[Reader-users] battery life

[tribble]

Hi -- I recently bought a crazy "survival kit" for a camper in my family 
that included a crankup battery recharger for a cell phone for times the 
person is stranded out of range of electrical outlets and needs a cell phone 
charge.  I wonder if they sell these in the stores.  I got it bundled with a 
bunch of other odd gadgets...
As for better life on cell phones, I typically run out of juice quickly on 
my cell phone not because of a lot of calling, but because I have the volume 
turned up loud, as I am hard of hearing.  With my hearing aids I hear well 
enough for most face to face conversation, but on the cell phone, I tend to 
hear all the vowels and not all the consonents (as these are high pitched as 
opposed to vowels which are in the low to mid ranges).  Consequently I turn 
up the volume of my screen reader and also use speakerphone to hear the 
person at the other end, especially when there is a lot of background noise.
Perhaps for those with better hearing the battery life would be longer.
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graham John Lewis [gjl]" <gjl at aber.ac.uk>
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Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 3:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Reader-users] battery life


This does not surprise me.  I have been running a very similar phone, the 
N70, for a couple of years now with Talkx and also using the camera whenever 
I go on a trip.  Or rather the kids run off with it into the shrubbery.

When I am using it like that, the lifespan drops to around a day.

As far as I know, these range of phones does not have a replacable battery. 
Does anybody know if there is a portable charging unit of some sort i.e. one 
you don't have to plug into the mains?

Graham Lewis

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-----Original Message-----
From: reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sachin Pavithran
Sent: 14 April 2008 04:38
To: 'Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list'
Subject: Re: [Reader-users] battery life

That's interesting, I use my phone quite a bit, for reading, emailing,
texting and for phone calls and the most I've had to charge it was every
other day.  I've had it go for almost 4 and a half days when I didn't use it
as much.

Cheers.

Sachin

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of tribble
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 10:14 PM
To: Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list
Subject: [Reader-users] battery life

Hi again all --
I just wanted to comment on the battery life I have experienced with the
mobile reader.  Essentially, using the phone as a cell phone and reader, I
have it talking quite a bit during the day and I find I need to recharge it
every 24 hours.  This is kind of often in my view -- I think of a cell phone
lasting 4-7 days without a charge, but the mobile reader obviously has to
work harder than the average phone.
I also have the volume at or near maximum as I am hard of hearing (wear
hearing aids).  Anyway, I'd be very interested in what other people have
experienced with the reader.
Thanks and happy reading!
--le

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