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Originally Posted by oyercam_2009
I am a new user of the Eris and I know that we have the 3G for internet usage so what would be the benefit of using the Wi-fi when we have connection through the 3G network?
Has anyone heard when the Andriod 1.5 will be upgraded to the 2.0??? I am dying to have my voice-navigation back. I recently switched to this phone and this was one of the features the "sales" guy told me I would have. Well lesson learned after the purchase, that I can't use voice-navigation because of 1.5 version.
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Despite what the marketing material says the $30 "unlimited" data plan is limited to 5 gigs a month so when have the option to not use the 3G it's better not to. Generally wifi connections provide much faster connections as well then 3G does but not always. Of course it depends on what connection that wifi is connected to. It's also been my experience so far that the wifi chip uses a lot less power then the 3G chip does so using wifi when possible also, for me, is providing much better battery life. I have a buddy who also just got an eris and making the wifi not sleep has also dramatically helped his battery life. YMMV though.
There are tons of rumors about the 2.0 upgrade. I've heard it could happen as soon as the Dec 11th update but will more likely happen sometime first quarter next year.