Smartphone Portible Charger

katiesue · 10-13-2011, 02:16 PM

Madz and I both have HTC Thunderbolts and the battery life is horrible. I got the extended battery which helps a lot but it makes it a massive brick. Madz is resistant to the extended. But her phone often runs out.

So I was looking into the portable chargers but all the ones I can find have pretty mixed reviews. Anyone have one they can recommend?

Cadaverous Pallor · 10-15-2011, 08:04 PM

Have you tried battery-saving apps? I've got Juice Defender and Advanced Task Killer and they seem to help a lot.

Morrigoon · 10-16-2011, 12:27 AM

Do you use bluetooth? If you don't, go into your phone's utilities and shut it off. You'll save HOURS of power on that alone. (Thanks to whichever LoTer taught me that one - I think BtD?)

katiesue · 10-16-2011, 09:34 AM

There's some weird thing with the Thunderbolt and task killers. They don't work. You turn something off and in a minute it all turns back on. She does have the bluetooth off.

If you text your little buddies and check your facebook every 45 seconds it sucks battery.

BarTopDancer · 10-16-2011, 10:51 AM

Thunderbolt has notoriously bad battery life. I shot a text to S asking about the portable chargers.

The task killers do work on them, the OS is the same as every other Android. Try "TaskKiller" (you can push it to your phone from that link). But that won't help the battery life much on the Bolt. Did you check for the firmware upgrade? It's supposed to improve battery life.

Stan4dSteph · 10-18-2011, 12:33 PM

If you're in the car a fair amount, you can get a USB charger that fits into the lighter socket. That allows you to plug in anything with a USB cable, like iPods and other phones.

katiesue · 10-18-2011, 01:21 PM

The problem is mostly on Friday's where she's at school from 7:30 AM to 10 PM. The battery just won't make it that long with all the facebooking/texting and she usually ends up using someone elses phone to tell me when she's done.

Ghoulish Delight · 10-18-2011, 02:08 PM

I keep hoping the company Mophie expands beyond Apple products. My brother in law loves his.

Moonliner · 10-18-2011, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by katiesue

The problem is mostly on Friday's where she's at school from 7:30 AM to 10 PM. The battery just won't make it that long with all the facebooking/texting and she usually ends up using someone elses phone to tell me when she's done.

Shouldn't the phone be off from 7:30am until around 2:00 or 3:00pm?

katiesue · 10-18-2011, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

Shouldn't the phone be off from 7:30am until around 2:00 or 3:00pm?

They are allowed to use their phones at school just not in the classroom. So no it's on, just on silent.

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katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	Smartphone Portible Charger Madz and I both have HTC Thunderbolts and the battery life is horrible. I got the extended battery which helps a lot but it makes it a massive brick. Madz is resistant to the extended. But her phone often runs out. So I was looking into the portable chargers but all the ones I can find have pretty mixed reviews. Anyone have one they can recommend? __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Do you use bluetooth? If you don't, go into your phone's utilities and shut it off. You'll save HOURS of power on that alone. (Thanks to whichever LoTer taught me that one - I think BtD?) __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	There's some weird thing with the Thunderbolt and task killers. They don't work. You turn something off and in a minute it all turns back on. She does have the bluetooth off. If you text your little buddies and check your facebook every 45 seconds it sucks battery. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	Thunderbolt has notoriously bad battery life. I shot a text to S asking about the portable chargers. The task killers do work on them, the OS is the same as every other Android. Try "TaskKiller" (you can push it to your phone from that link). But that won't help the battery life much on the Bolt. Did you check for the firmware upgrade? It's supposed to improve battery life. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	If you're in the car a fair amount, you can get a USB charger that fits into the lighter socket. That allows you to plug in anything with a USB cable, like iPods and other phones.
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10-18-2011, 01:21 PM	#7
katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	The problem is mostly on Friday's where she's at school from 7:30 AM to 10 PM. The battery just won't make it that long with all the facebooking/texting and she usually ends up using someone elses phone to tell me when she's done. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I keep hoping the company Mophie expands beyond Apple products. My brother in law loves his. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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