 RobIn Deo speramus, God Bless the USAPremium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
kudos:2 | Thanks to the iPhone.. This is because of the iPhone, which switches to Wifi when one is available.
Didn't VZW lock wifi out of some their smartphones? |
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glinc
join:2009-04-07
New York, NY | It doesn't switch to wi-fi when available. You'd still have to add it manually.
And no, most of the newest vzw smartphones have wi-fi now. |
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| said by glinc:It doesn't switch to wi-fi when available. You'd still have to add it manually. And no, most of the newest vzw smartphones have wi-fi now. Any time there is an ATT wifi, the iPhone will automatically connect if WiFi is turned on.
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 drewAutomaticPremium
join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
kudos:6 | reply to Rob
With my iPhone's abysmal battery life, I don't have wifi enabled... ever |
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RobIn Deo speramus, God Bless the USAPremium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
kudos:2 | said by drew:With my iPhone's abysmal battery life, I don't have wifi enabled... ever 3GS? Mine lasts a whole day before I have to recharge it.
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drewAutomaticPremium
join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
kudos:6 Reviews:
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| Si senor.
Medium non-voice usage (typically music) brings it down to sub 40% before 4pm, especially if I did my morning browsing on it (15-20 minutes). This is w/o location services, wifi off, decent signal.
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | reply to iLive4Fusion
... And anytime you access the Internet for the first time in session, and wifi is available, you are asked if you want to connect. Of you ask me, I like this feature a lot and it's also why I like the idea of lower data plan tiers or billing by the byte. I only use about 100mb of 3G data per month as most of my data is over WiFi. |
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 sporkmedrop the crantini and move it, sisterPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-01
Morristown, NJ
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said by drew:Si senor. Medium non-voice usage (typically music) brings it down to sub 40% before 4pm, especially if I did my morning browsing on it (15-20 minutes). This is w/o location services, wifi off, decent signal. That's odd. After a day of heavy usage (browsing, email, maps, music) I'm usually down to 50% or so. I have wi-fi on all the time. I'd guess that you forcing wi-fi off is probably causing you MORE battery drain - the 3G connection gives you slower speeds and probably uses much more power.
I'm also finding more and more my phone will hop on my cableco's wifi when I'm out and about which is a bit spooky - I didn't realize the scope of their coverage.
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drewAutomaticPremium
join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
kudos:6 Reviews:
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| Except I'm not surrounded by hotspots -- I don't live in a metro area at all. So having wifi on in a major city (NYC, for example) might end up being a boon to battery, however for someone like me who would be hours between hot spots, not so much. Even the folks at the local AT&T store recommend for people to turn their wifi off if they aren't sure there's a hotspot nearby.
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 NerdtalkerWorking Hard, Or Hardly Working?Premium,MVM
join:2003-02-18
Tucson, AZ | reply to drew
I seriously hope you don't have 3G data enabled, or you're really just hurting your battery even more.
Everyone has been over this before - 3G uses more power than WiFi. Yes, really. |
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drewAutomaticPremium
join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
kudos:6 | Of course I have 3G data enabled. I'm not going to facebook, browse DSLR, et al on EDGE. |
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 dib22
join:2002-01-27
Kansas City, MO
kudos:2 | reply to iLive4Fusion
said by iLive4Fusion:Any time there is an ATT wifi, the iPhone will automatically connect if WiFi is turned on. so true... its annoying as it breaks my skype (att wifi doesnt route skype properly (shocking i know))...and is painfully slow (att 3g i get around 1.2M average.. att wifi i get 300k max)
its annoying that i have to turn off my wifi just to keep my skype conversations going when i get near a mcdonalds. |
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 SeleniaI love DebianPremium
join:2006-09-22
Lanesboro, MA
kudos:2
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Even EDGE uses more than Wifi. let's see, about 20 mw transmit power vs up to 150 mw(and almost always higher than 20). Which do you think will drain the battery faster? I'd say turn on wifi when it's available.
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