Brand new P910i has battery draining problem - any suggestions?

Try to install task manager on your P910 to see if you have many
applications active
in the same time
Also after you charge your phone disconnect battery from the phone and
connect it again
to see if it is completely full

"Martin" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "ship" <shiphen@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Hi
> >
> > Anyone got any suggestions as to why my new P910i is losing battery
> > charge incredibly quickly (it seems to last less than 24 hours!)
> >
> > I remember seeing some setting that warned me that it might drain the
> > battery quite quickly - but I cant remember what it was!
> >
> > - Any suggestions?
> >
> > I think it may have been something to do with the new bluetooth headset
> > that I have also bought, but even when bluetooth is turned completely
> > off (i.e. no icon in task bar) the damned thing drains very fast.
> >
> > Either way I cant find the setting to re-set!
> >
> > with thanks
> >
> >
> > Ship
> > Shiperton Henethe
> >
>
> Is the screen turning off? That will drain the battery quicker than B/T. I
> leave B/T on and it doesn't drain the battery that much. IR can also drain
> the battery if left on. Have you installed any software that is wanting to
> connect to the internet for updates or anything like that?
>
> The battery can also take a few charges to settle down. How long did you
> give it for the initial charge. If I were you I'd give it a good
> overnighter.
>
> Martin
>
>

First, make sure you charge the battery completely - for a new battery,
it takes a few extra hours after the indicator shows battery as full.

Major battery drains are:

1. Screen backlight. To conserve battery, reduce brightness via control
panel.

2. GPRS. If you use the built-in e-mail client, switch off automatic
e-mail download or limit it to mesage headers. Also, check if any of
the installed applications (e.g. WorldMate) connect for autoupdate.

3. Bluetooth. Switch off "discoverable" more - this will improve
security and conserve energy.

4. Infrared. Don't keep it on unless you're using it. (It's switched
off by default).

5. Software bugs. If you notice extreme battery drain, try rebooting
the phone. (By the way, I do not observe any link between battery drain
and the number of running apps).

Hope this is helpful.

..............Is the screen turning off?!?.................. you asked?

Is it not supposed to turn off by default?? I am trying to get my screen to
stay lit while the phone is charging to use it with a gps tracing program
but I can not get it to stay lit!! Is there a setting somewhere that I am
missing? TIA!



>> Either way I cant find the setting to re-set!
>>
>> with thanks
>>
>>
>> Ship
>> Shiperton Henethe
>>
>
> Is the screen turning off? That will drain the battery quicker than B/T. I
> leave B/T on and it doesn't drain the battery that much. IR can also drain
> the battery if left on. Have you installed any software that is wanting to
> connect to the internet for updates or anything like that?
>
> The battery can also take a few charges to settle down. How long did you
> give it for the initial charge. If I were you I'd give it a good
> overnighter.
>
> Martin
>
>

On 21 Oct 2005 02:29:24 -0700, "ship" <shiphen@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
>Anyone got any suggestions as to why my new P910i is losing battery
>charge incredibly quickly (it seems to last less than 24 hours!)
Disable Bluetooth is you aren't using.
>
>I remember seeing some setting that warned me that it might drain the
>battery quite quickly - but I cant remember what it was!
>
>- Any suggestions?
>
>I think it may have been something to do with the new bluetooth headset
>that I have also bought, but even when bluetooth is turned completely
>off (i.e. no icon in task bar) the damned thing drains very fast.
>
>Either way I cant find the setting to re-set!
>
>with thanks
>
>
>Ship
>Shiperton Henethe

"M. Saddy" <00@0000hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> .............Is the screen turning off?!?.................. you asked?
>
> Is it not supposed to turn off by default?? I am trying to get my screen
> to stay lit while the phone is charging to use it with a gps tracing
> program but I can not get it to stay lit!! Is there a setting somewhere
> that I am missing? TIA!
>
>
>

You need to check the settings in the control panel for Display and power.
The phone screen should be able to stay lit if plugged into a power supply.
Does it not stay lit when you plug it into the cradle for syncing?

Check you don't have the screen blank and ensure that the handheld is set to
(light) on. Thise settings are set in control panel as mentioned above.

Martin

Hi,

If you open an application, make sure you shut it down correctly
otherwise it still runs in the background. If I leave Tomtom on, it
will kill the battery within 4 hours unless I close it corrrectly.

I get about 7 days use out of mine no problems at all with battery

Best regards

Baz


Martin wrote:
> "M. Saddy" <00@0000hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:b76dnVUdZKjDK8TeRVn-vg@buckeye-express.com...
> > .............Is the screen turning off?!?.................. you asked?
> >
> > Is it not supposed to turn off by default?? I am trying to get my screen
> > to stay lit while the phone is charging to use it with a gps tracing
> > program but I can not get it to stay lit!! Is there a setting somewhere
> > that I am missing? TIA!
> >
> >
> >

Hi Ship

Do you perhaps have a program like "SMan" installed or something
similar? if so check to see if you have not left one of the modules set
to "run" I have "Network Info" on constantly and bluetooth almost
always - so my battery life is not hot - but worth it.

RedRock

I havent installed any extra software.
I gave it a full over-night charge initially.
But I havent let it drain very much since - I keep
topping it up - which may prove to be a mistake...
The battery is a "Lithium Polymer" and I dont know if it's important
to start with cycles of fully charging and fully DIS-charging (and then
fullly recharging it etc) when it's new.

Maybe another full overnight charge now would help?

Another question is what happens if I leave it in it's cradle during
the day (which I currently do) - could this OVER charge it?
Could this cause trouble by continually topping up the charge etc...



Ship
Shiperton Henethe