What do you use more often? 3g/edge or wifi (when available)?

[dns72]

I get great 3g coverage in my home/area, so I try to use that more often.

 

[UngratefulNinja]

I use 3g exclusively at work and wifi exclusively at home because it makes my battery last longer. So I guess half and half but when I'm out anywhere I always use 3g unless I'm somewhere that has free wifi.

 

[sthursby]

I've actually turned off the Wifi searcher, as I was getting annoyed by all the pop-ups as I moved about for locked networks...completely forgotten about it, so I guess I use 3G 100% of the time!

We did just get wireless installed at home, though, so I might switch to using Wifi when at home.

 

[ucfgrad93]

I rarely use wifi.

 

[paulsalter]

3g

I have WiFi at home but dont use the phone for any data services here, prefer my macbook, so have wifi turned off

 

[D1G1T4L]

If 3G, edge, and wifi are available I pick wifi.

 

[gloss]

Why would you ever use 3G if you have WiFi available? It's faster and it uses less power.

 

[hsk]

Why would you ever use 3G if you have WiFi available? It's faster and it uses less power.

For me - I forget it's on when I leave home and I believe that runs the battery down more, right? Because you are searching for a wifi connection?

 

[Ronnoco]

I'm posting from my iPhone on my home wifi. I use wifi at home and anywhere there is free wifi. Otherwise it's 3G...I can really notice the battery drain while on 3G.

 

[davyreins]

3G is usually fine for what I'm doing and I usually keep wifi off to save the battery. However, if I know that I'm going to be downloading a larger file or surfing the web for a while then I will turn wifi on.

 

[countrydweller]

I get great 3g coverage in my home/area, so I try to use that more often.

WIFI whenever I can.

 

[jrlcopy]

Have to use Wifi now, left ATT for Verizon .

 

[Nickday89]

it depends where i am:
if i'm at home, i'm on my computer or i'll go to it if i need to look something up, so there's no point to me using wifi on my phone. if i'm at a friends house who has unlocked wifi i'll use their wifi. if i'm on the road, i'll use edge or 3g

 

[fishmoose]

I turn 3G off when I get home and turn wifi on.

So, at hone us use wifi and edge out and about 3G don't even bother to look for wifi out, so I turn it off when leaving the house.

 

[juanster]

never use anything but wi-fi

 

[jmann]

I can only use T-Mobile edge, so I don't really have the option of 3G unfortunately. I prefer wifi.

 

[-aggie-]

Why would you ever use 3G if you have WiFi available? It's faster and it uses less power.

+1. I use WiFi at home and EDGE when anywhere else, unless I'm impatient for something, then I switch to 3G for a bit.

 

[GoCubsGo]

I use wifi @ home and 3G everywhere else.

 

[Dominat0r]

so wait...in terms of power consumption

3G > Wifi > Edge?

I would of thought Wifi would of consumed more power than 3G.

Am i mistaken?

 

[-aggie-]

so wait...in terms of power consumption

3G > Wifi > Edge?

I would of thought Wifi would of consumed more power than 3G.

Am i mistaken?

I can go all weekend on WiFi.

Edit: You don't believe me?
vvvvvvvvvvv

 

[Dominat0r]

hmm, anyone else really confirm this?

I have my Wifi turned off and using just 3G since i thought that it save me some battery power.

 

[Roofy.]

3G all the time.... when there is wifi I use wifi.

 

[-aggie-]

hmm, anyone else really confirm this?

I have my Wifi turned off and using just 3G since i thought that it save me some battery power.

What is important is that you actually have a wifi signal available. So, you don't want wifi turned on, if you are not near your house, for example.

 

[mappyman]

WiFi uses much less power than 3G / Edge.

I have an iPhone 3G which is on standby for 10 days now (don't use it much cos I have 3GS) - connected via WiFi.

 

[Dominat0r]

so as long as i turn off discover new wifi networks and only connect to the ones i know, this will be less power then just keeping it in 3G all the time?

Or is it that i need to turn off 3G and Edge when using wifi? or back and forth...