A method for charging a radio telephone system including a radio telephone set having a chargeable battery built therein, wherein a power consumption of the radio telephone set is calculated on the basis of a data relating to the power consumption of the radio telephone set to perform a charging operation based on the power consumption. Also, a power consumption limit is set on the basis of a power consumption indicative of a use frequency so that a normal charging operation is carried out when the power consumption of the radio telephone set is equal to or smaller than the power consumption limit and so that a quick charging operation is carried out when the power consumption of the radio telephone set is larger than the power consumption limit.