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MusicIsLife · 25th Mar 2011, 07:17 AM

Exactly a week ago I got a brand-spanking-new Blackberry Curve. I love it, but there's one teensy problem thats been bothering me...

Every night when I get home I charge it, then when its fully charged I unplug it and set it on my headboard of my bed (I have a captains bed so it works the same as a night table) but by the next morning its dead. This has only happened in the past 2-3 days and this morning when I woke up it was completely dead! Is this normal?

browneyedboy · 25th Mar 2011, 09:20 AM

If you're blackberry has a navigation system (satnav) and you have not fully exited the application, that is almost certain to drain you're battery, also make sure you're wi-fi and bluetooth are off as well because if left on they too drain battery.

Tim · 25th Mar 2011, 04:33 PM

Anything that may access the internet will do this as well. (For instance, mine has Weatherbug and Facebook) I occasionally forget to close MSN messenger as well.

VentinIntrovert · 25th Mar 2011, 08:29 PM

leave it plugged in while you sleep and put it in sleep mode...

Tiny Catastrophe · 25th Mar 2011, 08:31 PM

Yes I've had a curve for a year and it sucks battery like crazy. The guy at the phone store told me charge it for 2 hours and then unplug it and it lasts longer and that works

starfish · 25th Mar 2011, 09:24 PM

Try turning off the Bluetooth, Wifi and GPS. On my old Blackberry and current Android phone those kill the battery life.

Fintan · 4th Apr 2011, 03:02 PM

Make sure you exit applications with the red button, not the back arrow. Also, shut off any application that uses a wireless connection when not in use, and turn off bluetooth & WiFi when you're asleep as well. That should help!

I have a Bold and I use it like crazy, and my battery doesn't die that fast!

zeratul · 4th Apr 2011, 03:26 PM

Get an iphone 4. Solves all your problems.

Fintan · 4th Apr 2011, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by zeratul

Get an iphone 4. Solves all your problems.

But how would you live without BBM?!

zeratul · 4th Apr 2011, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Fintan

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Originally Posted by zeratul

Get an iphone 4. Solves all your problems.

But how would you live without BBM?!

Really? In this day and age, you want to use BBM as opposed to numerous other OS-independent communication platforms that offer a range of scalability?

Well then, suit yourself.

4th Apr 2011, 04:57 PM

I had a Blackberry Curve, absolutely love it.

The solution to your problem is simple. Buy a new battery. Yours is going bad.

25th Mar 2011, 07:17 AM	#1
MusicIsLife EC Addict Full Member Gender: Not even sure anymore. Something in between. Orientation: I like girls :) Out Status: Everyone on orientation 7 people on trans issue. Location: Montréal, QC Age: 23 Posts: 1,595 Join Date: Dec 2007	Blackberry Curve help? Exactly a week ago I got a brand-spanking-new Blackberry Curve. I love it, but there's one teensy problem thats been bothering me... Every night when I get home I charge it, then when its fully charged I unplug it and set it on my headboard of my bed (I have a captains bed so it works the same as a night table) but by the next morning its dead. This has only happened in the past 2-3 days and this morning when I woke up it was completely dead! Is this normal?

25th Mar 2011, 09:20 AM	#2
browneyedboy little monster Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: boysboysboys - we love 'em Out Status: about 5 friends Posts: 409 Join Date: Oct 2010	Re: Blackberry Curve help? If you're blackberry has a navigation system (satnav) and you have not fully exited the application, that is almost certain to drain you're battery, also make sure you're wi-fi and bluetooth are off as well because if left on they too drain battery. __________________ "Take my picture hollywood. . . I wanna be a star"-Lady Gaga

25th Mar 2011, 04:33 PM	#3
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25th Mar 2011, 08:29 PM	#4
VentinIntrovert Venting Introvert Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Some people Age: 24 Posts: 163 Join Date: May 2010	Re: Blackberry Curve help? leave it plugged in while you sleep and put it in sleep mode...

25th Mar 2011, 08:31 PM	#5
Tiny Catastrophe Love is genderless <3 Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesbian Out Status: 2 sisters, mom, friends, school Location: New Yorkish Age: 19 Posts: 863 Join Date: Jun 2009	Re: Blackberry Curve help? Yes I've had a curve for a year and it sucks battery like crazy. The guy at the phone store told me charge it for 2 hours and then unplug it and it lasts longer and that works __________________ Sometimes pain becomes such a huge part of your life that you expect it to always be there. Because you cant remember a time in your life when it wasnt but then one day you feel something else. Something that feels wrong, only because its so unfamiliar. Then in that moment you realize you're happy.

25th Mar 2011, 09:24 PM	#6
starfish This space for lease. Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: I like guys Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Hippie Town, Alberta of the US Age: 31 Posts: 2,111 Join Date: Nov 2008	Re: Blackberry Curve help? Try turning off the Bluetooth, Wifi and GPS. On my old Blackberry and current Android phone those kill the battery life. __________________ All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often resort to all sorts of devices in order not to think, because thinking is such hard work. --Thomas J. Watson

4th Apr 2011, 03:02 PM	#7
Fintan EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: My Family & some Friends! Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 28 Posts: 540 Join Date: Aug 2010	Re: Blackberry Curve help? Make sure you exit applications with the red button, not the back arrow. Also, shut off any application that uses a wireless connection when not in use, and turn off bluetooth & WiFi when you're asleep as well. That should help! I have a Bold and I use it like crazy, and my battery doesn't die that fast!

4th Apr 2011, 03:26 PM	#8
zeratul Prelate Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Location: Toronto Posts: 748 Join Date: Jan 2011	Re: Blackberry Curve help? Get an iphone 4. Solves all your problems. __________________ I am a lord of shadows. I claim the shadows that the Shadow may not. I am the strong arm of deliverance. I am Shadowstrider. I am the Scales of Justice. I am He-Who-Guards-Unseen. I am Shadowslayer. I am Nameless. They shall not go unpunished. My way is hard, but I serve unbroken.

4th Apr 2011, 04:57 PM	#11
Gothitil Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Blackberry Curve help? I had a Blackberry Curve, absolutely love it. The solution to your problem is simple. Buy a new battery. Yours is going bad.