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this is the end all be all way of making your battery last all day without shutting everything down

I got a battery dock, i placed the battery in it instead of charging via the phone, it lasts all day! thats it, for whatever reason this works. I no longer have to even charge while at work. Its that simple. I know it kinda sucks but oh well. It just has something to do with the way htc has the phone charge for a while and then stop and the rest of the time its back on battery even while on the phone charger.
 
I got a battery dock, i placed the battery in it instead of charging via the phone, it lasts all day! thats it, for whatever reason this works. I no longer have to even charge while at work. Its that simple. I know it kinda sucks but oh well. It just has something to do with the way htc has the phone charge for a while and then stop and the rest of the time its back on battery even while on the phone charger.
Which battery did you use, the new one or your original battery that came with your phone. :cool: I just ordered mine Monday. :D
 
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I bought two batterys and the dock on ebay for a total of $12, the seller is from hong kong and his name is ly.world i was afraid it would take forever since it is in hong kong but it took exactly one week from the time i ordered it.

Nice! Just got mine in today (3 weeks after ordering, lol). I don't have any battery issues but I'll give this a short to see if I can get any more in terms of battery life.
 
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Which battery did you use, the new one or your original battery that came with your phone. :cool: I just ordered mine Monday. :D
I tried all three out to make sure there wasnt just something peculiar going on like the generics are better than the original, and all three work perfectly. I know that some people say look out for generic batteries but mine are really good.
 
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Is it possible to use the HD2 dock for the EVO? I'm looking at one right now and it looks pretty clean. You can use the dock to sync to your pc and it also has an extra slot for a second battery.. Any thoughts?

HTC HD2 (T-Mobile) Sync And Charge Desktop Cradle Charger with Second Battery Slot
you might google that, the batteries i bought were for either the touchpro2 or tilt2, i just did some research to find out those plus the hero batteries work in the evo, so maybe the hd2 does also
 
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My battery life has been pretty poor. No more than 4-5 hours if using it heavily, maybe 8-12 hours if using it lightly.

Today before leaving work I charged via the USB connection with my work computer instead of charging by plugging it into an outlet which is how I normally charge. Now 9 hours later with light to moderate usage, I am still at 70% charge, by far the best performance I've seen from the battery.

With all the bejillions of ideas about how to improve battery performance, I can't say for sure whether anybody else has noticed a similar difference when charging via USB versus plugging in to an outlet. When I go to bed (in about 1 minute) I'll charge it this way again. If I get a similar improvement in battery life tomorrow, I know how I'll be charging from now on.
 
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My battery life has been pretty poor. No more than 4-5 hours if using it heavily, maybe 8-12 hours if using it lightly.

Today before leaving work I charged via the USB connection with my work computer instead of charging by plugging it into an outlet which is how I normally charge. Now 9 hours later with light to moderate usage, I am still at 70% charge, by far the best performance I've seen from the battery.

With all the bejillions of ideas about how to improve battery performance, I can't say for sure whether anybody else has noticed a similar difference when charging via USB versus plugging in to an outlet. When I go to bed (in about 1 minute) I'll charge it this way again. If I get a similar improvement in battery life tomorrow, I know how I'll be charging from now on.
I use my usb to my laptop too, but have not noticed a difference. i just never thought it was really as bad as people said, but when i did this I noticed a HUGE difference.
 
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My battery life has been pretty poor. No more than 4-5 hours if using it heavily, maybe 8-12 hours if using it lightly.

Today before leaving work I charged via the USB connection with my work computer instead of charging by plugging it into an outlet which is how I normally charge. Now 9 hours later with light to moderate usage, I am still at 70% charge, by far the best performance I've seen from the battery.

With all the bejillions of ideas about how to improve battery performance, I can't say for sure whether anybody else has noticed a similar difference when charging via USB versus plugging in to an outlet. When I go to bed (in about 1 minute) I'll charge it this way again. If I get a similar improvement in battery life tomorrow, I know how I'll be charging from now on.
Yes i must agree with you. I did the same thing and have also notice a big increase in battery life vs charging ac outlet.
 
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