Tanner claims that a cordless phone should not be charged all the time. In fact, the battery life of a cordless phone will be longer if the phone is left off the base (i.e. left on the couch, left on the kitchen counter).
I, however, believe quite the opposite. Why would a phone manufacturer create a cordless phone in that manner if it seems not optimal to put the phone elsewhere? Would they want to create a separate base that would not discharge the phone at all? Just to prolong the battery life? That seems unconventional, because where would you put the phone? It\’s more easily lost.
But then there\’s a website that says:
For batteries with Nickel Cadmium (NiCd) chemistry, the best practice is to discharge the battery until it is no longer able to properly function the phone. Then, place the receiver on the charging base to fully recharge the battery.
For batteries with Lead Acid or Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMh) chemistry, you can recharge the battery at any time and not produce a \”memory effect\”.
NEED ANSWER! Maybe I am anal.
I hate to say that I TOLD YOU SO…
NiCD produces a memory effect… Hence I always told my customers to charge up their new purchased phones up to about 12 hours before usage. Lots of people come up to me about replacing phone batteries and complaing that they only last a year… i noticed people are charging their batteries every time they use it… so the battery produces a bad memory effect within a year.
NiMH and Li-Ion doesn\’t produce a memory effect
phones suck. >_
umm. i think that was the answer.
But then, what if you use it all up and just when you start to charge it, someone calls and you have no more battery life to talk to them? And it is a MUY IMPORTANTE call?!