Battery Life I am having a horrible time keeping a battery charged and the phone is less than a month old. I get about 10 minutes then the phone dies. I am in the process of getting a new one from VM but wondered if anyone else was having battery issues? Battery Life I am having a horrible time keeping a battery charged and the phone is less than a month old. I get about 10 minutes then the phone dies. I am in the process of getting a new one... » Read More Battery Life I am having a horrible time keeping a battery charged and the phone is less than a month old. I get about 10 minutes then the phone dies. I am in the process of getting a new one from VM but wondered if anyone else was having battery issues? « Show Less
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Read my review, it's a fault of design and build. Basically, the phone is always running it's LCD. I'd trade it in if I were you, because I did and I am me.
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My husband and I both ordered the Oystr from VM, and we both had the same battery issues. Then, his phone wouldn't even power on, so we got it replaced. The replacement that they sent him works just fine. I have just tried the backlight duration off suggestion of another poster, and we'll see if that works any better with mine. Mine won't even hold a charge for 24 hours, after leaving it on the charger for an entire night. Update: March 5, 2005: Turns out, it didn't make a difference. I have the replacement now, and it's just fine. They even credited me one ringtone, so all was not totally lost! Evidently, I had gotten 2 of the "bad batch" phones initially, but the new ones are much better. My husband and I both ordered the Oystr from VM, and we both had the same battery issues. Then, his phone wouldn't even power on, so we got it replaced. The replacement that they sent him works just fine. I have just tried the backlight duration off suggestion of another poster, and we'll see if that works any better with mine. Mine won't even hold a charge for 24 hours, after leaving it on the charger for an entire night. Update: March 5, 2005: Turns out, it didn't make a difference. I have the replacement now, and it's just fine. They even credited me one ringtone, so all was... » Read More My husband and I both ordered the Oystr from VM, and we both had the same battery issues. Then, his phone wouldn't even power on, so we got it replaced. The replacement that they sent him works just fine. I have just tried the backlight duration off suggestion of another poster, and we'll see if that works any better with mine. Mine won't even hold a charge for 24 hours, after leaving it on the charger for an entire night. Update: March 5, 2005: Turns out, it didn't make a difference. I have the replacement now, and it's just fine. They even credited me one ringtone, so all was not totally lost! Evidently, I had gotten 2 of the "bad batch" phones initially, but the new ones are much better. « Show Less
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My phone got pretty poor battery life (maybe 1 day or so) until I turned off the keypad light (menu --> settings --> backlight --> duration to off). Now it gets a few days, not great, but not horrible. Your phone or charger is (or was) certainly defective--10 minutes is ridiculous.Alan
1778793
the battery phone is terrible it only lasts 5 minutes. i treied to get a battery form them and they will not answer my e-mails
1518440
I have three HD2 handsets, and two of them have horrible battery life - can't talk for more than half-hour with them. I've replaced the rechargeable batteries with new ones, but still same issue. The Ooma tech support has not taken responsibility... very disappointed with Ooma.
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It could be a bad battery. If it is a bad battery, you can call customer support, and they will send you a new one. They were very pleasant when I spoke with them about a battery issue not holding a charge. At the time, the customer service person told me that new batteries should be charged for at least 24 hours in order to keep a full charge. He also told me if the battery didn't work, that they would send me a new one.
1304547
Forget buying this phone. The battery life will not last beyond FOUR HOURS. Prior, to this phone, I used several A777 as well as my partner. Battery live, with usage, lasted several days. I have returned the A777 to Amazon's provider at least two times. In all cases, the battery life did not last beyond four hours. In short, find another phone.
56136
if its only a month old and the low battery light came then there's s problem. my batteries last about 18 months to 2 years. Are the batteries any good? sounds like the first set were bad and so were the second. The display will go blank after a while to save battery life. pressing a button will bring it back on.
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Just started to have a problem with charging at four in the morning of course. Tried taking out and putting the battery in, nothing. Got it to work as long as it's plugged in but disconnect it and it died. Just tried the suggestion from Mommy Jane and that little red light kicked on. So grateful. I know we need to get a new battery. Just doesn't hold a charge like it use too. We have had ours for over a year and a half and we like it very much. A few gliches but no real problems.
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After I installed the new battery, it already had a charge (I don't remember how much) but it was sufficient to work for a day or so. Then I just put the phone on a charger and it worked fine. I noted that I actually got LONGER battery life from the replacement than I ever had with the original - but that's because it has more mAmp hour storage. So if your battery does not charge up after install, I suspect there may be another issue with the way it was put in.
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It's usually a battery problem, not a phone one! When I first got my S3 battery lasted about 20 hours after a full charge, now it lasts about 5, I use 3 different batteries a day using an external charger on one battery while using another on the phone and so on. My advice: get a new battery
140386
I'm a bit surprised by my Zune. I'll leave it in untouched, unused, and within 4 days the battery is dead. What a pain! A big disappointment. I mean heck, my cell phone lasts a lot longer than that. Is this normaL? I can see the battery dying if I was using it, but it's just sitting there!!!
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The likely suspect is that the battery will no longer hold a full charge and depletes early. It's a cheap fix and if it doesn't help then there's something in the phone drawing the battery down.
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Hello. My new battery I purchased this year only took a couple of months to start its decline in battery life. Under normal load, unplugged.. I might get 30-45 min of use before it is at 7% power left. I'm past the timeframe for return so I am basically stuck with this bad battery. I will not be purchasing another battery from Anker.
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Hi, I just bought a battery and had no issues with any problems you mentioned. Sometimes, it may be hard to get the batter out, but a tap on a firm, but soft surface (like your padded seat) will get it out. I get about 2.5 hours out of the battery but, hey, it was $18.
334732
Depends on the kind of user you are. I use my phone a lot less now so it last me all day easy. so i dont think i can give you an exact duration on the battery. its noticably better than my old one but its doesnt blow it away. The only thing i can give you to may be gauge yer purchase, My old batter after about 4 hours of use on pandora it would burn up to 45% of my battery life. On the new battery it eats up about 10-15 % of its life. I dont know if my old battery was just crap or wut. I dont play games or surf tha net all that much anymore so i cant really help you there.
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I just got the 16GB for Christmas. After reading all the battery posts, the first thing I did was charge it fully, then play it until the battery died. I got 20+ hours. I think a lot has to do with how often the screen is "lit". If you're constantly shuffling through, picking songs, adjusting volume etc. i think one would get less life than just playing it like I did (the screen was black most of the time since I wasn't adjusting anything). And of course, i would expect video or games to kill the battery even quicker. That would be a good test, play a video straight through and see the life. I don't have any videos loaded, so I can't really test that.
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It has less than an hour of battery life charged fully, its bad for your system. Use it as a temporary till you can fight to buy a legit one
282468
There's still an issue. the battery is supposed to last about a week. it discharges in one day. I received a replacement for it but the replacement will not synch with my phone :-(
1454952
I start using my phone at 6am and it's usually going dead by 3pm. I do check my emails a lot on it but still it should last through the day and doesn't.