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11-13-2008, 11:59 PM
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I've had my Blackberry Bold for a week now. The battery life is great when using 3G or Edge but when I connect via Wi-Fi you can watch the bars disappear completely within 4 hours. This just isn't right. Does anyone have a solution?
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11-14-2008, 05:54 AM
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i'm using OS 190 for couple of days and the battery life has been improved a lot. Now my Bold goes for 2 days without a recharge.
Before 190, i used to charge my Bold every day.
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11-14-2008, 08:40 AM
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Just came from iPhone 3G to the Bold. Yesterday was my first full day with this BlackBerry. I used the phone HARD all day (over 500 emails, over 1.5 hours of calls, lots of BlackBerry Messenger, SMS, web browsing) and it lasted from 8am until 11pm when I went to bed. The battery indicated was at 20% when I went to bed. I upgraded to the OS to .185 around 2pm in the afternoon yesterday as well.
My iPhone would have died by 1-2pm with that kind of usage. So happy I switched
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11-14-2008, 05:53 PM
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Where did you get .190 from? I only see .185. Thanks.
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11-14-2008, 05:54 PM
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Quote:
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Where did you get .190 from? I only see .185. Thanks.
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Sorry, meant .185. Editing my post to reflect that.
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11-15-2008, 01:04 PM
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I haven't read one post where someone said they had deep cycled their battery the first 3-5 times. Whenever I get a new device I make sure to fully charge and then allow to drain down almost down to the battery low indicator before charging it uninterrupted again. I do this the first 3-5 times.
I used to read all of these post with people getting 3-4 days on their BB's battery. The thing is most of those people primarily use their BB for email/SMS. Their phone usages is 10% or even less. I am a HEAVY phone user. My BB is primarily for talking on the phone. I talk 90% of the time, and the rest is email/sms, etc. I am getting 1-2 days on the battery with heavy phone use.
I'm wondering if the key to this is because I'm conditioning the battery first. Even though they say these batteries don't have a memory, I just know I do it every time and it seems to do the trick.
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11-15-2008, 04:06 PM
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that sounds right, the first couple days the battery was dying fast, barely lasted the full work day. after doing a couple full charges/drains i used it all day friday tons of emails some PIN and about 20 min talk time, and the next day at 4pm the battery is still at 65%.
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11-15-2008, 04:35 PM
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Good stuff! Yeah, I have BT on 24/7, WiFi 50% of the day, email and text most of the day, talk for hours on the phone, 2-4 hours. All good!
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11-15-2008, 05:03 PM
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I have BT on all day, I dont use WiFi, Viigo on all day, Text/Email/BBMessanger/Google Talk/searching web....
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I am getting home from work everday with 30-40% battery still left.
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11-17-2008, 12:30 AM
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No no no. The Li-Ion batteries do not need conditioning and as a matter of fact draining constantly is bad for them. That was true for the older batteries, not for the Lithium Ion type.
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Originally Posted by DSS597
I haven't read one post where someone said they had deep cycled their battery the first 3-5 times. Whenever I get a new device I make sure to fully charge and then allow to drain down almost down to the battery low indicator before charging it uninterrupted again. I do this the first 3-5 times.
I used to read all of these post with people getting 3-4 days on their BB's battery. The thing is most of those people primarily use their BB for email/SMS. Their phone usages is 10% or even less. I am a HEAVY phone user. My BB is primarily for talking on the phone. I talk 90% of the time, and the rest is email/sms, etc. I am getting 1-2 days on the battery with heavy phone use.
I'm wondering if the key to this is because I'm conditioning the battery first. Even though they say these batteries don't have a memory, I just know I do it every time and it seems to do the trick.
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11-17-2008, 12:36 AM
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That's why I said, "Even though 'they' say these batteries don't have a memory..."
I work in engineering and understand the difference between Li-Ion and Ni-Cad, but I'm just saying it seems to work when you do it the first few times. A fact is a fact in my case. I've done this with each BB I've owned, and haven't had a problem. I'm just saying, it worked for me. I have no explanation why, just sharing my experience.
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11-17-2008, 09:50 AM
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Closing applications
how do i make sure applications are closed? i am getting about 6 hours out of my storm at the moment and i have just reduced the screen brightness to see if that makes a difference, i switched through all applications to close them but some like the browser dont close...is this right?
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11-17-2008, 09:51 AM
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You should try and message this in the storm forums
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11-17-2008, 09:58 AM
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how do i upgrade firmware? not to do something, my battery life is aweful.
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11-17-2008, 10:01 AM
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11-17-2008, 10:12 AM
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Thanks a lot i will try that when i get home
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11-20-2008, 03:00 PM
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hi mate as an o2 user ive had trouble with my simcard and my Bold. Ive been told its cos the card isnt 3g compatable..do you know anything about this ? I keep getting "SOS only" on my screen.
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11-24-2008, 08:32 AM
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11-24-2008, 08:35 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DSS597
That's why I said, "Even though 'they' say these batteries don't have a memory..."
I work in engineering and understand the difference between Li-Ion and Ni-Cad, but I'm just saying it seems to work when you do it the first few times. A fact is a fact in my case. I've done this with each BB I've owned, and haven't had a problem. I'm just saying, it worked for me. I have no explanation why, just sharing my experience.
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Possibly a case of the battery gauge being calibrated by your activity.
How to prolong lithium-based batteries
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11-24-2008, 11:42 AM
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Hello everyone i just got my BOLD 2 weeks ago and i do have to say my battery doesn't last long. what is a good battery to upgrade too can someone please point me into that direction.
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