Hi Andy, usual rule is that, for the first time, the phone should be charged for 16 hours. this isn't an absolute must but, your battery will perform better for it. I know as, when i got my n-gage, I didn't charge my first battery for very long. It worked just fine but battery life was a bit impaired. I hadn't noticed this really until I got a spare battery. I did charge the second battery for sixteen hours first time. ever since, I've had much better battery life out of that one than, the first one I have. So, although your phone will tell you it doesn't need that long to charge, the first ever charge should be 16 hours. after that, it doesn't matter too much. Justin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Collins" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 9:39 PM Subject: [access-uk] Charging up a mobile for the first time > Hi all - > > Looking for some quick info here re. charging a mobile for the first time. > My 7610 is now charging, but I don't know how long the first charge should > be - I've seen that it takes only about 95 minutes to re-charge, but have an > idea that first charging should be for a longer period. Can any one give > help on this as I don't want to start using it too soon and damage the > amount of charge the battery will subsequently hold, as it only has 3 hours > talk time as it is! > > Thanks > > Andy > > ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** vacation ## d > ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. > ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** vacation ## d ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq