[GreenTeaSparkles]

you know how when you first get an mp3 player or cell phone, you have to charge the battery first for a few hours straight before you can use it. i just got my cell phone (nokia 5610), and my dad says i have to charge it for 8 hours before i can use the phone, and i'm not supposed to take the battery out. I accidentally took it out (the battery's really easy to fall out from the charger). Did that significantly reduce the battery life?

[awdark]

Worse case scenario is you screwed up the calibration.. just charge it up, use it and drain it down to like 20% or lower if you dare then charge it back up. That should recalibrate that battery

[apparition]

i think it depends on the battery chemistry type (nimh? li-ion?) because some types have more severe "memory" retention issues than others. but yeah, make sure for the first few times you charge it 100% and drain all the way to 0%, then it should be good.

and about the battery falling out of the charger...dont worry too about it lol

[porkbacon]

really?! oh i didnt know about that. I just used my voyager as soon as i got it. oops..

[ramyun-yum]

don't worry about it. the 5610 uses a lithium ion (Li-Io) battery and you don't need to drain the battery to 0%...ever. It's not like the batteries of cordless phones (Ni-Cad) where you have to fully discharge them once in a while.

[andyroxs]

ive never known whether i should charge immediately after purchase or use some power first... ive had different storekeepers tell me different things... some say to charge right away, some say it doesnt matter coz its li-ion/li-po. Anybody know??
ohoh and to the OP, with cell phones, it really doesnt matter at all how you treat the battery, seeing as you can buy extra batteries for like 10-20 dollars.. Now iPods on the other hand...