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Do you leave 3G on?

Requiemm said:
Though I don't normally feed the trolls, here's my examples:

Example #1
I use the FaceBook app quite a bit to arrange things with friends, etc. The place where I work blocks FaceBook on their network, including wireless. If I have forgotten to disable my wireless and I start FaceBook it will never update it's information. I then see that, swipe my finger across the top, hit the wireless icon and voila, wireless is off and FaceBook is now updating over 3G. Took me less that 2 seconds and only one swipe. To me that's far more useful than having to exit the FaceBook app, switch screens to where my settings are, hit the wifi line, slide the toggle to off, exit settings, switch back to the screen with FaceBook and relaunch the program.

Example #2
I keep my phone at about 60% brightness all the time. Unfortunately, in my brightly lit lunchroom that setting can make it hard to watch movies. Of course I never remember this BEFORE I start the movie/TV show, nope I realize it at the first night/underground or other dimly lit scene. Again, with SBSettings, it's swipe, touch the brightness icon, slide to full and exit. 2 seconds and I never had to leave my movie. Without it i have to exit the iPod app, switch screens to where my settings are, hit the brightness line, slide it up to 100%, exit settings, switch back to the screen with the iPod app, relaunch the program, pick my movie/tv show out of the list and start watching again.




I agree completely and provided 2 real world examples that each probably happen several times a week.

To answer the original question, I keep 3G & Bluetooth on all the time an only launch wifi at home or when I need it.
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What you described is one of the biggest flaws in this stupid phone, that and the mail app. For as much as people drool over the iphone OS, saying its so wonderful and easy to use. They sure make it hard to change a simple setting or two.
 
Turned off usually, unless i'm browsing net a lot, and know there's a decent signal. For some reason, around the lower threshold signal reception for 3G and EDGE, the iPhone can be a bit flakey, at least for me. Isn't usually needed to be honest, though useful at times.
 
I always leave my 3G on, whats the point of buying a 3G phone and slowing it down?

i just turn my WiFi off when im not using it or out of range of my home router.
 
Everything MAX!

I leave it all on and even the screen on. I'm not worried about running out of power since I started to strap this on me whenever I go mobile with my iPhone.
 

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At school it's always off - you could travel 100 miles in any direction and probably not get any coverage.

At home in Richmond, it's always on. I get better service there than I did with Verizon...
 
I used to turn them on and off, but it got to be too much of a hassle. Now I just leave everything on and don't worry about it. I usually last through a day without having to charge it anyway and just plug it in at night.
 
For the first week I micromanaged the hell out of my battery. When it finally clicked that I would never get the same battery life as I got from my Blackberry I just started charging it at night and leaving all the services on. No biggy.
 
The only time I turn 3G off is when I know I'm somewhere there is definitely no 3G coverage and I'll be there for a day or more.
 
I dont have 3g in my area... does it eat battery to leave 3g on?

I always have everything on and get 2 days or so per charge, no 3g though:mad:
 
Combination of all of the above

When in San Diego I charge at night and I leave everything on. The phone will usually make it till around 10PM depending on how much I'm texting and IM'ing with the Yahoo Instant Messenger app. The battery really starts draining FAST when that thing is in use. If it looks like I'll be away from a charger for a bit longer it's time to start switching stuff off, WiFi first then 3G. I've noticed almost double the battery life when 3G is off as well.

If I'm traveling about in the back country, WiFi is off and 3G as well. Neither one is usually available smack in the middle of nowhere.
 
dr pimper said:
I dont have 3g in my area... does it eat battery to leave 3g on?

I always have everything on and get 2 days or so per charge, no 3g though:mad:
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yes, because the antenna is constantly searching for a faster 3G signal.
so in places with no 3G, like my home, its better to switch it off.
 
I leave everything on, including 3G, all the time. However I charge it every night in my Sony "clock radio" and I never run out of juice:)
 
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