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Solving K700 battery life issue |
baste07
Joined: Nov 07, 2002
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R2L is already out a long time ago. it addresses the battery problem |
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Sammy_boy
Joined: Mar 31, 2004
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From: Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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I'll probably go down the spare batt and desktop charger route I think, I'm not sure if I can get my firmware updated for free as I bought my phone off Ebay (new from UK seller, I suspect an unwanted upgrade) and have no receipt for it. Could I get it done at a service centre for free still?
If I have to pay Ģ25-Ģ30 to get it done, I'd pay the Ģ7 for the spare battery - a little more inconvenient but a much cheaper option
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aydahm
Joined: Jun 14, 2003
Posts: 218
From: Turkey
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What is this primary charge that people keep talking about? I charged my phone before use, turned off, for 12 hours, is this it?
BTW, I called SE, and they said that a primary charge thing did not exist for the new models like the K700i, they said you could charge it until the battery was fully charged, and that was it.
And though I used the phone for 3 days, I see that the battery life really is low, I mean even if you only talked and sent messages, and nothing else, I doubt it would last for more than 2 days. |
Allan R.
Joined: Jun 18, 2002
Posts: 37
From: Manila Philippines
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How about using the Nokia BLD-3 battery in the K700i?!
In another forum I visit, one member (thanks bien2) suggested this and it seems to work for his phone. Quote "With light usage, batt life is about 4 days before the batt indicator goes red, that is still about 1/3 of the way full."
bien2, if you are reading this, I hope you don't mind me using your pics here....
forum thread..(you may have to register.)
http://216.234.173.62/forum/s[....]=56112&perpage=15&pagenumber=3
[ This Message was edited by: Allan R. on 2004-09-11 18:39 ] |
dinky
Joined: Aug 07, 2004
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I have a BLD-3 Nokia battery. I'd like to try that but I noticed that the terminals on the battery and the on the phone do not line up. |
50Cent
Joined: Nov 08, 2003
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can someone verify?? this would be sooooo good.
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Memzee
Joined: Feb 22, 2004
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From: London, UK.
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Yes it works with my sister's 3200 battery, and even says Optimised Charging when I put it on to charge. |
50Cent
Joined: Nov 08, 2003
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and battery life??
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kenski
Joined: Aug 15, 2002
Posts: 369
From: Philippines
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hey are you saying they're compatible? Would it damage the fone? 
 forever Read the FAQ before u post a new topic.. 8810->6150->3310->t68i->t610->t630->k700i  |
Atlis
Joined: Dec 09, 2003
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From: European Union
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I tried it with N3200 BLD-3 battery and it didnīt work...
no cellphone... |
senninha
Joined: Jan 05, 2003
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a friend of mine upgraded his firmware to R2L and it increased his battery life by more than 5 times. that should be the simple solution to the problem... |
Atlis
Joined: Dec 09, 2003
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I wouldnīt believe 5 times, but Iīm using R2L and itīs quite fine...
no cellphone... |
Hot ssauce
Joined: Sep 23, 2004
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i tried my brothers n8310 BLB-2 and it fits and the phone turns on and works normalluy, even says optimzed charging, but its not slim enoug h to fit the back cover of the SE back on. |
rvasconcelos
Joined: Jan 10, 2005
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Hi,
BLD-3 worked for me, and the cover fited too, but....is this safe??? anyone tryed for a long time??? how many days in tlak time and stand-by??
would really like to know this!
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ijefferies
Joined: Dec 24, 2004
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Do we really need the K7 to light up like a christmas tree? I haven't stripped the phone apart (yet), but at a rough guess there are 6 or 8 LEDs around the screen plus 4 or so for the keypad. Maybe on future firmwares we'll have the option to adjust illumination to reduce current consumption extending batt life. Failing that I may be forced to remove a couple of the LEDs to give better life. That's my only gripe about the phone in 5 or 6 months of use!
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Posted: 2004-08-22 10:09
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