How essential is Wi-Fi one location accuracy? Whenever I turn it off, it always says that it would be better to have it on for things like GPS and stuff. Has anybody tried using something like Google maps with Wi-Fi enabled, and without it enabled? Was there a difference?
Thanks, Ari > On May 13, 2014, at 8:10 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Hi Les, > > Yes, on an iPhone where you have a 3G or LTE data connection you can turn > WiFi off and on with SIRI. However, Joseph was talking about his fifth > generation iPod Touch and since the iPod Touch can only have a data > connection via WiFi, SIRI will not work if WiFi is off and if SIRI does not > work you can't use it to turn on features. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Les Kriegler > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 7:51 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Battery life tip > > Joseph, when I asked Siri to turn on Wi-Fi, I got a message it was turned > back on. So I'll need to do some checking on this. In any event, your > recommendation is also a good one because it's not that difficult to do. > Thanks. > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On May 13, 2014, at 9:56 AM, Joseph FreeTech <joseph.freet...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Les, >> >> Actually, if you do decide that WiFi enabled is not essential every >> minute of the day on your iOS 7.X device, when you turn off WiFi using >> Siri, you will have to manually turn it back on. You can do this by >> placing your finger on any status bar item such as the time then >> execute a 3-finger flick up to open the control center. You can now >> swipe once or twice to the WiFi setting and double-tap to turn it on >> once again. Sounds like lots of steps, but it actually isn't and can be > done in about 2 seconds. <Smile>. >> >> Joseph >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Les Kriegler" <kriegle...@gmail.com> >> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 6:44 AM >> Subject: Re: Battery life tip >> >> >> Joseph, Greytip. To add to what you said, you can turn Wi-Fi on and >> off using Siri. This makes it really easy, as you don't need to go >> into settings to toggle Wi-Fi on and off. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On May 12, 2014, at 9:43 AM, Joseph FreeTech >>> <joseph.freet...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I thought I would pass on a little tip for those using an iPod touch >>> and or an iPhone. >>> >>> Since purchasing my iPod 5th gen about 1.5 years ago, I've always had >>> WiFi running at all times. At most I would get about 1.5 days battery >>> life. I was learning how to use the device so wanted access to Siri >>> and other online access to iTunes store and such, which explains why >>> battery died so quickly. >>> >>> Now having long learned how to use my iOS device, I thought I would >>> run it with WiFi disabled and only turned on when I needed it. I >>> discovered that with WiFi disabled I could get 6 days of battery >>> life. This means of course that WiFi is a major battery hog. <Smile>. >>> At one point when battery life was at 100%, over 24 hours later I was >>> still at 100%. Quite frankly, I'm amazed my iOS device can do this >>> since I had never considered running it without WiFi. >>> >>> My point is that if one is finished learning how to use their iOS >>> device, and if one doesn't need to use email and other information >>> constantly pushed to your iOS device, maybe turning off WiFi will >>> also extend the battery on your device. >>> >>> I of course am aware of personal preference and iOS lifestyle >>> preferences, but since the bulk of iOS apps don't need an internet >>> connection to run, disabling wifi could remove the constant hassle of >>> charging out of your life. <Smile>. >>> >>> Just thought I would pass on this little tip. >>> >>> Joseph >>> >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the viphone >>> list. 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