In a nutshell, I bought a "new" motorola v3t on EBay for what I thought was 1/3 the price of a new one as I needed an unlocked phone for my international travel which is coming up in 2 days. The phone came with no manual but I charged the battery overnight prior to using it. Next day, I used the phone, battery dead in 2 hours. Went to Batteries plus and bought a brand new battery and again charged overnight- at least 14 hours prior to use. This time the battery went dead in 3 hours with only 2 short calls made. Went back to Batteries plus and had the battery exchanged for a new one. Charged overnight- went dead in three hours. It can't be another dud battery this time. there must be something wrong with the phone but what? Is it possible something with the phone is causing it to discharge the battery. Problem now , is that it is too late to return the phone as I am leaving in 2 days and I need an unlocked GSM phone. Any suggestions, comments, thoughts appreciated.