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Now I might be going slightly mad, but I could swear that my BlackBerry Bold battery lasts longer when charger through the Laptop/USB cable, than it does when charged via the mains…. go figure!
In an entirely unscientific set of tests, I have been charging the Bold via the mains, and also via the Laptop/USB cable, and then seeing how fast the battery gets thrashed, assuming average use between each charge.
(Related points to note at this juncture are that I have my Bold set to 2G only, because it preserves the battery generally. Also, making voice calls on the Bold for extended periods drains the battery way faster than if just used for Email…..)
Anyhow, charging through the Laptop/USB seems to take hours – hence the reason I call it a “trickle” charging – because the battery is filled up at what seems like a trickle. Mains charging is usually quite a bit faster. But then running the device for periods with normal usage, it would appear that the trickle charge makes the battery last much longer!
What have the IntoMobile readers founds? Anything similar? Or am I off my rocker?!
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
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