If I have a 3.7 volt flip phone battery that has 800 mAh, can I replace it with a 3.7 volt with 1000 mAh? I have posted before that I don't have a smart phone. No real cell service where I live. Friends with Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, ATT, etc. all are amazed if they decide to brave the backcounty and finally arrive at my place....no service. Well, O.K., they are amazed they found the place, first of all and then are amazed that anyone would drive the single line road daily (if you meet someone, one of you has some backing up to do) and finally that cougars and bears did not attack during their journey. Anyway, I still have the Samsung Black Stripe Flip Phone that my father gave me in what -- middle school? It works fine....if I get to somewhere where it gets service. Of course, only for calls and SOME texts (it does not like texts from lots of folks -- have not figured out why it accepts some texts and rejects other). No matter, I don't really text. But, a friend said her grandfather died and had a couple of flip phone batteries, so she gave them to me. They fit and they are 3.7 volts, but they are 1000 mAh vs. my 800 mAh. I may be wrong, but I THINK my battery is the original....not planning to replace it, but if I need to would the 1000 mAh work? BTW, yes, I get a lot of teasing about my phone. Especially when I show them my "case" (a plastic baggie)> But, I pay less than $30 per year and I get what I need. kris
Shouldn't be a problem. The h in the mAh metric is for hours; it's a measure of energy capacity. The 1000mAh will last longer than the 800.
I suggest taking a photo of the batteries side-by-side, width, length, and thickness, along with the connector. The further away from the batteries, the less camera distortion. But for grins and giggles, use this as an opportunity to verify both work. CAUTION: make sure the wire color codes are identical to the connector. It would be a bad thing to reverse connect the battery. Bob Wilson
If it is the same chemistry, physically fits the phone and has the same polarity connector it should work. A second unknown question is whether your charger can handle charging a larger capacity battery.
Already asked and answered. I concur with the above opinions that there should be no problem provided that the new battery fits and is compatible. There will be no charging problems if the battery does work with the phone. A larger capacity battery will just take a little longer to charge....but it should last longer once fully charged. No laughs here......flips are making a comeback!
As long as it will physically fit......and has the right connector. I recently replaced a battery in a cordless phone. The new one LOOKED the same but was a couple of MM longer and would NOT fit. Thankfully I was able to exchange it for the right one. No need to wait too long. You likely will be amazed at the increased run time you get with a fresh battery of a higher capacity.
The battery question has been handled well. I seem to remember from another post that you do have internet in your neck of the woods. If you want to make calls from home, and you have a wifi router, and your phone provider offers the service (most do, afaik), a smart phone would be the solution. You'll need a data plan, though, but they are a lot cheaper than they used to be. https://www.usmobile.com/blog/what-is-wifi-calling/
Big fan of flip phones -avid fly fisherman and often get dunked in the creeks along with everything I am carrying when wadding. Phones find a way to get wet even in plastic bags Here is my current flip phone with my backups . Ebay had them priced $10 for all 6 phones together
No worries these days, unless a really REALLY large fish mistakes your phone for a lure..... Nearly all phones sold in the last few years more or less proudly advertise a confusing IP rating or IPCode, (IEC standard 60529) which really doesn't mean much when you consider that an IP 2x rating only protects the phone from intrusion by small fingers.....BUT(!!) nearly all phones these days carry at least an IP6x rating, which means that they're fairly water-resistant. Even newer flip-phones..... As a proud submariner, I'm hesitant to use the words "water" and "proof" together since very few things....really are. Even my beloved <$ 200 Android claimed military grade durability with MIL-STD 810G and IP68 rating for dust and water resistance. Of course, any device beginning with a lower case "i" is expected to be water resistant, dust resistant, and nearly toddler-resistant as well considering how much they cost---and for the most part they usually are. Heavy emphasis on toddler RESISTANT. Humans can, and some very few HAVE made things that are waterproof, but nothing is 'toddler proof.'
If it doesn't fit just install it best you can then smack it really hard on the wheel of your stagecoach.
I assume they are at least 3G phones? I wanted to use my old Nokia bar, but there are no longer 2G service providers in the US. Didn't want to spend $50-70 on new 3G 3310.
I am not sure what they are.I only use it for phone service and texting. Our provider is Consumer Cellular and they use AT&T and T-Mobile infrastructure. To be honest their most important feature to me is I can get 6 for $10 from ebay which makes them almost disposable. When they get dunked in the creek I have to remove and dry out the battery and SIM card in a bag of rice and then switch them to one of the spares. They cost $30 apiece from Consumer Cellular new and here are the specs. (Consumer Cellular doesn't care what type of phone you bring to their service as long as it is compatible with the network so buying one on ebay is fine with them) Key Features Large, easy-to-use classic 12-key keypad Bright, colorful main display screen Additional external display screen 2.0MP digital camera Bluetooth® 4.2 Supports up to 32.0 GB microSD card (microSD card not included) FM Radio Dimensions & Details W: 2.17" H: 4.37" D: 0.76" Weight: 4.5 oz Battery life: 14.0 hours talk time / 16 days standby time Hearing - Aid compatibility: M4/T4 Prices are applied at time of purchase, and include FREE activation. Devices are limited to stock on hand.
Yeah, if AT&T or T-Mobile sim works in them, then they are at least 3G GSM phones. I have old flip and bar phones, but they are all 2G phones and now no carrier in the US. When my 7 years old Nokia Lumia Windows Phone8 OS stop working, I want to switch back to a dumb phone again.
