4 Getting Started
Common causes of battery drain
The following functions drain the battery more quickly and adversely affect
talk and standby times:
• You are often playing games or using the Web.
• Backlighting is frequently on.
• The phone is frequently used in analog mode. If you do not see a on
the home screen, the phone is in analog mode. To set your phone to
operate in different modes, select
Menu → Settings → Network →
Digital or Analog and choose from the options available.
• You are far away from a base station or cell site when in digital mode.
• Data cables or accessories, such as the Hands-free headset, are connected
to the phone.
• No service is available or service is intermittent. The phone requires more
power to acquire service than to maintain consistent service.
• Earpiece and ringer volume settings are high.
• Voicemail notifications, pages, and text messages are not acknowledged
quickly. To use power most efficiently, acknowledge notifications and
messages immediately.
