Re: Question about Razr V3 Battery indicator...

In <1141843646.893815.88760@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups. com> on 8 Mar 2006
10:47:26 -0800, "Scott" <gael79@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>I was in Best Buy today, and was looking at a Razr. I currently have
>Cingular, a V220. One of the many things that I dislike about this
>phone, is the battery indicator only has 3 bars for a full battery
>charge. I know this is anal retentive, but I had a older cell phone, a
>couple of years ago, and it seemed easier to tell what the state of
>charge with 4 bars...
>
>Anyhoo,
>
>I was looking at a Razr display that Verizon had at the same booth that
>the Cingular display was at. The Verizon Razr had 4 bars for a fully
>charged battery. The Cingular version had only 3. Both of these
>phones were "functioning" versions of the phones (not dummy display
>models).
>
>Anyone who has played around with the "software" options on a Razr, I
>guess this question is directed toward you. Can I buy a Razr, either
>from Cingular, or off of e-bay, and change the battery from 3 bars to 4
>bar display? What is the best software to purchase to do this?

[CROSS-POSTED TO alt.cellular.motorola]

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Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
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If you want a closer estimate, it only takes a couple of button presses
to go into the 6-bar indicator within the Phone Info menu...

I agree, the 6 bar battery meter in the menu is the same as the 3 bar
version.


"BruceR" <br@NOhawaiiSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:Y%HPf.6109$e1.3524@tornado.socal.rr.com...
> However, the 6 bars decrement in pairs making it no better than 3 bars.
>
>
>> If you want a closer estimate, it only takes a couple of button
>> presses to go into the 6-bar indicator within the Phone Info menu...
>
>

[POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

I checked, and you're right -- shame on Motorola! Thanks for the heads up.

In <Y%HPf.6109$e1.3524@tornado.socal.rr.com> on Wed, 08 Mar 2006 21:28:24 GMT,
"BruceR" <br@NOhawaiiSPAM.com> wrote:

>However, the 6 bars decrement in pairs making it no better than 3 bars.
>
>> If you want a closer estimate, it only takes a couple of button
>> presses to go into the 6-bar indicator within the Phone Info menu...

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Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

Somewhere around Wed, 08 Mar 2006 21:28:24 GMT, while reading
alt.cellular.cingular, I think I thought I saw this post from "BruceR"
<br@NOhawaiiSPAM.com>:

>However, the 6 bars decrement in pairs making it no better than 3 bars.
>
>
>> If you want a closer estimate, it only takes a couple of button
>> presses to go into the 6-bar indicator within the Phone Info menu...
>
Interesting, I hadn't noticed that.

However, one time I looked at it, and I thought it said 60% when it was
somewhere near 2/3. Right now it says 6, so I don't know if I'm imagining
things, or what. I'll have to start looking more often and see if it ever
says anything other than 2, 4, and 6.

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