I've found largely by trial that GPS consumes power like nobody's business. On a couple of occasions I've needed to find ways round RTAs and while the Google Maps and GPS location feature is great I've seen battery life go down quite rapidly.
Although scientific my general observations are that leaving Bluetooth off is good for battery life. Haven't bothered switching off WiFi or 3G. On 29 Sep, 21:03, Russell Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Leaving wifi on won't actually hurt if you set it to not ask to > confirm before connecting to new networks, because it won't go looking > for them unless you ask it to > > On 29 Sep 2008, at 20:11, Catherine Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > One top tip I picked up on Apple Discussions re. battery life, was to > > switch off wifi and bluetooth if you were in an area where you weren't > > likely to use them. (You go to Settings on the phone, then choose Wifi > > for Wifi option and General for Bluetooth option). > > > I like my iPhone now, but went through a month of trial and > > tribulation, when it crashed at least 5 times a week. All has been > > well since the new 2.1 software update, but I discovered how important > > it was to backup the data on the phone. I now do a backup once a day - > > just connect to Mac and it all happens automatically in iTunes. If you > > do have a crash, and you need to restore, it will remember all your > > settings. > > > If you have any problems, such as the phone crashing, and the apple > > logo appearing when you don't want it, this is the place to go for > > help. Don't know why the info is not included in the box. > > >http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/troubleshooting/phone/# > > > I have bought an inexpensive 2nd charger from Amazon, which means I > > can recharge at work, if I need to. Haven't had to yet. > > > (And I also struggled with the sim card and had to search for the > > little metal device). > > > Best wishes > > Catherine > > > Catherine Hunt > > email - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > website -http://hartlepoolheroine.blogspot.com/ > > > On 29 Sep 2008, at 14:52, Michael Dennis - Fanchants.com wrote: > > >> got it and we're in now, hmmm, full of apple goodliness, my ical on > >> my phone, a proper ipod, fast phone internet at home... > >> On 29 Sep 2008, at 14:43, Mat Walker wrote: > > >>> Michael Dennis - Fanchants.com wrote: > >>>> thanks all. seems it was charged, glory. i'm struggling to get the > >>>> sim > >>>> tray out though. i'll have to go out and buy a paperclip unless i > >>>> am > >>>> barking up the wrong tree. it does seem odd they have no device to > >>>> open it up, it's also bloody inconspicuous to anyone whose not > >>>> seen it > >>>> done before. still it's a beautiful piece of kit. > > >>>> cheers to all... > >>> There should be one in the box. Well there was in mine, in a nice > >>> little > >>> envelope. > > >>> Mat --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" 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/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
