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Article #254Re: Alcatel standby question
From: pikea1
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 00:00
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 00:00
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I knew I had the answer!!!!! Andy P. Best of the Web http://look.bestoftheweb.com On Thu, 20 Apr 2000 07:56:08 GMT, Asgar Ali <aasgar@hotmail.com> wrote: >Thanks everyone for your replies. > >That's interesting to know some (if not all) others are experiencing >the same. Though Adam managed to get a week out of his phone. >May be Alcatel silently changed the battery specs. Who knows. > >But I can say one thing, I've had an early Ericsson before this, >and then a Nortel 2000, and both have lasted approximately what the >manufacuters have claimed (within 5-10hrs I'd say). >I wouldn't say 80hrs is anywhere near 130hrs advertised. > >One2One said they'll swap it for another one in case it is faulty. >Interestingly, when I took the sim card out and then put the battery >back, the battery indicator changed from 1/3 full to 3/3 full! >I put the sim card back, and it still said 3/3 full! > > > >Asgar wrote, >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I recently bought an Alcatel Easy Db phone, but I find that >> the battery only lasts upto 80hrs standby instead of the >> quoted 130hrs (or near that) (Standard battery). >> Has anyone else had this problem, or has had their Alcatel >> last more than that. >> This is without making any calls or fiddling about with the >> phone (and consuming the battery through the backlight). >> >> I know that the duration may vary on signal strength, but >> didn't think that it varies that much (with no talk). >> >> Any responses appreciated. >> >> -- >> Asgar >> aasgar@htomail.com >> >> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >> Before you buy. >> > >-- >Asgar >aasgar@hotmail.com > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >Before you buy. Andy P. Best of the Web http://Look.Bestoftheweb.com
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10db0e,a254089c0011d7a9 X-Google-Attributes: gid10db0e,public X-Google-Thread: fd7bb,a254089c0011d7a9 X-Google-Attributes: gidfd7bb,public X-Google-Thread: 10344e,a254089c0011d7a9 X-Google-Attributes: gid10344e,public X-Google-Thread: fb718,a254089c0011d7a9 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb718,public From: pikea1@aol.com Subject: Re: Alcatel standby question Date: 2000/04/25 Message-ID: <3905339e.5907875@nntp.we.mediaone.net> X-Deja-AN: 615281203 References: <8dkc64$f5d$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <8dmd6i$ojb$1@nnrp1.deja.com> X-Complaints-To: abuse@mediaone.net X-Trace: typhoon.we.rr.com 956642080 24.130.41.126 (Mon, 24 Apr 2000 22:54:40 PDT) Organization: look.bestoftheweb.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 22:54:40 PDT Newsgroups: uk.telecom.mobile,alt.cellular.tech,alt.cellular.data,aus.comms.mobile