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  1. #1
    Al D
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    Just acquired a Nokia 1101 and am looking to buy a spare battery or
    three. Doese anyone happen to know which batteries hold the most
    charge? The one that came with the phone is a BL5C. Since it came with
    the phone, I suspect it is possibly not the *best* battery available.
    But I really don't know. Can anyone clarify?

    Thank you,

    Al D



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  2. #2
    Ian Stirling
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    Re: Best battery for Nokia 1101?

    Al D <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > Just acquired a Nokia 1101 and am looking to buy a spare battery or
    > three. Doese anyone happen to know which batteries hold the most
    > charge? The one that came with the phone is a BL5C. Since it came with
    > the phone, I suspect it is possibly not the *best* battery available.
    > But I really don't know. Can anyone clarify?


    You do know that the talk time with the standard battery is around 3
    hours, with the standby time around 7-10 days?
    I'd simply go to ebay, and buy 3-4 from the cheapest vendor, with a
    decent feedback, for example
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Nokia-BL-5...QQcmdZViewItem
    (I have no connection with this seller)

    If you want very long talk time, it may be worth looking for a phone
    that may better suit.

    Or if you're looking for very long standby, a solar charger.



  3. #3
    Colin Wilson
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    Re: Best battery for Nokia 1101?

    > Just acquired a Nokia 1101 and am looking to buy a spare battery or
    > three. Doese anyone happen to know which batteries hold the most
    > charge?


    I can only go by my Nokia 1100 - I use it as a backup / emergency only
    phone (sat at home most of the time unused) and it seems to keep its
    charge for a good two weeks.



  4. #4
    Al D
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    Re: Best battery for Nokia 1101?

    On Thu, 11 May 2006 21:52:13 +0100, Colin Wilson <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    >I can only go by my Nokia 1100 - I use it as a backup / emergency only
    >phone (sat at home most of the time unused) and it seems to keep its
    >charge for a good two weeks.


    Cool! Perhaps I don't need a backup batter after all... That's a
    pretty good standby time, isn't it?

    Al D




  5. #5
    Al D
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    Re: Best battery for Nokia 1101?

    On 11 May 2006 20:38:26 GMT, Ian Stirling <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    >Or if you're looking for very long standby, a solar charger.


    That's an interesting idea. The reason why I need backup batteries
    etc., is because I go on long back-packing treks into the wilds. I
    don't plan to make any calls, except in emergency, so long standby
    time is what I really need. The solar charger is a new concept to me.
    (Thanks for making me aware of them.) Are they better than the
    hand-cranking chargers? I suspect they so.. at least, in the sunny
    summer months...

    Al D




  6. #6
    Al D
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    Re: Best battery for Nokia 1101?

    On Thu, 11 May 2006 21:52:13 +0100, Colin Wilson <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    >I can only go by my Nokia 1100 - I use it as a backup / emergency only
    >phone (sat at home most of the time unused) and it seems to keep its
    >charge for a good two weeks.



    PS... This surprises me, because of the fairly small size of the
    battery... but, I guess technology has moved on since the days of my
    last mobile phone with it's giniferous battery, yet poor standby time.

    Al D



  7. #7
    Colin Wilson
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    Re: Best battery for Nokia 1101?

    > Cool! Perhaps I don't need a backup batter after all... That's a
    > pretty good standby time, isn't it?


    I can`t be definitive on the time between charges, but its definitely
    well over a week between charges. I think I last charged it over the
    weekend (Fri / Sat) and its on 3/4 battery still.



  8. #8
    Mark Hewitt
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    Re: Best battery for Nokia 1101?


    "Al D" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > On Thu, 11 May 2006 21:52:13 +0100, Colin Wilson <[email protected]>
    > wrote:
    >
    >>I can only go by my Nokia 1100 - I use it as a backup / emergency only
    >>phone (sat at home most of the time unused) and it seems to keep its
    >>charge for a good two weeks.

    >
    >
    > PS... This surprises me, because of the fairly small size of the
    > battery... but, I guess technology has moved on since the days of my
    > last mobile phone with it's giniferous battery, yet poor standby time.


    I also have a Nokia 1100 as a backup phone and agree with the two weeks
    standby time.
    I wouldn't say the battery is very small, it's actually bigger than the one
    in my 3230.






  9. #9
    Geo
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    Re: Best battery for Nokia 1101?

    On Thu, 11 May 2006 22:12:57 +0100, Al D <[email protected]> wrote:


    >The reason why I need backup batteries
    >etc., is because I go on long back-packing treks into the wilds. I
    >don't plan to make any calls, except in emergency, so long standby
    >time is what I really need.


    Hmm - your wilds include the mandatory mast every km or so?
    And you are expecting to receive calls all the time - hence the standby
    requirement?

    Geo



  10. #10
    Colin Wilson
    Guest

    Re: Best battery for Nokia 1101?

    > >The reason why I need backup batteries
    > >etc., is because I go on long back-packing treks into the wilds. I
    > >don't plan to make any calls, except in emergency, so long standby
    > >time is what I really need.

    > Hmm - your wilds include the mandatory mast every km or so?
    > And you are expecting to receive calls all the time - hence the standby
    > requirement?


    The other thing that passed us all by is :

    ....if the OP only wants to make calls in an emergency, you can switch
    ANY phone off until you need it !



  11. #11
    Ian Stirling
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    Re: Best battery for Nokia 1101?

    Al D <[email protected]> wrote:
    > On 11 May 2006 20:38:26 GMT, Ian Stirling <[email protected]>
    > wrote:
    >
    >>Or if you're looking for very long standby, a solar charger.

    >
    > That's an interesting idea. The reason why I need backup batteries
    > etc., is because I go on long back-packing treks into the wilds. I
    > don't plan to make any calls, except in emergency, so long standby
    > time is what I really need. The solar charger is a new concept to me.
    > (Thanks for making me aware of them.) Are they better than the
    > hand-cranking chargers? I suspect they so.. at least, in the sunny
    > summer months...


    For me.
    I found that in my nokia 3330 that the battery will conveniently
    reverse - you remove the battery, flip it 180 degrees on the long axis,
    and it clips back in - but won't work of course.
    This means that the battery is completely disconnected from the phone,
    and will last at least a year.
    However, turning the phone off may work nearly as well.




  12. #12
    Colin Wilson
    Guest

    Re: Best battery for Nokia 1101?

    > > Cool! Perhaps I don't need a backup batter after all... That's a
    > > pretty good standby time, isn't it?

    > I can`t be definitive on the time between charges, but its definitely
    > well over a week between charges. I think I last charged it over the
    > weekend (Fri / Sat) and its on 3/4 battery still.


    Here`s a blast from the past...

    My 1100 is about ready to need charging again - and while I don`t think
    its been charged since my original post (?!?), if it has, its only been
    once (so that`s from about 05/05/06 to now, working on the dates given
    in my first post) - it hasn`t bleeped yet, but i`m expecting it to start
    soon !

    Even if it had been charged in the meantime, that`s still 34 days on 2
    charges...



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