On 12/31/2009 05:39 PM, Derek J. Balling wrote: > Replying to various points here... > >> This statement is self-contradictory. Comparing a "turned off >> flashlight" to a "turned off cellphone" is equal. Both are disabled >> circuits. > > Not at all. A turned off cellphone is in standby mode in 99.99% of all > cases, because the power "switch" is a soft-button, not a open-gate. > > Many cell phones, you might note, even have a red LED to indicate > "they're off".
You've must have had different phones than I, because startup from all
my phones has been exactly the same from off and off and battery pulled.
That includes my current android phone.
If people think off is standby, that's different, but proper off is off.
Maybe it's an iPhone thing only.
-Sean
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