Cricket Phones & Poor Battery Life: Help

12-21-2010, 09:59 PM

I thought this was no longer the case once phones started using LI batteries

**Tybo82** · 12-22-2010, 07:15 AM

Some say it is, some say it isn't.

I've never "conditioned" a new LI battery and they usually last longer than the spec's state.

Conditionining means fully charge, fully discharge, fully charge, fully discharge and then you are pretty much done, use the battery how you wish.

**BekindtoAnimals22** · 12-22-2010, 03:50 PM

ive never had a problem with the GF's cricket branded rzr but my Kyocera its battery indicator is oddball, one minute i have no battery another its half a battery. then it shuts off, no beeps no warnings and its all sporatic.

I've pretty much chalked it up to being a cheap phone.

**flightfan411** · 12-23-2010, 06:19 AM

Most Kyocera's from cricket are crap. Then again most phones from them are because they are all mostly refurbs and rebranded from some other company. Thats why new flashed phones are better. Then again my battery life always sucks because im always on my phone.

**mummy to bee** · 12-23-2010, 12:34 PM

cricket sells only new phones most of the time. the rare refurbished phone is usually associated with a special promotion and they are available only for a limited time.

**lilpistol72** · 12-27-2010, 09:10 PM

http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-12.htm

the litium-ion batteries used by most cell phones do not need a discharge cycle and discharging the battery completely can render the battery useless until re-charged with special equipment.

**Shorty G** · 12-28-2010, 09:23 PM

Thats bogus, because I discharge my phone pretty often, even leaving them idle for 4-5 months at a time without a charge and they still work fine

I didn't say batteries needed a conditioning period, I'm just saying some people say they do, some people say they don't.

**Dickie Back** · 12-29-2010, 08:05 AM

I think we should take it as they come, i just alwasy tell ppl to kill there battery then do full recharges and discharges. anyhow i the the reason my Metro and Cricket phones dont last cause maybe i do use them, but at the most i only log about 1hr of calls a day, and i log more hrs on my ATT phone and i know that Mofo last forever bleh who knows anymore.

**Christian Jankulov** · 12-29-2010, 04:10 PM

I'm learning from everyone's insight and feedback, thanks!

Smick, I'm in the Greensboro, NC area, where Cricket says I have great coverage. I agree, as I can only remeraber once not having service during a brief, bad storm over a year ago. I don't experience dropped calls either.

I'm going to look into some other models that have better battery life.

LL