I thank everyone who tried to help but the Diamond Touch went back to Vodafone this morning.

I just can't be fussed with having a phone which doesn't last a whole business day. Nice phone and features but they are more geared towards the those who use their phones occasionally but not the business user.

Another question then: Who out there can claim the LONGEST battery life?

Go on, suggest a replacement WM device, please.

W

Thanks Neil,

It sounds a bit fiddly tough. I'm used to just leave the phone as is and I am a heavy user during the week.

Maybe I need a portable generator with me all the time :-)

W

Mattie, good point. Didn't think of that. I actually have been using Blackberrys for the last 3 or so years, having previously used a couple of HTCs with Orange and Vodafone. I did use push email witht the Voda v1250 and my Exchange Server but over GSM as well. Battery was never an issue.

I'll be getting the Bold next month but wanted to give the WM6.1 a go over push as well.

I currently have a project where I have to upload pictures and video clips to a blog, live from the field but the battery life of the Touch proved to be woeful for that purpose.

Browsing and 3G are a must for that project, and so is 3G so the Touch may not be what I need afterall.

Phone was left charging on Wednesday all day/night. I started playing with it on Thursday and was planning to take it out with me on Friday.

One or more of the hard resets might have been when the battery was not at 100%. Are you saying a hard reset might interfere with battery life?

I just turned the device back on now at 5:30 AM after having lelt it charging since 18:30 last night and don't expect to use it too much today (Sunday).

Let's see how it goes.

Thanks for your replies and I am still hoping for other Diamond Touch users for feedback as well.

W

Received my Diamond Touch on Wednesday. It crashed several times on Wed/Thursday requiring several hard resets.

Charged the battery on Thursday and left if on standby at 23:00. When I was getting ready to leave the house at 6:30 the next morning, the phone was out of battery. I thought that it was something I might have left on, i.e. gps or something.

Charged it until 13:30 this afternoon, went to football and used for about 10x 1 minute calls, some light surfing and about 5 emails.

Result: The battery was dead by 16:45. That's a staggering performance. Is it just me???

I spoke to Vodafone who are happy to send me a replacement phone. The question is: does this sound like my phone is faulty or is this the type of performance others are experiencing?

Would like to hear from other with similar experiences to see if I should ditch the Touch or go for a replacement.

Many thanks in advance for your replies.

W

Ordered mine from Vodafone today. Stocks coming in on Tuesday (15th) for delivery to me on Wednesday.

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Vodafone UK, that is

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