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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Tech I Know My G1 Isn't Perfect...

Posted by on Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 5:11 PM

But at least it won't blow up in my pocket.

 

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1
even safer and cheaper is to not bother with any portable phone whatsoever -- no brain cancer as an extra bonus
Posted by just pointin' out on August 18, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Lee 2
Right, because the battery can't explode if it's dead.

I like my G1, and I exaggerate, but the battery life is pretty shitty.
Posted by Lee on August 18, 2009 at 5:29 PM
Fifty-Two-Eighty 3
I think I'll stick with my BlackBerry Bold, thanks. Unfortunately, the battery life is pretty shitty on it, too. But hey, at least it doesn't explode.
Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty http://www.nra.org on August 18, 2009 at 5:33 PM
Will in Seattle 4
The proper application of some nice strips and a remote timer and we can change that for ya.

>;0)

could be the voltage diff
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on August 18, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Anthony Hecht 5
Sure it will.. Anything with a lithium-ion battery could heat up too much and explode. It'll happen to a G1 one of these days.
Posted by Anthony Hecht on August 18, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Renton Mike 6
I love my G1 and carry a usb cable around for charging it.

Also, was that article written by Matt "Fuckin" Hickey or some other Matt Hickey?
Posted by Renton Mike on August 18, 2009 at 5:44 PM
Fnarf 7
That is indeed our Matt Fuckin' Hickey.
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on August 18, 2009 at 5:45 PM
Megan Seling 8
@5 Quiet, Anthony. Let me have my moment.
Posted by Megan Seling on August 18, 2009 at 5:52 PM
9
G1 users, have you conditioned your phone batteries?

See http://tr.im/wEym
Posted by SDFSDF on August 18, 2009 at 6:14 PM
Lee 10
@9: Yes, I have. It still has a short battery life.
Posted by Lee on August 18, 2009 at 7:16 PM
Wicked Virgin 11
It's an honor to have Steve Jobs' magic wunderdevice explode in your pocket! The amount of honor directly corresponds to what model you have; the newer the model, the more of an honor it is.
Posted by Wicked Virgin http://userscripts.org/tags/slog on August 18, 2009 at 8:00 PM

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