Ipod first use, what to do?

[lildudejds]

ok so my 3g batt life is like 4 hours...i hate it...with my new video ipod im getting for x mas i want to make sure i get maximum battery life.

can someone explain to me the steps of getting the battery to maximum potential?

1st step - open box
2nd- ect.

 

[lildudejds]

wasnt there like a whole thing about u do 3 cycles and such?

 

[mrdantownsend]

yeah, just use it and it should work fine.

I honestly think that stuff is all bull#### because when I bought my iPod first i never fully discharged it for like 4 months and got at least 12 hours of battery life.

 

[jaydon34]

I always use mines till it dies but its just a habbit. I usually do it with all my devices that dont have an easy replaceable battery. But what the hell just use it.

 

[lildudejds]

ummm....those arent quite the answers i was lookin for lol...but yeah i just want to make sure i do everything right...like i said my 3g has like 4hours if that.....i want some good battery for a change

 

[lildudejds]

eh?

 

[Young GE]

Why cant Apple just use ####in batterys that Sony use, instead we have to ####in do charge cycles and all that bull####. I love iPod's but thats the only downside to them. The last MP3 player i had was a Sony Network Walkman, the battery said 20 Hours on the box, and it never went dead on ever, and i had over a year. I wish Sony and Apple would make an iPod togther lol.

When i get my 5G for Xmas, im gonna:

01. Open The Box
02. Plug it into my PC and start transfering my Libary
03. after its done transfering (4 or 5 hours ive got over 17GB on iTunes lol) ill charge it until its full.
04. Enjoy.

 

[jigglyjames29]

I have 18 gigs on iTunes. I just transfered it, and it took less than an hour.
Hmm..it appears my battery is already fully charged.
Oh well...I'll charge it for another 4 hours or so.

 

[zip22]

don't worry about charging it fully.

don't let it discharge if you don't have to.

young GE, i dont know what the heck you are talking about.

 

[zip22]

http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-12.htm

http://www.batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-34.htm

read up my friends. stop spreading the rumors.

 

[Young GE]

don't worry about charging it fully.

don't let it discharge if you don't have to.

young GE, i dont know what the heck you are talking about.

I was angry while typing it, so dont worry, lol

@ jigglyjames29

A Hour for 18 gigs !?!

What speed is your PC ?

Mine is 3.00Hz, 512 Ram, will mine does 17gig it in a hour or so ?

 

[lildudejds]

thx for the sites zip! dont have time to read right now but i will right after my half day of school....finals...eek...

thx for replys

 

[Capello]

All you do is just buy the warrenty, anything goes wrong with the battery, send it in and get a brand new one.

 

[lildudejds]

bye the warrenty? u mean ipods dont come with one?

i thought they had a year warrenty

 

[gravis86]

bye the warrenty? u mean ipods dont come with one?

i thought they had a year warrenty

Yes, iPods do come with a year of AppleCare. But if you purchase the extension of AppleCare to two years, which, incidentally, is the same price as a battery replacement, then it will cover the battery and everything else for a total of two years. Then you don't have to worry about the battery at all. It's totally worth it.

 

[ftgf]

@ young ge
ya it took me less than an hour for my 16 gigs, i got a 3.2 ghz processor, 2 gig ram, but i dont think that matters i think its all in the usb port. Do you have 1.0 or 2.0 because 2.0 is way faster.

 

[Young GE]

Thanks, ive got a 2.0 USB