Guest MrJoneswii Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 When I connect my Omnia to USB, it's supposed to be charging. Which it does cause the red led is on and it does charge. However, In the months that I've had my omnia, I've never seen the red light turn into green while charging trough my PC. Can I fully charge my phone trough my PC and how long is it supposed to take?
Guest theshaz Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 When I connect my Omnia to USB, it's supposed to be charging. Which it does cause the red led is on and it does charge. However, In the months that I've had my omnia, I've never seen the red light turn into green while charging trough my PC. Can I fully charge my phone trough my PC and how long is it supposed to take? Yeah it charges via usb. But not as well as with the wall wart. From what I have seen, if the device is OFF, it will charge to near 100% but never to a green led. If the device is on while usb is connected your battery level stays about the same.
Guest dutchencoder Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 (edited) I went on a small vacation and took my laptop and two charge cables with me. I used my omnia for the data connection for my laptop. (internet, work) What i discovered so far is that with the original charge/data cable it doesn't charge much. It's just trickel charge i quess. It does not run down after a couple hours of using internet. It just stays at the same battery level. If have to charge it i use a cheap retractable cable. With this one i have no data connection but i charges like using the mains charger. Fast and it gets fully loaded. Both cables shown below. So both are handy, i guess. Edited January 31, 2009 by dutchencoder
Guest mstar Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 so the retractable usb cable is better? where did u get that from?
Guest awarner (MVP) Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 The mains charger will always charge faster as it is higher rated to that of a USB port. Generally USB posts will have an output of 500mA compaired to the mains charger of 1A. Depending what else you have plugged into your USB posts and the design of the motherboard the port may well not be man enough for the job. The same applies to car chargers, there are quite a few around with different ratings so always check the rating before you buy.
Guest dutchencoder Posted January 31, 2009 Report Posted January 31, 2009 (edited) so the retractable usb cable is better? where did u get that from? I bought it on ebay. Here's the link. http://cgi.ebay.nl/Retractable-USB-Charger...%3A1|240%3A1318 The mains charger will always charge faster as it is higher rated to that of a USB port. Generally USB posts will have an output of 500mA compaired to the mains charger of 1A. Depending what else you have plugged into your USB posts and the design of the motherboard the port may well not be man enough for the job. The same applies to car chargers, there are quite a few around with different ratings so always check the rating before you buy. I don't know about the mains charger but USB seams to load just as fast. Thats all i can say. Edited January 31, 2009 by dutchencoder
Guest dutchencoder Posted February 1, 2009 Report Posted February 1, 2009 (edited) The mains charger will always charge faster as it is higher rated to that of a USB port. Generally USB posts will have an output of 500mA compaired to the mains charger of 1A. Depending what else you have plugged into your USB posts and the design of the motherboard the port may well not be man enough for the job. The same applies to car chargers, there are quite a few around with different ratings so always check the rating before you buy. I checked my mains charger amps today It rated at 700mA and not 1A as you say. That's why i didn't notice it that much. Because difference between 700mA mains or 500mA USB port isn't all that much. Edited February 1, 2009 by dutchencoder
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