Hy since i ve bought my v3,the battery only charges for 2 hours and then diplays "Charge Completed" it will nerver charge more than 2 hours, and it won t last more than 4 days.When you buy hte phone it says cicle charges for about 10 - 12 hours but mine wont charge for more than 2 hours plss help
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iskoos Posts: 9
Phone Model: Motorola RAZR V3c
Service Provider: Verizon
Mon Dec 26, 2005 10:54 am
Hey, If your phone lasts 4 days, then you are in good shape. What else would you need?
You won;t be able to charge that phone fro more than two hours no matter what. That is waht it is. You have no control over the charge time with the wall charger.
How does it last 4 days? How much talk time? Is the BlueTooth constantly on?
Omini Posts: 22
Phone Model: Motorola V3
Tue Dec 27, 2005 8:29 am
i keep my bluetooth on only when receiving something, this rarely happens, network search speed is set on slow,no screensaver,i rarely play games or listen to music, i talk about 10 min daily.Battery save is also on.but i do something every week : when the battery it s empty , the phonw won t turn on, the i remove the battery and connect it to a small 3 volts engine, or a samll light bulb, that will completly depleat the battery , you should try that, it will surely longer your battery life
iskoos Posts: 9
Phone Model: Motorola RAZR V3c
Service Provider: Verizon
Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:26 am
Omini,
To my understanding, your provider is not Verizon. I got that impression from the menu options you mentioned. With Verizon RAZR, you won't be able to set network options, battery save mode etc.(I didn't find these in my phone at least)
Anyways, I would like to make a comment on one thing you mentioned. The battery in your phone is LION (Lithium Ion) not NiCad. LION is the latest in battery technology and needs to be treated in a different way.
If there is one bad thing that you can do to your battery, that is to deep discharge it. LION batteries do not like deep discharge. You basically ruin your battery by doing so. You can run the phone till it shuts itself off but don't go for more than that. Hooking up the battery to an lectric motor or a light bulp will drain it to zero. That is what we call deep discharge and it ruins LION cells. If it was NiCad type battery(not even NiMH), that would be okay; but not with LION!..
Just something to think about.
And as for the stand by time you are having, it is normal if you do not keep the BT on all the time and talk only 10-15 min per day. If I do the same, I am pretty sure I will get 4 days with no problem. But I talk more than that (2 hours average or more) and I hate to turn the BT on when I need it. I like it on all the time. If you use the phone like I do (BT on and couple hours of talk time) I am sure it will not last more than a day.
macfhionhuain Posts: 2
Tue Dec 27, 2005 7:53 pm
i just got my razr a month ago and now the phone is giving out on me , It says " unable to charge" and it is frozen on that screen , I cant even turn it off, CAN anyone help ???? please I beg of you
iskoos Posts: 9
Phone Model: Motorola RAZR V3c
Service Provider: Verizon
Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:18 pm
The phone must have a 1-year warranty. Return it to wher you bought it from. They must take care of you.
Who is your service provider?
heacockb Posts: 10
Phone Model: RAZR V3
Service Provider: Cingular
Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:20 pm
I have read through this all these messages and I can only report similar problems. I have had my RAZR V3 for 14 months. When I first got it the battery seemed to hold its charge for several days (I do not talk on the phone much). Shortly after getting the phone I used it in Spain and sent email and pictures as well as accessed AIM and the battery worked fine. I also have a Bluetooth equipped car and I have Bluetooth in my home and office to synchronize my calendar with my phone. After several months I began having the problems with the battery holding a charge. Here’s what I’ve tried:
1. I replaced the battery. No change. The new battery has exactly the same characteristics as the old one.
2. I bought a charger for my car and one for my office. This was necessary since the phone will no longer hold a charge for the entire day. This works fine except when I forget to take the phone with me when I leave my office.
Two weeks ago I went on a trip to California and the phone worked much better. I assume that this is because it was never connected to a Bluetooth device. When I returned it seemed even worse than before. I contacted Cingular and they told me that since the phone was 14 months old I would be required to pay them $210 to get an out of warrantee replacement. By escalating my complaint I was eventually able to convince them to replace the phone free of charge. Unfortunately, the new phone has exactly the same problem as the old one.
The new battery has exactly the same characteristics as the old one.
Unfortunately, the new phone has exactly the same problem as the old one. 
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