Re: Charging contacts on telephone

Mike S. wrote:
One of my relatives claims that returning a cordless phone (not cell
phone) to the charging cradle after each use will wear down the
charging contacts. Is this true? I can't find anything about this
anywhere and can only assume it's wrong.


Yes, it's true, but you'd have to live till you were about 200 years old to witness it. More than likely they'll just get dirty from time to time.

People who leave cordless phones out of the cradle until they go flat are about as annoying as Paris Hilton.

nifty
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