Screw cell phones

Jeboduuza · 09-24-2007, 05:41 PM

My cell phone battery only lasts two days. I have to charge it every other day. Screw that I used to have it last like a week, on older cell phones years ago. I heard if you let it completely drain that it's better for the battery than premature charging. Hints and advice?

Happy Monkey · 09-24-2007, 05:46 PM

Can you charge a battery without the phone connected? If so, you could get a spare battery and swap it out when the one you're using is drained.

Jeboduuza · 09-24-2007, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Can you charge a battery without the phone connected? If so, you could get a spare battery and swap it out when the one you're using is drained.

Oh yeah! Let me go buy another battery for say, half the price of the cell phone itself! Yay perpetual money spending cycle!

Happy Monkey · 09-24-2007, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeboduuza

Oh yeah! Let me go buy another battery for say, half the price of the cell phone itself! Yay perpetual money spending cycle!

The price of the cell phone is monthly, an extra battery is once.

Cloud · 09-24-2007, 05:48 PM

the instructions do say to recharge only when the battery is all the way down. That's kinda impractical, imo though

Cloud · 09-24-2007, 05:53 PM

well, it was just a suggestion

lumberjim · 09-24-2007, 06:06 PM

what kind of a phone is it? I had a v90 that was like that. fuckin hated it. i bought a new battery, was careful about charging it, and still....2 days max....demand a new phone, yours is defective.

Cloud · 09-24-2007, 06:12 PM

I have two cell phones, and I notice that the newer one stays charged longer than the older one.

Certain tasks use up more juice, of course, like picture taking. Have you tried turning it off when not in use?

freshnesschronic · 09-24-2007, 07:19 PM

New technological fones probably will have shitty battery life because they can do so much, media, web browsing, GPS and stuff. Just like the iPhone has 20 minutes of battery life! Especially if you set videos to be backgrounds or enable sounds for scrolling, clicking or backlit your screen too long.

Jeboduuza · 09-24-2007, 07:26 PM

I was thinking the unit price, not the plan. Seems inefficient when both batteries could go by the way side.

monster · 09-24-2007, 07:56 PM

Are you in a different location during the day than you were when you had your old phone? Beest and I have the same phones, same age, but his battery wears down faster even though he uses his phone less because he works deep in the middle of a concrete dungeon where reception fades in and out, so the phone is constantly searchinmg for a network, connecting etc....

ZenGum · 10-08-2007, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

Are you in a different location during the day than you were when you had your old phone? Beest and I have the same phones, same age, but his battery wears down faster even though he uses his phone less because he works deep in the middle of a concrete dungeon where reception fades in and out, so the phone is constantly searchinmg for a network, connecting etc....

I'd be curious to test this.
Beest, Monster, please fully charge your batteries, then SWAP batteries in your phones. See if Beest's still runs flat quicker. Then you'll confirm that it is the searching for network that is doing this, and not some issue with the battery itself.
Just curious

monster · 10-08-2007, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

I'd be curious to test this.
Beest, Monster, please fully charge your batteries, then SWAP batteries in your phones. See if Beest's still runs flat quicker. Then you'll confirm that it is the searching for network that is doing this, and not some issue with the battery itself.
Just curious

Well Beest found that if his phone is upright in his pocket rather than flat across the bottom, it is more likely to get reception, so he tried keeping it upright and found that the battery lasted much longer. Of course, it could be just that the charge spills out of the battery when it's tipped over....

swapping batteries would actually mean we'll have to meet IRL which is a rarety these days, so you may have to wait a while for that experiment.

Jeboduuza · 09-24-2007, 08:00 PM

I never thought of that....searching for the network drains the battery? My coverage isn't the best....I had no idea searching would do that. Thanks for the heads up.

monster · 09-24-2007, 08:07 PM

yes, it's a huge drain on the battery. We demonstrated that very effectively in the Grand Canyon region this summer!

(it's actually less of a drain if there's no reception at all, as it should go into "power save mode", but if the reception is in and out, it never reaches that stage)

09-24-2007, 05:41 PM	#1
Jeboduuza Custom User Title Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: de_dust Posts: 141	Screw cell phones My cell phone battery only lasts two days. I have to charge it every other day. Screw that I used to have it last like a week, on older cell phones years ago. I heard if you let it completely drain that it's better for the battery than premature charging. Hints and advice? __________________ I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. -Voltaire

09-24-2007, 05:46 PM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Can you charge a battery without the phone connected? If so, you could get a spare battery and swap it out when the one you're using is drained. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

09-24-2007, 05:48 PM	#5
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	the instructions do say to recharge only when the battery is all the way down. That's kinda impractical, imo though __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-24-2007, 05:53 PM	#6
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	well, it was just a suggestion __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-24-2007, 06:06 PM	#7
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	what kind of a phone is it? I had a v90 that was like that. fuckin hated it. i bought a new battery, was careful about charging it, and still....2 days max....demand a new phone, yours is defective. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-24-2007, 06:12 PM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I have two cell phones, and I notice that the newer one stays charged longer than the older one. Certain tasks use up more juice, of course, like picture taking. Have you tried turning it off when not in use? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-24-2007, 07:19 PM	#9
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	New technological fones probably will have shitty battery life because they can do so much, media, web browsing, GPS and stuff. Just like the iPhone has 20 minutes of battery life! Especially if you set videos to be backgrounds or enable sounds for scrolling, clicking or backlit your screen too long.

09-24-2007, 07:26 PM	#10
Jeboduuza Custom User Title Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: de_dust Posts: 141	I was thinking the unit price, not the plan. Seems inefficient when both batteries could go by the way side. __________________ I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. -Voltaire

09-24-2007, 07:56 PM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Are you in a different location during the day than you were when you had your old phone? Beest and I have the same phones, same age, but his battery wears down faster even though he uses his phone less because he works deep in the middle of a concrete dungeon where reception fades in and out, so the phone is constantly searchinmg for a network, connecting etc.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-24-2007, 08:00 PM	#14
Jeboduuza Custom User Title Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: de_dust Posts: 141	I never thought of that....searching for the network drains the battery? My coverage isn't the best....I had no idea searching would do that. Thanks for the heads up. __________________ I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. -Voltaire

09-24-2007, 08:07 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	yes, it's a huge drain on the battery. We demonstrated that very effectively in the Grand Canyon region this summer! (it's actually less of a drain if there's no reception at all, as it should go into "power save mode", but if the reception is in and out, it never reaches that stage) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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