Picked up this thread because my 1.5 year old Droid's battery died and they (Verizon) no longer sells them - so I have to find an aftermarket battery. But wait! I signed a two year contract! When I reminded Verizon, they said they would pay for a battery so I could continue until I can upgrade (early upgrade is in June.) I thought that was reasonable.

But nothing is as good as my extended life battery. My current battery was recently drained by Google Play (I don't play music, videos, etc. and really hate that I have to have these useless things). It dies after being out of the charger for 8 hours and I'm barely using it for phone calls - like maybe 15 minutes tops. Huh?

So - for my trip I'm taking along my 4 year old basic Samsung flip phone that I carry on my bike. It holds a charge forever. And it's bulletproof.