Thumper
12-23-2014, 09:43 AM
Many months ago, a neighbor gave me his old iPhone 3GS (32 gig) in exchange for a favor I did for him. He said he'd upgraded, it'd been sitting in a drawer for a while and he didn't need it anymore. It was dead when I brought it home, but I didn't really think anything of it as, for all I knew, they left it on when they parked it. I charged it, deleted all the personal info and set it back to "default". Well, it then sat on my desk for a few months and a month or so ago, I decided to list it on eBay. I tried to turn it on, but the battery was dead again. I thought it was a bit odd, but it had been a few months, so I charged it again and listed it. Well, the phone sold last night and as I was packaging it this morning, I noticed the battery is dead again! I really can't remember when I charged it last ... maybe a month ... maybe a bit longer ... I have no clue. My question is, should it drain in that amount of time even when turned off? Lynn and I have had iPhones since the iPhone 4, but we've never let one set that long (were always using them) so I have no clue if it's normal or not. I also have no idea how long it actually held a charge before it died as I didn't bother to check it regularly.
I'd hate to take this guys money and ship this thing if the battery is toast. I know it holds a charge (while turned off) for a few days at least, but I've never checked it after non-use for much longer than that. Any ideas? Shouldn't it hold a charge for quite a while if turned off? I need to ship this thing today. I figure if I mention any battery concerns to the buyer, it may throw up a flag and he'd find a "problem" (and possibly ask for a discount) even if there's nothing wrong with it. If I do NOT mention it, I feel like I'm being dishonest. I'll probably just charge it, ship it, and see if he has a future complaint, then handle it, but I simply don't like doing business that way. This sucks.
Any suggestions. Ya' think it's normal? I'd assume he'll keep it charged while using it, I just don't know how much talk time he'll have if it's bad (or going bad).
I'd hate to take this guys money and ship this thing if the battery is toast. I know it holds a charge (while turned off) for a few days at least, but I've never checked it after non-use for much longer than that. Any ideas? Shouldn't it hold a charge for quite a while if turned off? I need to ship this thing today. I figure if I mention any battery concerns to the buyer, it may throw up a flag and he'd find a "problem" (and possibly ask for a discount) even if there's nothing wrong with it. If I do NOT mention it, I feel like I'm being dishonest. I'll probably just charge it, ship it, and see if he has a future complaint, then handle it, but I simply don't like doing business that way. This sucks.
Any suggestions. Ya' think it's normal? I'd assume he'll keep it charged while using it, I just don't know how much talk time he'll have if it's bad (or going bad).