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How much 3G usage does your phone get per full charge.

  • 2 - 3 hrs

    Votes: 3 10.3%
  • 3 - 4 hrs

    Votes: 1 3.4%
  • 4 - 5 hrs

    Votes: 8 27.6%
  • 5 - 6 hrs

    Votes: 7 24.1%
  • 6 - 7 hrs

    Votes: 1 3.4%
  • 7 - 8 hrs

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 8 - 9 hrs

    Votes: 2 6.9%
  • 9 - 10 hrs

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 10+ hrs

    Votes: 7 24.1%

  • Total voters
    29

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macrumors 68020
Original poster
Mar 23, 2007
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Curious to see some 3G ONLY results.

#1 - How much usage do you get, on average, per full charge? (EX: 4 - 5 hrs, 2 - 3 hrs)

#2 - How do you use your iPhone via percentage?
-Phone
-Browsing
-Music
-Texting
-Google Maps
-YouTube
-3rd Party Apps

#3 - What settings do you use?
Location Services -
WiFi -
Bluetooth -
Push / Fetch Interval
Automatic Screen Brightness - On/Off (what percentage)

#4 - Average 3G bars in your area.

#5 - Average 3G bars in home/apartment.

#6 - Post usage screenshot (optional).

Please no EDGE results.
 
#1 - I get about 4 to 6 hours on a charge.

#2 - Mostly using internet, some YouTube, iPod on the speaker, gaming, some phone calls, checking weather and stocks frequently, camera few times a day.

#3 - Settings:
Location: On
Wifi: Off
Bluetooth: Off
Fetch: 15 min
Automatic screen brightness, mostly at 70%.

#4 - Some moments 1, others 3. Average = 3(Netherlands, Europe). Speeds are mostly 2 to 3mbit.

#5 - 3 to 5

#6 - My usage data for the last 3 weeks.
 

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#6 - My usage data for the last 3 weeks.

Uhhh we've received the same amount of data. Weird.


#1 - How much usage do you get, on average, per full charge? ~6 or 7 with screen brightness up almost all the way.

#2 - How do you use your iPhone via percentage?
Not sure on exact numbers here, but I would say 85% of the time I am texting.

#3 - What settings do you use?
Location Services - ON
WiFi -ON
Bluetooth - ON
Push email- ON
Automatic Screen Brightness - On, 90% brightness

#4 - Average 3G bars in your area-
5 bars

#5 - Average 3G bars in home/apartment-
3 bars


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