battery time

I have a venerable Nokia 8260, which though not fancy or new, has done very
well for me for years, ( I bought it new when it first came out). Over the
last year or so the battery charge has been getting more and more reduced, to
the point where it lasts for just one day. My usage of the phone has not
changed. This occurs even with new battery purchases. The new ones last
longer than the older batteries, but even so (and with the extended battery
times) very quickly the charge lasts for a comparatively short time. Is this
to be expected of older phones? If so, are there new phones that would be
comparable to the 8260 and compatible with my ATT&T digital one-rate plan?
Many thanks for suggestions.

Paul Cohen

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On 29 May 2004 16:49:54 GMT, [email protected] (PaulC135) wrote:

** I have a venerable Nokia 8260, which though not fancy or new, has done very
** well for me for years, ( I bought it new when it first came out). Over the
** last year or so the battery charge has been getting more and more reduced,
to
** the point where it lasts for just one day. My usage of the phone has not
** changed. This occurs even with new battery purchases. The new ones last
** longer than the older batteries, but even so (and with the extended battery
** times) very quickly the charge lasts for a comparatively short time. Is
this
** to be expected of older phones? If so, are there new phones that would be
** comparable to the 8260 and compatible with my ATT&T digital one-rate plan?
** Many thanks for suggestions.
**
** Paul Cohen

I'd take a close look at the new batteries you're buying. Some are junk that
will barely hold a charge. Are you using OEM's or aftermarket stuff?

Also, TDMA signals are being phased out, and will be completely gone in 2008.
It's possible that your phone is switching from TDMA to battery-eating analog
due to weak TDMA signal strength. TDMA sites are being shut down to make the
switch to GSM as we speak, and they can be expected to quickly become scarce.

The Nokia 3595 GSM I just bought looks and acts very much like vintage Nokia
phones. GSM plans offer more airtime and less cost as an incentive to get
customers to make the switch. The voice quality is much, much better, and the
battery life of GSM phones are astounding. I'm not much for dumping vintage
phones (see my other rant!) ...IF... we aren't forced to do it again, and
again, in the name of corporate profit margins. Like computers, people are
expected to dispose of cellular phones every few years, just for the sake of
technological progress and unending corporate profit appetites.. Hell, AT&T
now has a plan that allows you to throw your old phone away and get a new one
free...every single year. I'm sure this is a customer retention strategy, yet
the vulgar waste of technological resources troubles me.

-JD