EDGE and battery?

[sr5878]

hey everyone

i know edge is supposed to be 'slow' but sometimes i can hardly get a signal, and it frequently drops. i'm indoors but i'm also in the middle of boston... should i be concerned? outside works better.

also, i have been using it extensively for the past day or so (just got it ) and i find that the battery discharges quickly. i have been doing a lot of web browsing (well, trying) and listening to music. normal?

 

[Unspeaked]

hey everyone

i know edge is supposed to be 'slow' but sometimes i can hardly get a signal, and it frequently drops. i'm indoors but i'm also in the middle of boston... should i be concerned? outside works better.

also, i have been using it extensively for the past day or so (just got it ) and i find that the battery discharges quickly. i have been doing a lot of web browsing (well, trying) and listening to music. normal?

That all sounds normal to me.

And I, too, have noticed EDGE eats up battery life - if you use it on Airplane Mode, it lasts way longer.

 

[sr5878]

if you use it on Airplane Mode, it lasts way longer.

i need to be able to use the uh... phone part sometimes

 

[Ryan1524]

get an app called services and disable edge only.

 

[sr5878]

yeah... not gonna jailbreak it.

 

[Unspeaked]

i need to be able to use the uh... phone part sometimes

Of course, but if you're in an area where you're not getting edge, anyway, or especially on the subway or something, you could always switch to Airplane Mode; it's just one little button in Settings, not too hard to toggle back and forth.

 

[Ryan1524]

I hope Apple better release something native once the SDK comes out then.

 

[sr5878]

Of course, but if you're in an area where you're not getting edge, anyway, or especially on the subway or something, you could always switch to Airplane Mode; it's just one little button in Settings, not too hard to toggle back and forth.

but putting it in airplane mode disconnects me from the GSM network also... i still need that at all times.

 

[Vegeta-san]

Look guys, as much as what I say next may be counter-intuitive, it has been verified with regards to the iPhone: Wi-Fi consumes less battery per unit of time than EDGE does. This is why I KEEP Wi-Fi on on my iPhone....Only resort to EDGE if I have to. If none of you have heard this, and care to bother me such that I have to find the link of the study and prove it to you, then ask, and I will.