The Mobile Phone Saving Network

It works	Rating: 5
What can I say, it works. This battery replaced a Motorola branded battery purchased from a phone store at twice the price. The branded battery lasted six months. Even if this battery does not last longer, I am still ahead of the game cost wise.

before you buy a battery, buy an eraser

Rating: 3

I also have a V180, and after about a year of use it began to need more and more frequent charging. Before springing for a new battery, I decided to clean up the contacts on the battery as well as the spring-loaded battery contacts in the phone, to see if it helped. I used the mildly abrasive eraser on the end of a pencil, and shazaam! battery is as good as new. No need to spend an extra $18 for a new battery.

Doesn't hold charge as well as the OEM Motorola battery

Rating: 2

My original battery (I have a V180) lasted for about 5 or 6 days before needing a recharge. This is with the phone on 24-hours a day and 2 or 3 conversations per day. After a few months, I noticed that the amount of charge the battery held went down so that now the phone needs a recharge every 3rd or 4th day. I figured it might be good to get replacement battery. Well, I've used this one for a few weeks now and it holds even less charge than my original one does. I have to recharge every 2 or 3 days with the "new" battery. Don't waste your time with this 3rd-party battery unless your existing one is not holding charge at all and you are willing to settle for a mediocre solution. I'm looking for a bona fide Motorola replacement now.

By Wireless Technologies