Sorry guys, but I'm bringing this on to the "Charging" part of the thread description for a moment because I need to vent... I know I've said this before, as have others, but it is annoying me more and more every day.
HTC really needs to address their charging issues with the EVO and DInc...
1. Not having the phone be able to run off of external power while charging the battery is ridiculous... It constantly runs off the battery, even while charging, but the charger is refilling it at a faster rate than consumption... So when the battery says, "I'm full!", it shuts down the charging process and the battery continues to be consumed without being refilled even though it's plugged in. During this time, the battery meter displays 100%, even though the battery may be down to 95% or so due to background activities... One of the top reasons it should run off of external power, as an example, Navigation. The battery shouldn't be consumed during this process if plugged in, especially for long trips...
2. The software needs to be calibrated better to charge fully while powered on and recognize the battery installed... I won't include the 3rd party batteries, just OEM in this... Whether using the stock 1300 or the extended 2150, if you charge with the power off, you get more time to the charge than if you charged it with the power on. Even if you unplug the powered on phone the SECOND the LED turns green, you still see a noticeable difference in battery life. I am able to power off my phone every night for charging, but there are MANY people who rely on their phones for work and can't turn off the phone to charge it. They should not have to jeopardize their livelihood in order to make the phone last longer. Being told to "Bump Charge" our phones is something being used by HTC that doesn't cost them money as it's not fixing anything, and it didn't cost them any money to come up with it because they got this "procedure" from users in forums who were desperately trying to get their money's worth out of the product...
I'm probably going to clean this up a bit and start emailing it to HTC and Verizon every day... Maybe I'll feel better annoying them even though they may not fix the issue... Sorry everyone... Back to your previous discussion...