I'll believe you, though it never did on my 3GS, 4 or 4S, except in bad reception areas.
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When IOS 5.1 is released will you switch off 3G?
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I'll believe you, though it never did on my 3GS, 4 or 4S, except in bad reception areas.
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Are you typing just to type? It's NOT the speed that 'kills' the battery. The lack of 4G/LTE coverage and beefy power mongering phones that support these radio technologies is what hurts the battery. A processor does not work harder if the pipeline of directions is bigger. All it does is compile the directions quicker then it would with a slower connection because the time of waiting for the information is cut.
With your terminology a person with a 50Mbps home cable connection would be screwed once their devices connect to WiFi.
I certainly WILL be turning it off to save battery life. As a college student who's in school from 8 to 4:45 2 days out the week, I'm pretty much on my phone fora good amount of time during that time period. I was so disappointed when I didn't see the option when I received my 4S on launch day. I loved having the option with my 3GS. Actually, my 3GS pretty much lived on Edge.
The only time I may turn it back on is when I'm on Facebook or Twitter but then again, I didn't mind using Edge on those social networks when I used my 3GS. I will definitely turn it on to search the Web if I am not by Wifi.
Ultimately, I think it comes down to personal preference. I can't wait.
The only time I may turn it back on is when I'm on Facebook or Twitter but then again, I didn't mind using Edge on those social networks when I used my 3GS. I will definitely turn it on to search the Web if I am not by Wifi.
Ultimately, I think it comes down to personal preference. I can't wait.
yikes, your phone doesn't last from 8 to 5? also are you taking notes on your phone? how are you using it when you are in school? i must be really lucky, i got a replacement 4S for dropped calls (and i'm pretty sure its my service provider, not the phone thats the problem anyway) and both the original and replacement lasted ~2 days with moderate usage.
anyway, on topic, when i was trying to get my service provider to troubleshoot my dropped calls, they told me to use the phone without 3g for a week and see if it helped. when i said i didn't have a 3g toggle in the phone settings, they effectively said there was nothing they could do. it was kind of a garbage response, but seeing as how i still get dropped calls on my replacement unit in the middle of downtown toronto, i'll at least be able to play their little game once i have a 3g switch.
+1. These types of threads ALWAYS contain copious amounts of misinformation so its good of you to clear it up. If I'm not mistaken, most of Europes GSM/UMTS carriers either have plain GPRS (aka no EGPRS/EDGE) or 3G UMTS.
Agreed!
I hate seeing my battery around 30% when I'm done with classes for the day. Thanks to SBSettings I now toggle Wifi whenever I need it and that seems to help a lot. Too bad I'm on Verizon or else I could've turned off 3G as well
OP: Get a real carrier.
I used to be on O2, and it really sucked, no 3G anywhere I regularly was, horrible battery life. Moved to Vodafone, now get 3G virtually everywhere, battery life is much, much better.
I used to be on O2, and it really sucked, no 3G anywhere I regularly was, horrible battery life. Moved to Vodafone, now get 3G virtually everywhere, battery life is much, much better.
I will turn it off when in more rural areas where 3G coverage sucks, but around home no reason to turn it off
My turning it off on my phone won't help the other people who might be having trouble, so I will be leaving it on.
Considering my 4S now does 2+ days standby and about 11hrs usage with 3G switched off and using EDGE in the background for push etc, and previously did around 22hrs standby and ~4hrs usage, it's a no-brainer.
My battery life is awful on 3G and decent without it, and I still get all my notifications etc. All it takes is one swipe and one tick to get it back on with SBS settings.
My battery life is awful on 3G and decent without it, and I still get all my notifications etc. All it takes is one swipe and one tick to get it back on with SBS settings.
No offense to you, Roland, but I am somewhat amazed at the cluelessness this thread has garnered.
If you don't understand what turning off 3G is, let alone why it might be useful, just skip this thread.
I for one like the ability to turn off 3G in certain situations. Fortunately I didn't have to wait for 5.1 as my 4S is jailbroken.
Michael
I was thinking something very similar to this.
OP, it sounds to me like you already have a pretty good handle on when you would turn 3G on or off. Why do you need others to tell you when they're going to do it? How does knowing this information help you or anyone else?
It depends on the day. I'm a heavy Twitter user so that is what depletes the battery the most and I text a whole lot so I'm pretty much on it constantly. Cutting 3G off will just help me save some percentage throughout my school day
Just wanted to see if others would do the same or if they will leave it as it is..thats all.
What i love about this update is now i can turn out 3G when at work so it won't hurt my battery as i don't have 3G coverage at work and it just searches for a connection hense losing 20+ % battery life when i hardly use it.
I have also switched off 3G when i'm at home on wifi as i think that affects the battery as well.
I have also switched off 3G when i'm at home on wifi as i think that affects the battery as well.
You don't turn off internet, you turn off "high" speed cellular internet to use "low speed" internet.
From HDMP+ to EDGE.
Still have internet, just takes longer.
Hah, as someone who designs hardware for a living I'm going to say you have no idea. Look up a DMA.