On Thursday 29 May 2008 21:58, ian douglas wrote: > Andy Green wrote: > > | Taking Lasse's advice, I set up a new test last night: > > > > Just a little point about these tests, AIUI the GPS stuff acts radically > > differently in terms of current consumption depending on the distance > > from the base station. ... > I think that knowing a "best case scenario" (where you stay in the same > location), you get about 6 hours of talk time, is still helpful. Cell > phone manufacturers typically report a "best case scenario" when > reporting talk time and standby time, with the legalese and fine print > stating that "your results may vary" from their data.
This test might not even be 'best case'. A better test would be having the Neo really close to the cell tower for optimal conditions. I guess the difference between testing far away from the cell tower and testing close to the tower might be pretty big. There probably also is a difference between GSM900 and GSM1800 (iirc 1800 has a lower range which needs to be compensated by higher transmission power). AVee -- When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute -- and it's longer than any hour. That's relativity. -- Albert Einstein _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
