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Originally Posted by countryhomes It is true for the lithium ion batteries; read the backs of the Verizon battery packages--many of them state 300-500 charging cycles. |
That's a vestige of NiMH batteries.
Like I said above, I have a Nokia lithium ion battery that has had at least a thousand charges and it still has good standby and talk time. The vast majority of those charges were very shallow, though. This definitely is strong evidence that the 500 charge limit is a bit of a myth.
The Wikipedia article on lithium ion batteries is quite informative and supports my experiences. Google will find you many more related articles.
Kill your batteries dead and you'll get 300-500 cycles. Top them up regularly and you may get a couple of thousand. (I'll let you know when I find out.)