Guest Pulse Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Well I cant see it being anything else Si, so it must be the phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dh Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Would really like to know if some cards are better than others when it comes to battery life, being completely selfish, want to buy a decent sized card, but don't want to be totally dependant on the charger. Maybe a poll of the most popular cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vector Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 I have ordered a 512mb Sandisk card from ebuyer and it should be arriving Wednesday! :lol: UPDATE: This afternoon i decided to try reinstalling the E200 update. I reinstalled it and then cleared Storage, and now my battery life seems MUCH improved with my SD card IN than it was before reapplying! :? it's only lost 6% in nearly 5hours with SD in :lol: Fingers crossed it doesn't suddenly take a big dip :lol: And no, i won't be sending he 512 back :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tony_man Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Hi The first two days after the update battery was discharging at 5% an hour Today its going down at < 3% in 2.5 hours! can anyone say if the RoM update (sic since you can't write to rom) changed the charging circuit/software of the battery? Good gawd Tuesdays are such fun! Txxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hede Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 What update should you install, and where can u find them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Toyota-F1.com Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 What update should you install, and where can u find them? Oh no, :roll: have a look at the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simon Desser Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 I've now put a San Disk 256mb card in my E200, and the battery life is VASTLY IMPROVED :) It's now dropping about 1.75% per hour as opposed to anything between 3.5 and 5.5% with my Lexar card :shock: BUT (and this is a big BUT) using my San Disk or my Lexar card made no difference whatsoever to the battery, before the update, or on my SPV or my E100 :?: :?: :?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ferret Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Well I've always used my Scan Disk 256Mb in original SPV and e200 (pre and post update) and the battery life is still shocking :) losing 5-7% an hour. Don't know much about SD cards but mine's got a white tab and AR0304LR on the back. Hmmmmm, the plot thinkens .... Damn you all with Scan Disk cards and a good battery life, I can't even go to work and take the phone down the pub without it dying long before last orders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Captain Vallo Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Nothing too scientific but initial findings are extremely promising: Set up as before update (ie no SD card or blank) remove IA caller id programme. Using BI BMT 1.0.2 Average use for me over 12 hours results in 77% remaining Previous ROM: would have been lucky to have 30% left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest londonlad Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 i think the update just changed the ratios, so it takes more time to discharge from 100% to 90% and discharges quicker from 90% to 80% and so on :) i was hoping IA havent sorted out the caller id sucking the battery dry thingy. cos its still on me phone. do you think removing it will result in a better battery life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tony_man Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 LondonLad Thats exactly the same here!! 100 - 90% takes an age Still only lasts a day! I am sure someone will develop a fat, all week, battery ! lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Simon Desser Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Sorry guys but I don't agree that they've simply changed the ratios :? Ignoring what the meters/ratios are saying, with my Lexar card, the phone would turn off after about 18 - 20 hours of stand by with hardly any use :cry: Since last night, changing SD cards, it's been going for 24 hours, and I've been hammering it, playing WMA's and games, and it still says it's got 30% left :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jay247 Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Davidrm, your experience with re-installing the update and clearing the storage is an interesting one: what if the problem isn't in the brand of SD card, but rather in the E200 using it? My point is that if you've got ringtones, pictures and apps on the card it will be accessed all the time-- whereas when it's empty (i.e. after your new upgrade) it can time out and give the battery a break? Maybe Simon's (old) Lexar card has got something on it that keeps the E200 busy accessing it, while on his new card it's missing. So those of you who can report battery improvements without SD card, please have a look what you're using it for and let us know to verify that theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vector Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 I now have a 512 mb SanDisk card and the battery life is great! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Captain Vallo Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 live test continued: Well its 24 hours now and battery is at 62% so thats about 1% drain per hour of no use.. Ratios changed....maybe, but my battery performance is without question dramatically better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest londonlad Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 got 72% including half an hour of gameboy. im just waiting to see if my phone lasts more that it usually does, signs are good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Captain Vallo Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 Update continued 48 hours - 21% remaining Conclusion - Very good compared to pre update, and unlike others on this forum, I have experienced no other problems at all other than volume may be just a littlle too low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vector Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 Well i have got my new Sandisk 512 SD Card and the battery life is much better than with the Lexar 256 :) My phone has been running for 18hrs and i still have 77% left :lol::D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest londonlad Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 well, got two days out of it, same as pre update, but battery life is definately improved so i can worry bout the need to find a charger less :) like captain vello said i havent had any probs either, did find it hard to hear on the train thou :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vector Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 The battery has now been going for 35 hours and i have 56% of my battery left! :) that's a huge improvement on what i was getting before :lol:/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lister7474 Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 Im sending mine back, it cuts out randomly, charge it all night and its 50%!! naf. Someone invent a good battery, and then shove it down HTCs throat and see if they get the message Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pondrew Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 Im sending mine back, it cuts out randomly, charge it all night and its 50%!! naf. Â Someone invent a good battery, and then shove it down HTCs throat and see if they get the message hehe :) I like your thinking! Davidrm: great news mate, wish mine was that much improved... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mojo Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 I had a 2 day battery life pre-update with little use. Post-update it wouldn't last a day. Not prepared to accept this nor the SD card causing lockupss. main reason i updated was to get rid of the buzzing noise in the speaker during calls. Getting my phone replaced by Orange later today hopefully without the new update installed. Not happy but prepared to live with that awful speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pdblom Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 can't dial the no.4 more than once since upgrading the e200,text just scrolls when pressing g,h,i any suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest londonlad Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 the buttons arent designed well, used to happend to me, just play bout with it, you'll srt it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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