[PLUG-TALK] Cell Phone Battery Life

[alan]

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007, Richard C. Steffens wrote:

> I have a Motorola RAZR that I bought back in the spring of 2006. I can
> usually go all day on a single charge, assuming 3 or 4 calls with a
> duration of 3-5 minutes each. If I make or get no calls, I can even go
> two days on one charge. I'm still on the original battery.
>
> I've had two experiences lately that raise a question. Does the phone
> vary the power of its transmitter depending on the proximity to a cell
> tower?
>
> A few Saturdays ago we went up to Mt. St. Helens. I started the day with
> a fully charged phone battery. We made one call from there that lasted
> about 5 minutes. Sometime in the mid afternoon I discovered that the
> battery was down to one bar.
>
> Yesterday I was down in Mulino. I wouldn't have thought of that as a
> remote location, but maybe it is relative to cell towers. At any rate, I
> had the same experience: started the day with a fully charged battery;
> discovered mid-afternoon that I was down to no battery bars.
>
> In each case, the phone happily took a full charge in about 1/2 hour (I
> think).
>
> Any thoughts?

Might be what frequency is used.  If they are old analog towers I would 
assume they would suck up more juice.

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