It's only 9 months old, so I wouldn't expect it to start to fade. It may be just a threshold thing, and it just degraded to the point where I finally noticed it, but it *appears* to me that there has been a recent, dramatic reduction in battery life. Initially I thought it was the short antenna I bought and briefly tried, but now I'm not so sure.
I wish the Treo had what my ThinkPad has: It tells me the initial use date of the battery, the number of discharge/recharge cycles it's been through, what the design capacity is, what the current maximum capacity is and what the current charge is (all in mAh). It's very clear when a battery starts to degrade - no guessing about it!! In the absence of that I suppose the only way to be sure is to buy another Seidio battery and see if it behaves differently. Cheers, Don ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vishal Sheth Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 2:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Treo] Treo 700p battery going from 61% to 44% from one half hour call? For how long are you using this battery? Has the battery life reduced? Vishal _____ From: [email protected] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Don Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 5:08 AM To: [email protected] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> Subject: [Treo] Treo 700p battery going from 61% to 44% from one half hour call? Hi all, In my ongoing Saga of the Battery, I thought I'd if anyone has a perspective on what just happened. I'm in the poor coverage area I've referenced in the past. I noticed that my battery was at 61% a little bit ago. I made a phone call that lasted 36 minutes, and when I was done my battery was at 44%. That strikes me as a big drop for that length call. My conclusion is that either: 1) my Seidio 2400mAh battery is giving up the ghost early, or 2) There is something wrong with my 700p itself that is causing this. It can't be background software, I think, since data is suspended during a call, and what could another background program do to chew through power compared to having the light on and being on a call?? HELP? Cheers, Don [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
