“I just double checked, I can get a replacement battery for my phone for $30, or for the same money, I can get a 2000 mAh (50% more juice) batter with a custom back cover to fit the slightly larger battery.”
Looking at the first thing I ran across, the “iV”, it’s a bit pricey at $79, but is a 3100 mAh battery with a fully functional USB port and a LED light that doubles as a camera flash. It charges off the standard iPhone charger, and was a Laptop Magazine Editor’s Choice. I’m sure there are less expensive, less functional versions.
“As it is, I generally have >50% battery life every night. I go ahead and give it a fresh charge because I don’t have to worry about wearing out the battery faster.”
Over three years it sounds like you’ll be shelling out $90, which is more than Applecare. :-)
3 years on a phone, are you nuts :)
By then, I’m getting the phone that not only makes phone calls, it does the talking for me.
I saw some of those iPhone battery extenders, it made be nostalgic for the brick phones from the early 90’s.
It’s kind of funny, for years, the trend was phones getting smaller and smaller, now phones are getting bigger and bigger. I was kind of drooling over the EVO until I saw one, I’d need to wear pants two sizes too big to carry that in a pocket. By the time I’m up for another phone, people are going to be wearing them around their necks like old school rappers.