3g battery drains faster than it can be charged

[monadzback]

so on a trip to another town I used gps for about an hour while on a car charger. When I arrived and unhooked my battery was completly dead. And I started with a full battery. Bad apple

[Poseidon79]

Are you sure you were using a compatible car charger? The only ones that work on the 3G phone are the USB type.

[toyvan]

And that's one of the main reasons I'm sticking with my first gen iPhone...what's the point of having a mobile device when it needs to be plugged in 3 or 4 x's a day?! 3g and a blue icon that moves on a map is a step down for me! Don't beleive the hype people! Cheers

[acey612]

My battery has been fine, in fact, it has gotten better with each charge so far, as these batteries do sometimes.

[skb875]

I would recommend turning off PUSH and your 3G, and possibly your WIFI. That will help with the draining of the battery.

Definitely sounds like your charger is having a problem, unless you were riding around in one of these:
http://bedrock.deadsquid.com/img/gro...a_baby_car.jpg