I'm don't get depressed when I look at my usage time. As long as my phone lasts me entire day, I am satisfied with the phone. Normally I unplug my phone at 10 PM at night, when I wake up, my phone is at 96-97% (Not complaining here as I get e-mails while I'm sleeping, and some notifications). Around 6 pm my phone is around 50%, but I usually charge it. Same routine every day, unplug it at 10 PM.
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Do you get depressed when you see your usage time?
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Also being a counselor, suicidal ideations is not something to just be thrown around. Once a person has convinced themselves that they want to, it's hard to convince them to not to. Their anger/depression is what drives them to do it.
Um, No. It's the OP's problem. Don't stereotype or lump a group people because of the action of one person.
I think i need to clarify myself. first off it was late at night and i was just rambling.
second, i just got the phone so i have been diddling away on it a lot. At the same time i'm trying to be very conscious and intentional about not letting it run my life since i've seen a lot of people with smart phones become very annoying and boring in social situations (plus having a constant distraction in your pocket when you are trying to be productive)
So i was talking about depression at looking at usage time and thinking of all those minutes i got distracted from a nice view out the train window because i pulled my phone out, unlocked it, flipped back and forth on my home screens, shrugged and put it away. i'm going to regret that on my deathbed.
I agree there are bigger things to worry about either way.
Be careful. You don't want to trip, with all that back peddling you're doing there. Just say: wow, you're right, it's just a phone, but it's lame that the battery life sucks, and move on.
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No...at the end of the day my phone's normally on 50% much better than an android...
+1. I don't have the first idea how much I use it. I know I stay on it too dang much though.
Haha I don't get depressed when looking a my usage when it's decent. I get more depressed watching my battery drop from 100% to 90% for 37 min usage and 46 min standby... 2 imessages, checking facebook once, checking email once, checking this forum once, playing 4 songs.
I have, but there are certain things that shouldn't be subjected to it. It's part of my profession and seeing patients everyday with suicidal tendencies/ideations is difficult, nothing to make of, ever.
I doubt he meant clinically depressed. I also check my usage times all day (never did this with my 3g) because It is clearly much lower than it should be. When I pay $750 for a phone, It should damn well work, and it is upsetting for it to not (esp im about to be on my 3rd) The reason it hasn't been addressed is because so many people are just content to deal with it.
To whoever had the 11 hours of usage, thats the best ive seen. I get half of that if I have everything off.