Li-Ion 1600mA Extended Battery == 27 hours
My cell phone batter was terrible, literally. It would last 4 hours, sometimes, but less if I had my emails running and/or someone called. This was a problem for Tia (wife) since she couldn’t get in touch with me if I was gone beyond 3 or 4 hours. I thought about different things to help mediate this and a car charger was one. The other was to get a new battery.
Enter the “Li-Ion 1600mA Extended Battery”:http://www.t-mobile.com/Popup/Generic_Popup.aspx?action=image&accessory=6bd7f3a9-31f3-4d8c-b031-e05aa537024d. Now, when I got back from “our anniversary”:http://blog.johncblandii.com/2007/08/anniversaryhere-again.html the battery was here (with the new back) so I immediately took out my old one (which had died from the time we left the hotel, to the airport, a 45 minute flight, and a 45 minute drive home) and put in the new one. I noticed the battery was bigger and the back was extended like a half inch. This I didn’t like…actually…I was kind of down about that a bit. My small, sleek Dash now has a butt. 
I let the battery charge for a few hours and had to took it off around 7 (being generous…I believe it was more like early 6). My phone finally told me “The battery is critically low” (yes, it talks to me) around 10 last night!!! That’s 27+ hours! Wow! From 4 to 27′sh…NICE!
Anyways…just a word to those out there using a Dash…GET THE BATTERY! It’ll change your Dash experience.
Note:
I keep Wifi and Bluetooth off. I’m going to test it right now to see how it works with both of them on.
September 2nd, 2007 at 9:51 pm
So…Bluetooth and Wifi has been on since I entered this post and my battery is now at 50%. Clearly it is draining faster, as expected with those two tech’s turned on, but I’m still pushing 9 hours with no charge and it looks like I’ll get another 9. This will be 9 hours less than the above noted 27 but, again, that is expected.
(to the tune of “Oh, how I love Jesus”)
Oh…how I love my batt-ery. Oh…how I love my batt-eryyyyyyyyyy-y. Oh…how I love my batt-ery…because it charged my phone.
September 5th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
You have made my day ! my battery for my t-mobil Dash is horrible.I charged it at night and by the time I get to work I have to re-charge it. It only takes me 20 mins to get to work. I bought a car charger and now that is burned out. I finally called t-mobile and ordered the Li-lon 1600mA Extended Battery & Back Door. I started to get the battery that was $29.99 but I said what the heck I’ll try this one instead. now that I read your review I’m so excited I can’t wait.I have been very miserible without my dash. My battery is so bad that I’m using my Razor until my battery arrive. the battery on the Razor sucks too but its better than the Dash battery. Thank you again.
May 10th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
I will give this a shot, I really need a new battery for my dash!
Thanks,
Cris