But I want an authentic Samsung charger and whenever I search I am seeing links to ebay for $5 etc.. I don't think these will work. I currently have one a bought for $10 because of my charging dying suddenly.
I live in Canada so any suggestions should be sites I will be able to receive the order quickly.. Thanks.
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I plan on buying an extra battery and I wish to charge it without having to put it in the phone, is there a way to do this?
Update: I found this charger but I'm quite sure if I can trust it, I'm sure how the volts and everything work with chargers but can any of you guys verify this? It seems legitimate though
http://amzn.com/B0058XGN7I
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung--CGPK..._18?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1329901006&sr=1-18
OEM SAMSUNG
Wow that's a great deal, I was thinking of buying the Verizon Nexus battery everyone else here is buying but I probably won't need that anymore, right?
I totally recommend what kvizz posted. I have that and now I just switch batteries like a boss, no downtime for my phone
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any cheap china recharger will work and they usually come with a battery too. like $5 shipped on eBay
Damn! I should of bought the OEM charger/battery.
Does OP charger work?
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I haven't bought it yet but I'm sure it works but the OEM is what I'll be getting since it seems far better
Highly recommend the Samsung - had mine for a month and it came with an OEM battery, I bought the cheap one on eBay and was sorry I wasted my money. It broke after 2 weeks.
MarsHD2 said:
I plan on buying an extra battery and I wish to charge it without having to put it in the phone, is there a way to do this?
Update: I found this charger but I'm quite sure if I can trust it, I'm sure how the volts and everything work with chargers but can any of you guys verify this? It seems legitimate though
http://amzn.com/B0058XGN7I
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I spent roughly $30 for an OEM battery with NFC & a generic charger that has worked fine since release of the phone. I like the cheap one from ebay because it plugs directly into an outlet unlike the Samsung version which uses a USB cable.
i got 2 of those since day one, from Tmo store / ebay
What is truly worth the money? There are so many posts on batteries and people dont seem to be able to tell whats good and whats not...
Also what is a good place to get a 100% working DATA cable like the one that came with the phone. Mine stopped working.
Pivo187 said:
...Also what is a good place to get a 100% working DATA cable like the one that came with the phone. Mine stopped working.
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I use the usb cable that came with my wife's LG Optimus - works great!
I didn't want to risk a no-name cheap extended battery off of eBay, so I ended up paying full price for my Sprint 2600maH and it's worked well. My brother grabbed a cheap one off Amazon and didn't have any problems with his though, but his doesn't last quite as long.
Thanx for replies I pmd you. Also where can I get a cable? mine is messed up!
You can get a cable almost any where that sell computers I have seen them at Staples Walmart almost any whre.
Pivo187 said:
Thanx for replies I pmd you. Also where can I get a cable? mine is messed up!
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sprint store, amazon, ebay, radio shack. you get what you pay for. cheap is not better. get a good cable and you'll get better data rate, better charge, and a happier phone.
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sprint store, amazon, ebay, radio shack. you get what you pay for. cheap is not better. get a good cable and you'll get better data rate, better charge, and a happier phone.
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Completely untrue. Buy any cheap cable. You won't notice any difference. Gild plating, shielding, wrapping...it's all just good marketing.
Just find one on monoprice or ebay. If you spend more the cable may ladt longer but its not gonna make your transfers and charging faster.
amiblindyet said:
sprint store, amazon, ebay, radio shack. you get what you pay for. cheap is not better. get a good cable and you'll get better data rate, better charge, and a happier phone.
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Cheap can be great. http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5458&seq=1&format=2
They have them in other lengths too. The 28/24AWG Cable w/ Ferrite Core ones are better than the thinner ones (28/28) they have though, particularly if you want a longer length. I found they sometimes had trouble charging at 1A (when paired with a 1A charger), but even they get the job done, if a little slower on the charging. The 28/24 ones work great -- I have a 15 footer.
So far the most reliable and reputable brand i came across on forums is Mugen Power brand, you can check their fan base on facebook yourself, and read some user comments there. Or ask questions.
http://www.facebook.com/MugenPowerBatteries
It is a pretty strong community for such a product as batteries, and apparently their customer support is very good, they exchange stuff if there are any problems etc. FYI: on facebook they also give out discount codes.
And i read some of their higher capacity extended batteries make phones last at least 3+ days with excesive use. The record i came across was 85 hours from 4800mAh battery with heavy use so i guess Mugen proves the price/quality tag alright!
links for Evo 4g models, check them out tell us what you think:
http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/htc/htc-evo-4g.html
I recently bought one of these chargers on ebay from tuttoit (12V 1.5A 18W AC HOME Charger Adapter for MOTOROLA XOOM 4G LTE 3G Wi-Fi - can't post link due to xda restrictions). The charger works OK (charges quite quickly in fact) but I've found my xoom cannot be used while this charger is plugged in! The screen become unusable and therefore I have to wait until I have finished charging before I can use my xoom again. I think it may be to do with the charger not earthing properly.
Also the black box on the charger gets very hot.
Just posting this info to help anyone thinking of buying this charger.
Further to my previous post: DO NOT BUY A CHARGER FROM TUTTOIT ON EBAY.
Mine died after a few weeks of use. They are cheap rubbish.
(That'll teach me to buy cheap off eBay )
This stinks that you experienced this...but for the most part...its pretty common these days.
I try to use OEM products whenever possible and pay a little extra. I had a bad experience with a non OEM laptop charger years ago...and it friend my motherboard and power supply unit on my Thinkpad - thankfully I was able to find a used MoBo and install myself for 35 bucks.
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I try to use OEM products whenever possible and pay a little extra.
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Good advice.
I took the broken one apart and the circuit board inside had been fried.
Yesterday I looked for a Motorola charger and couldn't find one, even on the Motorola website!
Ended up buying another one from Hong Kong but I think the quality is a bit better (fingers crossed).
What about Amazon?
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Trav...8&qid=1344675498&sr=8-1&keywords=xoom+charger
Didn't think of Amazon and the price is about what I paid on eBay! D'oh.
Might buy one of theirs as well.
Thanx.
DO NOT BUY A CHEAP CHARGER FROM xiaoqinzhang2009 ON EBAY! Seller now known as micro-estore.
I did it again!
This second charger does the same as the first; you can't use the touchscreen while it is charging and it gets very hot.
I doubt these are made to Australian manufacturing standards.
I'm following tincbtrar's advice and going OEM from now on.
I have two extra batteries that I bought somewhere on the net, and both are Chinese counterfeits (not Korean) and don't hold much of a charge.
I wanted to get a new battery, and looked all around the net, and it appears that new charging cradles and new batteries are primarily coming out of China, and I think their qualities may be dubious by comparison with the real stuff. So it finally dawned on me today to check the LG website, and when I did I found new cradles and new batteries for only $20 each, which is cheaper than most of the stuff hawked on eBay & Amazon.
I just ordered a battery and a cradle, and LG automatically knocked down the price to $10 each (plus California sales tax), and they're on the way to me. I presume these items are the "real thing" and they're cheaper than anyplace I've been able to locate on the net.
Just wanted to let folks know in case you want to pick up either of these for backup or replacement.
You're welcome. Enzo
I've looked and all i can find is the 3rd party chargers that everyone complains about. They either overheat the charger or the watch. I need one in canada or a company that will chip to canada.
Samsung doesn't ship to Canada?
i bough 2 no name ( well they did have a name on the box Moko) and have been pleased. 2 for 25 bucks if i remember correctly.
not sure if they get too hot but id say warm during charging. and when it hits full therrs an indicator that changes to green and i believe that it also stops the charge...
now what im looking for is a stand for both samsung phones and watches that is up right. not a slate.
ive ordered 2 and they both are 3 watt for the watch charger and it dosent work(needs to be 5). but phone charges well.
I found a stock s3 charger on amazon.ca for $49 There is no stock galaxy watch charger available anywhere. It doesn't exist. I asked samsung and they said its the same charger. Samsung canada does not have a store to buy from. They just tell you where you can purchase one but at this time, that feature is not working so go figure. Samsung US does not ship to canada. Why sell something and not sell extra chargers or any accessories for it?
If you live close to the border I wonder if you can get it shipped to a place in the US then just drive across and pick it up?