Mobile phone warranty?

[jono035]

Bear in mind that in certain parts of the country, having 3g enabled on your phone can utterly annihilate your battery life... Actually it can do that in the city too, depending on whereabouts you spend your time. These effects are never taken into account in the spec sheets

Also I don't know what the story is with the 24 hour charge thing but it could also be to make sure the charge level indicators are working correctly, they work by tallying how much current goes through them rather than by actually monitoring the battery voltage.

[Gremlin]

My Nokia E71 came with 12 months warranty, the battery 6 months ($950 phone).

Been pretty good though over the last year and a bit, battery is still good for 3-4 days, its been on virtually 24/7 (odd occasion I have been near medical equipment).

As said, if the phone is set to 3G, it will eat the battery for breakfast lunch and dinner, I leave mine on GSM to get more days.

How much have you used the phone, ie, has it been used constantly? Even lithium ion batteries have a memory, has a car cradle been used?

[jonbuoy]

The goods must also be fit for purpose - a mobile which requires charging daily is clearly not fit for purpose.

Apple seem to get away with it on the iPhone

[Dafe]

Hey Slofox,

I find mobile phone batteries are often a bit of a gamble like that.
Those initial few charges are the important ones too.

Can you PM me your battery model. I have some nokia batteries which have seen less than one weeks use.
If I've got the right one here, I could send it to you. My batteries have all had a good initial charge too.

[onearmedbandit]

I have a Nokia N95 and use it heavily, from internet with 3.5g, gps, movies, music etc and at the very most get just over a day out of it. Instead of complaining about it I simply charge it every night, ensuring I have a full days use out of it. Simple really. And seeing as I'm asleep when I'm charging it it doesn't concern me.

[jono035]

I have a Nokia N95 and use it heavily, from internet with 3.5g, gps, movies, music etc and at the very most get just over a day out of it. Instead of complaining about it I simply charge it every night, ensuring I have a full days use out of it. Simple really. And seeing as I'm asleep when I'm charging it it doesn't concern me.

Yeah, that is a bloody good habit to get into. I always take my phone out of my pocket and stick it on charge before I go to bed, it's a hell of a lot easier on the batteries that way... My old 5210 used to get charged every day and it would get about 6-7 days standby with no talking when I was away from home, even on a 4-5 year old lithium ion battery. My new phone will do a week away from a charger no worries and it is a year or 2 old now...

My girlfriends phone only gets charged when it beeps at her, so I'm guessing the battery will be useless in another 6 months

[davereid]

Phone Warrany ppfffft.... no such thing exists !

Brand new Nokia phone.. purchased from Telecon.

Open box, charge 'em overnight. Turns on but doesnt go so I takes it back...

Ahh it will be ok in a few hours, network hasnt connected it yet. Dats Friday

Still no go on Monday, but Daves busy so takes it back Tuesday.

Ahh yeah, OK we will send it away for repair. That will be $60 please.

Fook off says I, its bran new and I wants a new one. Plus I'm not paying for the repair cos ITS UNDER WARRANTY.

Nah says the gay dickhead in the telecon shop.

You musta dropped it or got it wet, we will give you your loot back only if our tech says its our fault. P.S., if our tech says is YOUR FAULT the $60 just pays for the quotation...

Dickhead sulks, but no amount of argument from me was gonna change things.

No satisfaction for me, except that at least half a dozen other customers couldnt get served and went somewhere else.