I was wondering if people turn their internet connection off on their Fuze when they get done using it or do you just leave it connected 24/7.
i do because i use it to fetch my email. having it on already makes it nice to just open a browser and go too. i dont always set up email after a rom flash and it will disconnect data after about 2 hours without use.
kgeissler said:
I was wondering if people turn their internet connection off on their Fuze when they get done using it or do you just leave it connected 24/7.
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I found that leaving data connected when the HSDPA signal is very poor would cause my battery to almost fully discharge in around 6 hours!
However, when configured to automatically disconnect after a few minutes of inactivity it gives around 2 full days of use on a single charge.
Yes its on all the time. I use push email. I turn of 3G most of the time to get better battery life.
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I know the battery in the Treo is not exceptional but does this sound right?
Charged 100%
Push Email on
Talked for 45m
BT on
IR Off
No UMTS Hack Installed (had it installed and hard reset device)
13 hrs later dead battery
If this is right it should come standard with two batteries or a car charger. My TyTn never had this problem.
Yep, same problem here, it´s the BT en Pushmail that drains the battery :-((
At first I had horrible problems, but it turns out it was Windows Live trying to sync, and failing each time. Once I disabled that, battery life was back to normal. Obviously things like Bluetooth, UMTS/HSDPA will drain the battery faster.
Same here... Battery lasts for 2 days at most... And I often switch off the phone at night. BTW is not possible to turn the treo completely off (not just the phone)?
Push Email ON
BT OFF
UMTS OFF
Standard talking time
My Battery also lasts 2 days, some times shorter. With push email on, gsm networking.
Some tips that may help you to get some more hours out of the battery:
- lower the screen brightness
- let the backlight turn off faster (for example 30sec)
- Set peak times for your push email, for example turn off push email at night. ( you can do this via activsync-> Shedule
- If you have a umts sim card, but you only use gsm/gprs set the network band selection to gsm only (default is auto).
750v Battery Life
I also barely make it through the day with the Treo 750v.
Band set to GSM
Push = Yes
3 Pop email accounts pulling every 60 minutes
Bluetooth = Yes
I am awaiting the Seidio Extended Battery that is rumored to fit in the same size as the current OEM battery.
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Discounts at Palm
Hey guys, don't know if you are aware, but Palm is running a Valentine's Day promotion on the 750 batteries. Not sure if I want to go that route or get the extended battery thru Seido, which doubles the capacity but adds bulk.
graylion said:
I also barely make it through the day with the Treo 750v.
3 Pop email accounts pulling every 60 minutes
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Does your treo automatically turn off the GPRS/3G connection after checking e-mails every hour? I cant seem to figure out why the connection stays on and never shuts down unless you do it manually.
Yes, I've also noticed that the 750 does not disconnect from my data connection (T-Mo EDGE) after I close the app that is requesting data. I usually disconnect it manually. Does anyone know if leaving this data connection active, even while not pulling data, will decrease the battery life?
Thanks!
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Yes, I've also noticed that the 750 does not disconnect from my data connection (T-Mo EDGE) after I close the app that is requesting data. I usually disconnect it manually. Does anyone know if leaving this data connection active, even while not pulling data, will decrease the battery life?
Thanks!
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Yes it does, you will barely get 24 hours battery life. Im still looking for a solution to automatically dissconect data after checking emails
I'm looking for any utilities that would help extend the battery life of my Polaris - obviously aware that use of Wifi, 3G, etc. hits battery life.
I've got my device set to bring down emails every hour (useful during office hours), but I don't want this happening all through the night - and don't want to have to turn phone off completely. Anyone know of a util
/way to control the messaging/email polling schedule ?
What really helps is closing the data connection after email check or surfing. This is what costs battery. I've managed with a registry edit that the connection will be closed after 2 minutes of idle. This does a lot for my battery life. First i had 1 till 2 days with a battery, now it runs for 4 days or so.
Cheers, yep via the KaiserTweak util I've already got it dropping the data connection after 2 mins, but I'm still looking for other ways of improving battery life a bit further.
MonkeyWorld said:
Cheers, yep via the KaiserTweak util I've already got it dropping the data connection after 2 mins, but I'm still looking for other ways of improving battery life a bit further.
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I have a quite opposite problem in TC. I don't want data connection to get disconnected after some idle time. I am not that much concerned abt battery life. Is there any registry edit that needs to be done so that, data connection never gets disconnected untill i want to disconnect it.
Does being connected to 3G eat up that much battery even if the connection is idle?
What is with this? I 've gone through several HTC phones on the EVO and everytime I lose my wifi. Anyone can help?
When do you lose the Wi-Fi?
I use the wi-fi in my house and it will maintain a constant signal.
UNLESS
It goes to sleep mode, then it turns off the wi-fi as well.
Whenever I bring it out of sleep, it always has to re-connect.
I don't know if there is some registry setting you can set to keep wi-fi turned on.
I think the risk is that it will drain the battery much quicker though.
I'm using the MAPL build 2.60 beta for a Dash 3G and the battery life is incredible.
You can make it stay on by going to: Comm Manager>Settings>WLAN Settings>Power Mode and unchecking the "Auto turn off..." box. And yes, it does suck the battery like a vampire and makes the phone HOT! You can also adjust how long it will stay on for after LCD OFF.
Wifi question
Hi, before i drive myself mad, I am convinced that my phone uses gprs for data, not wifi. And my bills seem to agree with me.
When I use things like MyPhone, either connected to my PC or connected to my wifi at home, it seems to appear on my bill as a data charge, which would indicate that it is using the network??
Am I right, wrong or stupid? Any help greatly appreciated.
I was wondering if there really isn't a way to disable my HTC Titan from turning off wifi when in sleep mode?
I have alot of push email, fb-sync, twitter-sync etc. And when it disables wifi in sleep, it uses 3g for these syncs, which has used my up dataplan of 200mb in 2 days (in android I didn't use the entire amount for a month), and 3g drains the battery ALOT faster than wifi does.
I would think the devs here at XDA would have been able to do something about this, but I can't find anything?
Thanks
man, this is a very old big problem, many topics like this have been discussed but the answer is simple: wait for Microsoft
If you leave the phone plugged in, it will use WiFi. If you plug it into a PC and the PC is running the Zune software, it will actually connect through the PC's Internet connection.
3G may drain the battery faster than WiFi when in active use, most likely because the 3G signal needs to be stronger (has to go further), but WiFi uses a lot more power than 3G when idle. Even with push email enabled, the connection will be idle almost all the time (if it weren't, you'd blow your 200MB in minutes, not days).
I'd suggest either disabling auto-sync or disabling cellular data if you're on such an incredibly limited data plan.
U are better off turning off the wifi,
Because the phone when in sleep mode and push update enabled does not use wifi to check for updates. The wifi is sleeping all the time unless on charger.
This is a design flaw .
I suggested that timed toggles should be implemented,
WIFI uses ALOT less battery then 3g. I know this because I now have managed to keep wifi alive when in sleep. If I keep spotify running in the background, that will keep the wifi running. Now the battery for my HTC Titan is at 60% after a full days use, in stead of 5% with 3g in sleep.
So if you want wifi alive, download spotify, start it, press start button, and use your phone as normal. When you make it go sleep, wifi will stay on.
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WIFI uses ALOT less battery then 3g. I know this because I now have managed to keep wifi alive when in sleep. If I keep spotify running in the background, that will keep the wifi running. Now the battery for my HTC Titan is at 60% after a full days use, in stead of 5% with 3g in sleep.
So if you want wifi alive, download spotify, start it, press start button, and use your phone as normal. When you make it go sleep, wifi will stay on.
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i will try....
yr titan only last 1 day in sleep under 3G. thats strange because the titan has a 1600 mah battery,
matshako said:
WIFI uses ALOT less battery then 3g. I know this because I now have managed to keep wifi alive when in sleep. If I keep spotify running in the background, that will keep the wifi running. Now the battery for my HTC Titan is at 60% after a full days use, in stead of 5% with 3g in sleep.
So if you want wifi alive, download spotify, start it, press start button, and use your phone as normal. When you make it go sleep, wifi will stay on.
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Does anyone have any idea how Spotify does it? I have a developer unlocked phone, so I wonder if I can replicate it in code without having to run Spotify.
As a power saving method, Windows Phone puts a connected Wi-Fi connection on standby when the phone is locked for more than a minute, so when you unlock your WP, it attempts to reconnect. The phone automatically reconnects and disconnects while its locked to check for notifications like email every 5-10 minutes or so. This reconnection for many is hit or miss, sometimes requiring you to go into settings to manually connect to Wi-Fi again. The only way to keep Wi-Fi connected is to connect the phone to a PC or wall outlet to charge.
Now, for some reason, a couple of weeks ago, the Wi-Fi on my Lumia 900 stayed connected even if the phone remained locked for hours and to my surprise, it had a minimal effect on battery life, I barely noticed any significant drain. It was wonderful!
Yesterday, it stopped this seemingly miraculous behavior and went back to its default power saving ways. I retraced ALL my steps and cant seem to recall doing anything specific to enable/disable this "feature".
So I was wondering if any of you experienced anything similar?
UPDATE: Its not a miracle, Skype was keeping the Wi-Fi on!
Come to think of it, I did make a Skype call just for the sake of trying out the front facing camera quality over the network.