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PDA Batteries
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windermeredave
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 265
- Joined: 08 Mar 2010, 13:37
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PDA Batteries
Well what can I say about these?, absulute dross, whever they get down to anything under 30 per cent you get the annoying low battery signals. yesterday I had to hand over 3 recordeds without a signiture, bloody impossible for them to sign with that pop up . they need replacing. told my governor all I get is do your best.
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PHARRY
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 327
- Joined: 04 Nov 2013, 17:56
- Gender: Male
Re: PDA Batteries
Haven't you got a charger in your van ?
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windermeredave
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 265
- Joined: 08 Mar 2010, 13:37
- Gender: Male
Re: PDA Batteries
Yes but 2 PDAs. one for the driver one for me.PHARRY wrote:Haven't you got a charger in your van ?
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korky
- Posts: 797
- Joined: 30 Dec 2007, 09:28
Re: PDA Batteries
our batteries often die before we comple
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korky
- Posts: 797
- Joined: 30 Dec 2007, 09:28
Re: PDA Batteries
and our chargers only work with ignition on, yesterday by end of 1st loop both were beeping away dying
what i do is get punter to sign a 739 with the sticker on, get back to van and sign it on pda "signed on paper" cutting out the chance of caught forging a signature
what i do is get punter to sign a 739 with the sticker on, get back to van and sign it on pda "signed on paper" cutting out the chance of caught forging a signature
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halfull
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 858
- Joined: 22 Jan 2011, 13:37
- Gender: Male
Re: PDA Batteries
report it to manager & get a new one!
they send your old one back & you get a new one the very next day!!
I did it myself this week!
How hard is that?
If you dont report it how will the problem go away?
they send your old one back & you get a new one the very next day!!
I did it myself this week!
How hard is that?
If you dont report it how will the problem go away?
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Keano
- Posts: 64
- Joined: 03 Apr 2007, 15:01
Re: PDA Batteries
Doesnt happen in our officehalfull wrote:report it to manager & get a new one!
they send your old one back & you get a new one the very next day!!
I did it myself this week!
How hard is that?
If you dont report it how will the problem go away?
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korky
- Posts: 797
- Joined: 30 Dec 2007, 09:28
Re: PDA Batteries
pot luck in ours, 1 fixed pda per pair and whoever grabs the spares 1st, folk do swap nearly dead batteries with anything goingKeano wrote:Doesnt happen in our officehalfull wrote:report it to manager & get a new one!
they send your old one back & you get a new one the very next day!!
I did it myself this week!
How hard is that?
If you dont report it how will the problem go away?
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postslippete
- Posts: 4194
- Joined: 14 Jul 2014, 16:27
- Gender: Male
Re: PDA Batteries
halfull wrote:report it to manager & get a new one!
they send your old one back & you get a new one the very next day!!
I did it myself this week!
How hard is that?
If you dont report it how will the problem go away?
Most of our PDAs have had new batteries in the last 6 months. Problems get reported daily and yet we still get problems with the PDAs. Yes there might be a charging cradle in the van, but thats only for the driver and it only gives a slight boost. In fact, some can go from 80% to like 35% in the space of an hour - bizarre!
On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.
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k979aaa
- Posts: 12578
- Joined: 03 Sep 2007, 19:14
- Gender: Male
- Location: THE NORTH
Re: PDA Batteries
Just wait till it gets really cold 15 min to 30 min tops.postslippete wrote:halfull wrote:report it to manager & get a new one!
they send your old one back & you get a new one the very next day!!
I did it myself this week!
How hard is that?
If you dont report it how will the problem go away?
Most of our PDAs have had new batteries in the last 6 months. Problems get reported daily and yet we still get problems with the PDAs. Yes there might be a charging cradle in the van, but thats only for the driver and it only gives a slight boost. In fact, some can go from 80% to like 35% in the space of an hour - bizarre!
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5plusbonusball
- Posts: 1136
- Joined: 12 Jan 2012, 20:50
- Gender: Male
- Location: up north of watford
Re: PDA Batteries
At least the cold might kill the germs within them - (passed from person to person)Just wait till it gets really cold 15 min to 30 min tops.
Why are lino's paid full-time ??
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SpacePhoenix
- MAIL CENTRES/PROCESSING
- Posts: 12178
- Joined: 12 Nov 2008, 17:03
- Gender: Male
Re: PDA Batteries
You can get replacement batteries without having to send back a whole PDA
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datasaint
- Posts: 1541
- Joined: 22 Sep 2008, 17:19
- Gender: Male
Re: PDA Batteries
Truth is there's nothing wrong with the batteries, it's the power wasting brick of a PDA with technology from over a decade ago. A modern PDA with a battery we currently use would probably last 24hrs solid without charging.
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IcanthelpthewayIam
- Posts: 4067
- Joined: 26 May 2009, 13:37
- Gender: Male
Re: PDA Batteries
You could get the sack for not getting those signatures and just handing the items over, should be carrying a proof of delivery card to use in event of scanner failure
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enskied
- Posts: 1877
- Joined: 16 Aug 2013, 17:14
- Gender: Male
Re: PDA Batteries
Nope , used to be on 24hr order. I asked last week for a replacement and was told they are no longer issuing new batteries. Would not surprise me to find out they are just swapping dud batteries between offices.SpacePhoenix wrote:You can get replacement batteries without having to send back a whole PDA