Just a slight correction to your post above. Fallback to Edge for cellular data and calls.
After all, you can make calls either on Edge or on 3G and they're definitely not the same.
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Apple Seeds iOS 5.1 Beta 3 to Developers, Restores 'Enable 3G' Toggle
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Just a slight correction to your post above. Fallback to Edge for cellular data and calls.
After all, you can make calls either on Edge or on 3G and they're definitely not the same.
You can't make calls on EDGE, per se. You can make calls on GSM or UMTS ("3G") but EDGE specifically is a data over GSM format.
Basically turning off 3G switches the phone to GSM-only. Not "EDGE", which is a data technology, per se.
Remember, much of AT&T's network is 3G-only, and coverage in many areas will be dramatically lower with 3G disabled, which I imagine is part of why that switch was removed in the first place. For example, in my area, i would guess only about half of AT&T's towers have GSM.
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Will this release fix a backwards compatability issue for Blueooth? As I understand from the Genius Bar, the 4S does not support versions of Bluetooth other than the most recent, so I've been left having to us a hardwir earpiece or shell out money for a new Bluetooth device. I don't know enough about the hardware, firmware and software issues, but my hope was that this is an easily corrected oversight which they are past due to remedy.
Will this release fix a backwards compatability issue for Blueooth? As I understand from the Genius Bar, the 4S does not support versions of Bluetooth other than the most recent, so I've been left having to us a hardwir earpiece or shell out money for a new Bluetooth device. I don't know enough about the hardware, firmware and software issues, but my hope was that this is an easily corrected oversight which they are past due to remedy.
Another slight correction: Fallback to EDGE for cellular data and GSM for calls.
EDGE is not used for voice, only data.
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I REALLY want to be able to move photos between albums, and of course, delete from photostream!
And it would be nice if the videos I shoot with my iPhone actually saved to the VIDEOS APP! Annoying that I have to first get them onto my PC and then drag them to iTunes, and then sync back to my phone!
Oh, and wouldn't it be nice to be able to dial a contact by photo on the homescreen?! Takes too many steps to get to a favorite....unlock screen, hit phone app, hit favorites tab, select contact.
OK, rant over.
And it would be nice if the videos I shoot with my iPhone actually saved to the VIDEOS APP! Annoying that I have to first get them onto my PC and then drag them to iTunes, and then sync back to my phone!
Oh, and wouldn't it be nice to be able to dial a contact by photo on the homescreen?! Takes too many steps to get to a favorite....unlock screen, hit phone app, hit favorites tab, select contact.
OK, rant over.
I know it is a silly question, but is there any chance that Apple will fix the battery issue? If so, how high?
Do you have the 4S, it's just I read somewhere that it might not be possible to have a 3G toggle on off switch on account of the 4S's new chip.
Cool. Thanks for the clarification.
In any case, it's about double the talk time on GSM than on 3G (assuming the same signal strength on both) plus I find the sound is louder, less choppy and calls are just more reliable on GSM. So always a good idea to fallback to GSM when making calls.
Which reminds me.. (begin rant) I find it so annoying when friends, who never turn off 3G (or worse, don't even know they can), call me and although the sound is choppy and with the calls frequently getting dropped still say "What for?*" when I ask them to turn off 3G and call me back. Sigh.
*or more accurately sounds like they say "Wh[no sound]t [no sound]or" *call dropped*
(end rant)
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For the love of.... Read the thread!
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-I REALLY want to be able to move photos between albums, and of course, delete from photostream!
-And it would be nice if the videos I shoot with my iPhone actually saved to the VIDEOS APP! Annoying that I have to first get them onto my PC and then drag them to iTunes, and then sync back to my phone!
-Oh, and wouldn't it be nice to be able to dial a contact by photo on the homescreen?! Takes too many steps to get to a favorite....unlock screen, hit phone app, hit favorites tab, select contact.
OK, rant over.
I'll bite:
-Wasn't this already addressed? I believe on icloud.com you can now do this. Not sure because I don't use photostream personally.
-Videos you film get saved in the Photos app, not Videos.
-No. But if you want this so bad, jailbreak your phone.
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Sorry, do you mean that you can get your 4S to consume only 20% after 14hrs of standby? My phone consumes more than 3% per hour on standby, and that's on a good day... Have you disabled pretty much all features or do you have a super-battery?
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Fascinating. What settings to you use to get these very good scores? Push email off? Location services off? Skype not installed? Thanks.
4S uses Qualcomm chipset - it is pretty advanced solution now so why shouldn`t it support feature simple as changing Radio Access Technology from 3G to 2G?
Don`t worry - it is supported on budget phones from some years already.
From my perspective this kind of "fix" to address battery issue is simply NO FIX - disabling 3G to be able to go through a day without charging??? Come on....
Don`t worry - it is supported on budget phones from some years already.
From my perspective this kind of "fix" to address battery issue is simply NO FIX - disabling 3G to be able to go through a day without charging??? Come on....
If the 4S is able to toggle 3G on/off with 5.1, then this will be very welcome news for 4S users who live on a poor/fringe 3G area and find that their 4S's are not able to receive/make calls has the 4S tries to hold onto a poor/fringe 3G signal, rather than switching to EDGE/GPRS in these fringe areas.
These kind of users were able to switch off 3G in these instances (on the iPhone 4/iOS 4) and then were able to get a good EDGE/GPRS signal and were then able to make/receive calls fine. It would also improve battery life for these people too has their 4S's would not be trying to search for a 3G signal.
In my case phone is loosing 4% per hour in standby and i have full 3G coverage in my flat.
For the guys with poor 3G it can bring "peace" - 100% correct.
I would prefer not to switch it to 2G because i use my phone for data services so 3G is more than welcome...
For the guys with poor 3G it can bring "peace" - 100% correct.
I would prefer not to switch it to 2G because i use my phone for data services so 3G is more than welcome...
im in NZ, on 5.0.1 and using a iPhone 4
and iv always had the enable 3g toggle thingy
it must be a carrier, or jet a USA thing
i want the iPod app fixed on my phone
its really messed , and broken since the main update
i turned on iTunes match on my phone today, just to see how good it works
since iv done that. iv had major issues all afternoon
iv turned it off. and its still playing up for me.
im so tempted to restore my phone. to try and sort it.
but i don't want to set everything up again
this is my first major major update. i only joined apple ice 2010 with iOS 4.
and this update has been some what of a yet down
and iv always had the enable 3g toggle thingy
it must be a carrier, or jet a USA thing
i want the iPod app fixed on my phone
its really messed , and broken since the main update
i turned on iTunes match on my phone today, just to see how good it works
since iv done that. iv had major issues all afternoon
iv turned it off. and its still playing up for me.
im so tempted to restore my phone. to try and sort it.
but i don't want to set everything up again
this is my first major major update. i only joined apple ice 2010 with iOS 4.
and this update has been some what of a yet down
I have attached screenshot from today, i still did not charge 4S since upgrade to beta3 - it is 60%. I use "normal" apple services like: iCloud, Gmail via Exchange (so yes - push), iTunes Match enabled, 3G enabled + WiFi in my flat, i do not have Skype, but have apps that push a lot like: Upik (great app for realtime news delivery - but lot of pushes), facebook, facebook messenger etc...
Location services settings are tweaked by me, i have turned off:
- Diagnostic & Usage
- Location based iAds
- Setting Time Zone
other settings are pretty standard - including backup to iCloud.
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Not all of us have the problem with our 4S. Mine even has both location services and bluetooth turned on (notice the bluetooth icon) and I can get this :
So yeah... the battery issue is with something in the software, not the phone itself. I gotta admit, the sucker drains like no tomorrow if I leave the Google+ app running, so I don't.
yes, but they were moderate - 4S avrg was lasting 1 day (little more then 24 hours, of course)
No. i do not confirm. There IS 3G toggle in Networks settings.