Tips - Getting the Most of your Omnia Cell Battery
Getting the Most of your Omnia Cell Battery
THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING BATTERY
You can't run from the beep of impending doom. Anyone who's used a cell phone for any length of time has experienced the low-battery warning. And true to Murphy's Law, the battery death knell always seems to sound in the middle of a conversation. Faced with a dying battery, you'll (at best) have to rush to the nearest power source. At worst, losing battery power in midchat will drive you to throw your phone out the window with a maniacal scream.
Prevention is the best medicine, so make sure you charge your phone every night and before you hit the road. But there's also an emergency cure or two.
1. Carry an extra battery
If you spend a lot of time out and about during business trips, you may not have a way to recharge your phone during the day. Even a car charger or a five-hour battery might not be able to beat a day of walking conference calls, interviews from the park, or emergency meetings from the airport lounge. That's why it's a good idea for business travelers to pack an extra battery, especially for phones with a high-resolution, battery-draining color screen.
Also, if you don't mind adding a little extra bulk to your handset, you can purchase (from your wireless provider) an extended battery, which increases your phone's talk and standby time performance.
2. Limit your camera/video use
Your handset's camera or videocam features may be fun and perhaps even useful. But they're also a heavy drain on your battery. If you're away from a power source, be sure to limit your use of these features. Otherwise, you may be in store for an unwelcome surprise in the middle of a conversation. Gaming and Web browsing also burn through your battery.
