Your Cell Phone Battery Life, An Issue To Think About

Have you ever wondered where comes from the idea that mainstream technology is built to eventually malfunction? Well, actually it is not a conspiracy theory, it has solid bases. First of all, long-lasting equipment production is expensive, and if any company produces some long-lasting equipment it will cost you a fortune. Secondly, companies expect you to upgrade your equipment from time to time.

In case of cell phones' batteries they are designed to last about two years. On one hand it is pretty logical as many people would barely use the same cell phone for a year. So, why make a long-lasting battery? On the other hand battery life is the key issue when it is about cell phones. It is even more important than memory card to hold the address book, the screen specs to display your data, and some times even than speakers to play your ring tones.

Usually after a year or two of permanent use cell phones may last a day on one charge. If you are among those for whom this is a serious issue then try to settle the matter by yourself. It is all about your bad habits in using cell phones!

Steps to Increase Your Cell Phone Battery Life Here are at least four steps you can apply to get more out of your cell phone battery and avoid your bad habits.

Step 1. Don't Charge Everyday. There are many of us who have the bad habit of charging our cell phones every single day. What is this? Some kind of phobia of being out of reach? Well, just a bad habit, especially for people who don't know where the fate will find them next day. Ask yourself how often, while in a hotel room, you search for the available outlet to plug in the recharger and get your electronics connected?!

According to T-Mobile experts, this bad habit is the very first reason to short the life span of your cell phone battery. Strange enough but electronics such as cell phones, iPods and other 'rechargeables' have so-called battery memory. This memory is much alike human one, at beginning of its life the cell phone battery is able to fully charge, but with each plugging into outlet it gets shorer and shorter. In other words repeated recharging of your cell phone (when it still has power), lowers the battery capacity.

How to fight it? Try to charge your cell phone when it is out of power. If it is too hard for you try recharging every other day. Of course, this is just an option which is not available for people who have risky activities or let's say who are surgeons. After all, we are not talking about exact sciences! Still it is a proved fact that the above way can improve battery longevity.

Step 2. Don't Keep the Cell on 24/7. How many of us use to turn cell phones off during the day? It is a matter of bet that indeed a few! After all the essence of cell phones is that you can be reached everywhere (except the dead zones) and at any time (if the cell phone is connected)!

People tend to leave their gadgets working days and nights around and then complain about the weak battery, overheating or any other break. What everyone should realize is that cell phones as well as other electronic gadgets need some rest. Also take in consideration that electronics which benefit from some downtime function more accurate. Cell phones for example use downtime to cool down and refocus coordinates, which will help you get better reception.

How to fight it? When you rest give your cell phone a rest too. Or in case you need it days around it is enough to shut it down once a day for at least five minutes. This will do just great for your cell phone's battery too.

Step 3. Don't Expose Your Cell Phone to Extreme Temperatures. This is another bad habit most cell phone owners have got. Of course, we are not talking about having business on Antarctica or in Sahara, but leaving the cell phone in summer in your car or carry it with you during a two-hours winter walk is just the same.

The temperature inside of a vehicle during the heat of day can reach 80 degrees Celsius, while the direct exposure to the sun can exceed 120 degrees Celsius. This is what Motorola experts say.

How to fight it? Just make sure your cell phone is always with you. It will make you take care of it just as you would do of yourself, because you wouldn't expose yourself to extreme temperatures (except the case when you are on the beach). When it's cold it's enough to keep your device covered or close to your warm body. This will assure a great functionality to your cell phone and won't damage your battery.

Step 4. Don't Disconnect While Indoors. Many of us would use a cell phone even at home, though the land-line telephone or cordless phone is just in the range of five feet. This means you consume your battery!

How to fight it? Here you have at least two options: to 'learn' using your stationary phone or to plug in your cell phone in case a long conversation is expected. The first option is clear enough. What about the second one? Well, plugging in your cell phone will use the power from the outlet instead of taking it from the battery. This will diminish the exploit of battery and respectively will make it last longer.

Take care of your cell phone as you would do of you!