Cell Phone Tips
Cell Phone Charging
Always charge your cell phone indoors (or in
your car). Never Outside. You might get the shock of your life.
It is best to let the battery completely discharge periodically / occasionally before recharging. It helps extend the battery life. It takes up to
three complete discharge and charge cycles for a new battery to achieve it's full performance. We also do not recommend leaving them on chargers for unnecessary extended periods of times.
Read up on
recommendations of
rechargeable batteries if you want other opinions on different types of batteries.
Read your owners manual for specifics about charging your cell phone.
Unplug your charger after you are done charging your cell phone. Saves a little bit of electricity.
Do not talk on cell phones while recharging. Although the chances are next to nothing that a battery will explode, it can and
has happened.
Cold Dangers for Electronics
Do not store your cell phone in a cold environment (40 deg or below). When it warms back up,
moisture can form inside and damage the electronics inside.
Antenna power drain
Do not touch the cell phone antenna, this causes power drain on
the phone. Some antenna's are located on the back (integrated antenna). Look in
your owners manual for proper hand placement.
Voice Privacy
It is virtually impossible to "target" your cell phone conversations
(minus the government agencies). But, "random" conversations can be heard over cell phones and on scanners. If
your network offers voice privacy option, you can turn it on in your Network Services settings.
Click here for more information about cell phone privacy.
Cool Cell Phone Tricks
Click here to read about ten cool tricks you can do with your cell phone.
Snoopware
A type of malicious software that targets a cell phone. So far, snoopware has
been mainly confined to Asian and European countries but is on the rise in the
USA. This type of "virus" is primarily used to swipe provider account data in
order to steal air time. Other uses are on the increase including personal data
theft. Snoopware can even remotely turn on a microphone or camera.
Cleaning
Keep your cell phone clean with a soft dry cloth. Do not use cleaners.
Q- tip swabs come in handy if you need to clean around the keys. As an absolute last resort use rubbing alcohol for cleaning plastic and
electronics parts. It is relatively simple to take a cell phone apart and clean out the inside with cotton swabs and
alcohol, especially the keypad after liquids have been spilled into the phone. Completely remove the battery before cleaning. Give it a good blast of canned
air after cleaning with alcohol. Do so at your own risk.
Get screen protectors. You will be glad you did!
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