Seidio 2600mAh extended battery

[2001400ex]

There is a person on this threat that represents they are from Seidio. Can you please address these issues? I have been monitoring this thread as I am deciding whether I want the behemoth or the slim extended. Of course, if these issues continue or the slim extended has these issues, I will not buy either.

So, please respond as this is not casting a good light on your company.

 

[windstrings]

[ No one for Seidio bothered to mention this limitation of their product on their website, which is pretty close to false advertising in my mind.

I don't blame Seidio.... a battery is a battery.... Its Moto's firmware that has the weak link.

Thats like blaming your car battery because your meter is broken.

 

[windstrings]

@solarca You could still return the battery to Seidio

I plan to, but they charge a restocking fee. I guess neglecting to give important information about your product still enables you to make a profit. It's just so sad that this is the only option. There has to be a way to make a battery that will read accurately.

Yea.. make one the same size as the original should work fine..... I don't think you understand the problem.....

If your someone who is not a heavy user, you don't really notice the issue.
But if you honestly use a ton of battery, the firmware in the Droid "thinks" its dead... almost like measuring gallons passed through a pipe and assuming the tank must be empty... but since the tank is a bigger tank "battery" the gauge doesn't know that.
Thats a crude explanation.

 

[dotster77]

seido should have a put a seperate battery check indicator deal on the back of the battery.. with 5 little leds when you push check..

I have 2 CHEAP 3rd party extended batteries like that that I use on my canon hf10 camcorder so it can't be that much more expensive to add something like that to the battery

not perfect solution but then at least you have somethign accurate to go by.. and no software droid issues..

 

[windstrings]

seido should have a put a seperate battery check indicator deal on the back of the battery.. with 5 little leds when you push check..

I have 2 CHEAP 3rd party extended batteries like that that I use on my canon hf10 camcorder so it can't be that much more expensive to add something like that to the battery

not perfect solution but then at least you have somethign accurate to go by.. and no software droid issues..

The extended cases would have to be clear over the battery to be able to see, ..... not a bad idea... but I"ve never seen one that was really accurate to the 10th degree like we are wanting.

 

[solorca]

I do understand the issue. Seidio is selling a product that cannot be accurately measured by the firmware in the Droid. To answer the statement above, I would absolutely blame the car battery maker if it constantly read that it was on empty and I had to stop/restart the car to get an accurate reader. Not to mention, the argument about blaming the car maker if you have a broken meter doesn't work, because in this case, the meter is working exactly as it's designed. They made this extended battery with the advance knowledge of how the meter is designed...it's the same on all Droids.

If you are going to sell a product that you claim works perfectly with a phone, it should actually do so...or at the very least, you should be honest on your website. Let the consumer decide if they are willing to deal with never knowing if their battery is going to die or not based on each restart of the phone. It's a shady business model and absolutely underhanded on their part.

If they would have stated the limitations on their website (which I reviewed extensively), I would have absolutely no problem with the company.

I've bought extended batteries for every cell phone I've owned, and something like this has never been an issue. Motorola firmware limitations or not, Seidio should either disclose their products limitations or not release the product in the first place. I would even be happy if they have a software product available that would measure their batteries accurately.

 

[crf69]

cant someone make an app for this?

 

[solorca]

cant someone make an app for this?

I think there are some apps that can measure the actual life of the battery (or at least approximate), but I don't know if it would possible to have the phone recognize a different charge level.

My phone finally died this morning and I recharged it until 6 tonight. I've already had to reboot the phone once after very little use. Basically, one reboot after about 2-3 hours...and I'm down to half status already. This is ridiculous.

 

[forsaken]

battery left beta

i dont see why this app wouldnt work. i should have my battery in the next couple days and i will let battery left recalibrate for it and report back

 

[williamweaver]

App recommendation

I recommend using an app called "Battery Left." It calculates the percentage rather than using what the system is telling it. It takes awhile to calibrate (days or weeks) but it becomes fairly accurate once it's 100% accurate. The way I got it to get a very accurate reading from this is app is to charge your phone all the way up overnight. Then install the app while plugged in. Unplug the phone. continue using the phone how you normally use it until it finally dies (don't have intermittent charging). Then repeat the process of fully charging and then using it until depleted and eventually you get a very accurate guesstimate on time left until dead and an estimated percentage. The key to getting an accurate reading is to use the phone from fully charged until depleted so it can see how many hours it lasts. :icon_ banana:

 

[searayman]

I recommend using an app called "Battery Left." It calculates the percentage rather than using what the system is telling it. It takes awhile to calibrate (days or weeks) but it becomes fairly accurate once it's 100% accurate. The way I got it to get a very accurate reading from this is app is to charge your phone all the way up overnight. Then install the app while plugged in. Unplug the phone. continue using the phone how you normally use it until it finally dies (don't have intermittent charging). Then repeat the process of fully charging and then using it until depleted and eventually you get a very accurate guesstimate on time left until dead and an estimated percentage. The key to getting an accurate reading is to use the phone from fully charged until depleted so it can see how many hours it lasts. :icon_ banana:

I will be getting my extended battery latter this week, so will try this then. Thanks for the tip

 

[solorca]

Sadly, I cannot seem to download Battery Left. I had it prior to switching batteries, but I deleted it, hoping that it would be a better way to set it up. After deleting the program, I seem to be stuck. It won't let me install or uninstall from the market..it's as though it's stuck somewhere.

 

[windstrings]

But it that point can you "fix" the setting or does it continue to learn?

Because once you go back to normal use of charging intermittently, not draining fully dead etc.... does that cause it to start getting inaccurate again?

 

[forsaken]

i pop my phone on and off the charger all day and once battery left hit accurate, it has stayed pretty spot on. usps says my battery is on the way to my house, so i will put it in tonight and reset battery left tomm and see what happens. i will keep updating about it.

 

[windstrings]

I"m giving "battery left" a try.... nice that it goes 2 X 1 or 1 X 1... all the goodie info and states if you press it and hit battery info or usage or whatever.....

Installed it about 20 min ago and it still says "calibrating".. wonder how long thats supposed to last?

Looks like it may be a while cause when you go look at the stats it beside "accuracy"