I was just trying to run down my battery, and at a certain point, the blackberry I have just turns off the antenna/radio so you can no longer make phone calls or send text messages. Has anyone else run into this? I then plugged my phone into the charger assuming my reception would come back, but no luck, I even turned off the phone and turned it back on and nothing. You have to wait until there is some charge on the phone before you can make a call? Any ideas or experiences with this are welcomed as always.
On a side note, how do people first charge their battery with their blackberries, do you let it run all the way down until the blackberry turns off then charge it all the way back up? Or do you just plug it in whenever? Does it really matter anymore with these batteries nowadays?
My old 7105 would go a long time on a low battery as long as I was on a call. Once I hit end, it would turn reception off. I don't think I've been that far down yet on my Curve.
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With the advent of a lithium battery, it is no longer necessary to run the battery low before charging it. On the contrary, it is recommended that frequent topping off of the battery will extend it's life.
