Sprint Diamond battery problem

[Antrax]

My new Sprint Diamond battery lasted only 4 hours today. I'm using Juicy 2.5 ROM, so it's supposed to be battery efficient. I have bad reception at work but my Touch lasted at least 12 hours.

It's normal or my battery is busted?

Should I take it back to Sprint for an exchange or just suck it up?

Thanks

[sn0b0ard]

I have a Sprint Diamond with Juicy 2.5, and it normally lasts 12+ between charges.

[slowputer]

Search is your friend, as this has been discussed many times before?

[Antrax]

So should I return it? I think I got until Friday to return it.

I put it in Airplane mode and the battery meter barely moves, so that means that the problem could be the radio. As long as I know, the CDMA radio can't be upgraded.

BTW, I did search and did all the hacks and mods posted all around but my battery is getting worst.

Thanks to you all

[darren.wlsn1]

you also might want to change your phone info. so you dont confuse people just add diamond and it will be correct. thanx

[abovelegit]

wow there, dont return it, mines lasts a good 12-14 hours, it use to only last 4 hours like yours, cycle the battery a few times, by letting it die fully by itself atleast 2-3 times, if its not better after that then ok, exchange.

[Antrax]

Thanks, I will try to cycle the battery and will see what happen then.

[snovvman]

Originally Posted by Antrax

My new Sprint Diamond battery lasted only 4 hours today. I'm using Juicy 2.5 ROM, so it's supposed to be battery efficient. I have bad reception at work but my Touch lasted at least 12 hours.

It's normal or my battery is busted?

Should I take it back to Sprint for an exchange or just suck it up?

Thanks

I find that the Diamond is VERY bad at dealing with poor coverage, much worse than the Touch. At my home where coverage is very bad, 4-6 hours is about on par.

[cappy]

I must say that these battery complaints are wearing me out. No offense intended to any of the posters. There are battery complaints all over this forum and others.

Consider this
Both you and your friend have identical corvettes. He filled up two days ago and so did you. He calls you today and tells you that he is out of gas. "I can only go two days on a tank of gas! What is going on?" Of course, you have a half tank of gas left and tell him that is not right. "You should get at least 4 days on a tank of gas." Take this analogy a step further. He says "This happened to me last week too. So I turned off the radio and the car seems to go a little further. But I am still only getting 2 days on a tank."

Anything wrong with this discussion? Wouldn't you need to know a little more before concluding that it is his car that is causing the problem? That is why when we measure a car's energy use we report in "miles per gallon". Now apples can be compared to apples.

Since you know that both cars have an electronic readout that reports miles per gallon, you ask him "what is you MPG reading?" He says "15mpg". Your reading is 15mpg too. Now you know that the cars perform the same. Upon further investigation, you learn that he has been driving from Washington D.C. to New York City each day. You only go to the grocery store.

If you get 15 mpg and he gets 10 mpg, you can begin to find out what is causing the difference. Maybe he has a leaking gas tank, may his fuel system is dirty, maybe he leaves his car idle for 2 hours each morning. Or maybe he sits in traffic for 2 hours each night. Once you find the source of the problem, you can correct it. If it is the leaking gas tank, you get it fixed.

If you get 15 mpg and he gets 14mpg, you might be looking at tire inflation or air conditioning, etc. You would just need to "tweak" the car. But a tweak will not help much if your gas tank is leaking.

Moral: If you want to improve battery life, you must measure your battery drain properly.

I have posted a procedure for monitoring your battery here - http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...758#post452758. In additon, you will find much good information in that thread.

[dutchman71]

Originally Posted by snovvman

I find that the Diamond is VERY bad at dealing with poor coverage, much worse than the Touch. At my home where coverage is very bad, 4-6 hours is about on par.

I second that, most of the battery issues are caused by being in poor coverage.