Ron, You do need to read the email you are referring to, and their context with a bit more care:
<quote> On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 7:42 AM, Kevin Dean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 5:33 PM, Flyin_bbb8 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Marcus can you please inform me of how long the battery lasts on your neo > > 1973? on average ... > > Not Marcus but I have an answer. :) Using the "Dim first, don't lock" > mode which dims the screen after a few seconds and then turns off the > backlight, it's about 5 hours on standby. Less than that if you're > actually using the device. </quote> Note that they are discussing the Neo 1973, ie GTA01. This has been a long-known fact. The about to be released GTA02, also known as the Neo Freerunner has much longer standby-time .. I hesitate to quote without looking it up, but into several days I think. hth davidv On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Ron K. Jeffries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Someone has reported measured standby of only 5 hours, > with zero alert that battery is getting low. > > Is the product considered commercially ready to sell > (accept revenue) with such a serious issue? > > You don't know you have the hardware right until the software/firmware team > gets this number into an acceptable zone. If this puppy can't run for > w4 hours while on standby, it is a fascinating experimental phone+computer. > > 24 hours is not a competitive standby time. but it's long enough that people > will > buy some Freerunners. > > My UNSOLICITED advice: treat this crappy standby time as a STOP SHIP > level problem and get the engineering team to bear down and fix it. > > -- > Ron K. Jeffries > http://blog.eronj.com > http://twitter.com/RonKJeffries > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > > -- david varnes e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] p: +61 404 925 633 _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
