How to Recharge the battery in a Treo Smartphone using a Travel Charger

There are several models of Treo Smartphones on the market and some come complete with an AC charger that can also be used as a travel charger. There are also different travel kits you can purchase separately. You will want to check the instructions included with your smartphone or the travel charger but the following steps are generally helpful.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Plug the AC charger into a wall outlet.

2. Connect the charger cable to the bottom of the smartphone. Make sure the arrow on the connector is facing up towards the smartphone screen.

3. To check and see if the smartphone battery is charging check the indicator light - it should be solid red when it is charging.

4. When the indicator light turns green it means the Treo Spartphone battery is finished charging.

Tips & Warnings

• There are travel chargers available that adjust automatically to different voltages and frequencies. This can really take the worry out of traveling particularly if you travel to different countries. It also comes with easily stored adapters to fit different outlets. The kit includes a carry case to hold everything making it easy to carry on trips. This kit is not compatable with all Treo Smartphones so you will want to check if it works with your particular model.
• The battery in a Treo Smartphone will provide up to 6 hours of talk time depending on the service you use and up to 10 days on standby. If you travel by car a lot you may want to invest in a car charger which lets you top up your battery charge frequently.
• Applications such as videos, email, and web surfing consume more power than the organizing features like the calendar, contacts list, or notes so if you take a lot of pictures or use your smartphone to send a lot of emails you may want to keep a close eye on the status of your battery and charge up whenever possible.
• Remember, if the battery is totally drained on your Treo Smartphone it is possible you could lose some information so you want to charge up whenever possible.
• If a battery is completely drained of power it takes approximately two hours to fully recharge the Treo Smartphone battery.