Hi Scott. Have you set the brighness to 0? That helped a lot on my phone. Best regards Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: [email protected] Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/
Den Oct 25, 2009 kl. 11:58 AM skrev Scott Howell: > > Folks, > I have had my iPhone for about two weeks now and I'm enjoying all the > benefits a great deal. I however am a little concerned about the > battery life, which going into this I knew was not going to be quite > as good as what I had been experiencing with my Motorola Q9 running > MobileSpeak. I also realize there are a number of factors, which will > impact battery performance and I have gotten a little feedback from > someone, but I'd like to try to get a bit more. I imagine it is > possible there is an issue with my phone, but perhaps not and I think > it is worth checking this entire issue out. > Here is a little about my usage, area I use the phone in, etc. that > may help explain my observations. > > 1. I have WI-FI off, 3G on, Data Roaming off, and Location Services > on. > 2. I generally turn my phone on about 3:00 a.m. > 3. I listen to podcast or some streaming content for about half an > hour to 45 minutes in the morning. > 4. Maybe a couple of calls lasting less than 10 minutes during the day > and I do mean just a couple. > 5. I will check e-mail for about 15 to 20 minutes on my ride home > (it's hard to type on a bouncing bus) :). > 6. I get home about 5:00 p.m. and my battery is down to 30 to 40 > percent. > > On my motorola Q I of course only use it for voice communications > because I just did not like using MSS for surfing etc. Saying this I > realize the iPhone does a lot more in data transactions, so I > anticipate needing to charge more frequently than the Motorola and I > understand VOiceOver will certainly have an impact on battery life, > but perhaps more than it should and I suspect this will only improve. > Now my friend who also has an iPhone, but does not use VoiceOver can > get a couple of days and his primary use is surfing the web and he > probably does this for a couple of hours during the day. > I also know one person who responded to me who got several days, but > the usage was light in her particular situation. > > So, with all this said, I'd like to get some idea of what folks are > getting out of their phones in terms of battery performance. If I > turn off 3G and VO during the times I'm in the office and not needing > either, I am sure I'd be ahead, but what is clear to me is if I had to > carry the phone all day and I'm talking for 16 to 18 hours, I know it > would not be possible and the phone would require a charge. Of course > having to turn this and that off just doesn't make sense and it is > obvious to me these phones are capable of performing quite well with > the battery they have, but of course any screen reader will have some > impact. My greatest concern is partly do to the fact I'm looking for a > good navigation solution I can use around town or when I have to go to > meetings when I'm in DC. > Any feedback/thoughts would be appreciated and feel free to send them > directly if you prefer. I can't seem to get subscribed to the iPhone > list, so hope you all don't mind me posting this here. > > THanks > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
