XDA Exec battery life - more than 14hrs req.d

[TllEWL]

Bit of a noob question for my first post - sorry

Bought myself an SPV M5000 (remember them??) running WM6... didn't realise how big this thing was till it turned up :rolleyes:

Anyway - the issue - in standby alone I seem to be getting about a days worth of battery out of it before it dies. This is not acceptable.

Running radio version 1.18.00 (Dunno if the rest is important, but ROM 2.07.00 WWE, Protocol 42.54.P8)


Now I've found some archived threads about rolling the radio version back to help solve this - was 1.18.00 one of the problem versions (should have fixed it by now surely??) and if so, how far back should I be looking?

Anything I could/should try before this? and...being really lazy now...could anyone post/show me to an idiot's guide for doing this

Thanks (and I promise to contribute more on future posts...if I don't just bin this paperweight first) :p

[TllEWL]

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[orb3000]

Bit of a noob question for my first post - sorry

Bought myself an SPV M5000 (remember them??) running WM6... didn't realise how big this thing was till it turned up :rolleyes:

Anyway - the issue - in standby alone I seem to be getting about a days worth of battery out of it before it dies. This is not acceptable.

Running radio version 1.18.00 (Dunno if the rest is important, but ROM 2.07.00 WWE, Protocol 42.54.P8)


Now I've found some archived threads about rolling the radio version back to help solve this - was 1.18.00 one of the problem versions (should have fixed it by now surely??) and if so, how far back should I be looking?

Anything I could/should try before this? and...being really lazy now...could anyone post/show me to an idiot's guide for doing this

Thanks (and I promise to contribute more on future posts...if I don't just bin this paperweight first) :p

Welcome to the forum

I would recommend you to enter to Universal forum and read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=267448

I have heard that some radios drain the battery fastet than others, I´m using 1.08 and my original battery from 2005 last me day and a half using a lot of calls and some BT and WIFI


Good luck and don´t forget to vote!

[TllEWL]

OMG! Soo much information

Thanks for the steer to the Universal section (may have found that eventually, but god knows how long it would have taken)


3hrs later, I think I've established that although I don't have the randomly dying battery (still going at .... 21%) Radio 1.18 works for others, so I probably do need a new battery - the phone's still got its protective screen covers on it, but that's not to say that the battery was new.

I'll switch back to my Treo (7days+ with use) for now and just use the brick for the SatNav till I get a new battery.


Don't think I'm gonna be able to spare the time to read up on how to do all this flashing stuff safely so hope the new battery works :o

[orb3000]

OMG! Soo much information

Thanks for the steer to the Universal section (may have found that eventually, but god knows how long it would have taken)


3hrs later, I think I've established that although I don't have the randomly dying battery (still going at .... 21%) Radio 1.18 works for others, so I probably do need a new battery - the phone's still got its protective screen covers on it, but that's not to say that the battery was new.

I'll switch back to my Treo (7days+ with use) for now and just use the brick for the SatNav till I get a new battery.


Don't think I'm gonna be able to spare the time to read up on how to do all this flashing stuff safely so hope the new battery works :o

Yes a new battery is the best solution, try to get the original!
On Universal forum there is a member called Dukenukem that sells the original ones at good price
You actually don´t have to spend so much hours reading and it´s worth!

Cheers and don,t forget to vote!

[Bulldog]

Bit of a noob question for my first post - sorry

Bought myself an SPV M5000 (remember them??) running WM6... didn't realise how big this thing was till it turned up :rolleyes:

Anyway - the issue - in standby alone I seem to be getting about a days worth of battery out of it before it dies. This is not acceptable.

Running radio version 1.18.00 (Dunno if the rest is important, but ROM 2.07.00 WWE, Protocol 42.54.P8)


Now I've found some archived threads about rolling the radio version back to help solve this - was 1.18.00 one of the problem versions (should have fixed it by now surely??) and if so, how far back should I be looking?

Anything I could/should try before this? and...being really lazy now...could anyone post/show me to an idiot's guide for doing this

Thanks (and I promise to contribute more on future posts...if I don't just bin this paperweight first) :p

First: Yes Exec is a brick and Since I have it, I have given up to carry my 45 Magnum. HTC Universal (Exec) can do the same job :p

Be Frank IMHO Exec had never good battery live.. I hear some people saying they can last 1-3 days with it, but in my case: Push mail 80-100 mails, calls, a lot reminders and PIM use it has never lasted full one day.

My suggestion to stretch your battery live:

1) Low Phone Signal increase the power connection:
2) Radio Version depends on your service provider or Country.. In some countrys or locations the 118 has no problem but in others it leads to high power consumption or even device freezes. The best thing you can do is try different version and observe your phone Signal; call Quality and Battery live. Here you can find most Radio versions to download: http://vidmes.com/xda/Uni/Radios/
3) Changing frequent location (Driving) also decrease Battery live.
4) Set your Phone Band Manually to GSM or 3G dont use the setting "Auto"
5) Set your backlight settings to min brightness. ( in my case only to first line!!! Lower then that is Darkness)
6) Set Your Beam off to Incoming Beams
8) Backlight Time.. Set to min time ( in my case is 1min after that bcklight goes off)
9)Turn off device if not used... (In my case time: 1 min)
10) Find the Right ROM.. According my experiences some ROMs have high CPU usage.. even though nothing is active but CPU is running high. In most cases Shell32.exe leading to high CPU. ( My current ROM is Tomal 8.5 standard. very happy with it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=454906 )
11) If you don’t use push mail or don’t Sync. Kill the process repllog.exe. Again in Some ROM the Activesync. runs even though there is nothing to sync. (Push mail or Desktop Sync.) That leads additional CPU usage and also unnecessarily memory consumption.

At the end you will find out that you might need one more spare battery or one with higher capacity as it has been discussed here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=432099.

Furthermore if you plan to carry the exec on your belt you may also need one of these:http://www.suspenderstore.com/susu60.html :D

[deedee]

Furthermore if you plan to carry the exec on your belt you may also need one of these:http://www.suspenderstore.com/susu60.html :D

Oh boy, that link does not carry well across the water, it conjures up totally different images here in the UK.

[Bulldog]

Oh boy, that link does not carry well across the water, it conjures up totally different images here in the UK.

It was not my attention to indicate to the guys with less hair.. it should be protection for not losing his pants.

[deedee]

It was not my attention to indicate to the guys with less hair.. it should be protection for not losing his pants.

Has to be said that comparison isn't a huge amount better, :), UK pants are under garments, the outer ones are trousers.

And i am missing the guys with less hair connection, suspenders in the UK are a female lingerie item.

[Bulldog]

Has to be said that comparison isn't a huge amount better, :), UK pants are under garments, the outer ones are trousers.

And i am missing the guys with less hair connection, suspenders in the UK are a female lingerie item.


Thanks for the “Pants” correction in British English.
According the Dictionary it seems in American English meaning of Pants can be also trousers. But hey how I would know..English is just my 4th language.

However Somehow I start to miss your connection to female lingerie items. Frankly speaking it appears to me that you did not see the suspender pictures in the link that I have given or else you would have seen those are the one of two straps worn over the shoulders to hold up trousers (pants). I believe to have seen that such suspender are also worn by Skinheads which some call them “the guys with less hair”

In Order to make it short, I suggest after you seen the pictures in the link, if you would still insist that such suspenders are in UK under the category lingerie items then I might need talk to the Web Company that sells those. They have somehow categorised that suspender under “BIG & TALL GUYS suspenders”????


Anyhow you have a Great day

[deedee]

I didi look at the link and hence my comments, i had missed the reference to skinheads, what is being sold as suspenders are called braces in the UK.