Slugdoc
Well-Known Member
Things that will affect battery life:
Signal strength is probably one of the main factors in an otherwise "typical usage day".
When I am at work I get much less battery life than when I am at home. I don't actually use the phone more at work, I think I use it more on days off, and the battery life is better on days off.
I attribute it to going in and out of elevators, down to sub-levels with poor reception that makes the big difference.
That and Touchdown. It is set not to check mail on weekends. Gmail push and the stock Email apps are set the same on weekdays and weekends so they don't seem to consume much power, but I can tell when Touchdown is checking mail, it seems to use a lot more battery.
As a related point, I don't use the phone at all from Sundown Friday to sundown Saturday -- the email apps remain active (except for touchdown). When I pick up the phone Saturday night, almost no battery loss, per the meter, for 25 hours. So I guess I don't really need to take the battery out and put it into the freezer.
Signal strength is probably one of the main factors in an otherwise "typical usage day".
When I am at work I get much less battery life than when I am at home. I don't actually use the phone more at work, I think I use it more on days off, and the battery life is better on days off.
I attribute it to going in and out of elevators, down to sub-levels with poor reception that makes the big difference.
That and Touchdown. It is set not to check mail on weekends. Gmail push and the stock Email apps are set the same on weekdays and weekends so they don't seem to consume much power, but I can tell when Touchdown is checking mail, it seems to use a lot more battery.
As a related point, I don't use the phone at all from Sundown Friday to sundown Saturday -- the email apps remain active (except for touchdown). When I pick up the phone Saturday night, almost no battery loss, per the meter, for 25 hours. So I guess I don't really need to take the battery out and put it into the freezer.
