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[Zoe]

Hi 


Can someone please tell me how long your batteries last in your corded phones?

We used to have an old BT phone that was about 25 years old    But needed NO Batteries and yet still showed us what number we were dialling.

When we switched to AOL Line Rental - Instead of BT
My mum finally allowed me to phone up BT - & - Tell them we no longer wanted to rent their phone.
Yep! - That Right!
My mother had been renting ( Paying For ) the same old phone from BT .. For approx 25 years  ( Maybe Longer! )

I've bought us a new phone.... Binatone
But find that the batteries run out ridiculously fast.

2 x Duracell AAA
1 to 2 weeks - & - Battery icon starts to show
2 to 4 weeks - & - Display starts to fade.
4 to 6 weeks - & - Cant see the display at all 
Batteries Almost Dead!

Is this the same for everyone?

In The Long Term....
Thinking about struggling with the the expense of Batteries
Today...
I've been and bought an Energizer Charger - & - Some Energizer rechargeable batteries.

 
Thanks!

Zoe

[roseway]

I can't give you a definitive answer, but as it happens I've got a Binatone corded phone on this desk, and I agree that the batteries don't last long. Of course you don't need the batteries to use the phone, only to see the display, and I tend to let them die completely before I start to think about replacing them.

[BritBrat]

Don't they charge up when in cradle?

EDIT:

Oh corded phone not cordless.

I would get rechargeable batteries

I bought some of these from Ebay for my phones a few months ago and they seem quite good, but my phones recharge the batteries but the hand sets used to go flat quickly.

[Zoe]

Hi 


@ Roseway

I've got a Binatone corded phone on this desk, and I agree that the batteries don't last long.

At least I know now... It's not just my phone!
Was starting to wonder if the phone was faulty.
Hard to believe such a small silly thing could use up so much power 

Do you unplug your phone from the Phone Socket before replacing your batteries?
Last Night... I Didn't!
Coz I can't reach it - & - It's going to be a right royal pain to keep having to ask my mum to unplug it for me.

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@ BritBrat

I would get rechargeable batteries

Yesterday... That's just what I did!
Bought an Energizer Charger £19.99 from Argos ( Charges...  AA . AAA . C . D . 9v )
Also...
Bought a pack of 4 x AA Energizer Rechargeable Batteries.
And For The Phone....
Bought a pack of 4 x AAA Energizer Rechargeable Batteries.
The phone uses 2 AAA batteries .. So it works out quite well!
2 in the phone - & - 2 ready to go in the phone   8)



Thanks! 

Zoe

[BritBrat]

I am not sure on this but I don't think you have to unplug it from phone line.

One thing that may happen if you do and the batteries are flat is lose any stored names or numbers depending on how the device works, the phone line supplies a voltage to some devices to maintain memory.

[tuftedduck]

Have you tried using lithium batteries.....can your phone handle them ?
If so you can get about 10x the life from them compared to normal batts.

[roseway]

The instruction leaflet for my Binatone phone certainly says that you must unplug the phone before changing the batteries, but it doesn't say why.

Coz I can't reach it - & - It's going to be a right royal pain to keep having to ask my mum to unplug it for me.

I suppose you could get a short extension lead and plug/unplug the phone on the end of that.

[Zoe]

Hi  


@ BritBrat

The first time I ever changed the batteries... Did unplug the phone - & - The phone still kept my settings.
Think you only lose your settings if the batteries die completely.

Great Minds Think Alike! ( Just had a read of my manual too)
The instructions do say... 
IMPORTANT- Before removing the battery compartment cover,always make sure the base unit is disconnected from the telephone line.
Install 2 pcs of Alkaline AAA batteries into the battery compartment and
place back the cover before use.
Note: Please do NOT use Rechargeable batteries in this phone.

Oh! - Dear! 
As I've already broken every rule in the book....
May as well just throw the book away - & - Keep on breaking the rules 

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@ tuftedduck

Have you tried using lithium batteries

Nope!      Never thought about trying Lithium Batteries!
Trouble Is...
As I've just spent in Total = £43.97 .. Charger - & - Batteries
Think I'll be at least giving them a good try out for now 




Thanks!

Zoe

[BritBrat]

loads of devices say do not use rechargable, but never say why.

I also break that rule, but I guess there may be a small voltage difference between recharge and non re-charge batteries.

My camera say's not to use recharge, what do you think I use?

[UncleUB]

As I've just spent in Total = £43.97 .. Charger - & - Batteries

 

You should have checked here first.

www.7dayshop.com

Varta charger + 4 AA 2500mAh batteries =£10.99

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_3&products_id=108740

+4  Duracell AAA 100mAh batteries =£4.99

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=106061

Total price delivered...........£15.98

[scottiesmum]

We have a cordless 'phone that uses rechargeable batteries  ...  I was unaware of this    until I used non-rechargeable and it stopped working     on reading the instructions booklet more carefully   ( shutting the stable door !)   it stated in bold letters   ...  failure to use rechargeable batteries can ruin the telephone  (which it did !!)  and could cause an explosion     I'm not sure if this could happen in reverse BB  ...  but  !!!!!!   

[BritBrat]

We have a cordless 'phone that uses rechargeable batteries  ...  I was unaware of this    until I used non-rechargeable and it stopped working     on reading the instructions booklet more carefully   ( shutting the stable door !)   it stated in bold letters   ...  failure to use rechargeable batteries can ruin the telephone  (which it did !!)  and could cause an explosion     I'm not sure if this could happen in reverse BB  ...  but  !!!!!!   

I have never tried it that way round.

Scary eh.

[roseway]

Ni-cad rechargeable batteries have a lower voltage than regular batteries (1.2V per cell as opposed to 1.4V per cell). So it's possible that regular batteries could cause overvoltage problems in equipment designed for rechargeables. But using rechargeables in equipment designed for regular batteries wouldn't have that problem - I think the worst that would happen is that the equipment wouldn't work so well (LCD display not so bright, for example).

[Zoe]

Hi  



@ BritBrat

loads of devices say do not use rechargeable, but never say why.

I Know! - Does make you Wonder  
That's why I've never dared to try them before now.
In Fact... I've never bought a product that does say - " It's OK to use rechargeable batteries "
But the PHONE was the straw that broke the camels back.
No Way! - Could I afford to keep putting Duracell Batteries in it every few weeks

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@ UncleUB

You should have checked here first.

I Know!
But when I saw that the batteries had gone in the phone - Again!
Think anger made me act before thinking things through properly.
Plus...
I knew that my mum was about to go to Chester Greyhound Park... With Argos There!  

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@ scottiesmum

We have a cordless 'phone that uses rechargeable batteries  ...  I was unaware of this. Until I used non-rechargeable and it stopped working

Yeah!
I'm not sure it can be done in reverse.... Non-Chargeable Batteries - Instead Of - Branded Rechargeable  
Think it's probably coz the rechargeable batteries that come with things like Cameras, etc. ...
Work in a totally different way to normal batteries or normal rechargeable batteries.

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@ Rosway

I think the worst that would happen is that the equipment wouldn't work so well (LCD display not so bright, for example).

Strangely - & - Unexpectedly....
My phones LCD Display is much brighter and visible now that I've put the Energizers Rechargeables in it  8)
They might have been expensive to get started off with.
But I'm hoping they'll save me a fortune in the long run  



Thanks!

Zoe

[Zoe]

Hi scottiesmum  

@ scottiesmum

We have a cordless 'phone that uses rechargeable batteries  ...  I was unaware of this. Until I used non-rechargeable and it stopped working

Yeah!
I'm not sure it can be done in reverse.... Non-Chargeable Batteries - Instead Of - Branded Rechargeable  
Think it's probably coz the rechargeable batteries that come with things like Cameras, etc. ...
Work in a totally different way to normal batteries or normal rechargeable batteries.

Then Again!
Just remembered that my digital camera can use both the...
Chargeable Batteries - & - Charger .. That I bought especially for it.
OR
Just Normal AA Batteries!

So... It is all rather Confusing  

Zoe