Action #122

Don't charge your phone overnight

 
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Sorry. Extra energy doesn't equal extra super powers (nice as that would be). Most mobile phones are fully charged in under two hours. But in Britain we waste £47 million a year charging them all night. Don't. We all need our zzz's. Try switching off your phone instead.

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  • bob bob did this action

    I dont charge over night

    I never charge my phone overnight 06 May 2010, 16:03
  • Fionn and friends :P Fionn and friends :P did this action

    Wellun 2 moi n friendss!

    I used to charge my phone 24/7 (inooo im terrible lolza XD) But now (even though - cos ive stopped charging- its always on low battery) i feel muchh betta about myslf cos im like changin tha world

    xoxofifixoxo
    xoxolivya bournesxoxo
    xoxo katia xoxo
    xoxo charlize xoxo
    xoxo talusia xoxo
    xoxo mezgahn xoxo     29 March 2010, 14:01
  • Ahmad Ahmad and friends did this action and got 3 people to do it too

    good point

    i Don't charge your phone overnight, it only needs couple of hours 20 March 2010, 15:19
  • Oscar Wang Oscar Wang and friends did this action and got 1 people to do it too

    done

    Good point. I will never charge my cellphone overnight:) 27 February 2010, 10:52
  • hellen tinu matesun did this action

    under an hour

    my phone only takes about an hour to charge so i've stopped charging it over night, it saves more money and also saves my phone from acting up..ive noticed 12 February 2010, 19:39
  • Steph Young Steph Young and friends did this action and got 900 people to do it too

    ::)

    well after watching the WAWWD video when the phones are up raving all night i though i would give mine a rest.... i also told all my school and friends 02 February 2010, 18:55
  • moomi moomi did this action

    dont charge your phone at night

    my hubby does this so i set my phone alaram & get up & turn it off for him or better still, take chargers to work & use electric already running there! haha 06 January 2010, 11:43
  • amelita amelita and friends did this action and got 2 people to do it too

    save energy

    yes i did this & i ain't charge my mobile at night never because i wanna save energy to save my mother earth & i got my mom & my sist to it tooo =-) 27 December 2009, 01:50
  • charlie channell charlie channell did this action

    phones

    do not charge you phone over night it will cause trouble 15 December 2009, 18:52
  • nathalie nathalie did this action

    Try going without a mobile phone for a month

    Try unhooking from the habit of constantly checking phone mail and re-connect with the world around you instead.

    Bonus is peace of mind when you'd be anticipating (dreading) getting that bell at the worst time.

    Cancel your phone contract for a while or switch to pay-per-call cards.     09 December 2009, 05:05
  • Jade Davidson Jade Davidson did this action

    Always in daylight never at night

    simple if my phone looks like it needs charging i plug it in when i get home from college or first thing in the morning :) 01 December 2009, 18:57
  • Alex Wells Alex Wells did this action

    moo

    i did it because i couldnt find my charger and i found out i could keep it going for 3 days 25 November 2009, 09:01
  • charlie Charlie Booker did this action

    Never did this, Never do this!

    I've never ever charged my phone overnight anyway, but I always make sure I don't now! 06 November 2009, 20:57
  • Tilly Pugh Tilly Pugh did this action

    I've not charged my phone at night!

    I've been avoiding charging my phone at night. Which is difficult because i use my mobile alot throught the day. But i'm happy to say i've not charged my phone at night for a week! Xxox 14 October 2009, 12:37
  • Matt Howell-Hughes Matt Howell-Hughes did this action

    Can't believe that I used charge my over night !

    Saw two students a while back at a sustainable shools conference and they played the short film of the mobile phone going nuts from being charged all night !

    The point was very simply put. I listened. I started doing !     07 October 2009, 10:23
  • cecilia cecilia did this action

    did this action

    shame on those who charge their phones overnight 06 October 2009, 09:09
  • anjali anjali did this action

    PhoneChargingOvernight? ER NO!

    I never ever charge my phone overnight. I rarely use it , so it's pretty much always charged. The charger is plugged in, but the main switch is usually off! I always turn my parents chargers off to especially if they have it plugged in unnecessarily, it annoys them, but hey, I do it anyways! x) 04 October 2009, 10:00
  • Alistair Parsons Alistair Parsons did this action

    Didn't charge

    I've got my dad's phone because my battery was needing charging every night, its being repaired and his is great! 01 October 2009, 09:39
  • Stanislav Kirchev Amaru Shakur did this action

    Save energy

    Shame on those who charge their phones overnight 01 October 2009, 06:24
  • Anne Donaghey Anne Donaghey did this action

    Charging phones

    I never charge my phone overnight any more but am still working on my boyfriend who is not so motivated.... 23 September 2009, 08:42
  • Abdulla Al-Kamil Abdulla Al-Kamil did this action

    Don't charge your phone overnight.

    I've managed to stop charging my phone overnight completely and now I just stick it on the charger for about 20 minutes a day. It's better for me like this anyway because normally when I wake up with my phone being charged overnight it feels really hot in the morning so I don't get that problem any more. 19 September 2009, 22:12
  • Karunyah Nadarajah did this action

    Yayyyy :D

    I have finally got rid of the habit and sometimes have to even let my phone die in order to not go against this action :). It's good to know that I am not wasting any electricity while I am sleeping. 05 September 2009, 19:49
  • Lauren Cooper Lauren Cooper did this action

    Don't charge your phone overnight

    i only charge my phone when i can be there to see the 'battery full' message and unplug it. :) 05 September 2009, 11:38
  • leaf leaf did this action

    Only at day


    I can't remember any time I've charged anything like my mobile overnight. I normally charge things in the day when I'm going out.     03 August 2009, 16:33
  • Steph Young :) Steph Young :) and friends did this action and got 11 people to do it too

    My phone has life :)

    Well i did, before doing the WAWWD training, charge my phone twice a day :/... but i dont anymore, just a few hours a dat .... :) 15 July 2009, 09:16
  • Thomas Reynolds Tom Reynolds did this action

    Phone fun :D

    I was plugging my phone in to charge, then I was like !!! I should plug it in in the morning and unplug it a couple of hours later. So i did. :D 13 July 2009, 19:55
  • Konstantin Dankov Konstantin Dankov did this action

    In the Office

    I charge my phone in the office. I have a charger cable next to my monitor and use it whenever the phone need. Usually after an hour the phone is completely charged. 13 July 2009, 11:45
  • Jennifer Parker Jennie Parker did this action

    Revelation

    I actually found out my phone only needs to be charged for an hour at a time, and I've started charging it only when it really needs it - I switch it off at night now so that I don't have to charge it as often. 09 July 2009, 20:21
  • Ella Wiggans and friends did this action and got 3 people to do it too

    --

    I NEVER charge my phone overnight anymore - I either charge it as soon as I wake up or I take my charger to work or wherever I'm going. 06 July 2009, 13:54
  • Nicole Van den Eijnde Nicole Van den Eijnde and friends did this action and got 5 people to do it too

    --

    it's just one of those actions that when i found out that it uses loads and loads of electricity i just stopped doing it!! 02 July 2009, 11:45
  • Daniel Melia Daniel Melia did this action

    charging phones

    i'v done this task or am going to do it, because i have just charged up my phone and won't need to tonight =] 30 June 2009, 21:07
  • Vivek Vivek did this action

    Don't charge your phone overnight


    Phone's need their sleep.They have electricity to power them like we have blood to power us.So the message is DONT CHARGE YOUR PHONE OVERNIGHT!!!!     16 March 2009, 09:22
  • zhan zhan did this action

    Ever since I commit to this action, I don't charge my phone overnight anymore. In fact, I try to off my phone during sleeping hours to save resource. However, if you think there will be emergency calls, make sure your friends, employer, etc has your house phone no. if you have. =) 16 February 2009, 22:13
  • horsestar22 horsestar22 did this action

    Teach My Mum not to charge her phone overnight!!!

    My act 30 is now my desktop background, and it really brightens my day! Oh yeah, i told my mum about not charging her phone overnight, and one day my mum said to me, "I'm really sorry, Hannah, but I charged up my phone up overnight!" I told her she was very naughty, and she went off quietly.I love the book 'Teach your granny to text' I also am the proud owner of '50 things to do with a fiver', which i have read a number of times! Wearewhatwedo.org is a gr8 website, and i will recommend it to all of my mates! Thanx a lot! Hannah Morgan, Shropshire 04 January 2009, 14:22
  • horsestar22 horsestar22 did this action

    Mobile Madness

    Hi wearewhatwedo.org! My mum used to charge her phone overnight, and i did too, until i read TEACH YOUR GRANNY TO TEXT, whivh i got from my mum's friend for Christmas. Now i know that it is bad for the environment to charge ur phone overnight, I won't do it! from horsestar22 PS: Teach your granny to text is a briliant book, and the illustrations are amazing!!! 27 December 2008, 03:07
  • Andy Stokes Andy Stokes did this action

    Make sure you get your facts right!

    I don't think that the information that is given here is correct - modern Li-on batteries use din laptops and phones have charge management circuitry that will stop charging when the battery is full (probably 3 hours or so). Leaving them plugged in longer should have no effect - except for a standby current drain from the charger remaining on - but again most decent, modern chargers should not use energy in this state - you can check by feeling the charger unit when irt is plugged into the wall, switched on and not charging - if it is warm it is wasting current (but a small amount in the scheme of things), and you could think about replacing it with a better charger - if it is cool you have nothing to worry about. You can easily verify this information by looking at reputable, knowledgable sites on the internet. I am concerned that there is a lot of well-meaning misinformation about standby and chargers that detracts from the bigger issues of energy conservation - turn your central heating off and put on a sweater if you really want to save the planet! 27 October 2008, 19:20

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