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do you turn your internet off?

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

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

Thus the fact that I pretty much don't drink anymore....
 
goofdad said:
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?
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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.
 
mj_b90 said:
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.
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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!
 
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!
 
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!
 
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.
 
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 :cool:
 
I have to say, I am amazed at the sheer number who buy this phone and turn the internet off. Damn that sounds funny. :eek:

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