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Posted by MiamiCuse on July 8, 2008, 11:25 pm
Can someone recommend a cordless phone that has long lasting batteries that
will not "degrade" a lot over time?
I have two cordless phones, and when they were new, the batteries last 3 to
4 days, then after a few months or so of usages and charging/recharging,
they no longer hold charge as long, and it gets worse and worse until the
charge will hold for only about 15 minutes.
I understand those batteries have memory and you have to let it die before
you recharge and if you leave it on the charger too long it could also ruin
it. However, I simply cannot manage to do that, I have two cordless phones
and I don't want them to die in the middle of a call, so I do charge them
before they run out, also I don't remove them from the charger as soon as
they are done, I sometimes leave them on the charger too long.
I have purchased new replacement batteries and they work for a few months
and then back to not holding charge again.
Are there cordless phones out there that will hold charges? I am ready to
toss my two phones into the garbage!
MC
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Posted by Art on July 8, 2008, 11:38 pm
Just look for a phone that does NOT use nicad batteries. Those are the ones
with memory problems.
> Can someone recommend a cordless phone that has long lasting batteries
> that will not "degrade" a lot over time?
> I have two cordless phones, and when they were new, the batteries last 3
> to 4 days, then after a few months or so of usages and
> charging/recharging, they no longer hold charge as long, and it gets worse
> and worse until the charge will hold for only about 15 minutes.
> I understand those batteries have memory and you have to let it die before
> you recharge and if you leave it on the charger too long it could also
> ruin it. However, I simply cannot manage to do that, I have two cordless
> phones and I don't want them to die in the middle of a call, so I do
> charge them before they run out, also I don't remove them from the charger
> as soon as they are done, I sometimes leave them on the charger too long.
> I have purchased new replacement batteries and they work for a few months
> and then back to not holding charge again.
> Are there cordless phones out there that will hold charges? I am ready to
> toss my two phones into the garbage!
> MC
>
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Posted by Smarty on July 8, 2008, 11:54 pm
> Just look for a phone that does NOT use nicad batteries. Those are the
> ones with memory problems.
>> Can someone recommend a cordless phone that has long lasting batteries
>> that will not "degrade" a lot over time?
>> I have two cordless phones, and when they were new, the batteries last 3
>> to 4 days, then after a few months or so of usages and
>> charging/recharging, they no longer hold charge as long, and it gets
>> worse and worse until the charge will hold for only about 15 minutes.
>> I understand those batteries have memory and you have to let it die
>> before you recharge and if you leave it on the charger too long it could
>> also ruin it. However, I simply cannot manage to do that, I have two
>> cordless phones and I don't want them to die in the middle of a call, so
>> I do charge them before they run out, also I don't remove them from the
>> charger as soon as they are done, I sometimes leave them on the charger
>> too long.
>> I have purchased new replacement batteries and they work for a few months
>> and then back to not holding charge again.
>> Are there cordless phones out there that will hold charges? I am ready
>> to toss my two phones into the garbage!
>> MC
My Panasonic cordless phones use Nickel-Hydride batteries with no memory
issues......
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Posted by ransley on July 9, 2008, 9:40 am
> Can someone recommend a cordless phone that has long lasting batteries th=
at
> will not "degrade" a lot over time?
> I have two cordless phones, and when they were new, the batteries last 3 =
to
> 4 days, then after a few months or so of usages and charging/recharging,
> they no longer hold charge as long, and it gets worse and worse until the
> charge will hold for only about 15 minutes.
> I understand those batteries have memory and you have to let it die befor=
e
> you recharge and if you leave it on the charger too long it could also ru=
in
> it. =A0However, I simply cannot manage to do that, I have two cordless ph=
ones
> and I don't want them to die in the middle of a call, so I do charge them
> before they run out, also I don't remove them from the charger as soon as
> they are done, I sometimes leave them on the charger too long.
> I have purchased new replacement batteries and they work for a few months
> and then back to not holding charge again.
> Are there cordless phones out there that will hold charges? =A0I am ready=
to
> toss my two phones into the garbage!
> MC
Consumer Reports probably rates battery life
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Posted by Evan Platt on July 9, 2008, 9:47 am
wrote:
>Can someone recommend a cordless phone that has long lasting batteries that
>will not "degrade" a lot over time?
>I have two cordless phones, and when they were new, the batteries last 3 to
>4 days, then after a few months or so of usages and charging/recharging,
>they no longer hold charge as long, and it gets worse and worse until the
>charge will hold for only about 15 minutes.
>I understand those batteries have memory and you have to let it die before
>you recharge and if you leave it on the charger too long it could also ruin
>it. However, I simply cannot manage to do that, I have two cordless phones
>and I don't want them to die in the middle of a call, so I do charge them
>before they run out, also I don't remove them from the charger as soon as
>they are done, I sometimes leave them on the charger too long.
>I have purchased new replacement batteries and they work for a few months
>and then back to not holding charge again.
>Are there cordless phones out there that will hold charges? I am ready to
>toss my two phones into the garbage!
Any batteries, short of sealed lead acid, will start to hold less of a
charge over time. How old are the phones? The newer the technology,
the better they'll be at holding a charge, but still after a year or
so, it may be time to buy new batteries.
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> that will not "degrade" a lot over time?
> I have two cordless phones, and when they were new, the batteries last 3
> to 4 days, then after a few months or so of usages and
> charging/recharging, they no longer hold charge as long, and it gets worse
> and worse until the charge will hold for only about 15 minutes.
> I understand those batteries have memory and you have to let it die before
> you recharge and if you leave it on the charger too long it could also
> ruin it. However, I simply cannot manage to do that, I have two cordless
> phones and I don't want them to die in the middle of a call, so I do
> charge them before they run out, also I don't remove them from the charger
> as soon as they are done, I sometimes leave them on the charger too long.
> I have purchased new replacement batteries and they work for a few months
> and then back to not holding charge again.
> Are there cordless phones out there that will hold charges? I am ready to
> toss my two phones into the garbage!
> MC
>