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[Captivate Accessories] justDave:
We're talking about extended batteries here. Do you know of any extended batteries sold for i9000 that don't need to be trimmed a bit to fit the captivate? Not that it's that difficult to do but some might prefer to spend a few dollars more to get one designed to fit the captivate - even if the plastic door won't fit.

(I'm assuming that the battery being shipped with the defective door does fit properly - I haven't actually seen one.)
[Captivate Accessories] justDave:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=929589
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
on ebay they have the extended captivate batteries as well for 5$, they look the same as the i9000 and some are even listed in the description that it works in both.

either way go to ebay and look for yourself..
[Captivate Accessories] jgrnght:
I got an email from this seller regarding the case not fitting. The people they bought the battery sent them a battery that was larger than the original ones they were sending. The are offering to resend the correct battery which they just order 1000 from a different manufacture for free.
[Captivate Accessories] BLiTzNicK:
Tracking info shows that mine should arrive today. I'll try to post pics tonight for those interested in the fit issue.
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
finally....
[Captivate Accessories] justDave:
The Captivate has an unusual battery/cover locking setup. The metal slide at the bottom slides up over the standard battery and also locks the cover in place. The i9000 battery (unmodified) is too thick and makes you leave that slide open. If you look at the Mugen battery on eBay, you'll see it isn't rectangular like the i9000 version but has a notch on the bottom. Without the notch, you won't be able to move the bottom slide up - it'll stick out and also wont hold either the battery or the door (if you had one that fit) in place.

So, is the problem with the door or with the battery?

If they just shipped the new door with an i9000 battery, it could be the door is fine. Just trim the battery: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=929589
[Captivate Accessories] psycho2097:
I got mail from china seller.

Hi,

Sorry for bothering you.

We just got a bad news from other manufactures, and we believe that we were cheated by one manufacture.

When we buy extended battery from that bad manufacture, he confirm to us that the battery can be used by your samsung i897 phone.

But we find it can not be used with our new arrived phone. Because the battery is thicker, so the cover can not lock the back phone. We tried to contact the manufacture, but we can not find them now.

We are really sorry for this inconvience, and we can guarantee to you that we really were not intended to send the wrong battery to you. We now buy 1000 pcs batteries from other sellers with high price, and would resend the battery to you if you accept. If you do not want to wait, we would refund you, and hope you also will satisfied with that.

We are looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you.

Best regards

Betty

- transcendershop

2nd mail.

Hi,

I think I need to tell more something about this problem.

You do not need to pay anything extra cost for this problem which caused by us. You just need to tell us whether you can wait another resend package. If you can, we will resend the battery to you. If you do not want to wait, we will full refund you. Please do not worry, you will not undertake any loss. Thank you!

We are looking forward to hearing from you.

Best regards

Betty

- transcendershop
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
heres the question then, which seller was that? they claim only they were bought from one bad manufacturer, although there may have been meaning lost in translation.

maybe some of us can hope for a working door!

and can someone post some F#@in pictures of the bad door?
[Captivate Accessories] BLiTzNicK:
I received my battery today, but it's the i9000 version. They also sent the i9000 battery cover, which is cracked. Contacted the seller, and I'm sure he'll make it right. If I keep it and he refunds me, I'll just do the modification mentioned above. As is, the battery "lock" wont close into place. I did put the battery in the phone and it powered on and worked normal.

This is from the Houston seller. Not much point in taking pictures, since it's the cover for the i9000.
[Captivate Accessories] ewingr:
I'm curios how the battery works. I've found, and seen in other threads, that the Chinese batteries typically advertise > than performance, and even the '1800' performs worse than the stock battery.

I have 2, and find that with both.
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
well from reading the other threads, and using a little logic, the "crap china 1800" batteries are the same size and thickness as the official samsung 1500 batteries and are rated differently, (rated to 0 volts instead of phone dead voltage)

and the 3000, 3200 and these 3500 batteries that this thread is about, are

TWICE the thickness

. AND as posted already in other threads, they do last longer, upto but not over twice as long.
[Captivate Accessories] justDave:
That's been what I've been seeing with my i9000 extended battery.

I was lucky to get though a workday with the original battery without charging. The pair of eBay 1500mah batteries I kept as spares each lasted about the same, maybe a little less, than the original battery. I'd always keep a spare with me.

The i9000 extended battery is usually at about 50% when I get home. It's been consistent for the month or so I've had it. I no longer carry the spare batteries.

So I'd say about as good as you'd expect from 2 eBay batteries tied together.

(Totally unscientific, sample size 1, YMMV)
[Captivate Accessories] Gregory:
I just emailed my vendor (Angelcity-2009) about the battery door complaints. Mine has been shipped but has not arrived yet. I'm curious as to their response.
[Captivate Accessories] Gregory:
Well I guess I'll just have to wait and see :D

Dear friend

don't worry

i think this is use for i897

can you waiter a few days

if you reciver this is item and not use it i can refun to you is ok??

angelcity-2009

2011/3/22 Greg Martin <just__greg@hotmail.com>

Item number: 180640284704

Buyer User ID: gam69188

Seller User ID: angelcity-2009

Total: $9.99

Hi, I have been reading complaints from other i897 users that the battery door sent with this battery will not fit the i897 Samsung Captivate. I have not received mine yet but I am a little concerned about these complaints, have you actually tested this door and battery with the Samsung Captivate i897 ?

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[Captivate Accessories] WickedNite:
So the transcendershop pm'd me on ebay and said there's a conflict regarding the battery cover or the battery won't fit the phone. They said they're gonna send a new battery which is compatible with the phone. I guess I have to wait a little longer than expected.
[Captivate Accessories] psycho2097:
yes same thing they said to me. they said they will verify this time. just hav 2 wait 1-2 weeks.
[Captivate Accessories] BLiTzNicK:
Well, the seller refunded my money, so I've modified the battery to fit. After 2 work days of use, it's pretty incredible as far as life goes. I've finished up both days at about 80% with over an hour of screen time, 20-30 texts and 45-60 minutes of calls. On the stock battery I'd be at 45% or less.

When I went to bed last night, at about 12am, it was at 50% with 4 hours screen time.

I'm going to pick up an Otterbox Defender soon, and cut the hard plastic to fit the battery. The soft rubber should stretch over that pretty easily.
[Captivate Accessories] pewpewbangbang:
Mine got shipped on sunday.....ordered from the transcend shop $13. How long did it take for yours to arrive??

They say generally a week to 2 weeks top

Can't wait to get it.......hopefully the cover fits
[Captivate Accessories] jgrnght:
I have the defender and it makes the buttons at the bottom worthless. I got so sick of trying to hit the buttons after two weeks I went back to my body glove case and couldn't be happier.
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
i get along fine with my defender but i dont have big sausage fingers!

but lets keep the comments on topic.
[Captivate Accessories] meadhros:
Seido 3300mah via amazon. Been using it for about a month. My 4 1500 batteries and charger are collecting dust now. Takes longer to fully charge but I can stream 8 hours of pandora and still be about 90%. (that is wi fi but better than losing 4/5% an hour streaming). Or, can flash a rom 3 times in a row while tibu-ing back 250 apps each time and still wind up with 85% without charging. Just sayin.... for all you flashers out there

Cut the back out of my body glove protector.
[Captivate Accessories] Johnston212:
Curious to know how/if people are doing with this battery in an Otterbox Defender. I love mine (even with the slight button issue) and I even found my favorite car dock that is designed for that setup. I could really use an extended battery, but not sure if this is the one for me. Let me know how your experiences have been.
[Captivate Accessories] Spidious:
Well I ordered one of ebay for $9.99. Will see how well it fits and performs when it gets here.

Sent from my captivate running on phoenix ultimate se
[Captivate Accessories] Moozh1:
Would you mind posting pics of your phone wth the extended battery and modified Body Glove case? I have the body glove, and am curious to see how it would look if I cut out the back for the extended battery.

Thanks
[Captivate Accessories] kakahoang:
i don't have a body glove, i have a otterbox commute. i cut both the plastic and gel case to fit the backplate. maybe it looks ridiculous with someone, but with me it is a good idea to have a case with your extended battery. it keeps the backplate not moving when you touch it.
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
which battery/backplate is that? mungen? seidio? or the one that this thread is supposed to be about?
[Captivate Accessories] kakahoang:
it is a seidio 3000mha
[Captivate Accessories] meadhros:
That's the one. I am game however, I have the 3500 mah

one on the way. That's almost 13% more battery vs. stock. Lots of two? Egad..
[Captivate Accessories] BLiTzNicK:
As promised. I picked up an Otterbox Defender and cut it to fit the extended battery. Works perfect, and was very easy. I'm by far no craftsman, and just used a dremel and a ceramic cutting wheel. Took about 10 minutes or so from start to finish.

The process should be very simple for anyone, and you can see from the pictures where you need to cut. No directions necessary.
[Captivate Accessories] pewpewbangbang:
who has the 3500mah and cover that would like to put up pictures just so we can see how it looks/thickness etc.......
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
+ 1

100 post later....

hopefully mine will show up this week
[Captivate Accessories] pewpewbangbang:
yea....i hope mine comes this week too but im not getting my hopes up.

The estimated delivery given by ebay was april 5 to the like 18. But it contradicts with the estimated delivery given by the actual seller which is 7-14 days.

Ordered min last sunday and it was shipped out last sunday, hopefully comes by wed. I wish i paid the extra like $2-3 and got tracking and all that. Didn't know about it until after i sent payment :mad:
[Captivate Accessories] jev3gs:
I have the cover, but I have the wrong battery for it. They said they are sending me another battery so I am hoping that one comes in.
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
does the cover fit? pictures?
[Captivate Accessories] nickm50:
X2.............................
[Captivate Accessories] jev3gs:
The cover fits, but not over the standard battery or the extended battery. So the only way I can show you how it looks, it by taking the batteries out of the phone, the seller did say they are sending me a new battery so we shall see.

Also the battery they sent me it is impossible to make work because if you put the battery in the slider that actually locks in the back plate cannot be pushed up all the way to snap in place. So unfortunately the battery is useless, unless you could somehow move the connectors to the opposite side of the battery.

Enjoy the pics!
[Captivate Accessories] nickm50:
Cover looks good! Thanks for getting some pics up! Patiently awaiting mine still
[Captivate Accessories] pewpewbangbang:
omgg nearing 2 weeks of their expected 7-14 days shipment.......wish i paid for tracking -.-

gonna send a message via ebay and ask where it is lol

btw, they told me that they fixed the problem before they even shipped mine out so im guessing most of the recent orders within a few weeks are with the new battery
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
k thanks for the pics, but how does it not fit with the original battery? where is the problem that is mentioned but NEVER EXPLAINED?
[Captivate Accessories] nickm50:
The tabs on the standard cover are stepped to mold around the battery. The supplied cover is not stepped so it wont fit the stock battery without modding the bottom of the stock battery
[Captivate Accessories] smithisize:
Ordered from that exact link... cover doesn't fit :'( after waiting for like two weeks :'(

Can I rig this thing on somehow? >.<
[Captivate Accessories] nickm50:
Pics please
[Captivate Accessories] WickedNite:
Mine came in today and it's no surprise, battery cover doesn't fit. So I decided to remove the tape around the battery and trim the bottom part. It's a success, battery cover fits properly now. I just need an electric tape to cover the battery nicely. I just used regular tape a while ago. Lol.

Captivate, Serendipity, XDA Premium
[Captivate Accessories] nickm50:
Any pics?
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
to modify your battery....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=929589

, no disrespect, just a question but how do you know if yours hasnt arrived?
[Captivate Accessories] nickm50:
I looked at the pics on the last page and pulled the cover off my phone and studied it. If you look at yours you will see what I mean. Put the cover on your phone and look at the tabs at the bottom of the battery. The replacement door tabs are flat and do not mold around the bottom of the battery.
[Captivate Accessories] smithisize:
Pix of my non fitting case >.<

http://img687.imageshack.us/i/picture002nuw.jpg/

http://img138.imageshack.us/i/picture001ep.jpg/

PS... Idk wtf is wrong with my camera, but I loled when I saw that I'm from the year 2218 lulz
[Captivate Accessories] stud421:
Well it does fit...sorta

got mine for the Asian seller on Ebay.

both fit by themselves but not together. The battery top it too long so it is moved down about a 1/8th inch too far for the cover to fit. I will be getting a newer battery from them ( free of charge ) and this one is suppose to fit the I897 better than the I900 series battery. So worse case I am out 13 bucks until I can sell it again. Best case is I get what I wanted in the first place and have a I900 battery to sell.

Will post pics when is all said and done for others to see how it looks.
[Captivate Accessories] pewpewbangbang:
oh man so anxious to get mine
[Captivate Accessories] WickedNite:
I'll post pics later when I find my camera.
[Captivate Accessories] smithisize:
HUGE UPDATE:

I was greeted with the following message in my inbox today on ebay:

So, it was a mistake, and I would happily recommend this seller now! They're sending me a free replacement, and in the mean time, I rigged this one to work... kinda lol.

Regards

Smith
[Captivate Accessories] nickm50:
LOL...This is old news! haha
[Captivate Accessories] thresherhorn:
$13..... may have to partake.

Thanks for the find.
[Captivate Accessories] smithisize:
*facepalm* that's what I get for not reading all 13 pages >.< my bad xD !!!
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
i feel the same.. and im OP... still waiting on mine. Im a mechanical engineering student. im pretty sure i can make it work if it doesnt fit right away.
[Captivate Accessories] pewpewbangbang:
the one i ordered is supposed to work and be the fixed one according to a message the eBay seller sent me.

Should arrive within 4 days according to them......will get pics once i get it.

Hopefully it arrives tomorrow or saturday
[Captivate Accessories] smithisize:
Well I rigged mine to work regardless.

A little disappointed... I mean, I guess I shouldn't be. A solid 14 hours right now, HEAVY usage (I've got nothing better to do... just a few weeks til graduation xD )

I saw some screeny of 4 days power and I was stoked, but that's ok, I'll settler for 1 solid day, instead of a third to a half of a day lol

Regards

Smith
[Captivate Accessories] WickedNite:
Vid of the ugly battery with tape all over it. I had to remove the cover of the battery for it to fit inside the cover so that's why it looks nasty. Lol. I'll put electric tape or any black tape tomorrow I guess.

http://v7.tinypic.com/player.swf?file=152yrgi&s=7
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
****ING THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

finally someone shows the cover fitting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it looks like its a tight fit

but it fits

!! i wonder if this is what other people from earlier posts called "not fitting" thinking the door was wrong not the battery?
[Captivate Accessories] tkjeeper:
Yeah, wtf!! I cancelled my order thinking this DOESN'T fit? Shes quite a bit fatter but the case fits? Who's the wang who said it's nfg? Looks fine to me. I'll be in touch trusselo, may have to reorder.
[Captivate Accessories] WickedNite:
Yep, the cover does fit. The problem is within the bottom part of the battery, it's the one making the cover not to fit. That's why the seller sends a new battery, but a few modifications of it would work. I wonder what will I do with the other one coming from the seller. Lol.

Captivate, Serendipity, XDA Premium
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
yeah understandably. its an i9000 battery. but modable!
[Captivate Accessories] tkjeeper:
cryke! Well I guess I'll have to wait now till the new batch comes out from this seller. Not positive this will fit in my leather holster anyways.
[Captivate Accessories] prayread:
I'm going to buy the extended battery with the plastic cover. Anyone notices GPS performance difference without the original backplate?

Thx.
[Captivate Accessories] gandalf21502:
Well took the plunge and ordered one...figured why not for $10...:D
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
that was my exact thought! 13$..

Sent from my Samsung Captivate i896 Canadian, eh?
[Captivate Accessories] jev3gs:
Anyone get their replacement battery yet? I tried modding the original battery... Not a good idea for me. I can see how people said batteries could turn on fire, witnessed mine first hand.
[Captivate Accessories] fiveoneooo:
Your battery caught fire? While in your phone? Pictures please
[Captivate Accessories] jev3gs:
No. I was talking apart the battery to see if I coukd rig it to work on my phone. I took my utility knife to cut the paper holding the batteries together. Little did I know there were wires underneath and as I contacted the my utilty knife with that wire it started smoking and discolored my knife. Needless to say I stopped cutting and I am not going to bother to modify it again :-)
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
there has been 2 threads for MONTHS on how to correctly mod the i9000 battery. (links are in THIS THREAD probably 2 pages back, I POSTED THEM!)

you tore appart WAY to much of the battery.

and yes a METAL utility knife cutting too deep into ELECTRICAL source EQUALS DANGER!!!!
[Captivate Accessories] AReynante:
So after reading through this, I am unsure of which seller to buy from. Which is the seller that got the correct battery/door size back in stock?

Angelcity?

http://cgi.ebay.com/3500mAH-Samsung...284704?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a0f000020

Or the OP's link?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/3500mAh-EXTENDED...702?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb5f9f3ae
[Captivate Accessories] stud421:
well I got the one from your second link. they are sending the new "fitting" battery once I informed them before I got it that it would not fit. They said they were aware of the issue and dropped the supplier. So they might have the right one for you or they might not ( unless you ask ). I would read the reviews and the post here about which one has the least amount of flaming going on and use that one. I modded my battery and it works with the cover, but it is tight and if I bump it the back cover springs off. So I will really love it when the real sized battery arrives soon. =)
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
OP here.. still waiting on mine from the link in OP..
[Captivate Accessories] pewpewbangbang:
jeez how long does it usually take??

Have been waiting since March 20th now.........this is week #3 hopefully it comes soon
[Captivate Accessories] tkjeeper:
Not sure what happened, I thought I cancelled my order but it showed up today. Gonna go back in this thread and see if I can mod it to fit.
[Captivate Accessories] pewpewbangbang:
Wow lucky....can you tell me what carrier service they are using?? And if it comes in like a box or one of those orange envelopes so I know what to look for.

Thanks
[Captivate Accessories] jev3gs:
I finally got the new battery today... The correct fitting one. I am pleased to say it fits perfect on the door. I am charging it up now.
[Captivate Accessories] psycho2097:
nice... i got the old not-fitting 1 on thursday.... the seller said they shipped the new 1 3 days after they shipped the old one, so i should receive my new battery in a day r 2...
[Captivate Accessories] psycho2097:
btw, i tested out the non-fitting battery, and it does last longer, lot longer. during active net browsing at high brightness my oem battery loses 1% every 4-5 mins, the extended battery lost 1% every 9-9.5 mins.
[Captivate Accessories] psycho2097:
lol....putting metal knife in battery.... seriously, even a total retard wont do that!!!! lol...
[Captivate Accessories] jev3gs:
Yeah cutting the battery apart wasnt my brightest idea... But I didnt care. I knew I was getting another one in the mail which I did. Now I need to test it for a few days to see how it works. Do you need to delete battery stats when you change batteries or just change roms?
[Captivate Accessories] WickedNite:
I cleared my battery stats after I changed my battery.

Captivate, Serendipity, XDA Premium
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
wow i was the first to order and post this but still waiting on mine.. it will probably be wrong too.. lol can you guys post some pics of the proper battery?
[Captivate Accessories] jev3gs:
Proper Battery

So here are pics of the proper battery, the one that fits without the door as is. You will notice now that the back side of the battery (the side without the terminals) is like a step now and that is why this battery works versus the original one that was twice as high. I am just hoping these battery lasts longer, I really would love the ability to make it through 2 days of work if I could :D
[Captivate Accessories] AReynante:
Just ordered the new version from transcend, hope it gets here soon :p

I'll keep you all updated with how long shipping takes and whatnot. (For any future buyers)

Paid at 4/4/11 - 8:50 pm PDT

Shipped the morning of 4/5, before I woke up at 6 am