Guest egghead101 Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 Can anyone let me know if they are having problems with the car charger for the spv200. I bought the orange one and a USB one and both seem useless. Any long journey with Bluetooth and calls seems to mean my phone goes dead quickly..... It took 3 hours for my phone to die today :x Red light on charger is showing and the red light on phone. Even the symbol on screen shows cable connected but still the phone does not charge........................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shampoo Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 I've had the exact same problem with a charger I brought from m-99.co.uk - I have emailed them today asking for a replacement or refund. Did you purchase this from Orange? I'd be interested to hear what they have to say when you phone them to discuss the problem. Thanks Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest egghead101 Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Yes I bought the charger from Orange shop. I know its not the car because my ericsson used to charge fine. Both my USB lead and normal car charger are both doing the same thing....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carlosp_uk Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 I've also had big problems with a USB charger that mysteriously won't charge the E200. I'm starting to wonder (as you mention Bluetooth) - do you think it's possible that using Bluetooth takes up SO much power that the phone cannot charge at the same time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest egghead101 Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 I think that with using the phone and bluetooth the charger probably can't keep up. Though I do notice the bars go down quicker on the charger than without....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest richardpotts Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 I am on my second Orange car charger for my E200 now and I'm wondering whether to take it back to the Ornage Shop. Both chargers appear to charge i.e. the lights come on on the charger and the phone but the phone does not charge! I think the problem must lie with the phone connections because I have managed to charge the phone with the car charger but only the once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mattgod69 Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 I am on my second car charger and whilst the lights come on on the charger and the phone it does not appear to charge. It does charge the E100 though. It makes no difference if you turn the phone off, it still does not charge. Rubbish! I am going to take mine back. Is there any charger that does actually work? XDAII? Will that damage the phone connectoprs etc. Cheers for any assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jarm Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 I had the same problem with 2 car chargers. I then used the battery monitoring utility in xbar and found that the car charger initially sucked power from the battery! If you unplug it and plug it back in it begins to charge, xbar shows a + current drain, but sometimes you have to plug/unplug a few times to get it charging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mattgod69 Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 I took my second charger back to the orange shop. They gave me a refund. They agreed that although the charger states it is for the E200 on it, it does not charge the E200. It works fine with the E100 though. Does anyone know of a charger that will work. This is crazy, a car charger is basic stuff......Orange have a lot of making up to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rusty Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 I too returned a supposed E200 compatible car charger to the Orange shop cos the thing just didn't charge the battery despite the charge light coming on. Went and got an XDAII charger from the O2 shop and this worked a treat :) also doubled as a USB sync cable aswell. Bear in mind that although the connectors are the same for XDAII and SPV E200, they are mounted upside down in the E200 so you have to plug the charger in upside down as it were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NeilStewart Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 I can confirm the E200 charger from Orange DOESN'T charge the E200 :shock: BUT the (cheaper) charger from pdaaddons DOES! :) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...item=4131999395 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jarm Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 not totally true my charger does charge see earlier post Posted from my SmartPhone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jarm Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 not totally true my charger does charge see earlier post Posted from my SmartPhone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest madds Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 I use a synk and charge kit that qtek.com.pt sales in portugal comes with a usb sync-&_charge a wall socket adaptor and a car-lighter adaptor. Works fine for me. In the box says that it's suitable for qtek 2020 (aka xda2/mda2) Costs about 35 euros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thepog Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 I had purchased a USB/Sync cable from smartphoneaddons.com which should have been suitable for a E200. Plugged the cable into my PC and Phone, Active Sync picked up the fine. The problem was that the charge symbol appeared and the LED changed but the phone didn't charge. A quick e-mail to the customer services cam back with "that some E200 don't charge via the lower voltage that these chargers produce". Sounds dodgy to me, but great service. I received my refund by lunch time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yoos Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 I agree thepog, smartphoneaddons.com has great customer service, but their car/usb chargers do not always charge the phones. To me these chargers are not reliable, I would not recommend them, and I don't understand why they claim they are compatible with Voyagers / E200's. The one I bought from pdaaddons works fine so I would recommend the one they sell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob the Gooner Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 :) I have purchased a car charger (E200) lead from an Orange Retail shop, and had to return it several times. The leads will only charge a battery that is over 3/4 full, anything under and it will drain the power instead of charging. I spoke to GODS @ Orange :x and at first they replaced my phone, then the battery and still the same. I am on my 5th phone with different faults. I am not a computer whizz but it looks like a software issue, the same as another annoying thing: I cannot view maps on Streetmap, but can on my E100. Beat that then, 'cos thats what I feel like doing to my E200(with a big stick) :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shchua Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 :D I have purchased a car charger (E200) lead from an Orange Retail shop, and had to return it several times. The leads will only charge a battery that is over 3/4 full, anything under and it will drain the power instead of charging. I spoke to GODS @ Orange :x and at first they replaced my phone, then the battery and still the same. I am on my 5th phone with different faults. I am not a computer whizz but it looks like a software issue, the same as another annoying thing: I cannot view maps on Streetmap, but can on my E100. Beat that then, 'cos thats what I feel like doing to my E200(with a big stick) :cry: I have the EXACT same problem with my Xphone discharging when used with a retractable sync/charge USB cable. According to this, this is a software problem. However, there is a hardware workaround if you are willing to modify the connector - simply disconnect pin 20, 21 and 22 from USB +5V and your cable will be able to charge the Xphone/e200 successfully. I've done this mod myself and verified that it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spudboy Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 thank god for this site, i just posted about my battery bein knackered, i was using my e200 with a car charger from orange shop, yes it knackered my battery completely, wont charge at all, no charging light, wont turn on, wont do anything, i took my old spv with me an that charged up in car, but i think my e200 has had the life sucked out of it big time, wont even charge through 240 volt 3 pin at home, need a new battery!!!!!!! thanks guys/girls :D gonna go down to the orange shop in a min and wrap the car charger round the dumb ass's neck an stick the plug where the sun dont shine i reckon, will report back :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest efjay Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 I too returned a supposed E200 compatible car charger to the Orange shop cos the thing just didn't charge the battery despite the charge light coming on. Went and got an XDAII charger from the O2 shop and this worked a treat :P also doubled as a USB sync cable aswell. Bear in mind that although the connectors are the same for XDAII and SPV E200, they are mounted upside down in the E200 so you have to plug the charger in upside down as it were. Hi Rusty, could you tell me which charger you bought? I looked at the O2 website but cant find a charger that doubles as a usb sync cable, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sideshowjon Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 Got one from coolsmartphone works first time every time, the USB sync cable also allways cgarges I know that they warn it doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tally46 Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 Also tried three car chargers two from orange phone orange cust svs. after telling of problem reply= sorry dont discuss accessories???? seems too charge most of time in the car, but doesn't want to know truck(24volt) can tell when charging, screen goes into stand by. but stops on homescreen when not(draining battery rather than charging it??) have purchased a 12volt plug for the accesory output on truck will try tomorrow (but not very hopeful) any body any suggestions -- could have bought a second battery cheaper at this rate?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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