Forget about buying those $40 cases or that FM Transmitter for the iPhone 3G. You are better off initially investing your hard earned money on an iPhone 3G battery extender accessory such as the Mophie Juice Pack, iGo battery extender from Mobility Electronics or the Kensington Mini Battery Pack and Charger. I don’t give a rats @ss how conservative you are or how exact you are at following Apple’s suggestions for “extending” the iPhone 3G’s battery life. Your iPhone 3G will most likely run out of juice before you quit for the day.
I find it ironic that Apple takes every effort to make sure our user experience is nothing less than the best, even right down to what applications are allowed on iTunes; yet they can’t seem to get the battery right. I counted ELEVEN different things you should do to your iPhone 3G daily in order to ensure that it DOES NOT die on you during that oh so important sales call or while chit chatting with your wife. We’re busy people, not to mention busy enjoying the awesome 3G speed surfing the web, getting push email or trying to hook up with an old friend on Loopt. The last thing we need to be concerned with is — turning off EQ, making sure push email is off or worried if I should fetch my email less (the list goes on and on and on!). This is nonsense! Of all the suggestions, this particular one gave me a few chuckles.
Use Airplane Mode in low- or no-coverage areas: Because your iPhone always tries to maintain a connection with the cellular network, it may use more power in low- or no-coverage areas. Turning on Airplane Mode can increase battery life in these situations; however, you will be unable to make or receive calls. To turn on Airplane Mode, go to Settings and set Airplane Mode to On.
I’m not sure if it’s even possible to improve the iPhone 3G’s battery at this point, so I’ve resolved to the fact that the battery is a piece of junk and it should be criminal of Apple to release such a superior device on an inferior battery! At this point there’s nothing I can do, and you must be feeling the same. There is some hope; third-party battery extenders. There are three brands/makes that I know of: Mophie Juice Pack, iGo battery extender from Mobility Electronics or the Kensington Mini Battery Pack and Charger. Check out the video for more details on the first two, and jump on over to Geek.com to read up on the last one.
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mophie Juice Pack Battery Pack/Case for iPhone
- mophie Juice Pack Battery Pack/Case for iPhone
what a whimp!
cheers, “Mophie”
here is another option for $35: http://www.genuinecuriosity.com/genuinecuriosity/2008/07/iphone-3g-batte.html
Well, power is power. If you drive a Toyota Yaris you can expect 30 miles to a gallon. Step into a Mercedes 500 cls and you’ll get half that. The iPhone 3G is faster and more powerful, hence lower battery life. I suspect that there are third party developers (perhaps working with Apple) developing more more powerful batteries, and I would expect to see some solutions in a few months.
i think that these portable chargers are a great idea!!!
It says here:
http://store.myitablet.com/mophie-juice-pack-battery-packcase/8A37A3706.htm
that the morphie is not compatible with iphone 3G …
i bet they work like shit
Katja, unofficially it’s not made for the iPhone 3G, but other than the shell, the connector is essentially the same. I’ve been using the two together for about a week now and they are a match made in heaven.
Yes, I agree with you …..it’s better to invest to this one
Which of these comes with a belt clip option or can use and existing belt clip?
The new LiFepo4pak with a circuit busting 3000mAh unit is here.
This iphone battery extender looks good and gets you thru the whole day. Nothing even comes close. $95 from FalconEV the leader in Lithium technology
Just got the Mophie for Xmas. Had it on my brand new 3GS for 2 hours and it killed my iPhone. We removed it and plugged my iPhone back into it’s normal charger and it came back to life a few minutes later. Read reviews from other users saying it did the same thing to their phones. It’s going back. Nearly $100 and I’m not taking any chances with my beloved phone. LATER!!!!
My husband got me a Mophie for Xmas and I was so excited!! Until about 20 minutes after I plugged it in and my brand new 3GS went totally dead. We powered it off & on and then went about our business again and about 10 minutes later, my fully charged iPhone and fully charged Mophie, totally dead.
We read some reviews on the apple site…boxed the Mophie back up and returned it the next day. Bummer.
Still looking for a good replacement….
I have gone through 2 of the Mophie units now, first one fell to bits, 2nd replacement they sent just didnt work, my advice is to stay away from them. :-(
It’s too expensive!!! Actually. my friend just bought me one from China at reaaaly low price. :) They have their website: http://www.3sun.com.cn Just try it.