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T68i and its mighty battery |
Aivar
Joined: Jan 14, 2003
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From: Estonia
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When my battery symbol goes on empty (with no lines to show), it still "lives" some 12 hours. And if I don't use the phone, it can hold more than 24 hours before the phone switches off.
TO mj36: I'm glad that my T68i usually switches off at midnight.  And I go to bed usually at 1-3 am, so I just let the phone charging overnight.
But of course sometimes it turns off during busy day..
PS. My girlfriend got recently the T65. She talks more than I do But her phone's battery is also good: average 7 days, maximum yet 9 days and 8 hours! |
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punkserb
Joined: Aug 05, 2002
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From: Chicago
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my t68i after a full charge shows MAX 207 hours standby and that goes to 190 after 10 minutes. but i can get about 2 days out of it with gprs, sms, and some calls. the reception i'm at isn't the best either. |
quanax
Joined: Feb 02, 2003
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From: Turkey
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I am not happy with my battery, it works max. 16 hours. But i am really heavy GPRS user and i play too much Er x:-D
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Del
Joined: Jan 11, 2003
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From: Kent, UK
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After charging I usualy get 317 hours displayed but I am quite a heavy evening and weekend user so I get about 5-6 days charge.
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Jowi
Joined: Feb 21, 2002
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From: Pilipinas
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i charge it as soon as i get the battery low warning |
Aivar
Joined: Jan 14, 2003
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From: Estonia
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Just wanted to add that today my T68i made the second 11-day standby (+ one hour) |
dBAGZiq
Joined: Feb 19, 2003
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From: Philippines
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omg...my battery last just for3-4 days!! but i frequently use it...texting...calling and bluejacking...
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astigino
Joined: Feb 17, 2003
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i have a question...when do i really have to charge my T68i? when the red LED starts blinking?(for low bat) or just wait for my unit to drain its battery? TIA |
pachy
Joined: Nov 05, 2002
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@Astigino, T68i uses a li-polymer battery, they dont need draining to nothing like older kinds of battery, so top it up when you can, even if you don`t fully charge it, it doesn`t matter, i gave mine 20mins here & there when it was convenient for me, it never got fully drained & it lasted well over a year & was still 300 hrs standby after a full charge after 14months heavy use.
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Aivar
Joined: Jan 14, 2003
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From: Estonia
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To astigino and pachy:
I know that people say it does not matter when do you start to charge your T68i and how long do you let it charging. But I have experienced that if I charge the phone (battery) only 2-3 hours, it gives less standby time than I charge it 10-12 hours as usually. And it does not harm the phone either battery if you charge it even 24 hours.
When to start charging? I'm convinced that it be better for battery (and battery life) if you star to charge after the phone has switched off (because of battery goes so empty). As you know: the battery lives longer if you don't charge it very often. All batteries have so-called maximum charging-cycles after what they don't contain so much power (energy) as at the beginning.
I have had my T68i 9 months and before charging I always let the battery to go empty until the phone switches off. Also I usually charge it 10-12 hours as I said (just let it charge overnight).
And result is here: average standby is now a bit more than 8 days, maximum 11 days and more (267 hours).
[ This Message was edited by: Aivar on 2003-04-27 12:18 ] |
girigiom
Joined: Feb 05, 2003
Posts: 65
From: Italy
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On 2003-02-20 12:32, Aivar wrote:
...... I have experienced that if I charge the phone (battery) only 2-3 hours, it gives less standby time than I charge it 10-12 hours as usually. And it does not harm the phone either battery if you charge it even 24 hours.
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Hello there!
I agree. I too notice that even though the green led is on (meaning charge is complete), if I let it charge an extra 3-4 hours the stanby time increases dramatically.
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benjamingreenau
Joined: Feb 20, 2003
Posts: 27
From: Sydney, Australia
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as previously posted somewhere - the LED only represents the fast charging. The rest of the charge must be gotten through trickle charge i.e very very slow but it is only for approx. 2% of the battery.
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girigiom
Joined: Feb 05, 2003
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From: Italy
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OK good to know!
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sulfuriq
Joined: Feb 20, 2003
Posts: 24
From: sulfuriq
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Well guys, check out this battery serial no S/N 01503CSGHHS 01W49 which is Made in Japan Finished in China. I had it compared it with my friend's battery and they have the same S/N ??.. Oso, when fully charged, the standby hrs top max is only for 200hrs.. Got myself an imitation bettery or what?.. |
Necrosis
Joined: Jan 24, 2003
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From: Portugal
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On 2003-02-20 12:32, Aivar wrote:
I have had my T68i 9 months and before charging I always let the battery to go empty until the phone switches off. Also I usually charge it 10-12 hours as I said (just let it charge overnight).
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Greetz!
That's exactly what I do and therefor, I have managed to keep the battery functional and lasting.
My t68i's battery went dead a couple of minutes ago and I charged it precisely 2 weeks ago!  A new Guiness record for me 
In order to achieve this, I turned backlight off during the day, and turned the phone off at night whilst  . Had a daily moderate use:
- A couple of SMSes,
- A couple of calls, 2 minutes average
- Email checking through GPRS
Never had such a lasting phone battery! Praise t68i, praise  
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Posted: 2003-02-14 13:24
