Charging Phones!

[Toocool]

few questions about charging a nokia handset!

1) My Nokia 7610 takes 1 1/2 hours to charge completely! is it the same with the other 7610 handsets?

2) what i usually do is keep the phone for charging in the night when i sleep and switch the charger off in the morning! so effectively the charger is on for about 8 hours continously! Some say its harmful for the battery some say its good! When i bought the handset from a Nokia Dealer he told me charging a phone for 3 to 4 hours continously is good for the batt! is it true?

3) Does the battery remain in good condition, if i keep the phone for charging only after the battery is completely drained out? I usually charge my phone everyday! 7610 batt doesnt come for more than a day for me! but sometimes it isnt completely out! there is quite some battery powerful left in my phone, is it harmful for the battery, if i charge it at this stage?

Thanks in advance for your answers!

[manav]

Well it would be good to charge it after its drained out and it is a good thing to charge it with the phone off and the worst scenerio (similar to mine) is charge it while using it. In the newer handsets it doesnt make much difference and anyways who keeps the phone for that long!

[nk_au]

I'll have to keep my 7610 (not that I'm regretting it :D) for 28 months ... because I'm on a contract with the Service Provider :p

[manav]

Originally posted by nk_au
I'll have to keep my 7610 (not that I'm regretting it :D) for 28 months ... because I'm on a contract with the Service Provider :p

Tough Luck!

[nk_au]

Originally posted by manav
Tough Luck!

I did say "I'm not regretting it". So it's not tough luck ...

[manav]

You will when you see the new-phones released. But its inevitable isnt it?

[nk_au]

Originally posted by manav
You will when you see the new-phones released. But its inevitable isnt it?
You mean those Nokia 6260 and 6630? I hate those designs ...

[Daedalus]

Originally posted by nk_au
I'll have to keep my 7610 (not that I'm regretting it :D) for 28 months ... because I'm on a contract with the Service Provider :p

man that sucks, I'd hate to be on a contract that long.
Here, its 12-month contracts, and even then if you don't want to carry it on after like 6 months you can sneakily drop it down the lowest tariff (like £15/month) and then a week later say to them that you want to pay off your contract, and they let you give them a lump sum for the rest of your line rental between now up until the 12 month period and then they cut you off, so the phone's yours and you've paid off very little to them to finish early in comparison.

[manav]

Originally posted by nk_au
You mean those Nokia 6260 and 6630? I hate those designs ...

Lol really? Anyways they are ok by my standards, but only if the prices are right!

[mundets]

Can't you just buy a new phone and stick your SIM card in?

[Toocool]

I never got a answer to my question :(

[mundets]

When I get my 7610 I'll be sure to tell you. :)

[manav]

Read my first post. :D

[Toocool]

ok i read it! Thanks

[jc_seremify]

Very few people (especially not you nk_au) will be satisfied with their phones for more than 12 months.. considering you seem to change phones almost biannually.

My 7610 charges in about an hour and a bit as well, I think I remember reading that the norm is 90minutes for this phone. I never really test it, but I'm using the latest Nokia express chargers. Apparently charging when only half depleted doesn't really affect the new batteries used by Nokia. I still remember in the old analogue days when the Nokia charger had a discharge button.

[Toocool]

most members of mobileburn are crazy about phones! even if some people cant afford to buy the latest model when it is released (like me) they still dream about it! if i was very rich etc i would buy every high end nokia model as soon as it released plus all the SE P***!

can someone tell me what is the price for SE P900? manav do you know the price??

[nk_au]

Originally posted by jc_seremify
Very few people (especially not you nk_au) will be satisfied with their phones for more than 12 months.. considering you seem to change phones almost biannually.

Wanna bet? (Australian dollars that my 7610 will last more than 12 months)

[Toocool]

i will never sell my 7610 off! i will keep it! but i will surely keep buying new phone!!

[mundets]

If I have the money, I'll change phones twice a year (it's convenient since my birthday is in June...and 6 months after that Christmas!).
But I think my upcoming 7610 will last me for a while.

[Blueberry Pie]

Yeah, even if I would want to change phone, I'd keep my 7610 with me! It's way too precious!! Anyway I'll be waiting for a 3 megapix camera from Nokia with Symbian and everything else in a 7610 but with stereo sound and FM radio. Then I'll consider changing if its design is cool and funky.

Back to the main point. Toocool, I also charge my phone during the night for 6-8 hours. But I'd only do it when my phone's battery is low or is depleted. :)

[Toocool]

cool! i charge my phone for 8 hours everyday!!

[mundets]

I charge mine overnight.

[manav]

Mine is on charging whole day! :eek:

[mundets]

:O:O
Why??

[manav]

Because, because of it the battery life degrades!

[mundets]

So you want your battery life to be degraded??

[manav]

Its inevitable, I have to use it as my promary internet connection.

[mundets]

Ohhhhh I see

[Daedalus]

wow, that must cost you a fortune :eek:

[Pajamation]

from all i've read Li-ion batteries will last longer if charged regularly and not allowed to fully discharge. same as all new phones, the Apple iPod, and notebooks. The old school of thought stating to allow your batteries to fully discharge before recharging comes from the days of Ni-Cad or Nickel Cadmium batteries. These had an unfortunate characteristic of "memory" where as they would "remember" the charge cycle or time in between charges, thus shortening its total ability to maintain a charge for any extended period of time. Enter the new age of tech and Li-Ion came on the scene as lighter and a bit immune to the whole memory effect (Li-Ion's do suffer from memory power leakage when not in use). Granted, all batteries have a life cycle and once that life cycle (or number of total charges) has been reached the battery will start to lose it's ability to maintain a full charge like when it was new. Most life cycles I've seen have been between 400 and 500 (more than a year if charged everyday). With that being the case, charge your phone every night without worries; I've charged all my phones every night and have never had to replace any of the batteries... yet. :) After full day (18 hrs or so) of normal use (not quite heavy) my phone reaches full charge in roughly 45 mins. or so. Hope this helps.

[cdover]

I've heard that if you drain the battery, then wrap it up in newspaper, then put it inside a plastic container, then leave it in the freezer for upto 4 days (i think...it's either that or a week), and your batt has now 25% more energy, or about the same when you first got it. Sounds weird, but it's supposed to work - the newspaper absorbs all the dampness inside, and the plastic container keeps it dry.

[francisofarabia]

Originally posted by cdover
I've heard that if you drain the battery, then wrap it up in newspaper, then put it inside a plastic container, then leave it in the freezer for upto 4 days (i think...it's either that or a week), and your batt has now 25% more energy, or about the same when you first got it. Sounds weird, but it's supposed to work - the newspaper absorbs all the dampness inside, and the plastic container keeps it dry.

woahh! where did u hear that??? how does freesing it adds 25% more energy???

[cdover]

Originally posted by francisofarabia
woahh! where did u hear that??? how does freesing it adds 25% more energy???

Yea, tis weird. I read it on either howardforums or esato forums. Most likely the latter.

[manav]

Originally posted by Daedalus
wow, that must cost you a fortune :eek:

10$ per month.

[nk_au]

I have a spare BL-5C battery next to me which I don't use ...

That's if my current battery only lasts an hour or something :D


The 7610 can last me for awhile ... but I might buy X-Press On Covers just to give it a new "feel".
I have the Onyx (White/Gold) at the moment. Looking for a Genuine Ruby (Black/Red) along with a Genuine keypad :p

[manav]

I think the Red-Black one looks much better.

[cdover]

Originally posted by manav
I think the Red-Black one looks much better.

Yup, me too.

[manav]

So P900 ---> 7610 Soon?

[cdover]

Originally posted by manav
So P900 ---> 7610 Soon?

No no, definately not for me. I just like the look of the phone :). I will most likely get either the 6260 or the 6630.

[Wyatt]

Its a really long time before nokia comes out a 3megapixel phone .

[shaheen]

Originally posted by nk_au
Wanna bet? (Australian dollars that my 7610 will last more than 12 months)

i wont bet with u cause ive seen ppl keep phones since they start using em.. so like forever.. but i arleady wana sell my gx32 and i got a seller hopefully.. the day after it arrived i already craved another beauty...lol..7610 lks gd:D.. i played with one and its A class..AAA class actually... maybe ill get a job at a phone shop and work and keep both phones.

[cdover]

Originally posted by shaheen
i wont bet with u cause ive seen ppl keep phones since they start using em.. so like forever.. but i arleady wana sell my gx32 and i got a seller hopefully.. the day after it arrived i already craved another beauty...lol..7610 lks gd:D.. i played with one and its A class..AAA class actually... maybe ill get a job at a phone shop and work and keep both phones.

Wow. I understand, seeing as you've had the phone for AGES :D. Well good idea, get the 7610.

[mundets]

Originally posted by manav
I think the Red-Black one looks much better.
I will have to disagree.
The White-Gold looks a lot better.
(But I'll have to be contented with a Black-Red one since Globe doesn't have the White-Gold. *sigh*)

[Blueberry Pie]

I vote for the Black-red cover!

Hey shaheen, finally you realised that Nokia phones(esp. 7610) deserve some trying out. I hope you get the 7610!:)

[manav]

Shaheen can never keep one phone for more then 2 weeks.

[mundets]

He must have some mighty deep pockets...

[Morrigan]

Originally posted by jc_seremify
Very few people (especially not you nk_au) will be satisfied with their phones for more than 12 months.. considering you seem to change phones almost biannually.

My 7610 charges in about an hour and a bit as well, I think I remember reading that the norm is 90minutes for this phone. I never really test it, but I'm using the latest Nokia express chargers. Apparently charging when only half depleted doesn't really affect the new batteries used by Nokia. I still remember in the old analogue days when the Nokia charger had a discharge button.

Is that similar to the ones most men have??? :D

[manav]

For a 13 year old?

[mundets]

For a 15-year-old

[manav]

Whatever!

[Toocool]

yeah it would be long before nokia comes with a 3mp cam but we can maybe expect a 2mp cam shortly :(

[manav]

Originally posted by Toocool
yeah it would be long before nokia comes with a 3mp cam but we can maybe expect a 2mp cam shortly :(

I personally would be happy to be see better quality of images, rather then more pixels!

[Toocool]

right! do you think we will have a nokia phone with a 2mp cam by Mrach 2005.. my dad is gonna gift a phone to me on 18th march (my birthday) what do you think??

[cdover]

Originally posted by Toocool
right! do you think we will have a nokia phone with a 2mp cam by Mrach 2005.. my dad is gonna gift a phone to me on 18th march (my birthday) what do you think??

I highly doubt it...

[Toocool]

i guess they will!! atleast hope so!!

[manav]

Keep hopin'!

[Blueberry Pie]

Or maybe you could ask your dad to postpone the birthday gift until Nokia releases a 2mp camera phone. That's what I sometimes tell my mom. :D

[mundets]

My parents NEVER buy me phones!
They just give me cash :(

[cdover]

Originally posted by Blueberry Pie
Or maybe you could ask your dad to postpone the birthday gift until Nokia releases a 2mp camera phone. That's what I sometimes tell my mom. :D

Haha! And what happens if it's never released?

[mundets]

Then he would be out of a birthday gift!

[shaheen]

Originally posted by mundets
He must have some mighty deep pockets...

ok just wana clear some things up

im 15

my parents dont buy my phones.. i pay for them with my own money. watever way i can

anywayz today my friend almost punched me when he saw i changed my phone...again.. everyone in rmit keep asking me wat phone is new wat phone is coming wats the best plan..duno how the hell word got around so fast..

i like the white gold one alot but ive seen it in a girls hands and it fits them too well.. it doesnt lk like a guys phone.. the black one would atleast shave off a bit of that curviness.. did u know optus got about 200 7610s aus wide!..so the optus shop saw the 7610 at, only had 3 phones. aboooout 950AUS which is 1164sing dollars for cdover.

[cdover]

Originally posted by shaheen
aboooout 950AUS which is 1164sing dollars for cdover.

Er, thanks for converting it for me. Wah! That's so expensive. Why have Optus not bought any more 7610s?

[shaheen]

cause they got it in limited quantities first to tease the market. they didnt wana do wat they did witht the 6230.like they made alot of money but not wat they wanted. they just threw it into the market and people just took it as another phone. but this is mean to be a feat of greatness..its aussies FIRST 1MP CAMERA! :O:O:O:O:O!.. so yea its meant to be like the holy grael and a collectors item or something... on the day i saw it was the day they got it. so the guy was so blur about the specs i was telling him stuff.. when he said it was a 1.3mp camera i said it was 1 and he flipped through the manual, couldnt find wat he was lking for and he said that i was probably right. they had the new Ngage QD there as well which was tight.