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- 05-11-2006, 02:27 PM #1Al DGuest
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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- 05-11-2006, 02:38 PM #2Ian StirlingGuest
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.
- 05-11-2006, 02:52 PM #3Colin WilsonGuest
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.
- 05-11-2006, 03:08 PM #4Al DGuest
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
- 05-11-2006, 03:12 PM #5Al DGuest
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
- 05-11-2006, 03:14 PM #6Al DGuest
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
- 05-11-2006, 03:32 PM #7Colin WilsonGuest
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.
- 05-12-2006, 12:23 AM #8Mark HewittGuest
Re: Best battery for Nokia 1101?
"Al D" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> 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.
- 05-12-2006, 12:53 PM #9GeoGuest
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
- 05-12-2006, 01:32 PM #10Colin WilsonGuest
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 !
- 05-12-2006, 02:47 PM #11Ian StirlingGuest
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.
- 06-08-2006, 04:08 PM #12Colin WilsonGuest
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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