I'd say bad battery, for sure.

 --
 "Mary"

 > Just got a new v60i and I have gone through 5 or 6 charging cycles and
it
 > will only last about 8 hours of stand by time and takes about 8 hours or
 > longer to charge. Is this typical or maybe a bad battery?

If you're using a rapid charger it should be faster than that. The unit
does not ship with a rapid charger but only a standard charger.  As for
standby life, you should get a couple of days if you don't talk too much
and you're ina strong signal area. If you're ina weak signal area or
picking up analog then battery life will suffer dramatically.  I noticed
that when I travel to other cities my battery dies much more quickly
than when I'm home and I actually talk less when I'm away.

From:Dale
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