Help Time without signal

[Kmfiremedic111]

Hello. In my area I usually have great signal. Full bars etc. Never an issue. However on my phone it says Time Without Signal is 50%!! I update my PRL every few weeks. I don't understand? Anyone else having this problem?

 

[uniquenameEVO]

My evo is like that too. Total battery killer. The culprit was my office.

I put in a booster and all is good.

 

[SandersJC64]

Hello. In my area I usually have great signal. Full bars etc. Never an issue. However on my phone it says Time Without Signal is 50%!! I update my PRL every few weeks. I don't understand? Anyone else having this problem?

It's a Froyo bug. The phone is misreading the time on. Next time you charge your phone, turn Airplane mode on then back off. When you unplug the phone after charging it should read the correct time on value. You'll need to do that each time you power your phone off/on.

*This isn't my solution, but one that I found on some thread somewhere, but I can't remember where so that I can give credit.*

 

[apinkel]

Is the fix to turn on/off airplane mode before putting on the charger or after taking it off the charger? I want to automate this with tasker and I'd like to get a handle on the fix before I do.

 

[SandersJC64]

I do it before taking it off the charger. Oh and you only have to do it if you power cycle the phone.

 

[apinkel]

I think I understand... I just need to setup a task that turns airplane mode on then off every time the phone boots up.

 

[feigndeaf]

This fix works AMAZINGLY. I got a 50% battery life boost. I went from 99% without signal to now 6-10%. Where my phone would normally be almost dead, at the end of the day yesterday I had 67% LEFT!!!

 

[Ma}{imus]

I'm going to give this fix a try. Will report back my results.

 

[Ma}{imus]

@SandersJC64 so far I have 0% time without signal after applying this fix. Already seeing improved battery performance.

I'm going to bring this up with the devs of ThundeROM and see if they can incorporate this fix into their next version somehow.

 

[Hot Sauce]

How do I look up "Time without signal"? Is it an app? I looked through the phone's settings and didn't see it

 

[jtcady]

Settings>About Phone>Battery Use>Click Cell Standby

its not an app

 

[Hot Sauce]

^Thanks, guess I didn't look hard enough lol

 

[Ma}{imus]

You can also install an app such as Battery Watcher that shortcuts straight to the info from a home screen widget.

 

[mcwong]

what works for me every time to to set airplane mode on then switch off the phone. reboot while still in airplane mode and wait a few minutes (try 5 min) for the os to boot up and services running. after 5 min set airplane mode off. It doesn't matter whether it's done after charging as it can be done any time. I'm on GSM service and sometimes the TWS goes up to 60-70%. since I started using this fix, I normally get tws=0% and at most 4%. Today it went up to 26% and I just perform the reset in airplane mode on and wait 5 min to set it off. now it's showing tws= 0%. Hope this helps.