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| J Lunis 2006-08-22, 10:33 am |
| Recently bought the 8125 and am generally pleased.
The only potential knock I have is battery life. Documentation shows
150-200 hours of standby. By experience, I have gone ~20-25 hours,
received one phone call, made 2 phone calls, received 5-7 text messages.
At this point the battery is down to ~15%. This seems like a fast
drain on the battery. Is this normal for the 8125? Anything I can do
to gain battery life?
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| John Navas 2006-08-22, 10:33 am |
| On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:43:26 -0400, J Lunis <jay.lunis@gmail.com> wrote
in <OZCGg.116$CZ7.56@newsfe07.lga>:
>Recently bought the 8125 and am generally pleased.
>The only potential knock I have is battery life. Documentation shows
>150-200 hours of standby. By experience, I have gone ~20-25 hours,
>received one phone call, made 2 phone calls, received 5-7 text messages.
> At this point the battery is down to ~15%. This seems like a fast
>drain on the battery. Is this normal for the 8125? Anything I can do
>to gain battery life?
This is pretty much normal for most cell phones. Quoted specs are for
operation in ideal (strong signal) conditions. In the field not near a
tower, transmit power is boosted for greater range, which depletes the
battery more rapidly.
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Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/ Cingu...less_FA
Q>
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| John Navas 2006-08-22, 10:33 am |
| On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:43:26 -0400, J Lunis <jay.lunis@gmail.com> wrote
in <OZCGg.116$CZ7.56@newsfe07.lga>:
>Recently bought the 8125 and am generally pleased.
>The only potential knock I have is battery life. Documentation shows
>150-200 hours of standby. By experience, I have gone ~20-25 hours,
>received one phone call, made 2 phone calls, received 5-7 text messages.
> At this point the battery is down to ~15%. This seems like a fast
>drain on the battery. Is this normal for the 8125? Anything I can do
>to gain battery life?
p.s. To increase battery life, turn off any power consuming features
(e.g., Bluetooth) you don't need.
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Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/ Cingu...less_FA
Q>
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| marka2k 2006-08-22, 12:33 pm |
| Make sure IR is turned off (on by default) this drains the battery pretty
quick.
Also make sure any programs not needed are closed (not minimized)
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> On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:43:26 -0400, J Lunis <jay.lunis@gmail.com> wrote
> in <OZCGg.116$CZ7.56@newsfe07.lga>:
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> p.s. To increase battery life, turn off any power consuming features
> (e.g., Bluetooth) you don't need.
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> Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
> John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/ Cingu...less_FA
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