[Reader-users] battery life

[Jacob Kruger]

Fact is that running things like Talks etc. also 'kills' your battery 
quicker than 'normal' operation.

I have a couple of friends with basically the same phone as mine (Nokia 
6680), and while my battery lasts around a maximum of two days, theirs 
normally last around 3-4 days with normal operation.

Along the lines of audio output killing the battery, if I play people the 
MP3s on my phone to people since they're jokes etc., it often drops the 
battery relatively quickly as well, so the speaker output obviously 'drains' 
the battery somewhat.

Stay well

Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tribble" <lauraeaves at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Reader-users] battery life


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

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From: "Graham John Lewis [gjl]" <gjl at aber.ac.uk>
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Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 3:53 AM
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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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[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

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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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