I've taken to writing the "new" date on all my batteries -- Treo, laptop, etc. -- and they get to sleep on the most every night. That's one way to know how long they last.
Don Ferguson wrote: > Well, I noticed that the Verizon 700p had a larger appetite for power > than my old GSM 650. That's why I got the Seidio battery. With that > battery it seemed to me to be just about even with the old 650 in terms > of life. I charge the thing fully every night. > > > > Cheers, > > Don > > p.s. What does "Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Aaye" mean?? > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > srivaths srinivasan > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 6:45 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Treo] Treo 700p battery going from 61% to 44% from one > half hour call? > > > > I can vouch for Don's predicament. Even in areas with good coverage & > Seidio's 3600mah extended battery, I can barely last a day of normal > usage. > Any use of the speakerphone is catastrophic. Having come from the 650 > the > 700p is a battery hog, and it appears that Verizon & Treo are well aware > of > it. At the store another customer was complaining about the same issue. > > On 4/11/07, Vishal Sheth <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:netmaster1975%40yahoo.com> > wrote: > >> For how long are you using this battery? Has the battery life reduced? >> >> Vishal >> >> _____ >> >> From: [email protected] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> >> > <treo%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: > >> [email protected] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> >> > <treo%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of Don > >> Ferguson >> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 5:08 AM >> To: [email protected] <mailto:treo%40yahoogroups.com> >> > <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] >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> > > -- /The erasure of a human subspecies is largely painless -- to us -- if we know little enough about it. A dead Chinaman is of little import to us whose awareness of things Chinese is bounded by an occasional dish of chow mein. We grieve only for what we know./ A Sand County Almanac, /Aldo Leopold, July 1949/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
