Best backup battery for the iPhone?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JWiPhone View Post
    I would like to purchase this battery but I don't want to pay the $89.95 that is listed on the Richard Solo website. Also, how fast can it recharge the iPhone when the iPhone has zero battery power?
    It seems Dexim is not letting just anyone distribute the BluePack S3 so pricing competition is rather weak. Your best bet is to email RichardSolo online support and ask them to match the $69.95 retail price listed on the Dexim website.

    Based upon my experience and their policies, RichardSolo has great customer service and a care free 30 day prepaid return policy. That is a reason to try to get the best price from them as opposed to somewhere else.

    As for your question about recharging...I have never let my phone get to "zero battery power" (illustrates the value of the RichardSolo) so I have no idea how long it takes to fully recharge using my previous model RichardSolo/Dexim battery.

    I am still awaiting delivery of the new model.

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    Thank you for your suggestions. I have sent them an email and will await their reply. If I can get it for $69.90. I will definitely order this.
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    Hope it's not too late for a suggestion, but I got this one for $15 and it now goes for $8:

    http://www.thepocketsolution.com/PSI...y+Booster.html

    It will give you just about a full charge on one 4x set of AA batteries. Definitely a cheap, easy solution that I highly recommend.

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    Thanks psylichon. I will look into this. What is there to lose except $8. I have rechargeable AA batteries I could use as well with this. Can you continue using your iPhone while it is charging with this Battery Booster?
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    Yeah, though it just about breaks even when you do that. I use it to charge when not in use, and it does fairly well at that.

    Although recharchables work, even with 2700 milliamp/hour batteries, I still get more punch form alkalines.

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    I think I might order this one now: 3G Juice Major Mojo. Although it is very expensive, $89.95, it is 5400 mAh and only takes 2.5 hours to recharge the iPhone 100%. You could fully recharge the iPhone 3 times off of this 3G Juice. I also like its small compact size.

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846

    You can also use it with iPods and other devices.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/textopu...7616469068553/
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    I'm glad someone else started this thread because I'm on the hunt for a battery pack of some sort!

    I'm really eyeing the mophie juice pack air and the incase power slider. The only thing that's keeping me from comitting to one is the thought of a screen protector not being compatible.

    OTOH, I havnt completely shut out the option of an external pack as long as it will fit through my otterbox. The gum pack would work perfect for this.

    Then there's this...

    http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/2041/...d=0&layer=comp

    So the battery case option would allow you to have the phone cased and ready to charge at anytime and be pocketable or pouchable or whatever. That's a plus for me.

    The external dangling pack would be nice to have but you would need to carry it everywhere with you and plus some of those things I wouldn't want dangling loosely from my iPhone to where a bump or something would stress the plastc casing. The plus for me here would be with some I could still use my otterbox.

    And the third option you would also have to carry it everywhere with you and hope your near a plug long enough to get a good charge and not just partial charge it all the time possibly messing up the memory of your battery.

    The search continues! A lot of good suggestions!
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    Good point Indy. It is hard to recommend a particular type of charger since each person has their own particular needs. For some a Morphie Juice Pack would work best but for others a separate charging device with a variety of connectors would be more suitable. For myself I went with a smaller device but attaching separately.I do prefer a high mAh grade (5400). That way I can get more charges from it before it needs to be fully charged again.
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    Looks like I'm going to ship back my 3G Juice Major Mojo backup battery. I keep getting a 'device not supported' message when I try to charge my iPhone 3GS. I'm not sure what is going on. I sent the company an email and hope to hear back.
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