when do you charge your cellphone?

Philippines
September 30, 2008 5:45am CST
i am just wondering when do you usually charge your cellphone? do you wait for it to turn off naturally before charging or do you charge it when you get 2 bars left? they say that it is hazardous to use the mobile phone for calls if it is less than two bars. my sony ericsson should be charge when it gets 20% batter left i can't waith for it to dead batt for it will harm the memory while i wait for my nokia phone to die naturally before charging. how about you?
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• Philippines
30 Sep 08
Hi. I don't have a spare battery so I've made it a habit to charge my phone every morning before I leave the house. I've experienced having my cellphone die out on me before and it's quite annoying, especially when I'm waiting for important messages or calls. So, every morning, regardless of how much battery life my phone still has, I just plug it in even for 30 minutes.
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• Philippines
30 Sep 08
hi there, i heart that doing that would be harmful to your cellphone. i think it would be better to have it empty once a week so that it would damage the phone. thanks for the post and have a great day!!!
@Ganesh44 (5547)
• India
21 Jan 09
I only charge my cellphone once the last battery line appears I don't know how much percent does it indicates lolin
• Philippines
22 Jan 09
thanks for sharing. that's okay my friend i know some mobile doesn't show the percent age of the battery left and you are only seeing a bar. happy mylotting!!!
@applefreak (3130)
• Singapore
1 Oct 08
my mobile phone displays a warning when there's only 20% battery left. i usually don't charge it still at this point. it's only when the 10% battery left warning is left then i'll charge the phone. i have a usb cable that i use to charge the phone. some times the phone gets charged when i'm syncing the phone with my computer too. that aside, i've got a phone battery charger for my phone. if my battery gets low and i don't have access to the charger, i'll use the phone battery to charge my phone. cheers ;p
• Philippines
3 Oct 08
hi there, thanks for sharing. happy mylotting!!!
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
30 Dec 08
Well I charge my cellular phone battery when I have one bar left on the indicator. Just like you I do not wait for my phone to turn of and run out of power. It is always turned on all the time considering that I am always expecting calls or text for business or personal interest.
• Philippines
30 Dec 08
Hello there, thanks for sharing the way and when do you charge your cellphone. Happy mylotting!!
@my125125 (818)
• Malaysia
14 Jan 09
Hi KenchiPrincess, I charge my cellphone when it turn off naturally, I'm not hurry to use it, so I always choose when it die first.
• Philippines
14 Jan 09
Hello there I can sense that you don't rely to much with your mobile phone. That is good to hear and happy mylotting. thanks so much to the post!!!
@pxhnchsh (142)
• China
3 Jan 09
Well, I usually charge my cellphone when there is noly one bar or none left. I almost charge my cellphone at night.
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• Philippines
12 Jan 09
thanks for sharing when you do charge your cellphone. do you charge it every night? i can see that you use your phone all throughout the day.
@marababe (2503)
• Philippines
1 Oct 08
I charge my phone when the battery icon is red already. I don't go on using it to drain the battery, I just do that when my phone and battery is new but after that, I use it until it's Low Bat already before charging it.
• Philippines
1 Oct 08
hi there, thanks for the post and have a great day!!!
• Philippines
30 Sep 08
i charge my phone when one bar is left..i don't drain the battery before charging thought it can damage the battery...i usually use my phone for chatting and texting so none the less i consumed the battery much everytime...
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• Philippines
30 Sep 08
hi there, i agree that would damage your mobile phone. thanks for the post and have a great day!!!
• China
1 Oct 08
I have used my Samsung for more than two years ,during which they told me nothing on the correct method to charge.In my life ,I often charge my cellphone when the phone remind me there is 1 bar or less.Nothing wrong has happened to my phone yet.
• Philippines
2 Oct 08
hi there, that would be the safest way when to charge you cellphone when the battery is totally empty that charging the phone while it is being used and the battery is still up. thanks for the post and have a great day!!!
@sweety10 (188)
30 Sep 08
well i usually charge my cell phone when only 10% battery are left...i usually dont get time to charge my cell phone..but when its neccesary then i charge my cell phone..
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• Philippines
30 Sep 08
hi there, i think that would be the best time to charge the phone. thanks for the post and have a great day!!!!
• United States
30 Sep 08
I usually forget to charge my phone until it starts beeping at me to let me know the battery is low. I can be pretty absent minded sometimes! I used to charge my phone every other night because the battery would be getting low and I had the charger plugged in beside my bed. Now, I moved the charger to my office and just forget to do it!
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• Philippines
30 Sep 08
hello there, thanks for the post and have a great day!!!
@anneshirley (1516)
• Philippines
30 Sep 08
Charging really depends on the brand of cellphone that you have. When I was using a samsung phone, the sales clerk told me not to let my phone be battery empty for it will affect the on/off function of the phone. Now that I am using a nokia, whenever it flashes the low battery sign, I am quickly charging it and once a week, I will drain it first before charging it again.
• Philippines
30 Sep 08
hi there, yeah it really depends on the cellphone that you are using for usually they have there own specifications. thanks for the post and have a great day!!!
• Philippines
1 Oct 08
When my battery is empty. I let my phone be empty first and no longer to open it and then that's the time I charge my battery. I think thats a good Idea to charge the phone so, you can save you battery to destroy.
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• Philippines
2 Oct 08
hi there, it is the best time to charge the phone for it helps in preserving the life span of the battery. thanks for the post and happy mylotting!!!
@mymelodake (1338)
• Philippines
30 Sep 08
I usually wait until my phone starts to give the low battery warning. I don't wait until it runs out and turns my phone off. However, when my phone starts to give the warning at night, I would jut put it on silent mode and let the battery run out. I'm very wary about leaving my battery charging overnight, so I just wait until the morning to charge it.
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• Philippines
30 Sep 08
hi there, i totally agree that we can't just live the charging over night that might cause faulty wirings and might cause damage. thanks for the post and have a great day!!!
@CEVCEV (543)
1 Oct 08
Mine gets charged when it goes into the red or warning signal sounds, I don't panic about it though as I check the % charge remaining and there is normally easily enough charge for an emergency call . Sometimes I let it drain completly as a full charge is good for the battery life...
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@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
1 Oct 08
It depends for me, usually i want it to drain before charging it for that is required to make the battery last longer, But when i am in a hurry and i have to go somewhere and i need to full charge my cellphone, i charge it even it has 3, or 2 bars. It hard not to have a full battery outside for some places here espicially in remote areas doesnt have any electricity and but has cell site.
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@gracie04 (4549)
• Philippines
30 Sep 08
i normally charge my phone if there's one or two bars left.. i've heard from a friend that you shouldn't wait for your phone to get drained since it will reduce phone's battery performance..
@nlcapricorn (1114)
• Philippines
30 Sep 08
I do charge my phone if its battery empty. I will never turn it off too..Even though its charging im still using it..I had many messages come in over and then i reply even though its charging. that is why most of the time my battery get destroyed immediately lol.. I always buy new one.
• Philippines
30 Sep 08
hi there, i don't do that with my cellphone for it will really destroy the battery immediately. i guess you really have to refrain doing that. thanks for the post and have a great day!!!
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@saraines (154)
• United States
30 Sep 08
i have been told that charging your phone too much can wear out the battery faster, so i usually wait until i have 1 or 2 bars left before charging. i don't know how true that might be, but i rather be safe than sorry.
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• United States
30 Sep 08
I have the Rumor from sprint, and when I went in, they told me that it is best to wait for the battery to naturally die before charging. They said it was much lkike a person when they get too much sleep-they don't function as well. TOo much charging time can actually wear the battery out.
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