Sailor and Goonie, that is a good idea. Actually when my old phone bit the dust, I selected a new Motorola W385 because it was a low priced phone that is supposed to hold a charge for 440 minutes, if you don't talk on it (which I almost never do). Plus, cnet.com seemed to think it was a good, basic phone that is not too confusing. I'm all for that! The salesman told me that they all hold a charge for the same length of time, but I decided I wanted to try it and find out for myself.
So far, I have charged it twice. Last night it had been 24 hours since the first time I charged it, and it was down to one bar. So I plugged it in and let it charge all night. Now, 7 hours after unplugging, it still has 4 bars (fully charged). So maybe it will just take a few charges before I get the long battery life. The instruction manual says
So, I will let it get down to 1 bar (or less?) before charging it the next few times.
Whatever routine I eventually establish, it will have to be one that will result in my phone not being lost in the bottom of my purse and dead as a doornail...
Other than that, it doesn't say much about how often to charge it.