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Old October 4th, 2012, 12:45 PM   #49 (permalink)
Don S
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Originally Posted by Gekko View Post
i'm so tired of that "what's the point?" argument. the point is that you can still use your phone and all of its features. but you only toggle on certain services when you need them - as opposed to letting them run all the time 24/7 and wasting your battery.

do you leave your lights and TV on 24/7? do you run the water in your shower 24/7? no. you turn them on as needed to conserve resources. same principle.
Those are silly examples. I don't pay to keep my phone's services working like I would for electricity. It's not at all the same principle.

Going though all of the toggles and settings every time I need something, and not being notified promptly of things I want is just utterly and completely unnecessary - FOR ME. If you are fine with toggling things all day - just so you can do the same things I do all day without all the fussing , than I guess it works for you.

All I am saying is that for the folks who cannot be by chargers and need really long battery life, the settings and toggles you mention can certainly help. For others - like me - these are completely unnecessary and would result in a phone experience I don't want with a smartphone.
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