits 30%. From 30%, WITHOUT touching the phone, it goes to 2% in about 3 hours.

I knew it was the battery, but no I am certain of that :) so I'll get a new one from ebay.

BTW: Can you guys point to a dealer that sells 1200 mAh batteries? I can't find one...
[HTC Excalibur] lebero:
batteries & patches

to: thematrix2

where I can find the power patched you mentioned above?

thanks!
[HTC Excalibur] thematrix2:
Here on the forum :D I don't remember from where.... it was a post somewhere.... If I remember, I'll post it here :D
[HTC Excalibur] lebero:
batteries & patches

I searched a lot for them without success

please, if you can post again the patches!?!?

thanks a lot!!!

lebero
[HTC Excalibur] stylez:
Found it http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=413297 :)
[HTC Excalibur] thematrix2:
It took me a few hours but I've found them again :)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=1351827&postcount=6

Hope it helps your battery :D
[HTC Excalibur] dewey1973:
Another case question...

This thread started out with case suggestions and I'm looking for cases now that I flung my Dash across the room and will be replacing the screen for the second time.

Finding a case on the internet is like finding one needle in a stack of needles without being able to use your hands.

I am considering a "skin" to give me some extra protection for the occasional drop. But I also want a way to carry my phone.

Does anyone have a suggestion for a "skin"/case combination that will provide good protection and secure transport?
[HTC Excalibur] Castro999:
Ebay

Yes ebay has some good cases and skins for the dash... i too was surprised to fine skins
[HTC Excalibur] jamssx:
Your battery is dying. Happend to me. New battery problem went away. The battery's useful life seems to be way shorter than it should be (9 months in my case). It has been suggested that it was because I had a dock so it was connected to my PC all night and trickle charged rather than the faster dedicated charger. Still, picked up the 1050 clone and its great. Better than I remember the original being!
[HTC Excalibur] DotStig:
Ya know I was wondering about that....But on certain occasions the battery would show as being all the way full...Now are you saying that the battery is actually dying meaning no longer useful, or just low power??
[HTC Excalibur] jamssx:
Its actually dying. You need a new one. Its not holding the charge or delivering the current when a high drain occurs. I could watch my battery level drop on the display when I had WiFi turned on. I tried to recondition it but it made no difference.

I used these guys http://www.infinitybatteries.com/p-1485-t-mobile-dash-pda-battery-1050mah-li-ion.aspx and interestingly it shipped from HK even though they say they are in Virginia but the battery works really well.....
[HTC Excalibur] DotStig:
Thanks for the info...by any chance did you end up getting a different case...That is if you have one or not.
[HTC Excalibur] jamssx:
No have the one that came with it. This battery also seems to run cooler. My old one would get warm when listening to music over bluetooth for an extended period. This one doesn't.
[HTC Excalibur] DotStig:
well thats good to know.... Atleast i know the phones not on the fritz....
[HTC Excalibur] crawldit:
*Edit

Never mind. I found this thread. Looks like it's time for a new battery.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=342600
[HTC Excalibur] bootleg16:
battery drain problem

i upgraded to the s621 ROM and my battery drains really quick,

i saw a post here on how to help that but i cant seem to find it.

can anybody give me the link or tell me please?

Thanks
[HTC Excalibur] mailos:
Questions about Dash's accessories. Extended battery & Holster.

Somebody used these accessories?

Extended battery 1300 mah

What opinions about battery?

Holster

Whether scratches the case the holster? It is how much reliable?
[HTC Excalibur] jdoggraz:
The battery is good, not bad at all. The holster is also reliable because I also have one and I find it reliable.
[HTC Excalibur] mailos:
Thanks for answer.And some more questions:

1.How time of independent work, with the extended battery increased?

2.Whether there are attritions at use holster?
[HTC Excalibur] GADGTGUY:
That holster is awesome from seeing the pictures.

All the other holsters I have seen put the face of the phone pointing out.... this one does it correctly and faces it in for protection.

Does anyone know if other vendors sell this holster?

I only ask because being in Canada the shipping that Seido is charging is a bit high and really makes that holster expensive.

If there was an alternative place to buy I could compare shipping costs etc.

Thanks

D.
[HTC Excalibur] mailos:
In Moscow such accessories as holster & extended battery, do not sell. Simply I depart to Tuesday to the USA. I shall buy there.
[HTC Excalibur] graybip:
You might also check out www.pocketpctech.com for their extended battery. It is bigger and more expensive but it has a lot more power.
[HTC Excalibur] mailos:
Thanks for advice but this battery, from pocketpctech.com, considerably increases thickness of the device. I shall better buy smaller capacity, but the device remains same thin.
[HTC Excalibur] jumran:
Take a look at this one.

http://www.softpocket.ca/en/my_accessories/smartphone/c325723/c325724/c331456/p16904151.html

The store is located in Toronto so if you pick it up, you wouldn't have to pay for shipping.
[HTC Excalibur] GADGTGUY:
If you look..... that is the same as every other holster on the market with the exception of the Seidio one.

The Seidio one puts the device in with the face towards the back of the holster protecting the screen.

That is what sold me on the design.....

I think I will just bite the bullet and buy the one as listed in the link above.... no one else seems to carry it.

I am also running the 2400mah battery that is much thicker than the standard battery. The seidio holster works with the extended battery.

D.
[HTC Excalibur] mailos:
I completely agree, Seidio'S holster it is better.