87GT Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Hmmm!! With the horrible battery life in 3G on my EVO, if I switched to wifi, my batt life would nearly double, with the 3G radio still on. I never changed to airplane mode. It is possible the EVO switched to 1x or analog while wifi was turned on. Either way what you want to look for is the signal strength of your cell radio. The lower it gets the more power the phone puts out. So if you have 3g with 1 bar all the time and you turn on wifi, it might of switched to 1x with 5 bars. Could be other things as well like if you are rooted or stock, and/or the apps you install and how often they like to update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 I won't disagree that having both on is going to use more than just having wifi only. The phone has to maintain that wifi connection which sips power. However, I know using both directs the web use and downloading to wifi which is way more efficient This is true. As a comparison here is my usage. I took it off the charger today at 8ish when I left for work. Only reason it is 3G is because I am at work :no: http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/9574/screenshot1321375021825.png http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/9248/screenshot1321375037063.png http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/2313/screenshot1321375049751.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonda Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Hmmm, I don't know shit about a Mac other than they look cool. Thank you for the info. Any suggestions on a good "Starter" Mac that will last a while? I beg you to educate yourself before spending any of your hard-earned money based on the advice of the fanboys in this thread. Looking cool is highly subjective and it's importance is relative. If by 'starter' you mean something that will prepare you for future Apple purchases...sure...but if you want to learn something useful in the workplace...or...most personal use computing...you are on the wrong trail looking at Macs. And finally...and I sold Macs for years...Apple is the worst company on the planet in terms of 'designed obsolesence' of every product and version they release. As a professional...I respect it...don't get me wrong. It is an art and they are good at it. They are selling a trend not value and I made lots of cash peddling their story before I transitioned into the corporate IT world. So, arm yourself with knowledge, ignore the hype, and if that leads you to buy a Crapple....so be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted November 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Here I am so far...good or bad? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/CLovaR1/d79546fb.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Dude just wait until you get to 1% and look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted November 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 It is possible the EVO switched to 1x or analog while wifi was turned on. Either way what you want to look for is the signal strength of your cell radio. The lower it gets the more power the phone puts out. So if you have 3g with 1 bar all the time and you turn on wifi, it might of switched to 1x with 5 bars. Could be other things as well like if you are rooted or stock, and/or the apps you install and how often they like to update. My phone was always in 1X. This is why I left Sprint for Verizon. I dealt with that for far too long. No excuse to have a 4G phone in a 4G city, but always on 1X. Reason I wifi'd everywhere I went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 My phone was always in 1X. This is why I left Sprint for Verizon. I dealt with that for far too long. No excuse to have a 4G phone in a 4G city, but always on 1X. Reason I wifi'd everywhere I went. That would suck. Forever alone 1x :fa: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted November 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 I beg you to educate yourself before spending any of your hard-earned money based on the advice of the fanboys in this thread. Looking cool is highly subjective and it's importance is relative. If by 'starter' you mean something that will prepare you for future Apple purchases...sure...but if you want to learn something useful in the workplace...or...most personal use computing...you are on the wrong trail looking at Macs. And finally...and I sold Macs for years...Apple is the worst company on the planet in terms of 'designed obsolesence' of every product and version they release. As a professional...I respect it...don't get me wrong. It is an art and they are good at it. They are selling a trend not value and I made lots of cash peddling their story before I transitioned into the corporate IT world. So, arm yourself with knowledge, ignore the hype, and if that leads you to buy a Crapple....so be it. Good info and thanks. However, I have never heard anyone say they aren't good at what they are good for. I realize I can get a more powerful PC for less $$, but I have been wanting a Mac for a long time. Mainly because I'm an IT guy and don't know shit about them, I see them everywhere and I want the experience. That's all. That would suck. Forever alone 1x :fa: It was horrible!! Trying to use an app or browse the web was a no go...ever!! I started calling in Sept. They told me a major tower was down. I called every week up until last week and that very tower was still down. I finally said...FU, the tower, this phone and the company. Bought 4S on Verizon. Not looking back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Good info and thanks. However, I have never heard anyone say they aren't good at what they are good for. I realize I can get a more powerful PC for less $$, but I have been wanting a Mac for a long time. Mainly because I'm an IT guy and don't know shit about them, I see them everywhere and I want the experience. That's all. Same reason I bought one. I just wanted to try something different, and I like my MacBook Pro a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morabu Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 i'm honestly surprised, most all places i go have 4g. VERY RARELY, if ever do i get into 1x mode. and if i do...........i just load up a Verizon prl and am back at decent 3g speeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted November 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 i'm honestly surprised, most all places i go have 4g. VERY RARELY, if ever do i get into 1x mode. and if i do...........i just load up a Verizon prl and am back at decent 3g speeds I never complained about Sprint coverage, but one day back in Sept it went to pure shit. I'm talking I went from being in 4G here at work to damn near no signal and 1X. Home, right by Easton, one of the 1st areas to get 4G here, was always great. I went to 1X around there as well. It would be so bad that I could leave home for the night at like 9pm to hang out. My phone would be damn near dead when I'd get home around 3am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonda Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Good info and thanks. However, I have never heard anyone say they aren't good at what they are good for. I realize I can get a more powerful PC for less $$, but I have been wanting a Mac for a long time. Mainly because I'm an IT guy and don't know shit about them, I see them everywhere and I want the experience. That's all. That's actually an awesome reason to dabble in the dark side...so to speak. I hadn't thought of it that way. At least if you pick up a used unit you won't be feeding the beast directly. Hmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 I feed it enough for everyone here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 http://www.columbusdiscgolf.com/IMAGES/Usage.jpg Today 5 more hrs Standby, and 40 min less usage. Just to show it's not really a 1 time thing. I continue to be happy with battery life for a smartphone. Note, it says "iphone has been plugged in since last charge" it got plugged in at home for a few seconds when my wife plugged it in for me and I unplugged it because I was doing the battery thing. So only a few seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6110/6350395323_063425a59d.jpg I've been real busy at work so I haven't used my phone much. I have no idea how long it's going to take me to get down to 1%. My experience has been like this since 5.0.1 came out, so I'm calling it a success, despite the blogosphere's claims otherwise. Pre 5.0.1 it sucked on standby, now it just never seems to go down unless I'm using it. Fantastic. I'm willing to overlook at lot of the overall iOS shittiness for this, since battery life is 80% of the reason I got this stupid thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Yeah you can't complain about battery life. I haven't noticed anything different since 5.0.1. So I'm out on the pre 5.0.1 shitty battery thing. Since I have had my 4S I get a days use out of it, just like all my other iphones, every generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 I was getting 8 hours on 5.0.0, like 4 hours of use and 4 hours of standby. I'd leave for work and have to charge it in the car on the way home. Apparently not every phone was affected, but I was super annoyed because the 4S was an impulse buy for me after my old phone was only lasting... 8 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted November 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Here is mine so far...Eat that, Android kernel hunters!!! No offense....lololz http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/CLovaR1/e97b387e.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinwebb Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 yep mine is miserable compared to everyone's lol but im not updating cause I wish to jailbreak down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 http://www.macrumors.com/2011/11/16/ios-5-0-2-coming-soon-to-address-battery-issues-ios-5-1-to-bring-new-siri-integration/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 The wifi and BT control is what I've been waiting for with Siri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6233/6352897540_d6fd19be5f.jpg That's as long as I was willing to go with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted November 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Muahahahaha!!!!! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/CLovaR1/7081e57a.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Such a newb question, but how do you take the screen shots? In a strange string of events I ended up on an iPhone 4 after I sold my EVO this week. I've also had the urge to buy a pair of skinny jeans and drink coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Press the top lock button and round home button at the same time. By the way I do neither of those. You know a who huge iPhone fan is? Rush Limbaugh, pretty sure he is NOT a liberal. Just sayin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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