Hi, Bruce. You are probably right about the drain on other PDA's My wife
has a Palm and I think she needs to connect it at least once a week. Once
she didn't connect it for two weeks or so and lost everything. They do back
up pretty well with active sync so once you get the thing reinitialized and
do another sync, everything is back.
At 1/5/2004, you wrote:
Also, being connected to activesync does not allow the BN to go into the
sleep mode, thereby always creating a drain on the battery.
This still isn't severe in comparison to other PDA type devices available to
sighted folks.
Bruce
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From: "Jared" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 9:24 PM
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] time used on the bn
> I get the same stuff you do, it has to drain when it is left on, and if
you
> leave compaq flash cards in it or network cards that drains it more.
Compaq
> flash cards don't scem to drain it much, the network card sceems to drain
it
> more, hope this helps.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robert
> Carter
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 8:47 PM
> To: Braillenote List
> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] time used on the bn
>
>
> Hi Paul,
>
> The kind of battery life that you are getting is very typical. It is just
> the nature of the BrailleNote. You won't do any better with a new battery
> in my experience.
>
> Robert Carter
>
> At 05:28 PM 1/5/2004, you wrote:
> >Hi, Bob. I guess I'd really like to hear what people do in this regard.
> >I charged my bn qt up overnight and unplugged it yesterday morning. I
> >would guess I used it maybe two and a half to three hours at times during
> >the day. This might be a slight over exaggeration.
> >However, when I finally put it away for the night, I was at 75 percent. I
> >turned it on this morning and was at 72 percent. I turned it off and then
> >back on a few minutes later to add something to my address book. Now, I
> >was at 71%. I turned it on just as I was writing to you and after a few
> >hours, I am still at 71 percent.
> >I just can't imagine that I use this thing 16 to 20 hours during the
week,
> >but by Saturday, I will be looking at probably seven percent.
> >I just wonder if I need to complain about a bad battery or not. One would
> >think that if we really get 20 hours and if I use the unit for one to two
> >hours a day, more likely one, that I should last for two weeks or more.
> >Any comments from anyone reading this message would be appreciated.
> >And why doesn't that l key work in the support page?
> >At 1/5/2004, you wrote:
> >
> >>Paul,
> >>i must charge my battery about 3 times a week. You are doing pretty
good.
> >>www.helpinghands4theblind.com
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