cal 6 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 OK I have been given a replacement battery for my phone - new one - though the one I am using is doing ok and I don't feel the need to change, though it would be good to perhaps have a backup in case I run out. Question - am I best just not touching this new battery until I need it and then start using it? I suppose what I am asking is, can I keep an unused as new rechargeable batteries for a long time and then one day when I want to start using it bring it into action and it will be just fine? (Or are they always going to be declining in their abilities, even if I have never charged it up once). Batteries confused me. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 are they lithium ion? If so, don't let them go completely dead. These batteries can lie dormant for upto a year. Do you intend to keep your phone for another year or two? If maybe, then you can use the new battery right now and reap the benefits. If "not sure" then you would have wasted the new battery when you go change your phone. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I bought a new battery for my phone about 6 months ago - the old one was losing charge in a fairly short space of time - so it was either that or get a new phone. Being the 'why replace a perfectly good...' type of gal that I am - I bought the new battery. Unfortunately my phone seems to be randomly switching itself off now. Not too badly at this stage, but I see a new phone in the not too distant horizon. makes me wonder whether I should have got that new battery or just traded up at the time.... Phones don't seem to be a long term purchase anymore. Pretty much the life of the phone is the same as the life of the battery - give or take a few months. Link to post Share on other sites
ShinyDiscoBall 2 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Batteries. Totally not explained well with products when you get them. Not in easy to understand language anyway. I'm convinced it is so we will misuse them and need to buy more. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Not sure about other countries, but in Japan all mobile phones and their batteries are designed to last 18 months maximum, before deteriating, the reason is if the phones and the batteries last too long then the companies would not be able to survive as people would not need to change them. Having said that most of the younger generation in Japan typically like to change to the latest model with in two years or less, the manufacturers are on a win-win situation. This is not the same for the 40+ groups who tend to use keep their phones until they break, which equals a large portion of the population. Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 Thanks. Yes it says Li-ion on the back. Just not sure whether I want to start it up now or keep it a bit before initially charging it. Thats why I was asking if I don't touch it will it still be "new" in 6 months if I leave it that long before charging the first time.. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Definitely something that needs explaining more, I agree. Though I'm sure a lot of money is made on replacement batteries, so perhaps that ain't going to happen right now. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 when my phone battery died, Softbank replaced it free of charge Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Was that within a year TB? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I think it was just over a year Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 When that Iphone 4G comes out, I'm gonna be looking to get one. Link to post Share on other sites
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