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  1. #1
    4phun
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    The 3G iPhone is now in the hands of network testers in several
    locations around the world.

    The most obvious flaw is that this new phone's battery life sucks big
    time. It is leaked that it is much worse that the original iPhone. The
    only practical usage will require it to be plugged into a desktop
    charger or a mobile charger almost all the time.

    I doubt Apple can fix this before June 2008.

    Good going Apple! this was supposed to be a kick ass wireless phone
    not one with a 150 foot extension cord to power it around the office.




    See More: Serious flaw in 3G iPhone discovered - fixable I doubt it




  2. #2
    Jer
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    Re: Serious flaw in 3G iPhone discovered - fixable I doubt it

    4phun wrote:
    > The 3G iPhone is now in the hands of network testers in several
    > locations around the world.
    >
    > The most obvious flaw is that this new phone's battery life sucks big
    > time. It is leaked that it is much worse that the original iPhone. The
    > only practical usage will require it to be plugged into a desktop
    > charger or a mobile charger almost all the time.
    >
    > I doubt Apple can fix this before June 2008.
    >
    > Good going Apple! this was supposed to be a kick ass wireless phone
    > not one with a 150 foot extension cord to power it around the office.
    >



    You'll have to have a Bat Belt to lug everything around. OTOH, since
    that thing sucks so much, maybe apple can figure a way for it to suck
    power from thin air.

    --
    jer
    email reply - I am not a 'ten'



  3. #3
    Todd Allcock
    Guest

    Re: Serious flaw in 3G iPhone discovered - fixable I doubt it

    At 21 Apr 2008 14:41:04 -0700 4phun wrote:
    > The 3G iPhone is now in the hands of network testers in several
    > locations around the world.
    >
    > The most obvious flaw is that this new phone's battery life sucks big
    > time. It is leaked that it is much worse that the original iPhone. The
    > only practical usage will require it to be plugged into a desktop
    > charger or a mobile charger almost all the time.
    >
    > I doubt Apple can fix this before June 2008.
    >
    > Good going Apple! this was supposed to be a kick ass wireless phone
    > not one with a 150 foot extension cord to power it around the office.


    Ugh. I feel like we're playing role reversal because _I'm_ defending the
    iPhone!

    It's April, not June. Not only does Apple has time to iron it out, but
    also expectations may have to be adjusted for this device. Yes, I know the
    iPhone v1 has a good battery life for a smartphone, but frankly a fully-
    featured phone only really needs to make it through ONE DAY of use. With
    push-e-mail and bluetooth enabled, and maybe an hour to two of WiFi, my
    WinMo phone will start begging for a charge (literally, with on-screen pop-
    ups!) after 14-16 hours.

    And that's fine- I charge it overnight and it's good to go the next day.
    Sure I wish it only needed to be charged once a week like my old Nokia
    candy-bar with B&W display and no GPRS, but if you want high-powered
    features, the phone is going to swallow some battery power.

    If it can run from 6AM to 10PM on a single charge, with a few hours of iPod
    and browsing use that'll be good enough. Apple might design a slick phone
    with a great UI, but they're bound by the same laws of physics as every
    other manufacturer- it's unrealistic to expect Apple to somehow eek 3 times
    the battery life out of their phone than their competitors can!

    For those who need ubiquitous high-speed data, it's worth the tradeoff.
    For those that don't, they can stick with iPhone V1, or turn 3G off...






  4. #4
    Charles
    Guest

    Re: Serious flaw in 3G iPhone discovered - fixable I doubt it

    In article
    <4b52a109-2207-4e10-882b-290c1b5e7a16@x41g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
    4phun <[email protected]> wrote:

    > I doubt Apple can fix this before June 2008.


    And where did you inhale this rumor? You usually attach a link to your
    so called "news". This time no link. Are you sure you did not drop some
    LSD? What high school do you attend?

    --
    Charles



  5. #5
    The Bob
    Guest

    Re: Serious flaw in 3G iPhone discovered - fixable I doubt it

    Todd Allcock <[email protected]> amazed us all with the
    following in news:[email protected]:

    > At 21 Apr 2008 14:41:04 -0700 4phun wrote:
    >> The 3G iPhone is now in the hands of network testers in several
    >> locations around the world.
    >>
    >> The most obvious flaw is that this new phone's battery life sucks big
    >> time. It is leaked that it is much worse that the original iPhone.
    >> The only practical usage will require it to be plugged into a desktop
    >> charger or a mobile charger almost all the time.
    >>
    >> I doubt Apple can fix this before June 2008.
    >>
    >> Good going Apple! this was supposed to be a kick ass wireless phone
    >> not one with a 150 foot extension cord to power it around the office.

    >
    > Ugh. I feel like we're playing role reversal because _I'm_ defending
    > the iPhone!
    >
    > It's April, not June. Not only does Apple has time to iron it out,
    > but also expectations may have to be adjusted for this device. Yes, I
    > know the iPhone v1 has a good battery life for a smartphone, but
    > frankly a fully- featured phone only really needs to make it through
    > ONE DAY of use. With push-e-mail and bluetooth enabled, and maybe an
    > hour to two of WiFi, my WinMo phone will start begging for a charge
    > (literally, with on-screen pop- ups!) after 14-16 hours.
    >
    > And that's fine- I charge it overnight and it's good to go the next
    > day. Sure I wish it only needed to be charged once a week like my old
    > Nokia candy-bar with B&W display and no GPRS, but if you want
    > high-powered features, the phone is going to swallow some battery
    > power.
    >
    > If it can run from 6AM to 10PM on a single charge, with a few hours of
    > iPod and browsing use that'll be good enough. Apple might design a
    > slick phone with a great UI, but they're bound by the same laws of
    > physics as every other manufacturer- it's unrealistic to expect Apple
    > to somehow eek 3 times the battery life out of their phone than their
    > competitors can!
    >
    > For those who need ubiquitous high-speed data, it's worth the
    > tradeoff. For those that don't, they can stick with iPhone V1, or turn
    > 3G off...
    >
    >
    >


    One thing to keep in mind. While your point about making it through a day
    is valid, another piece of the equation comes into play.With most of the
    smartphone market, you would be fine recharging every night, because once
    the battery started losing its mojo, you just go out an buy another one and
    pop it in. With the iPhone it won't be that easy, and if you are
    recharging it every nigh you'll be looking at a battery replacement every
    9-10 months.



  6. #6
    Kevin Weaver
    Guest

    Re: Serious flaw in 3G iPhone discovered - fixable I doubt it

    "The Bob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Todd Allcock <[email protected]> amazed us all with the
    > following in news:[email protected]:
    >
    >> At 21 Apr 2008 14:41:04 -0700 4phun wrote:
    >>> The 3G iPhone is now in the hands of network testers in several
    >>> locations around the world.
    >>>
    >>> The most obvious flaw is that this new phone's battery life sucks big
    >>> time. It is leaked that it is much worse that the original iPhone.
    >>> The only practical usage will require it to be plugged into a desktop
    >>> charger or a mobile charger almost all the time.
    >>>
    >>> I doubt Apple can fix this before June 2008.
    >>>
    >>> Good going Apple! this was supposed to be a kick ass wireless phone
    >>> not one with a 150 foot extension cord to power it around the office.

    >>
    >> Ugh. I feel like we're playing role reversal because _I'm_ defending
    >> the iPhone!
    >>
    >> It's April, not June. Not only does Apple has time to iron it out,
    >> but also expectations may have to be adjusted for this device. Yes, I
    >> know the iPhone v1 has a good battery life for a smartphone, but
    >> frankly a fully- featured phone only really needs to make it through
    >> ONE DAY of use. With push-e-mail and bluetooth enabled, and maybe an
    >> hour to two of WiFi, my WinMo phone will start begging for a charge
    >> (literally, with on-screen pop- ups!) after 14-16 hours.
    >>
    >> And that's fine- I charge it overnight and it's good to go the next
    >> day. Sure I wish it only needed to be charged once a week like my old
    >> Nokia candy-bar with B&W display and no GPRS, but if you want
    >> high-powered features, the phone is going to swallow some battery
    >> power.
    >>
    >> If it can run from 6AM to 10PM on a single charge, with a few hours of
    >> iPod and browsing use that'll be good enough. Apple might design a
    >> slick phone with a great UI, but they're bound by the same laws of
    >> physics as every other manufacturer- it's unrealistic to expect Apple
    >> to somehow eek 3 times the battery life out of their phone than their
    >> competitors can!
    >>
    >> For those who need ubiquitous high-speed data, it's worth the
    >> tradeoff. For those that don't, they can stick with iPhone V1, or turn
    >> 3G off...
    >>
    >>
    >>

    >
    > One thing to keep in mind. While your point about making it through a day
    > is valid, another piece of the equation comes into play.With most of the
    > smartphone market, you would be fine recharging every night, because once
    > the battery started losing its mojo, you just go out an buy another one
    > and
    > pop it in. With the iPhone it won't be that easy, and if you are
    > recharging it every nigh you'll be looking at a battery replacement every
    > 9-10 months.



    Just make sure you get it replaced within the 1yr coverage.
    After that it's approx 90.00 The apple website says it's 79.00 to replace it
    but add approx 10.00 for shipping and insurance. Way to much for a 15.00
    battery IMO...




  7. #7
    Anybody
    Guest

    Re: Serious flaw in 3G iPhone discovered - fixable I doubt it

    In article
    <4b52a109-2207-4e10-882b-290c1b5e7a16@x41g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
    4phun <[email protected]> wrote:

    > The 3G iPhone is now in the hands of network testers in several
    > locations around the world.
    >
    > The most obvious flaw is that this new phone's battery life sucks big
    > time. It is leaked that it is much worse that the original iPhone. The
    > only practical usage will require it to be plugged into a desktop
    > charger or a mobile charger almost all the time.
    >
    > I doubt Apple can fix this before June 2008.
    >
    > Good going Apple! this was supposed to be a kick ass wireless phone
    > not one with a 150 foot extension cord to power it around the office.


    The battery was one of the reasons Apple didn't release a 3G phone in
    the first place, so they've been working on this for over a year
    already. Pre-release models rarely stack up to the proper version -
    they're *PRE*-release for a reason: so that people can test and give
    feedback



  8. #8
    News
    Guest

    Re: Serious flaw in 3G iPhone discovered - fixable I doubt it



    Anybody wrote:
    > In article
    > <4b52a109-2207-4e10-882b-290c1b5e7a16@x41g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
    > 4phun <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >
    >>The 3G iPhone is now in the hands of network testers in several
    >>locations around the world.
    >>
    >>The most obvious flaw is that this new phone's battery life sucks big
    >>time. It is leaked that it is much worse that the original iPhone. The
    >>only practical usage will require it to be plugged into a desktop
    >>charger or a mobile charger almost all the time.
    >>
    >>I doubt Apple can fix this before June 2008.
    >>
    >>Good going Apple! this was supposed to be a kick ass wireless phone
    >>not one with a 150 foot extension cord to power it around the office.

    >
    >
    > The battery was one of the reasons Apple didn't release a 3G phone in
    > the first place, so they've been working on this for over a year
    > already. Pre-release models rarely stack up to the proper version -
    > they're *PRE*-release for a reason: so that people can test and give
    > feedback



    Just what AAPL'd want, mucho "poor battery life" feedback in advance!



  9. #9
    Mark Crispin
    Guest

    Re: Serious flaw in 3G iPhone discovered - fixable I doubt it

    On Mon, 21 Apr 2008, Todd Allcock posted:
    > It's April, not June. Not only does Apple has time to iron it out, but
    > also expectations may have to be adjusted for this device.


    You mean...like actually having a *removable* battery?

    > With
    > push-e-mail and bluetooth enabled, and maybe an hour to two of WiFi, my
    > WinMo phone will start begging for a charge (literally, with on-screen pop-
    > ups!) after 14-16 hours.


    The backlight is a huge power drain on many WM phones. In most firmware,
    the default backlight level while on battery power is set way too high.
    Try cranking it down to the minimum (one notch above backlight completely
    off).

    The published specifications for a typical WM phone (SoftBank X01HT a.k.a.
    HTC Hermes) shows that using 3G reduces talk time by about 20% (4 hours
    instead of 5 hours), but that standby time for 3G is 20% better (250 hours
    vs. 200 hours).

    Having compared battery life in both 3G and GSM more on this particular
    model, I think that 20% is about right. I normally use regular
    (non-smart) 3G mobile phones (both EV-DO and W-CDMA/UMTS), and the battery
    consumption after a day of use is negligible.

    The myth of "3G consuming too much battery" is more based upon the short
    battery life of WM smartphones (and the backlight has a *lot* to do with
    that!) than reality.

    FWIW, I never cared for smart phones; they compromise the fundamental task
    of being a phone too much in order to provide PDA capabilities. Before
    you can place a call, iPhone requires three physical operations: press the
    center button, slide to unlock, press the phone icon. WM is worse. Most
    phones are ready in one physical operation: open flip/slider.

    -- Mark --

    http://staff.washington.edu/mrc
    Science does not emerge from voting, party politics, or public debate.
    Si vis pacem, para bellum.



  10. #10
    Todd Allcock
    Guest

    Re: Serious flaw in 3G iPhone discovered - fixable I doubt it

    At 21 Apr 2008 19:09:42 -0500 The Bob wrote:

    > One thing to keep in mind. While your point about making it through a

    day
    > is valid, another piece of the equation comes into play.With most of the
    > smartphone market, you would be fine recharging every night, because once
    > the battery started losing its mojo, you just go out an buy another one

    and
    > pop it in. With the iPhone it won't be that easy, and if you are
    > recharging it every nigh you'll be looking at a battery replacement every
    > 9-10 months.



    Good point- despite the "500+" recharge cycles a typical Li-Ion is
    supposedly capable of, I find them to be noticeably weaker after a year of
    daily charging. My 26-month old HTC Wizard just got it's 3rd battery
    recently. While the batteries I'm no loger using weren't totally spent,
    they fell below the "make it through a 16-hour day" threshold I require to
    consider them useable.







  11. #11
    Larry
    Guest

    Re: Serious flaw in 3G iPhone discovered - fixable I doubt it

    4phun <[email protected]> wrote in news:4b52a109-2207-4e10-882b-
    [email protected]:

    > The 3G iPhone is now in the hands of network testers in several
    > locations around the world.
    >
    > The most obvious flaw is that this new phone's battery life sucks big
    > time. It is leaked that it is much worse that the original iPhone. The
    > only practical usage will require it to be plugged into a desktop
    > charger or a mobile charger almost all the time.
    >
    > I doubt Apple can fix this before June 2008.
    >
    > Good going Apple! this was supposed to be a kick ass wireless phone
    > not one with a 150 foot extension cord to power it around the office.
    >
    >


    Stalling tactic to clean out the warehouses and warehouses full of old,
    unsold iPhones Apple "held back" to make 'em drool standing in line in
    the cold, last winter.

    ---------------------------------------------------------------

    I don't understand the battery problem. iPhone is nearly the same
    chipset as the Nokia N800 ARM processor with its 4.5" very bright 800
    pixel display. The only difference is the tiny, low-powered, PCS phone
    chips the Linux tablet doesn't have, but the Linux tablet runs its
    Bluetooth chipset to use the Sellphone link. With the display on full
    power, I get 4.5 hours. If I reduce the display to 1/2 brightness, I
    get nearly 7 continuous hours. If I'm listening to streaming audio over
    the BT link through the Sellphone link and the display turns off because
    I don't click anything, it'll run for days! The stock Nokia battery is
    1300 mAh, same as they put in some Sellphones.

    Does the iPhone get physically warm or hot to the touch after you make a
    long call? I've never held one that long. Does it get hotter from the
    display being on or from making long phone calls? That might identify
    the power hogs inside the thin case.

    I suppose you COULD wear one of these:
    http://www.batteryspace.com/index.as...OD&ProdID=3186
    and plug the car cord into it, which would recharge the 3G iPhone in
    between embarrassing coffee shop encounters. Tell them you're a patriot
    and want to display the flag. It says it will run 3.4 hours with a 50
    watt load! iPhones, even 3G ones, should run all day and arrive home
    fully recharged so you can talk while the fannypack recharges without
    plugging the iPhone in...for the first couple of hours, at least.

    Print up a phony PRESS PASS and make it into an ID badge. They'll think
    you're a famous CNN videographer on assignment to cover the Starbuck's
    new wifi company switch! People are stupid. They'll believe anything.

    Hey, for no apparent reason, AAPL stock is rising back towards its
    previous $200 price! That's the really important part to ol' Stevie J.
    I'm sure this news will change that trend if it gets out.....



  12. #12
    Larry
    Guest

    Re: Serious flaw in 3G iPhone discovered - fixable I doubt it

    Todd Allcock <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    > With
    > push-e-mail and bluetooth enabled, and maybe an hour to two of WiFi,
    > my WinMo phone will start begging for a charge (literally, with
    > on-screen pop- ups!) after 14-16 hours.
    >


    http://www.batteryspace.com/index.as...OD&ProdID=3186

    Maybe he's not the only one needing one of these!.....hee hee...(c;




  13. #13
    Larry
    Guest

    Re: Serious flaw in 3G iPhone discovered - fixable I doubt it

    The Bob <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    > With the iPhone it won't be that easy, and if you are
    > recharging it every nigh you'll be looking at a battery replacement
    > every 9-10 months.
    >
    >


    This would be true if you constantly wait until it's DEAD before
    recharging.

    Most Li-Ion battery users don't understand how much damage they do to their
    expensive battery packs by bragging to everyone it runs 4 days without
    recharging when it sits all night next to their beds, RIGHT NEXT TO THE
    CHARGER.

    Li-Ion batteries are like lead-acid batteries in one respect....they are
    FLOAT batteries. They LOVE to be PARTIALLY discharged, then recharged
    IMMEDIATELY. I have Li-Ion batteries running old Palm Pilots that are
    nearly 10 years old and STILL will run a Palm Pilot for a LONG time because
    I always dropped it into the cradle every time I sat down at my desk to
    recharge, even though it would run for weeks without it. I found my old
    Palm clone and its charger the other day. IT still runs, too.

    What destroys a Sellphone battery in 10 months is DEEP CYCLING it. The
    chip in the battery only allows you to deep cycle it to about 50% of its
    real capability because deep cycling li-ion simply destroys them. Deep
    cycle it ONCE every 3-4 months to RESET the drifting cycle point on its
    charge timer IC that's in every Li-Ion battery, then IMMEDIATELY give it a
    FULL recharge. All other times, recharge it as quickly and as often as you
    can. The old Ni-Cd memory legacy, where you HAD to deep cycle Ni-Cd to
    keep them working, is still on many people's minds as true for Li-Ions and
    that's SIMPLY WRONG!

    EVERY chance you get to plug in your Li-Ion powered devices, DO SO! Damned
    batteries, especially in iPhones you have to pay to have replaced, are
    EXPENSIVE!




  14. #14
    The Bob
    Guest

    Re: Serious flaw in 3G iPhone discovered - fixable I doubt it

    Larry <[email protected]> amazed us all with the following in
    news:[email protected]:

    > The Bob <[email protected]> wrote in
    > news:[email protected]:
    >
    >> With the iPhone it won't be that easy, and if you are
    >> recharging it every nigh you'll be looking at a battery replacement
    >> every 9-10 months.
    >>
    >>

    >
    > This would be true if you constantly wait until it's DEAD before
    > recharging.
    >
    > Most Li-Ion battery users don't understand how much damage they do to
    > their expensive battery packs by bragging to everyone it runs 4 days
    > without recharging when it sits all night next to their beds, RIGHT
    > NEXT TO THE CHARGER.
    >
    > Li-Ion batteries are like lead-acid batteries in one respect....they
    > are FLOAT batteries. They LOVE to be PARTIALLY discharged, then
    > recharged IMMEDIATELY. I have Li-Ion batteries running old Palm
    > Pilots that are nearly 10 years old and STILL will run a Palm Pilot
    > for a LONG time because I always dropped it into the cradle every time
    > I sat down at my desk to recharge, even though it would run for weeks
    > without it. I found my old Palm clone and its charger the other day.
    > IT still runs, too.
    >
    > What destroys a Sellphone battery in 10 months is DEEP CYCLING it.
    > The chip in the battery only allows you to deep cycle it to about 50%
    > of its real capability because deep cycling li-ion simply destroys
    > them. Deep cycle it ONCE every 3-4 months to RESET the drifting cycle
    > point on its charge timer IC that's in every Li-Ion battery, then
    > IMMEDIATELY give it a FULL recharge. All other times, recharge it as
    > quickly and as often as you can. The old Ni-Cd memory legacy, where
    > you HAD to deep cycle Ni-Cd to keep them working, is still on many
    > people's minds as true for Li-Ions and that's SIMPLY WRONG!
    >
    > EVERY chance you get to plug in your Li-Ion powered devices, DO SO!
    > Damned batteries, especially in iPhones you have to pay to have
    > replaced, are EXPENSIVE!
    >
    >



    Gee, Larry- none of us would have known any of that without you. Oh, wait
    a minute- yes we would. It has been discussed ad nauseum in these groups.

    And if you read the post I responded to, it was deep cycling that was being
    discussed.

    Why don't you go count the kernels on an ear of corn and report back the
    outrageous price we pay for that ear.



  15. #15
    Larry
    Guest

    Re: Serious flaw in 3G iPhone discovered - fixable I doubt it

    Todd Allcock <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    > Good point- despite the "500+" recharge cycles a typical Li-Ion is
    > supposedly capable of, I find them to be noticeably weaker after a
    > year of daily charging. My 26-month old HTC Wizard just got it's 3rd
    > battery recently. While the batteries I'm no loger using weren't
    > totally spent, they fell below the "make it through a 16-hour day"
    > threshold I require to consider them useable.
    >


    Here's yet ANOTHER legacy from the old Ni-Cd days. Li-Ion batteries
    only discharged half way, then immediately recharged ASAP, will cycle
    nearly indefinately, far longer than the life of the devices they are
    in! There is no old Ni-Cd 500 recharge cycles on Li-Ion batteries. How
    long they run is totally dependent upon how they are treated by the
    users and how much load heating the engineers put upon them in their
    device design.

    Buy two identical devices powered by the same size Li-Ion batteries.
    Run one of them like a Sellphone braggart, running it for days until
    it's dead, then recharging it "when I get around to it".
    Run the other one by plugging it into its charger every chance you get,
    never leaving it in a discharged state for any length of time.

    Test it for yourselves. Li-Ion batteries are FLOAT batteries that LOVE
    to be immediately recharged from ANY state of discharge.

    ------------------------------------------------------------------

    Your daily charging is very admirable. But, there's another dark side
    to Li-Ion battery maintenance....

    Inside every Li-Ion is a special IC timer that prevents you from really
    killing the battery pack below about 50% of its REAL capacity because
    deep cycling them simply destroys them. A 1000 mAh battery pack has a
    2000 mAh set of cells in it. During the discharge cycle, the timer
    measures the load current and acts as an amp-hour meter like the one on
    the side of your house that runs both up and down....down during use, up
    during recharge. UNfortunately, the battery pack ISN'T following the
    IC's charge state curve, exactly.

    Over time, several months of constant cycling, the IC's idea of what's
    charged and discharged gets out of sync with battery reality. Lucky for
    the battery it moves DOWN the real curve, not up into the overcharge
    range. Li-Ion batteries must NEVER be overcharged or they EXPLODE
    FORCEFULLY. (See Dell's exploding laptops for demo) This IC prevents
    that. So, your device's charge point goes down, when the IC cuts off
    the charging prematurely from reality....and it's discharged point goes
    up, with the IC cutting off the device to save the battery way earlier
    than necessary. You observe, correctly, the battery doesn't run as long
    as it used to.

    The solution is to cycle it hard just ONCE to reset the IC, which has an
    algorithm built into it just for this purpose. About every 3-4 months,
    run the device until the IC absolutely refuses to run any more. Even
    cycling it AFTER the IC cuts it off the first few times is even better.
    After the IC shuts it down, wait 10 minutes and power the device back up
    until the IC shuts it down again, a further discharge. DO NOT LEAVE IT
    DISCHARGED LIKE THIS FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES as it damages the
    battery's crazy chemistry. When the IC refuses to let the device come
    on any more, even for a minute, IMMEDIATELY plug the device into its
    charger and LEAVE IT PLUGGED IN OVERNIGHT to get a full recharge. Test
    the battery run time and you'll find it has been restored, saving you
    $20 from the net or $90 at your Sellphone company for exactly the same
    battery.

    Li-Ions properly treated and RECHARGED IMMEDIATELY as soon as you can
    recharge it, last for years!

    DON'T DO THE IC RESET ABOVE ANY MORE THAN IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO
    RESTORE RUNTIME. The less you do it, the longer the battery will last.
    It costs you every time you do the reset, so don't make it a regular
    habit until it really needs it!

    Oh, and NEVER STORE A PREVIOUSLY CHARGED LI-ION BATTERY! If you have
    spare batteries, SWAP THEM WITH THE DEVICE OFTEN! They have a very high
    self-discharge rate and will simply destroy themselves sitting in your
    drawer! I swap out the batteries at least once a week. DO NOT COME
    HOME, SWAP OUT THE CURRENT BATTERY FOR THE OTHER BATTERY....BEFORE YOU
    FULLY RECHARGE THE CURRENT BATTERY, leaving it in a stored DISCHARGED
    state! No, no, no....do the swapout ONLY after the battery that's
    currently being run is FULLY RECHARGED, FIRST, then pull it and put in
    the battery out of the drawer, FULLY RECHARGING IT NEXT before you use
    it. You can never recharge them TOO OFTEN.




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