Subj : bell's way, and batts
To   : ED VANCE
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Fri Aug 22 2025 09:43:42

RM>> Supposedly my phone will sit on standby with nothing turned off
  >> for over 200 hours on a full charge, but if the phone is in use
  >> it will kill the battery in about 8 hours. (figures when new)
  >> I think data usage kills the battery faster than talking on
  >> the phone. I've never had a good opportunity to check most of
  >> those claims but the way I use my phone I generally get 3 days,
  >> sometimes 4 days, out of a charge.

EV>The Motorola phone I have used for 20 Months I charge every night.
  >Some days ( a few) I had it on and saw a Battery is getting low Alert.

My phone is fairly basic and not too powerful, likely why they claim
such long battery life for it. It is a Quad-Core 1.3 GHz so it's
not horrible but there have been a lot of phones over the last few
years so powerful that they will kill a battey in less than 8 hours
even when not much in use.

EV>I mostly use Data on it. But phone calls also since I dropped the L/L service
  >when I got this phone.

Yes, I still have a L/L which I use for most regular phone calls.
My cell is mostly for data or when I leave the house for a length
of time to have available for emergencies.. And for the rare Long
Distance call since I don't have a LD Plan on my L/L..

EV>When I need to get a Battery for it my thoughts are to see if a wholesale
  >Electronics store in my area would have a better price than the cellphone
  >company I have service with OR even Motorola Co.

Yes, it's a bit of a crap shoot. Usually you are safer buying one
from the original manufacturer, but they do usually cost more.
I worry about it since I've seen a lot of 'reviews' on places
like Amazon where people complained bitterly about how bad their
new battery is compared to the original.

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