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Hi guys,
i recently bought my t68i and the initial shock of 'Give me my 8310 back' wore off quite quickly- surprisingly.
The phone itself is great- still getting used to a few things but i am impressed with it enough to say that Nokia have some catching up to do- and for me to say that is surprising!
Anyway- the one true annoying thing is battery life- i have never got anywhere NEAR 300 hours standby time- the truth of the matter is- i'm lucky to get 48 hours. I never wait for full discharge before recharging (not sure if I'm meant to) - has anyone else got even 4 days of standby out of this phone? if so- what do i need to do to make my phone last a bit longer? (Going on holiday and dont want to take my charger!!)
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Posted: 2002-05-16 09:32:00
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T68m andi are the same, so when i got my phone the first time i charged it, it lasted my 1 1/2 days, charged it again i got 2 1/2
few weeks later i find myself charging my phone every four days
I always discharge my phone right to the end
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Posted: 2002-05-16 09:37:00
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Alright Geezerrrrrrrr!!!
Right... let the battery run down so it warns you of low battery power. Then switch it on/off a few times just to drain it as mch as possible. THEN charge it up fully, without taking the charger out. You have to remember that if your phone is new, then itll take quite a few charges like this til it reaches its peak performace. I normally charge my phone every 3 or 4 days - and I do use the phone quite a bit too, leavin it switched on 24/7. I also find that the battery seems to drain quite a bit if u switch it on/off all the time too.. ie like at night/morning etc etc..
So a recap then.... let the battery drain, the fully charge it. Do this about once a fortnight to keep max performance. They say (who???) that you shouldnt drain it fully EVERY charge, then then again, that was a few years ago, dont know if its any better now or not.
Try that matey...
Baz
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Posted: 2002-05-16 09:41:00
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It's sometimes really hard to fully
use up all the power before Charging
except you have more than 1 battary.
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Posted: 2002-05-16 09:53:00
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If you're not using GPRS then try going to the CONNECT options and making it GSM ONLY! I did this and my battery life suddenly improved the next time I charged it.... I had the same problem in the beginning with my phones!!!
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Posted: 2002-05-16 12:32:00
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What seriously affects the battery performance is that people don't usually charge upto 16 hours when they charge it the very first time they buy the phone. Almost the manuals insist that we charge it a full 16 hours - despite the phone showing that it is fully charged.
I believe that the present day batteries don't have the 'memory' problem and therefore one doesn't need to discharge it fully always but it does help so that the batteries chemicals are used fully.
Don't expose the battery to sunlight or other sources of heat because ion batteries which have 'ion' in them tend to lose power when heated.
Finally make sure you have not turned on certain things that you don't need like GPRS, Infrared etc...
ps: there is another question regarding battery maintenance in the forum. Search for it.
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Posted: 2002-05-16 12:42:00
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Ive been in the CONNECT menu and cannot see the option to turn off GPRS mode. HELPPPP!!!
Great ideas guys.. im sure that my battery will be even better now!
Yes i agree with you there Maltesh (clever bloke) that most people do NOT fully charge their phones for the requested 16 hours - this is an ideal thing to do and in the long run, will benefit you by peak performance. Coupled with every fortnight letting the power run down all the way and then give it a full charge again.
Happy charging guys.
Oh.. and anyone know how exactly to turn off the GPRS option??
Ta
Baz
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Posted: 2002-05-16 16:08:00
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@Bazboy
Into the connect menu, go to 5 (“com. data” in french…) then 2 (“service préféré” in french…) and here you should have the choice between “GPRS and GSM” or “GSM only”…
And by the way, with my T68 m (HW 01W39), I did not charge my battery 16 hours the first time… and now, after six month of normal usage, I still have more than 350 hours of standby after a full charge !!!
Rolud
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Posted: 2002-05-16 17:42:00
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On 2002-05-16 12:42, maltesh wrote:
What seriously affects the battery performance is that people don't usually charge upto 16 hours when they charge it the very first time they buy the phone. Almost the manuals insist that we charge it a full 16 hours - despite the phone showing that it is fully charged.
Actually the manual says 4h. At least the one i downloaded from the SE web site.
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Posted: 2002-05-16 18:24:00
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i think
16 hours is for the
first time charging
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Posted: 2002-05-16 20:53:00
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