V180 new battery life ??

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I have a V180 whose battery charge drops from fully charged 6 to 2 in
less than one day with maybe 12 minutes of talk time. So...I got a
brand new replacement Motorola battery, popped it in today...battery
meter only gave me a 4, which is what it registered with the old one.
Do I have to charge a new battery? I expected to see a 6 with a brand
new battery.

This is a work furnished cell phone. Other users of the same phone
report long battery life, but not me. Any clues?

Thanks.

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Other users of the same phone report long battery life, but not me. Any
clues?

Maybe they charge theirs?


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"NLM" <niki@airmail.net> wrote in message
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>I have a V180 whose battery charge drops from fully charged 6 to 2 in
> less than one day with maybe 12 minutes of talk time. So...I got a
> brand new replacement Motorola battery, popped it in today...battery
> meter only gave me a 4, which is what it registered with the old one.
> Do I have to charge a new battery? I expected to see a 6 with a brand
> new battery.
>
> This is a work furnished cell phone. Other users of the same phone
> report long battery life, but not me. Any clues?
>
> Thanks.
>

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Solution, drain battery as far as possible, fully recharge, drain and fully
recharge, this usually helps.
Jim

"Stephen R. Jones" <srjrev@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Batteries should not be charged all the time. Charge only when the meter
> shows low. Constent charging develops some type of internal memory that
> requires more frequent charging. This is a "known" issue by battery people
> and yet we (john q public) continue to charge and our battery life is
> limited.
>