In the 7 months I've had a Pre, I haven't found that turning it on or off helps consistently WITH ONE EXCEPTION.
That exception is in low-cellular-signal areas. If your carrier is only giving you 1 or 2 bars and you have access to a wi-fi signal, by all means use it instead of 3G data. It'll save a ton of battery that way. But, for "out and about" running errands and such, I rarely turn off my Wi-Fi...mostly because I forget, but partly because I haven't found a compelling battery usage reason to do so. YMMV. - Craig On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 8:27 PM, George Kontos <[email protected]> wrote: > Upon seeing your question, I googled for an answer and found a bunch of > online posts asking the same question about the iPhone. (Does having wi-fi > enabled, even when you're not using it, drain the battery?) There was no > consistent answer. Some responders said Yes it drains the battery, others > said No it does not unless the wi-fi is being used. > > So, maybe one of the more experienced people on this list will enlighten us. > > > George > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim > Griffin > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 6:08 PM > To: Treo Yahoogroup > Subject: [Treo] WiFi - keep it on? > > Will keeping WiFi on all the time harm battery life, like Bluetooth? > > I turn it on at home, to access our network, but am wondering if I should > turn it off when I leave the house. > > Thanks. > > Jim > (Via Palm Pre) > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
