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| Thread ID: 70815 | 2006-07-17 06:30:00 | Mobile phone battery life | gradebdan (2186) | PC World Chat |
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| 471497 | 2006-07-17 06:30:00 | I need to buy a new mobile phone as I've just lost mine. Looking on Trademe I have found what I want but the seller says he was given another phone so put the one I'm interested in in a draw 10 months ago "so it needs charging". The phone bat. type is lithium ion. My ? . Can this type of battery suvive 10 mths flat or has it been killed off. Would be greatful for any advice. |
gradebdan (2186) | ||
| 471498 | 2006-07-17 06:36:00 | If it was charged to 40% and stored, it might be OK, though the self-discharge has probably killed it . I'd assume that it's dead . "needs charging" is suspicious . It's so easy to do: why hasn't the vendor done that? |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 471499 | 2006-07-17 09:15:00 | hey i had a lithium ion batt, it was only 3 months old and i kept in storage 4 1 month and it KILLED IT a bit of advice DO NOT BUY THAT 10 MONTH OLD BATT | stevenmc (10754) | ||
| 471500 | 2006-07-17 09:29:00 | Just to balance the argument, I found the "spare battery" for my wifes phone in the drawer, where I had placed it (charged) and forgotten about it for ~ 1 year. It charged up (still had some charge left remarkably) and it is now working fine with a seemingly full life. It is ~ 5+ years old as well, a genuine Nokia LiOn battery originally a spare for a 7110 phone (that must be the worst phone ever made by Nokia) now used on a 6210. I was surprised, the battery should have been truly dead. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 471501 | 2006-07-17 09:47:00 | Why buy a used phone of unknown quality just to save a few dollars when there are good specials going at the moment on new phones. | Safari (3993) | ||
| 471502 | 2006-07-17 09:53:00 | I bought a spare and used it once then store it for 14 mnths and charged it up no worries after. | rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 471503 | 2006-07-17 12:26:00 | camera phones now only $200 & you can opt for your original number (at least vodaphone). i'd lost mine & went straight to a mobile phone shop - no mucking around as it was for my work | quarry (252) | ||
| 471504 | 2006-07-18 03:34:00 | Why I want this particular phone (motorola v171) is that my wife has the same model.We don't have to muck about with different chargers and car chargers, we both know how to use it, just used for phone calls. I already have a good digital camera.The main reason to buy second hand is that this phone doesn't seem to be available in the stores, | gradebdan (2186) | ||
| 471505 | 2006-07-18 03:54:00 | Well, it's worth a certain amount to you. Bid that much, less the price of a new battery. If the battery is OK, you've got a bonus. But as I said, the fact that the vendor hasn't charged the battery is a ground to suspect that the battery can't be charged. They are covering themselves: they don't say the battery is good; they don't say it's not good. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 471506 | 2006-07-18 04:19:00 | Why I want this particular phone (motorola v171) is that my wife has the same model.We don't have to muck about with different chargers and car chargers, we both know how to use it, just used for phone calls. I already have a good digital camera.The main reason to buy second hand is that this phone doesn't seem to be available in the stores, Have you had a good look around, various places are advertising them. Check with DSE www.dse.co.nz |
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