My Phones out of juice again :(

Philippines
May 31, 2011 12:35am CST
Hello Lotters, my phone isn't really that old, probably it was new back in 2008 but still cool to use. first, i use to whine about it's screw up USB data cable. but it seems that it's battery started to run out of juice a lot earlier than before. First my old Motorola V3 has some screw it circuits, now my MYphone's battery. usually it takes two days before it runs out. I wonder what am I doing wrong because i usually charged it for six hours and only when Universal charger stops blinking that's when i take it back to my phone. I don't think think any one can help me here with out making me spend because i literally don't have the money right now.
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11 responses
• Philippines
31 May 11
hello LK, What should I say here usually if my cellphone is broken I asked mom to buy me one actually before every 6 months I changed my cellphone but mom get tired of this attitude of mine so she just gave me her old mobile phone but still she is going to buy me one soon . Buy a cheaper one or the one they called as GSM? BAD BAD ME just kidding Kuya I hope you can have a new mobile without spending too much
• Philippines
1 Jun 11
yeah... total wreck... imagine dropping the phone in the middle of a call. hahaha i remembered that!
• Philippines
31 May 11
Hello Bhaby, WOW! are you kidding me? after six months you get some thing new? can i have one of your old oness because my phones are really dying of some sort. lolz i don't even have the money to purchase a cheap GSM crap i hope my brother will give me their samsung when theirs has really gone old
• Philippines
1 Jun 11
Seriously that was before I don't think you still want my old phone unless you are collecting a total wrecked mobile phone
• Philippines
31 May 11
i promised to ask my sis for the usb data cable, unfortunately, she doesn't know where she put it before they moved house and bought new mobile phones. 6 hours to charge the phone's battery is simply too long. in terms of battery life, between nokia, sony ericsson and others, i prefer samsung because it literally lasts longer than the others even on low-battery mode. i could go on for days before i recharge it and my phone is quite used often at that. and battery charging won't take several hours. maybe 2 at the most if it's completely drained. i'll ask my sis again, this time for the battery. in the meantime, quit saying you don't have money right now. the more you say it, the more you attract that vibe. just think that money is coming to you, even if it's not yet there.
• Philippines
31 May 11
Hello Myles, No, it's alright no need to asked her about it. besides, the battery is still working, i just don't know where the supply of this kind of mobile phone is located. well, i literally don't have the money now. but i hope one day i could buy a new phone that has both the data cable and battery that works inthe long term.
• Philippines
31 May 11
okay. megamall often has several shops that sell various brands and accessories, just for future reference. btw, i thought you were ol @ the S earlier so i dropped a message. but the horsey didn't reply so guess you weren't really ol for long.
• Philippines
31 May 11
My mom had to use it to call dad, my cents there is almost out
@sk66rc (4250)
• United States
1 Jun 11
Rechargeable batteries have set amount of numbers they can be charged. That number is based on what chemicals they are made up of. If your phone is 2008 model, I'm assuming it has lithium ion battery. Li-ion batteries have charging cycles of between 800 - 1,200. That's an average & it could be slight higher or lower depending on your charging habit. Let's say you charge your phone every night. That's once a day. There's 365 days in a year. That comes out to 1,098 times of charging cycle in 3 years if charged it every night. Eventually your battery will just die out even if you have done everything right. Also, you don't wanna drain Lithium Ion batteries all the way down. Unlike nickel based batteries, nickel cadmium or nickel metal hydride, draining your battery can actually damage it. It's actually better to charge a "partially drained" battery then to discharge it completely, or below 15 - 20%. But upside of lithium battery is that although it's technically possible to over charge it, typically it comes with built in circuit to protect it from being over charged. Having it plugged in for 6 hours at a time shouldn't damage your battery, at least by theory. Refer to http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries
• Philippines
2 Jun 11
Hello sk66rc, I guess once the battery is out, then i wouldn't be able to use the mobile phone any more because it has a lack of supply when it comes to this kind of battery or even to it's USB data cable. thank you by the way for the link i will read this information that you have shared to me some other time. have a nice day
@boogerman (1544)
• Philippines
2 Jun 11
cell phone battery - cell phone batteries have typical voltage of 3.6-3.7 volts
Hello there! Let me start by telling some story about my phones. Last 2007, I got my nokia 6260 (not functioning) from a friend, he wants me to fix it for him but I said there are parts to be replaced worth 350 Pesos (flex cable failure) then he just sold it to me for 700 Pesos, I repaired it and used for posting in here for almost three years. Around 2009, another friend sold me a 'disabled' nokia N71 (another clamshell phone with the same problem, flex cable failure) for 1300 Pesos, repaired it and I'm still using it until now. Last month, my nokia 6260 got malfunctioned (display failure, LCD replacement worth 900 Pesos but I haven't bought it), instead, I bought a second hand nokia N92 (currently using it for posting here right now) from my classmate (having a habit of buying second hand/malfunctioned nokia cell phones because they last longer and easier to repair). Myphone, though its trademark is based here in the Philippines (I guess), its parts are from China. When you are going to buy a new cell phone, I suggest nokia models that comes with lithium polymer battery because it doesn't expand unlike lithium ion and it lasts longer. Have a nice day!
@boogerman (1544)
• Philippines
2 Jun 11
cell phone battery - a picture of my hand dismantling a cell phone battery
Looking for a solution without spending? You can do it by converting and recycling. First, check the casing of the battery of your phone. Usually, the batteries for motorola and myphone are just covered with a sticker label with a plastic support frame inside. Then dismantle the battery, I mean, peel off the sticker, take the cell out of the frame, desolder the cell's terminals to detach it to the circuit board. Then, get an old cell phone battery from neighbors (even from other models, preferably nokia) dismantle it and take off the cell, make sure it is still working (check its voltage, it should have the typical voltage of 3.6 to 3.7 volts) and it fits the plastic frame of your phone's battery. Solder the terminals of your new cell (out of an old battery ), make sure not to reverse the positive and negative terminals of the cell and on the circuit board before soldering then insert back to the frame and return/replace the sticker. Test it to your phone, if it does not work, recharge it using a universal charger (maybe it's just drained out) for 5 to 10 minutes, put it back to your phone, it should work for now or else, the cell you used got a problem or it was not soldered well with the circuit board or the polarity has been reversed. I already tested it with my friend's china phone using a nokia battery and works better than before. Also done on other phones. Do not use the universal charger anymore, its output voltage can be higher than the one required by your battery. Prolonged use of it can shorten battery life. Use a charger provided for your phone. Charging time is around three hours for the first three cycles and two hours for the rest.
@boogerman (1544)
• Philippines
2 Jun 11
recycle - a symbol with three arrows that represent reuse, reduce, and recycle
You can ask for your friends or neighbors to give you their used cell phone batteries and try my recycling procedure above. It is applicable to any cell phone model.
• Philippines
2 Jun 11
Hello boogerman, thanks a lot for the information but unfortunately am not using any kind of nokia phone. i do have one but it's the screen that has the problem and can be replaced. the problem is in my myphone type because i know i wouldn't be able to buy another one since the supply of it is rarely scarce.
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
31 May 11
6 hours my dear brother? what the ....? battery should be charged for 2 hours only is your battery preggy now?
• Philippines
31 May 11
preggy?
• Philippines
31 May 11
oh i didn't know batteries can be overcharged. hehe i should remember to unplug it everytime it flashes a full-battery message.
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
31 May 11
oh yes dear myles- battery usually becomes pregnant when over charged (over-charged?..i wonder how much )
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
1 Jun 11
That's the main let down of china phones, you can't really rely on the batteries since it's always the first to conk out. I bought a cherry mobile last year and it just lasted for 6 months. It's battery bloated due to overcharging, 2K down the drain...tsk...tsk. So my mindset now is, don't be fooled by looks when it comes to china phones.
@boogerman (1544)
• Philippines
2 Jun 11
'pregnant' battery - side view of a battery that expanded due to overcharging
Fake batteries or those of low quality expands when overcharged. I suggest when purchasing batteries for cell phone, try to press it. When you feel that it is squeezed by a bit, I bet it won't expand.
• Philippines
2 Jun 11
Hello ybong, i have experienced preggy batteries when i was still using my Motorola V3x because the batter was available in the market. too bad though the new one last couple of months as it begins to over charged. i think it's best to buy something that has been tested, but with so many fake batteries out there, how would you know.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
31 May 11
Yeah. You may have to buy you a new battery for it. I'm not sure if that will fix it though because my husband tried that and the new battery didn't help either.
• Philippines
31 May 11
Hello steph, The battery is very very rare since it's not on the market anymore. i have been looking for it online and some cell phone shops but there's just no avail of any kind. probably i should have another kind of phone, i seriously think that this phone may not last long either. have a nice day
@Savvynlady (3684)
• United States
31 May 11
Story of my current life; but I make sure I keep it up with some juice when I can; seems like I have to boot it up like twice a day or so. no matter, it's a pain when there is NO battery in it; One great thing is that I can use the USB cord on it and charge it to the pc or car like my kindle so that is a great plus in this as well.
• Philippines
2 Jun 11
Hello savvy, wow, you sure have shared a lot of piece of technologies that you have mentioned here in your discussions. i think we can use something less than a hours just don't let it charge too much, keep an eye on it and don't let it over use.
@skysuccess (8858)
• Singapore
6 Jun 11
LetranKnight25, Battery 101, you may want to check if you are running apps in the background of your mobile phone like Bluetooth, Pushmail, music player on pause and any other internet based applications. These apps could really juice your batteries and before you know it, your phone will be screaming for another charging. If you can, I believe the smartest thing to do would be to customize and set them to manual instead of auto. Exit the music player completely and always off your phone's Bluetooth when you do not use them. Another app which is really juicing your battery is the GPS locator which is another pain in the neck. Apparently, many articles have placed this as the number one reason for batteries to run dry well before their maximum allowed. Hope the above will be of help to you.
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
31 May 11
I have been there Letran, before i bought my MYphone, i was using this old nokia phone and its battery literally has a life of just 5 mins! and i was so frustrated with it that i had to buy myself last December this myphone which is very cheap. Glad it lasts for 3 days without charging it. Just wait till u have the money Letran, we are on the same boat - BROKE!
• Philippines
31 May 11
Hello Jazel, Wow! i don't that's even more legitimate for a mobile phone use or you can just buy a new battery which is supposedly original. it's been years but i haven't fixed my Motorola V3x yet, it was a very good phone if only it hadn't gotten wet after all those years. well, i guess we just have to wait for our next months pay out. sure we will get it. have a nice day
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
31 May 11
Battery deteriorates through time and so does your phone. I guess you just have to buy a battery replacement for that or you can endure the short span of the battery life and charge it again several times in a day. Or try living without a cellphone until you can afford another one. I think it would be cool to live a life without a cellphone for a couple of weeks or even months.
• Philippines
31 May 11
Hello toni, Yes, i agree with you there.i do my best to recharge them at the appropriate time preventing it form being over charge. well, i have been living with out a mobile phone almost my entire life now. with text mates or some one to text to only with family unless there is an important event or task.