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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Cingular / March 2006Question about Razr V3 Battery indicator...
Hello All, I was in Best Buy today, and was looking at a Razr. I currently have Cingular, a V220. One of the many things that I dislike about this phone, is the battery indicator only has 3 bars for a full battery charge. I know this is anal retentive, but I had a older cell phone, a couple of years ago, and it seemed easier to tell what the state of charge with 4 bars... Anyhoo, I was looking at a Razr display that Verizon had at the same booth that the Cingular display was at. The Verizon Razr had 4 bars for a fully charged battery. The Cingular version had only 3. Both of these phones were "functioning" versions of the phones (not dummy display models). Anyone who has played around with the "software" options on a Razr, I guess this question is directed toward you. Can I buy a Razr, either from Cingular, or off of e-bay, and change the battery from 3 bars to 4 bar display? What is the best software to purchase to do this? Thanks, Scott I think you're stuck with 3 battery bars (low, normal, full) on the display screen, although I believe there's a 6 bar Battery Meter available through the menu or shortcut (like my V551). >I was in Best Buy today, and was looking at a Razr. I currently have >Cingular, a V220. One of the many things that I dislike about this [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >from Cingular, or off of e-bay, and change the battery from 3 bars to 4 >bar display? What is the best software to purchase to do this?  SignatureBest regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ> >I was in Best Buy today, and was looking at a Razr. I currently have >Cingular, a V220. One of the many things that I dislike about this [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >from Cingular, or off of e-bay, and change the battery from 3 bars to 4 >bar display? What is the best software to purchase to do this? [CROSS-POSTED TO alt.cellular.motorola] SignatureBest regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ> If you want a closer estimate, it only takes a couple of button presses to go into the 6-bar indicator within the Phone Info menu... However, the 6 bars decrement in pairs making it no better than 3 bars. > If you want a closer estimate, it only takes a couple of button > presses to go into the 6-bar indicator within the Phone Info menu... I agree, the 6 bar battery meter in the menu is the same as the 3 bar version. > However, the 6 bars decrement in pairs making it no better than 3 bars. > >> If you want a closer estimate, it only takes a couple of button >> presses to go into the 6-bar indicator within the Phone Info menu... I checked, and you're right -- shame on Motorola! Thanks for the heads up. >However, the 6 bars decrement in pairs making it no better than 3 bars. > >> If you want a closer estimate, it only takes a couple of button >> presses to go into the 6-bar indicator within the Phone Info menu... SignatureBest regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ> Somewhere around Wed, 08 Mar 2006 21:28:24 GMT, while reading alt.cellular.cingular, I think I thought I saw this post from "BruceR" <br@NOhawaiiSPAM.com>: >However, the 6 bars decrement in pairs making it no better than 3 bars. > >> If you want a closer estimate, it only takes a couple of button >> presses to go into the 6-bar indicator within the Phone Info menu... Interesting, I hadn't noticed that. However, one time I looked at it, and I thought it said 60% when it was somewhere near 2/3. Right now it says 6, so I don't know if I'm imagining things, or what. I'll have to start looking more often and see if it ever says anything other than 2, 4, and 6. SignatureMarty - public.forums (at) gmail (dot) com "Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others." - Groucho Marx >Hello All, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >from Cingular, or off of e-bay, and change the battery from 3 bars to 4 >bar display? What is the best software to purchase to do this? The hardware inside the V3C sold by Verizon, and the V3 compatible with GSM carriers like Cingular, are quite different. In addition, everything you see on the Verizon displays is generated by custom software written to Verizon's specifications, to assure a uniform user interface across different phones they sell. This is implemented as BREW code that runs on top of the phone's native software. I'd give the chances of obtaining and adapting this to work on different hardware at close to zero. If you press menu, phone settings, phone status,then battery meter there is a six item battery meter. 2qwik >If you press menu, phone settings, phone status,then battery meter >there is a six item battery meter. 2qwik True, but as pointed out earlier in the thread by "BruceR" <br@NOhawaiiSPAM.com>: However, the 6 bars decrement in pairs making it no better than 3 bars. SignatureBest regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ> Somewhere around Sun, 26 Mar 2006 03:28:13 GMT, while reading alt.cellular.cingular, I think I thought I saw this post from 2qwik (any@aol.com): >If you press menu, phone settings, phone status,then battery meter >there is a six item battery meter. 2qwik ... and as someone pointed out, it uses 2 at a time, so there are still only 3 distinct levels, same as the outside 3 bars. 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