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fijbert
Joined: Dec 26, 2002
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From: Montreal / Beirut
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well this trick was posted somewhere on the board..
get the filemanager and use it to close off unneeded programs.. cuz there isnt a close option on most apps there.. they stay open, using up resources, thus processing, thus battery
it does conserve battery.. I got my P800 to last 1.5 days with this trick...
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tranquil
Joined: Dec 15, 2001
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From: Oslo, Norway
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Guys, there has got to be someting seriously wrong with my P800! I use it heavily, GPRS, games, PDA and the phone unit. It drives my wife nuts that hardly ever puts it away. My battery lasts for 3-4 days. I wonder what I do wrong when it last that long compared to the rest of you? Like today Ive beeenn playing with it for a total of at least 4 hours and made a few calls and still have 85% battery left.
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fijbert
Joined: Dec 26, 2002
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From: Montreal / Beirut
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do u hv it on the charger while playing?
cuz that does affect the battery u know 
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tranquil
Joined: Dec 15, 2001
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From: Oslo, Norway
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Nope! When I say playing it aint only the games, it is mostly GPRS and pictures. Ill tell you what I do. Every day it is left on charge most of the time when I am not using it, in the car and at night I leave it in the cradle and sync it. So 50% of the time it is charging. When I go away, like to visit my parents for a weekend, I never bother bringing a charger and it last all weekend no problem. I believe the clue here is to avoid drainig it too much before charging and when you need it to last for a few days its ready for it.
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Omar
Joined: Jan 05, 2003
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11 days later and the battery life has improved somewhat but not much. It won't do 48 hrs that's for sure. And I'm not using the phone extensively. Bluetooth is always on however. Could that be the culprit? Didn't have the prob with the T68i though. |
linmajon
Joined: Jul 28, 2002
Posts: 66
From: Sweden
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If you don't touch the P800 in standby the battery seems to last forever. If you use it it doesn't last very long. I suppose the LCD+light cost a LOT of power... |
fijbert
Joined: Dec 26, 2002
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From: Montreal / Beirut
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the screen is a blood sucker
I bought a portable charger..
basically u manually rotate a handle and it charges the phone.. pretty cool 
I was also thinkin of maybe buying a solar powered charger..
like u plug it into the phone, it collects energy from the sun and charges.. I've seen those before.. but they were nokia batteries (wonder what they do when it's night?)
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linmajon
Joined: Jul 28, 2002
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From: Sweden
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Unless you have a 2x2meter solar panel it would take forever to charge the 1000mAh battery. I have a small charger for AA's. To charge 2 AA's it takes well over a full day in greece in July... |
fijbert
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well, I guess it will boost it a bit..
w/e.. the manual charger is pretty cool..
I rotate for 2-8mins and it is enuff to charge my T68i..
hvnt really tried it on the P800
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Raven
Joined: Jul 01, 2002
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From: Norway
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I'm having some problems with the travel charger that came with P800. I usually use the phone even when it's charging, and when I'm moving about a little the phone will stop/start charging continously. So I can hardly move it when charging. Very annoying! If i leave it in the sync-station, everything is fine tho... Anyone else experienced this problem with a poor connection between phone and charger?
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Daredevil
Joined: Jan 21, 2003
Posts: 99
From: ZH, Switzerland
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i can't tell cuz i don't have the travel charger but i got the normal one and my connections are good!! even with a non SE charger! |
marknicholls
Joined: Feb 23, 2002
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Hey
im still thinking of getting a p800.....u guys are talking about battery life? well one of the reasons i want to get a p800 is to watch vidoes on the bus as i spend an hour a day on one!
if watching an episode of buffy or anything for say 45 minutes, will phone still have enough power for the rest of the day or yor opionions?
what % does an hour of video comsume?
Thanks
Mark
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dave_uk
Joined: Mar 06, 2003
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From: London, UK
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@Raven
I think, unfortunately, you are the victim of the bad design of the charging connections that our friends at  seem so loyal to, since the T28. If you use it, while it's charging, it will probably further loosen it - hence your problem.
The small consolation, until the bigger consolation when they finally succumb to using the Nokia 32xx series charging system(!), is that your charger is, as you probably know, covered by a 12-month manufacturer's warranty, so wherever you purchased it, should honour this and replace it for you - if not, I'm sure will!
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AMD
Joined: Apr 13, 2002
Posts: 80
From: Osloensis
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@Omar
Ofcourse the bluetooth will infect the stamina of the battery.
Try one day to not use bluetooth and u will see that it could last for 3 days, i am sure... |
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Posted: 2003-01-19 19:38
