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. (To adjust backlighting, see page 66.)
•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 jÉåì=→=pÉííáåÖë=→=kÉíïçêâ=→=aáÖáí~ä=çê= ^å~äçÖ=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
•No service is available, or service is available intermittently. The phone requires more power to acquire service than to maintain consistent service.
•The earpiece and ringer volume settings are high. To adjust volume, see page 61.
•Review how often voicemail notifications, pages, and text messages are received, and how quickly they are acknowledged. To use power most efficiently, acknowledge notifications and messages immediately.
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