Available for a limited time only - £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys! For more details visit this topic!

Please Log In or Register - it's FREE!

 
 Reply to this topicStart new topic
 USB battery charge problem and GPS
balles
post Oct 16 2008, 18:00
Post #1


Regular
Group Icon

Group: Posters
Posts: 61
Joined: 10th October 2008
From: Paris
Member No.: 436,017

Device(s): Samsung i900 - 16 Gb
Hello,

I am experiencing something quite annoying. I can charge the phone with the original cable, with the USB cable connected to a computer but NOT with a USB cable connected to an external USB charger. The USB charger is completely ignored!

Let’s say that you decide to go hiking with the GPS. Since battery dries out quite fast, you should prefer an external charger rather than another battery to avoid stopping the phone and loosing your tracking data. Well, it cannot be done mad.gif and I did it without problems with my previous Asus P535.

Do you experience the same thing? Is it a mistake? Is there a (hidden) reason for this behavior? Will this be corrected in a future firmware?

Another topic concerning the GPS… why the telephone must be enabled to use the GPS? Again… “do you experience the same thing? Is it a mistake? Is there a (hidden) reason for this behavior? Will this be corrected in a future firmware?”

Thanks!

Javier
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
ktgohdt125
post Oct 17 2008, 01:23
Post #2


Newbie
Group Icon

Group: Posters
Posts: 26
Joined: 7th September 2008
Member No.: 423,783

Device(s): i900
QUOTE(balles @ Oct 17 2008, 02:00) *
Hello,

I am experiencing something quite annoying. I can charge the phone with the original cable, with the USB cable connected to a computer but NOT with a USB cable connected to an external USB charger. The USB charger is completely ignored!

Let’s say that you decide to go hiking with the GPS. Since battery dries out quite fast, you should prefer an external charger rather than another battery to avoid stopping the phone and loosing your tracking data. Well, it cannot be done mad.gif and I did it without problems with my previous Asus P535.

Do you experience the same thing? Is it a mistake? Is there a (hidden) reason for this behavior? Will this be corrected in a future firmware?

Another topic concerning the GPS… why the telephone must be enabled to use the GPS? Again… “do you experience the same thing? Is it a mistake? Is there a (hidden) reason for this behavior? Will this be corrected in a future firmware?”

Thanks!

Javier


yap... the ori usb cable can only be use on pc only....cos it needs the data signal to turn on the charging signal in the usb cable.... therefor using external / incar charger via the ori cable cannot chg the i900...
i learn it the hard way.... ending with wuite a few incar charger.... laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif new f/w dose not repair this issue.

on GPS issue.... i bellived the gps chipset anttenna circuit and phone singnal circuit are using the same power supply or maybe both r intergraded... there for we can't use it in flight mode ( off phone mode )

just my 3 cents....
ktgoh
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
Billou
post Oct 17 2008, 08:53
Post #3


Regular
Group Icon

Group: Posters
Posts: 80
Joined: 25th September 2008
Member No.: 430,173
Hello,

this only charged but no use for sync with PC

http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...em=160281480410
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
lastnikita
post Oct 17 2008, 11:35
Post #4


Enthusiast
Group Icon

Group: Posters
Posts: 208
Joined: 18th June 2007
Member No.: 268,112

Device(s): HTC Prophet
I can confirm that (well, it looks the same as mine which works only for charging).
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
andybarker
post Oct 17 2008, 11:51
Post #5


Regular
Group Icon

Group: MoDaCo Plus
Posts: 109
Joined: 29th March 2006
From: Hertfordshire
Member No.: 180,756

Device(s): T-Mobile MDA Compact IV
I find my Diamond doesn't seem to charge up in the car if I have GPS and WiFi going at the same time as TomTom. I'm presuming the load on the battery is higher than the charge rate, and the charger gets upset. Could it be similar?
had an earlier HTC device, and car charger would only charge it when the screen was off - I presume down to too much load for the pathetic charger I was trying to use.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
deadphill
post Oct 17 2008, 11:55
Post #6


Come on you Horns!
Group Icon

Group: Moderator Team
Posts: 465
Joined: 22nd May 2004
From: Wheathampstead
Member No.: 44,098

Device(s): T-Mobile Vario 3
Andy

You may find that if you have the phone fully charged in the car before hand it will keep it topped up when on charge.

When you go below a certain amount of charge, it doesn't seem to be able to keep it topped up and thus after a while your device will reset.

As you might be able to guess I have had the same issue! Maybe a dedicated charger might help? I dont know what sort of current it draws from the car adapter, but I did hear once that the charge from a wall adapter is 1.0A and if you charge it from a pc its 0.5A.

Cheers

Phill


--------------------
www.watfordfc.com
www.thehornets.net
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
balles
post Oct 17 2008, 12:26
Post #7


Regular
Group Icon

Group: Posters
Posts: 61
Joined: 10th October 2008
From: Paris
Member No.: 436,017

Device(s): Samsung i900 - 16 Gb
billou and lastnikita: this one does both: http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...em=200259448652

I have recently bought a car charger, but I don't have it yet. I will let you know if it charges as I hope.

According ktgoh's answers, the charging issue could be resolved by a firmware (I can tell you that even with my Linux computer it only charges if I set the mobile in mass storage mode whilst there is always power out of the USB connector!). Is there someone from Samsung out there that could confirm if they will fix this issue in a future firmware release?

For the phone/GPS issue, it seems that it is an electronic problem dry.gif
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
balles
post Oct 25 2008, 21:16
Post #8


Regular
Group Icon

Group: Posters
Posts: 61
Joined: 10th October 2008
From: Paris
Member No.: 436,017

Device(s): Samsung i900 - 16 Gb
Well, I have received my car charger and it works. The model I have is this one : http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...em=190256789466

The only problem is still charging from a USB cable with no data inside (USB external battery)...
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post
« Next Oldest · i900 Omnia - http://Omnia.MoDaCo.com · Next Newest »
 

Reply to this topicStart new topic

Collapse

Similar Topics

  Topic Replies Topic Starter Views Last Action
No new Pinned: Installing Vista on the Eee - i've done it and it works!
 66 Paul (MVP) 120,876 Today, 07:18
Last post by: Andreesie
No New Posts GPS Software
Which one?
 5 Kaaeed 214 Today, 02:53
Last post by: MikeWard1701
No new Topic has attachmentsnew ROM DXHK 2 (LITE) with fast INTERNET and fast GPS!!!!!!
 31 s_wind 3,524 Today, 03:35
Last post by: Quist09
No New Posts S2P problem!
I cant use it doesnt start!
 2 Bloo_DF 55 Yesterday, 23:37
Last post by: Bloo_DF
No New Posts copy and paste in SMS
samsung omnia
 3 ward0 62 Today, 08:16
Last post by: ward0
No New Posts Working together - MoDaCo and VITO Technology
 0 Paul (MVP) 128 Yesterday, 23:09
Last post by: Paul (MVP)

1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 
Display Mode: Standard · Switch to: Linear+ · Switch to: Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic · Subscribe to this forum

RSS hit counter Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 2nd December 2008 - 08:33

Please visit our 'Plus Partners' - these companies support MoDaCo through 'MoDaCo Plus' - Click Here for more details!

ActiveKitten | Aiko Solutions | Ateksoft | Binaryfish | Conduits | DeveloperOne | eSoft Interactive | FTouchSL | Inesoft | Lingvosoft |

monocube | Mykesoft | OmegaOne | Omnisoft | Opera Software | Resco | SBSH | Slipstream Solutions | SPB Software House |

Splashdata | Sprite Software | Syncdata | Teksoft | VITO | WebIS | z4soft

Would your company like to become a 'Plus Partner'? Click Here to contact us!


MoDaCo and Mobiholics are part of the MoDaCo.network, © Paul O'Brien 2002-2007. MoDaCo is managed by Upsolv, LLC.

Our Friends - CoolSmartphone - Smartphone Thoughts - MSMobileNews - MSMobiles - DSL Developments - Brodit Specialists - PDAhut. MoDaCo uses IntelliTxt technology.