EDIT: I wonder if the phone not charging all the way is because I have the Mini set to sleep itself pretty quickly. Would that shut off power to the USB ports as well?
Yes, that is probably the culprit.
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omnis_audis - Oct 27, 2007 9:27:50 am PDT #3263 of 25497
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Tom Scola - Oct 27, 2007 9:28:46 am PDT #3264 of 25497
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Does the iPhone indicate that it's charging when your mini is asleep?
Sean K - Oct 27, 2007 9:30:31 am PDT #3265 of 25497
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Yeah, I've now popped it in the cradle charger. The charge bar has jumped up a bunch, but now it feels like it's stalled again, though that may just be me staring at the kettle, going "boil, boil, boil, boil....."
Sean K - Oct 27, 2007 9:33:42 am PDT #3266 of 25497
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Does the iPhone indicate that it's charging when your mini is asleep?
I don't know, Tom, I was asleep!
Less sarcastically: When I woke up the mini this morning, the phone lit up, and made its happy little "I'm charging!" bleep, so that's the closest I can get to giving an answer to that question at the moment. I can probably give a better answer by tomorrow.
omnis_audis - Oct 27, 2007 9:37:48 am PDT #3267 of 25497
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I'd say use the cable and a/c charger if you want to charge overnight. For me, I sit at the computer while watching TV, so I plop it in the cradle then, and it charges by the time I crawl into bed.
Tom Scola - Oct 27, 2007 9:40:41 am PDT #3268 of 25497
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
When I woke up the mini this morning, the phone lit up, and made its happy little "I'm charging!" bleep
If it were already charging, it wouldn't need to make the beep.
Sean K - Oct 27, 2007 9:50:35 am PDT #3269 of 25497
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Yeah, now that I've walked away from the iPhone, it has charged up pretty much all the way now. Okay, cradle charger for charging over night, and until I get over the shininess of it, carry that cradle charger with me at all times.
omnis_audis - Oct 27, 2007 9:52:51 am PDT #3270 of 25497
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I'm transferring all the media off the old razr phone. Considering how much I scoffed at "my phone has a camera, shouldn't a phone be a phone", I sure did take a LOT of pictures with it.
So, a question. My old razr, it's with Cingular. It has the SIM card in it. If I try and sell it, I should take the SIM card, right? And is it "unlocked" or "locked" Not sure what the difference is.
omnis_audis - Oct 27, 2007 9:54:20 am PDT #3271 of 25497
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
carry that cradle charger with me at all times.you don't need to carry the craddle. You can just use the docking connector-USB cable and plug it in directly. Ya, the iPhone doesn't stand erect, showing it's machismo and all, but it's a lot easier on the pocket.
Sean K - Oct 27, 2007 10:06:53 am PDT #3272 of 25497
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Oh, yeah. I guess I don't need to carry the cradle.
And I think "unlocked" means "doesn't have a SIM card in it," but I could be wrong about that.