first charge of c500 batt - 16 hours?!?!?

[Guest MonkeyJug]

today, i got my e200-to-c500 upgrade from orange 2 weeks early (along with 500 free texts a month for threatening to terminate my contract due to increasingly expensive monthly bills) and the lady i spoke to last night said i needed to charge the battery for 16 hours prior to using it!! is this correct, considering it says just 3 hours in the manual?

incidentally, as soon as i plugged the phone in to charge it, the led was only orange for a few seconds and then turned green. it's been green ever since - i started charging it at 5pm. should i read anything into this? ie. was the battery already charged, meaning the phone isnt brand, spanking new?

tia for any replies...

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[Guest jleecong]

My SMT5600 came charger already exactly like you are describing. Plugged it in to charge and like 30 seconds later it said it was done.

You phone has been used. At least I think it should have been used. They should test each phone to make sure it powers on and that basic function are working.