This is the worst battery life ever

[in/flux]

I'm selling my Q 9m. The battery life is the WORST that I've ever seen. I purchased this from a friend last week for $180. Used 2 months.

Last time it has had a full charge was last night at 8pm. Didn't charge it during the night. Grabbed it in the morning and checked my calendar and tasks once during the school day, took two pictures, and made about 20 minutes in phone calls. The battery life is now at 25%.

I didn't go on the internet or listen to music, nor did I send or receive any text messages. Yes, Bluetooth is off. I have password-protected EVDO as well. I was impressed by its big-number-here standby hours, but I've not been able to get a day of light use out of it.

I'm going to sell this phone and get a generic phone. The battery life, along with the terrible keyboard, just doesn't make this worth $180 (how much I purchased it for.)

[comptiger5000]

There is always the extended battery option, I went from 2/3 of a day of light use, or half a day of medium use to a full day, unless I use the thing like crazy. Also, I think the keyboard is nice. The keys could be a little farther apart, but they're good and grippy, so no slipping. Also, on mine with the extended battery (Seidio 2100), when it says "Low Battery", I've really got about 1/3-1/2 charge left. Mildly annoying, but not too bad.

[in/flux]

Thanks for your reply, comptiger.

The keyboard problem with me is that it depresses a fraction of a millimeter. I like the grip that the keys have, but the tactile feedback is too low. Not sure if that's what it's supposed to be.

[mike250rs]

still beats my Q1..might get 2hrs of web time before it starts yelling at me

[comptiger5000]

The short keystroke is normal, not much internal space for a longer one.

[rudeboy]

if you plan on selling it, use the Market Place forum.

[Tony Bag o Donuts]

To be honest, I get a full two days of constant texting, etc. No web.
Its just a bum battery IMHO.

[coop5571]

Originally Posted by Tony Bag o Donuts

To be honest, I get a full two days of constant texting, etc. No web.
Its just a bum battery IMHO.

There are thousands of posts regarding battery life, some people report 2-3 days, others report not even getting 8 hours. There are many things that affect the battery life for this device as well as plenty of other smart phones. These devices are desiged to do a multitude of tasks all of which greatly affect battery life. If you're not happy with this particular phone because of battery life you may find one that lasts a little bit longer but in general most small compact smart phones sacrifice battery for form factor. The following is a quick list of things you can do:

- if you are in a low signal area you can force the phone to 1x cdma only and turn off EVDO. this will save battery since the phone is not trying to constantly establish an EVDO signal.
- Turn off Bluetooth, you can toggle this feature pretty easily by selecting the Verizon Wireless Time/Date on the home screen which will bring up the wireless manager
-Kill applications when finished
-make sure gps is 911 only
-use the screen light toggle switch, that's the key with the envelope and half moon
-turn off and abandon the factory alarm, use a third party alarm program
-adjust power settings
-adjust email sync frequency
-Windows Mobile autoupdate frequency to manual
-turn off predictive text

There are many other things you can do, but I have found that signal strength is by far what affects battery life the most.

I have tried all of these suggestions and I usually get at least a full day, but I always keep it plugged in the charger as much as I can.