Jonathan Rogers

Is that the first lawyer joke on my blog? Probably. Will it be the last? Probably Not. Get used to it.

Many people’s cell phone batteries stop taking a charge after a period of time. Some others (like me) like having an extended battery because it doubles the time in between heading back to your charger. Right now many people are saying “why not just charge every night you lazy bum?” Well – if you constantly charge your phone before it is dead, the battery “learns” that that is empty and you essentially lessen your battery life. Many people experience this with the laptop batteries when they constantly leave them plugged into AC power.

What prevents many people from buying extended batteries is the cost. When a phone first comes out and you get your phone at the store, this is when you are probably most tempted to get the battery – since you normally don’t go back unless your phone is broken. But when phones first come out the batteries are VERY expensive, sometimes more than the phone itself!

However, about a year after you get your phone – they cell phone company stops carrying it and replaces it with something newer. Now they need to get rid of all those left over batteries that no one bought. They often discount these batteries by more than 50%! Today I got an extended battery for $28! This was down from $80! Because my phone recently stopped being carried. So instead of taking a complete loss on those batteries, Verizon said only lets encourage people to buy by lowering the cost. You can see this on the website as well:

You can see the extended battery is even cheaper than the normal battery price!

If your phone is not BRAND new, you should go check the website and get a deal!