> There has been no need to drain cell phone batteries completely and > charge > them completely since cell phones used Nickel Cadmium batteries. Most > cell > phones now use Lithium ion, like the iBook. All though what you're > suggesting certainly won't hurt, it really shouldn't make a difference > with > a LiIon battery. It shouldn't; but in practical application, it does seem to help. (Just went through this whole discussion on another mailing list...) BRIAN/bpearce at cloud9.net