****ty samsung D600

just picked up my 3rd D600 in 6 weeks from the CPW this morning,3rd time
lucky??
first had a very loose slider,that was changed a week ago for a new one,i
was getting only a day & a half max standby from that one despite just
sending a few texts along with a couple of short phone calls,we'll see what
this new one is like.
great service from the CPW though in giving me new phones with no quibble.

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"aj" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> just picked up my 3rd D600 in 6 weeks from the CPW this morning,3rd time
> lucky??
> first had a very loose slider,that was changed a week ago for a new one,i
> was getting only a day & a half max standby from that one despite just
> sending a few texts along with a couple of short phone calls,we'll see
what
> this new one is like.
> great service from the CPW though in giving me new phones with no quibble.

You should know better.....
Fancy Phones with loads of features = **** battery life

"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "aj" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> just picked up my 3rd D600 in 6 weeks from the CPW this morning,3rd time
>> lucky??
>> first had a very loose slider,that was changed a week ago for a new one,i
>> was getting only a day & a half max standby from that one despite just
>> sending a few texts along with a couple of short phone calls,we'll see
> what
>> this new one is like.
>> great service from the CPW though in giving me new phones with no
>> quibble.
>
> You should know better.....
> Fancy Phones with loads of features = **** battery life


My 6230i really needs charged every night. It struggles to last 2 days with
very moderate use.

"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "aj" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> just picked up my 3rd D600 in 6 weeks from the CPW this morning,3rd time
>> lucky??
>> first had a very loose slider,that was changed a week ago for a new one,i
>> was getting only a day & a half max standby from that one despite just
>> sending a few texts along with a couple of short phone calls,we'll see
> what
>> this new one is like.
>> great service from the CPW though in giving me new phones with no
>> quibble.
>
> You should know better.....
> Fancy Phones with loads of features = **** battery life
>
>
>
the manafacturer says 300 hrs standby, so even when using the phone it
should do better than 30 odd hours no matter how any features it has.

rivenglo wrote:
> My 6230i really needs charged every night. It struggles to last 2 days with
> very moderate use.

Turn it off when you charge it, I found this meant the battery actually
got fully charged!

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rivenglo wrote:
> "John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>
>> "aj" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> just picked up my 3rd D600 in 6 weeks from the CPW this morning,3rd
>>> time lucky??
>>> first had a very loose slider,that was changed a week ago for a new
>>> one,i was getting only a day & a half max standby from that one
>>> despite just sending a few texts along with a couple of short
>>> phone calls,we'll see what this new one is like.
>>> great service from the CPW though in giving me new phones with no
>>> quibble.
>>
>> You should know better.....
>> Fancy Phones with loads of features = **** battery life
>
>
> My 6230i really needs charged every night. It struggles to last 2
> days with very moderate use.

Heh, my 6310i needs charging about once every 10 days.

It's survived being dropped from the roof of the car, and falling down a
flight of concrete stairs in a school as well !


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aj wrote:
i was getting only a day & a half max standby from that one
>>> despite just sending a few texts along with a couple of short
>>> phone calls,we'll see what this new one is like.
>>> great service from the CPW though in giving me new phones with no
>>> quibble.
>>
>> You should know better.....
>> Fancy Phones with loads of features = **** battery life
>>
> the manafacturer says 300 hrs standby, so even when using the phone it
> should do better than 30 odd hours no matter how any features it has.

I get a lot better battery life than that. Have a look on the Expansys D600
forum - it turns out that one batch had a firmware setting that drained the
battery quickly.
It's a good phone - well, I say a good phone, the phone is the least of it
really. It's brilliant at playing videos, which I find very useful in my
work, and with a card it's a useful mp3 player.
I'd be intereested to know if anyone has got one working reliably with all
the features of the Motorola HT820 headset. The jury seems to be out on that
combination.
Good luck with the new phone
PaulF

"Brownz @ Work" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> rivenglo wrote:
>> "John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "aj" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>> just picked up my 3rd D600 in 6 weeks from the CPW this morning,3rd
>>>> time lucky??
>>>> first had a very loose slider,that was changed a week ago for a new
>>>> one,i was getting only a day & a half max standby from that one
>>>> despite just sending a few texts along with a couple of short
>>>> phone calls,we'll see what this new one is like.
>>>> great service from the CPW though in giving me new phones with no
>>>> quibble.
>>>
>>> You should know better.....
>>> Fancy Phones with loads of features = **** battery life
>>
>>
>> My 6230i really needs charged every night. It struggles to last 2
>> days with very moderate use.
>
> Heh, my 6310i needs charging about once every 10 days.


What firmware have you got??

*#0000# tells me I've got v03.40

I didn't think it was the phone as the first one I had (for a few days as it
was faulty) was just the same re battery life.

aj wrote:
> the manafacturer says 300 hrs standby, so even when using the phone it
> should do better than 30 odd hours no matter how any features it has.
Hello again aj
Further to my post above, 'Sticky' on the expansys forum
(http://www.expansys.com/forum.asp?code=121031) sums up the battery life
issue like this:
"Poor battery life on phones that have a J as the penultimate character in
their software (*#1234# to check)"

PaulF

"Paul F" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> aj wrote:
>> the manafacturer says 300 hrs standby, so even when using the phone it
>> should do better than 30 odd hours no matter how any features it has.
> Hello again aj
> Further to my post above, 'Sticky' on the expansys forum
> (http://www.expansys.com/forum.asp?code=121031) sums up the battery life
> issue like this:
> "Poor battery life on phones that have a J as the penultimate character in
> their software (*#1234# to check)"
>
> PaulF
>
>

cheers ,does that mean 'J' as the second from last ?

"aj" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Paul F" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> aj wrote:
>>> the manafacturer says 300 hrs standby, so even when using the phone it
>>> should do better than 30 odd hours no matter how any features it has.
>> Hello again aj
>> Further to my post above, 'Sticky' on the expansys forum
>> (http://www.expansys.com/forum.asp?code=121031) sums up the battery life
>> issue like this:
>> "Poor battery life on phones that have a J as the penultimate character
>> in
>> their software (*#1234# to check)"
>>
>> PaulF
>>
>>
>
> cheers ,does that mean 'J' as the second from last ?
>
mine is 'DEV.VERSION D600XBEJ3' my last one had J as second last
letter,looks like i could have another dud :-(

aj wrote:
>>> Hello again aj
>>> Further to my post above, 'Sticky' on the expansys forum
>>> (http://www.expansys.com/forum.asp?code=121031) sums up the battery
>>> life issue like this:
>>> "Poor battery life on phones that have a J as the penultimate
>>> character in
>>> their software (*#1234# to check)"
>>>
>>> PaulF
>>
>> cheers ,does that mean 'J' as the second from last ?
>>
> mine is 'DEV.VERSION D600XBEJ3' my last one had J as second last
> letter,looks like i could have another dud :-(

Hello aj
If you look at this Expansys forum thread - and be ready for a long read! -
you'll see phones with that firmware (as you say, with the J second to last
character) are treated by Orange as faulty:
http://www.expansys.com/forumthread....1031&thread=96
You're going to have the problem again - send it back to CPW and tell them
where the problem lies. The specifications of the phone clearly state what
the expected battery life should be and you're not going to get it.
I reckon it's worth it though - I really like this phone. My last was a T610
and I never warmed to it.

Chons da! (good luck)
PaulF

"Paul F" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hello aj
> If you look at this Expansys forum thread - and be ready for a long
> read! -
> you'll see phones with that firmware (as you say, with the J second to
> last
> character) are treated by Orange as faulty:
> http://www.expansys.com/forumthread....1031&thread=96
> You're going to have the problem again - send it back to CPW and tell them
> where the problem lies. The specifications of the phone clearly state what
> the expected battery life should be and you're not going to get it.
> I reckon it's worth it though - I really like this phone. My last was a
> T610
> and I never warmed to it.
>
> Chons da! (good luck)
> PaulF

Having used many samsungs, including the D500 (but not d600) - I came to the
conclusion that Samsung phones are badly thought out, and pretty ****
overall. The pc connection software was disgraceful, and read like it had
been produced by a barely english-speaking Korean programmer.

Taylor wrote:
> Having used many samsungs, including the D500 (but not d600) - I came
> to the conclusion that Samsung phones are badly thought out, and
> pretty **** overall. The pc connection software was disgraceful, and
> read like it had been produced by a barely english-speaking Korean
> programmer.

Yeah but - that's another phone! Never used one. Got no opinions on it. I
don't get your point. Some sort of ideological thing apparently. (About a
phone? Blimey.)
PaulF

"Paul F" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Taylor wrote:
>> Having used many samsungs, including the D500 (but not d600) - I came
>> to the conclusion that Samsung phones are badly thought out, and
>> pretty **** overall. The pc connection software was disgraceful, and
>> read like it had been produced by a barely english-speaking Korean
>> programmer.
>
> Yeah but - that's another phone! Never used one. Got no opinions on it. I
> don't get your point. Some sort of ideological thing apparently. (About a
> phone? Blimey.)
> PaulF

Not at all, it's just irritating when a phone doesn't operate correctly or
has annoying menus etc. It takes people quite a while usually to find a
phone they like, and that suits the way they use a mobile.