jdailey1981

Do you turn your internet off to save battery? I started doing this and works great. I got the widget on my home page and turn it after use. Just a tip.

mhrebin

i never do and get more than 24 hours out of my battery with good use.

smacky

I do, when I remember, which is most of the time. It's good practice.

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tdavis42

No but I have power everywhere I go so I really don't worry about battery. I might try it though, maybe.

Ryobi

Do you turn off your car when going downhill? Worthless dribble.......

MOS95B

What do you mean by "turn off internet"? The internet isn't something you can turn off. Your connection to the internet is

I never turn on my WiFi. I don't want the radio looking for a connection when I'm not near one. Same with Bluetooth

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Bswartz95

Only if I'm in a place where the signal is weak.

GrdLock

Nope. I shouldn't have to turn off the data connection, and turn it back on when I want to use it. It should always be on whenever I want it to be.

I leave GPS and 3G always on. I don't have any issues with the battery lasting me a full day.

Frisco

+1

The 1750 is coming up on 2 days of normal (for me) usage with no charge, and the 1300 stock battery was fine for a whole day with 20% to spare, all with GPS, 3G and "the internet turned on."

kar0la420

I turn my mobile network off at night and during work hours when I'm not using the phone. If I'm not using it, then why bother having it on. I very rarely use WIfi, just having it on drains my battery. I don't have any serious gripes about battery life, but I will eventually upgrade my battery.

OfTheDamned

I am connected to way too much stuff to ever turn it off. 3G and GPS stay on for me 24/7.

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Copa Native

Off at night and if im ever in a pinch with a low battery its the first thing to go. Huge impact.

Bswartz95

I've downloaded a few more apps, which makes me nervous about keeping GPS on all the time. I always enable location by the network. I usually toggle GPS on if I need to use Google Maps though.

Rrrracer

Depends if you're a "hypermiler" or not :-)

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CycloneFever

Just because of this thread, I'm going to try keeping GPS on to see if it makes much difference on battery life. Theoretically, there's no transmitter to a GPS, only a receiver, so the usage should be as much as wifi, 3G, etc. Just a little processing power to compute your location based on passive interception of the satellite signals.

OfTheDamned

The only real difference is that leaving wifi on actually will drain your battery if it is not connected. It will be trying to find a signal constantly and that search will suck the battery dry pretty fast.♠

pkopalek

+1

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r2d2

I think it has a button on it somewhere to turn it off. You might need to ask the Internet Elders. But I don't...

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GrdLock

Actually this is the internet:



On a side note though, what's the point in turning off your mobile network at night, etc? I mean yeah it only takes a second to turn the toggle off, but why do you care? Especially if your phone's plugged in and charging at night. It's not going to hurt or change anything if you leave it on.

That seems like going outside and turning off the water mane going into my house when I'm not using the sink or taking a shower.

Frisco

Wow, you guys must have googled "the internet."

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You are all very confused. Here is some history for you.

DannyJd

I do use airplane mode twice a day. My commute to work takes me underground, where no signal is available. In an effort save a little juice, i shut off mobile connection before getting into the subway instead of having the phone search for a signal. I'm no doctor, but at least that what I think is happening.

Also at night, before bed I put it on airplane mode as I'm not a fan of getting notifications of emails, facebook, etc. at all hours of the night. Even with the ringer off, the vibration on my nightstand is enough to wake me.

pkopalek

He doesn't get enough credit for this incredible accomplishment.

And his environmental work.

But turning your Mobile network off saves tons of battery. But you might as well churn your own butter and use smoke signals, at that point. It's not 1824 here, people. The internet is the FUTURE! I leave it on, and charge my phone regularly.

GrdLock

It wouldn't wake you up if you put the phone in silent mode. Then all your notifications/emails would already be there when you wake up instead of pushing through later.

DannyJd

it would still vibrate though, no?

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GrdLock

I guess I wouldn't want this guy coming into my phone at night either.

goofdad

Absolutely not ... If I turn off my internet connectivity, I wouldn't have Pandora. I bought this phone for the connectivity. I'm paying $30/month for the connectivity! It's easy enough to keep it on a charger at home, at the office, and in the car. I make it through each and every day with nearly 100% battery ;-)

I make it through weekend days with about 20% (no office) ... but 20% is enough, right?

Now ... I do typically turn off wifi. I use it so seldom that I don't see a reason to suck battery for that.

zoltan

Yes, because it's vital to know your coordinates +/-0.5 m when asleep.

Frisco

I'm sure there are many who would like to know her coordinates while she's asleep.

MOS95B

I've had those nights where GPS would have come in handy.

Thus the fact that I pretty much don't drink anymore....

mj_b90

Sounds like overkill to me. I charge back to full in the evening before bed, unplug and leave keep it running until the next evening. I usually get back to the next charge time with ~15 or 20% left. As long as you're getting through the day consistently, it doesn't make much difference if you've got 15% or 99% left when you plug it back in.

I never disable internet (I'm paying $30/month for a reason :-p), but occasionally throw it into airplane mode if I know I'll be out of signal for a while.

OfTheDamned

It comes in handy when sleep walking.

jdailey1981

I have disabled sense UI and notic3 battery save so far

goofdad

Absolutely it's overkill ... but, since I have the charge at work and am stuck at the desk all day anyway, I keep it charged.

My theory is that if I keep it plugged in whenever possible, I have a better chance of it being charged when I need it ;-) Plus, it's not like it costs me anything!

jwood333

I turn my 3G and wifi on/off as I need to use the data. I have no need to keep the 3G on in my pocket, and it takes a fraction of a second to select 3G to on and for it to connect to the network. I notice a SIGNIFICANT increase in battery life. When I first bought the phone I was lucky to go a day, now I go about two with constant text messaging and frequent gaming and data usage. To me it makes no sense to leave it on!

pkopalek

Just like when you turn your mobile network off, you will inevitably save some battery life,

these Lithium Ion batteries like partial charges much better than full charges. You only get 300-500 full discharge/recharges. So use them wisely. I keep my phone at 80%+ most of the time.

It's a charger baby. Once per month, I let it drain to 10% and go back up. This keeps the calibration on, as the battery wears.

The batt will last way longer, according to Battery University, if you RARELY let the battery get below 20%.

Which will happen fast (for me) if I don't keep it on the charger!

mc48

funniest thing I read today. Thank you Frisco. But then again, we all know OTD doesn't sleep...at night at least.

Jay3

I keep 3g always on, but Wifi off usually (unless I intentionally mean to log in).

Wifi gets annoying sometimes when I leave it on -- trying to log in to guest networks that required a password, etc.

I guess you can set it to not try and acquire networks, but then what's the point of always leaving wifi on? I prefer to set it to always try and acquire wifi networks, but turn off wifi manually when I'm not interested in that.

refthemc

Yup most of the time

charklos

I've been trying different methods based on what I've been reading for the last few months on the forum... I try a little of everything that we talk about: turning on/off the internet connectivity, wifi, and bluetooth, switching from Sense to Home, etc. I also got the seidio 1750 battery right when it came out and I think that first and foremost that makes the largest difference for me no matter what. Everyone obviously will have their own preferences, and for me, after trying all those different variations, I like sticking with the following:

Larger battery (1750)
Sense enabled
Internet toggled on and off thru out the day...

And all that will get me what's lately been about a day and a half solid of what some might call constant device abuse.

Love my Eris

gimpydingo

When I first got my Eris I just downloaded the internet to the phone. Now I never have to turn the interweb off. YAY!

goofdad

Wow, gimpy ... you must have a big ...

sd card.

Ryobi

I have to say, I am amazed at the sheer number who buy this phone and turn the internet off. Damn that sounds funny.

It should be a crime for un-smart people to buy a smart phone.

odaxium

At work I turn off 3G (no wifi here) when I'm not browsing/playing Pandora

I turn off 3G when I'm home and use my wifi.

I don't turn on GPS unless I need it, and I don't have any bluetooth devices so it stays off.