V551 Battery Life-What can I do?

On Sat, 07 May 2005 15:07:50 GMT, "\"AERO\"" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Hello
>I think some Steve is missing the point. ""Not sure what everyone's problem is but I come home, plug it in"
>
>
>I just purchase a v551, I love the phone it has lot of neat features But the battery management it's just horrible.
>
>They advertise this phone with :
>Digital Talk Time: 7 Hrs
>
>Digital Standby Time: 7 Days
>
>I don't think it's even close
>
> I don't care if charge it every hour or every month or keep it on the charger all day
>
>The advertisement is false
>
>Even knowing the V551 is a great phone it's heart is weak.
>
>I will finish by saying that I will keep this phone but I will take it to the doctor for regular checks ;-)
<snip>

I've found battery life on Motorola phones fairly disappointing
compared to Nokia (I've have about 5 models of each over the last 10
years). But battery conditioning seems to provide me better results
on my mot phones than others describe.

I always buy a spare battery and use a dual charger (phone
cradle/extra battery slot). I charge both overnight when I first get
them, then I leave the phone switched on until the battery dies. At
this point, I replace the battery in the phone with the fully-charged
spare and place the empty on the charger overnight.

I always repeat this process - never having the phone off unless I'm
changing the battery. I find this "conditioning process" allows a
battery to last almost a week with minimal talk time or a few days
when I talk alot.

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I LOVE my V551. I did a search on EBAY and found a battery and desktop
charger for about $10 as a combo deal and that includes shipping! The
charger is a dual in the fact that u can have the phone AND a spare
battery charging at the same time. I then found a battery for $1.98
on EBAY with a hellacious $6 S7H charge but now I have two spare
batteries and a desktop charger! Awesome!


On Sun, 15 May 2005 08:54:44 -0500, DH <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Sat, 07 May 2005 15:07:50 GMT, "\"AERO\"" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Hello
>>I think some Steve is missing the point. ""Not sure what everyone's problem is but I come home, plug it in"
>>
>>
>>I just purchase a v551, I love the phone it has lot of neat features But the battery management it's just horrible.
>>
>>They advertise this phone with :
>>Digital Talk Time: 7 Hrs
>>
>>Digital Standby Time: 7 Days
>>
>>I don't think it's even close
>>
>> I don't care if charge it every hour or every month or keep it on the charger all day
>>
>>The advertisement is false
>>
>>Even knowing the V551 is a great phone it's heart is weak.
>>
>>I will finish by saying that I will keep this phone but I will take it to the doctor for regular checks ;-)
><snip>
>
>I've found battery life on Motorola phones fairly disappointing
>compared to Nokia (I've have about 5 models of each over the last 10
>years). But battery conditioning seems to provide me better results
>on my mot phones than others describe.
>
>I always buy a spare battery and use a dual charger (phone
>cradle/extra battery slot). I charge both overnight when I first get
>them, then I leave the phone switched on until the battery dies. At
>this point, I replace the battery in the phone with the fully-charged
>spare and place the empty on the charger overnight.
>
>I always repeat this process - never having the phone off unless I'm
>changing the battery. I find this "conditioning process" allows a
>battery to last almost a week with minimal talk time or a few days
>when I talk alot.

Sounds like a good deal. I'll have to look for something like that.

On Wed, 25 May 2005 00:35:07 GMT, Ernest <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I LOVE my V551. I did a search on EBAY and found a battery and desktop
>charger for about $10 as a combo deal and that includes shipping! The
>charger is a dual in the fact that u can have the phone AND a spare
>battery charging at the same time. I then found a battery for $1.98
>on EBAY with a hellacious $6 S7H charge but now I have two spare
>batteries and a desktop charger! Awesome!
>
>
>On Sun, 15 May 2005 08:54:44 -0500, DH <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 07 May 2005 15:07:50 GMT, "\"AERO\"" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>Hello
>>>I think some Steve is missing the point. ""Not sure what everyone's problem is but I come home, plug it in"
>>>
>>>
>>>I just purchase a v551, I love the phone it has lot of neat features But the battery management it's just horrible.
>>>
>>>They advertise this phone with :
>>>Digital Talk Time: 7 Hrs
>>>
>>>Digital Standby Time: 7 Days
>>>
>>>I don't think it's even close
>>>
>>> I don't care if charge it every hour or every month or keep it on the charger all day
>>>
>>>The advertisement is false
>>>
>>>Even knowing the V551 is a great phone it's heart is weak.
>>>
>>>I will finish by saying that I will keep this phone but I will take it to the doctor for regular checks ;-)
>><snip>
>>
>>I've found battery life on Motorola phones fairly disappointing
>>compared to Nokia (I've have about 5 models of each over the last 10
>>years). But battery conditioning seems to provide me better results
>>on my mot phones than others describe.
>>
>>I always buy a spare battery and use a dual charger (phone
>>cradle/extra battery slot). I charge both overnight when I first get
>>them, then I leave the phone switched on until the battery dies. At
>>this point, I replace the battery in the phone with the fully-charged
>>spare and place the empty on the charger overnight.
>>
>>I always repeat this process - never having the phone off unless I'm
>>changing the battery. I find this "conditioning process" allows a
>>battery to last almost a week with minimal talk time or a few days
>>when I talk alot.

Ya and it's probably a non-oem batt that has the potential to blow up. Pay
the extra ten and be safe!
The battery prob is a known software prob that can be corrected by yourself,
or by Moto if you are covered.
"Ernest" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I LOVE my V551. I did a search on EBAY and found a battery and desktop
> charger for about $10 as a combo deal and that includes shipping! The
> charger is a dual in the fact that u can have the phone AND a spare
> battery charging at the same time. I then found a battery for $1.98
> on EBAY with a hellacious $6 S7H charge but now I have two spare
> batteries and a desktop charger! Awesome!
>
>
> On Sun, 15 May 2005 08:54:44 -0500, DH <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 07 May 2005 15:07:50 GMT, "\"AERO\"" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>Hello
> >>I think some Steve is missing the point. ""Not sure what everyone's
problem is but I come home, plug it in"
> >>
> >>
> >>I just purchase a v551, I love the phone it has lot of neat features
But the battery management it's just horrible.
> >>
> >>They advertise this phone with :
> >>Digital Talk Time: 7 Hrs
> >>
> >>Digital Standby Time: 7 Days
> >>
> >>I don't think it's even close
> >>
> >> I don't care if charge it every hour or every month or keep it on the
charger all day
> >>
> >>The advertisement is false
> >>
> >>Even knowing the V551 is a great phone it's heart is weak.
> >>
> >>I will finish by saying that I will keep this phone but I will take it
to the doctor for regular checks ;-)
> ><snip>
> >
> >I've found battery life on Motorola phones fairly disappointing
> >compared to Nokia (I've have about 5 models of each over the last 10
> >years). But battery conditioning seems to provide me better results
> >on my mot phones than others describe.
> >
> >I always buy a spare battery and use a dual charger (phone
> >cradle/extra battery slot). I charge both overnight when I first get
> >them, then I leave the phone switched on until the battery dies. At
> >this point, I replace the battery in the phone with the fully-charged
> >spare and place the empty on the charger overnight.
> >
> >I always repeat this process - never having the phone off unless I'm
> >changing the battery. I find this "conditioning process" allows a
> >battery to last almost a week with minimal talk time or a few days
> >when I talk alot.
>

"CJD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> Ya and it's probably a non-oem batt that has the potential to blow up.
> Pay
> the extra ten and be safe!
> The battery prob is a known software prob that can be corrected by
> yourself,
> or by Moto if you are covered.

They have oem batteries on ebay too

bamp
> "Ernest" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I LOVE my V551. I did a search on EBAY and found a battery and desktop
>> charger for about $10 as a combo deal and that includes shipping! The
>> charger is a dual in the fact that u can have the phone AND a spare
>> battery charging at the same time. I then found a battery for $1.98
>> on EBAY with a hellacious $6 S7H charge but now I have two spare
>> batteries and a desktop charger! Awesome!
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 15 May 2005 08:54:44 -0500, DH <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Sat, 07 May 2005 15:07:50 GMT, "\"AERO\"" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >>Hello
>> >>I think some Steve is missing the point. ""Not sure what everyone's
> problem is but I come home, plug it in"
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>I just purchase a v551, I love the phone it has lot of neat features
> But the battery management it's just horrible.
>> >>
>> >>They advertise this phone with :
>> >>Digital Talk Time: 7 Hrs
>> >>
>> >>Digital Standby Time: 7 Days
>> >>
>> >>I don't think it's even close
>> >>
>> >> I don't care if charge it every hour or every month or keep it on the
> charger all day
>> >>
>> >>The advertisement is false
>> >>
>> >>Even knowing the V551 is a great phone it's heart is weak.
>> >>
>> >>I will finish by saying that I will keep this phone but I will take it
> to the doctor for regular checks ;-)
>> ><snip>
>> >
>> >I've found battery life on Motorola phones fairly disappointing
>> >compared to Nokia (I've have about 5 models of each over the last 10
>> >years). But battery conditioning seems to provide me better results
>> >on my mot phones than others describe.
>> >
>> >I always buy a spare battery and use a dual charger (phone
>> >cradle/extra battery slot). I charge both overnight when I first get
>> >them, then I leave the phone switched on until the battery dies. At
>> >this point, I replace the battery in the phone with the fully-charged
>> >spare and place the empty on the charger overnight.
>> >
>> >I always repeat this process - never having the phone off unless I'm
>> >changing the battery. I find this "conditioning process" allows a
>> >battery to last almost a week with minimal talk time or a few days
>> >when I talk alot.
>>
>
>