I have access to wifi and 3g at my work and was wondering whether or not turning off 3g and using wifi. I have full 3g signal so i get about 2.2mbps down on 3g which is more than enough for me...any ideas??
jsayedahmad said:
I have access to wifi and 3g at my work and was wondering whether or not turning off 3g and using wifi. I have full 3g signal so i get about 2.2mbps down on 3g which is more than enough for me...any ideas??
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I have great battery with WiFi and is very fast
Can s-off come out and play? You run but you can't hide
To my knowledge, WiFi consumes less battery whereas 3G consumes a tad bit more. It seems you have excellent connection though so I don't know if it would be the same. I am sure that WiFi will be easier on your battery though. May someone chime in to confirm?
DDiaz007 said:
To my knowledge, WiFi consumes less battery whereas 3G consumes a tad bit more. It seems you have excellent connection though so I don't know if it would be the same. I am sure that WiFi will be easier on your battery though. May someone chime in to confirm?
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Confirming! I do tests of this and I get HOURS more battery when I am in Wifi areas (my house / work) than using 3G. I'm getting anywhere from 15-18 hours on 3G and 19-24 hours using Wifi.
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Confirming! I do tests of this and I get HOURS more battery when I am in Wifi areas (my house / work) than using 3G. I'm getting anywhere from 15-18 hours on 3G and 19-24 hours using Wifi.
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Well here is your answer OP, WiFi! Thanks for the confirmation also sir!
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I Understand that WiFi is Quicker than 3G but lately is been really Noticeable! 3G has been Really Slow... Anyone else having Horrible Connect time on 3G?
It almost sounds like you don't know what you mean when you're tossing the term WiFi around lol.
My 3g is faster than my WiFi. God damned 14.4 dial up in my house. (Lolz. JK)
I haven't noticed 3g being slower significantly. It's up and down, but not more than normal.
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It almost sounds like you don't know what you mean when you're tossing the term WiFi around lol.
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In What way? I'm Not a Noob...
I'm Simply Asking if it's just me and my phones location or if Anyone else is Having the Same Problem?
3g speeds will fluctuate and there isnt a real good way to tell if they are affected greatly outside of personal experience, we can't tell you if something is affecting your local tower, only you can
your addition of the wifi comment is why you were questioned, if you were asking simply about the 3g speeds then you bringing up the statement about wifi is extraneous and unnecessary
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In What way? I'm Not a Noob...
I'm Simply Asking if it's just me and my phones location or if Anyone else is Having the Same Problem?
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Well with this added information, you seem to be comparing WiFi speeds and 3G speeds at various locations. Do you know what WiFi is? It is independent of your carrier's network and depending on your 3G speeds (actually, probably not right now due to ****ty network speeds on Sprint) that a local WiFi connection will always be a lot faster.
Basically what I got from you is that your WiFi is faster than your 3G. I would say, duh.
I'm having so many issues, I've escalated to a Director level and the ***** Kathy Ortega won't do ****... **** SPRINT!
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Well with this added information, you seem to be comparing WiFi speeds and 3G speeds at various locations. Do you know what WiFi is? It is independent of your carrier's network and depending on your 3G speeds (actually, probably not right now due to ****ty network speeds on Sprint) that a local WiFi connection will always be a lot faster.
Basically what I got from you is that your WiFi is faster than your 3G. I would say, duh.
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I Understand All That man... But Usually my Wifi speed Isn't Light Years Faster then 3G but Lately it Is! I keep seeing commercials about companies Slowing Down Speeds I'm Wondering if that could be the case?
There are a few threads about really slow 3g speeds. So I wouldn't say its just you.
Does anyone have any experience with both the HTC Amaze and the Sensation. The battery life on the Sensation is the pits when you must have WiFi on continuously and I'm wondering if the Amaze is any better.
I do not have a T-Mobile signal inside my house at all and only a weak intermittent signal when outside so I must have WiFi enabled all the time. This runs my battery down to 10% in about 4 - 6 hours with very little use. When traveling I turn off WiFi and the battery will still have about 50% charge remaining after 12 hours.
I like almost everything about the Sensation except the battery life but I'm considering getting a new phone if I can find one that can go longer between charges.
Sounds like a signal issue. When the release wifi calling you should see a major improvement.
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zPacKRat said:
Sounds like a signal issue. When the release wifi calling you should see a major improvement.
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HUH? I didn't understand that at all.
stev32k said:
HUH? I didn't understand that at all.
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So when you have a poor signal the phone is constantly working to acquire a better signal which uses a lot more battery than if it had a strong signal.
Most t-mobile customers will use the wifi calling feature, which is not yet available for the Amaze for some reason. Actually it was removed due to bugs in earlier firmware version(s). This feature will disable your phone radio and in turn save the battery.
It's also been noted that by using wifi for data rather than 3/4g that it also uses less battery so you will want to keep using wifi when available.
Hope that makes more sense.
Hi there just thought I could get a 2nd opinion on this matter wich is when ive been lookin round on google and I had a look on gsmarena and other similar sites at the specs of the mini pro and I I was lookin thru I seen the battery life of the phone wich is on 2g network it has 285 hours of standby time yet on 3g it has a standby time of 360 hours???? Can this be true?? I thought if the phone was on 2g it would save mor power on standby than being on standby than 3g can sum1 just confirm or your own experinces thanx, or and sorry for my grammer and punctuation im not that good at writing :-D
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Hi there just thought I could get a 2nd opinion on this matter wich is when ive been lookin round on google and I had a look on gsmarena and other similar sites at the specs of the mini pro and I I was lookin thru I seen the battery life of the phone wich is on 2g network it has 285 hours of standby time yet on 3g it has a standby time of 360 hours???? Can this be true?? I thought if the phone was on 2g it would save mor power on standby than being on standby than 3g can sum1 just confirm or your own experinces thanx, or and sorry for my grammer and punctuation im not that good at writing :-D
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In my area the 3g signal isn't really good. So If I have 3g enabled the signal in my phone changes from 2g to 3g and then back again to 2g almost all the time, I guess that kind of depletes the battery quicker than just staying on a 2g network.
That's just a guess, and more than often my guesses are wrong.
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In my area the 3g signal isn't really good. So If I have 3g enabled the signal in my phone changes from 2g to 3g and then back again to 2g almost all the time, I guess that kind of depletes the battery quicker than just staying on a 2g network.
That's just a guess, and more than often my guesses are wrong.
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Well I always have full signal were I live so it never goes on 1 bar so my pro doesnt have to fight to keep the signal therefore less battery drain if im correct? I just dont get why 3g standby is alot mor than 2g stanby on spec sheet maybe we could have some opinions from the devs them selves
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kanellos said:
In my area the 3g signal isn't really good. So If I have 3g enabled the signal in my phone changes from 2g to 3g and then back again to 2g almost all the time, I guess that kind of depletes the battery quicker than just staying on a 2g network.
That's just a guess, and more than often my guesses are wrong.
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You can always choose "WCDMA only", but with that signal...
Unless the phone is switched off you'll be unlikely to get more than 48hrs before charge. 2g in my opinion uses less power, it depends, if your downloading files you might spend 2 mins with an active 2g connection rather than seconds with a 3g! Swings and roundabouts.
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I download on 3g but swap to 2g wen not using data
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I'm using 2G but still have to charge daily or 2times/3day
still dont know how to use longer
yuduy said:
I'm using 2G but still have to charge daily or 2times/3day
still dont know how to use longer
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Use it on 3g on 2g standby its 285 hours on 3g its 360 hours of standby time
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ttocs99 said:
Use it on 3g on 2g standby its 285 hours on 3g its 360 hours of standby time
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Ok.. on 3G... tell me how.
Because i hardly believe that 3G lasts longer than 2G.
360 hours = 12 days... i smell troll farts.
Because if data is not enabled.. you are not using 2G or 3G you are using GSM and then your battery life makes sense.
Other than that... NO.
that is just a swap data, they just make a mistake and battery life of this phone is really less in general duo many bugs
rophiroth said:
that is just a swap data, they just make a mistake and battery life of this phone is really less in general duo many bugs
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It's the same story with the big X10.
They say 30 day standby.... if it's in flight mode.
Who uses a phone in flight mode?
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Ok.. on 3G... tell me how.
Because i hardly believe that 3G lasts longer than 2G.
360 hours = 12 days... i smell troll farts.
Because if data is not enabled.. you are not using 2G or 3G you are using GSM and then your battery life makes sense.
Other than that... NO.
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I didnt see it lyk that but 2g and 3g are totaly diffrent networks u cant download on 2g with 3g speeds can you??? Nope so there for therefore there 2 diffrent networks and if you go buy what you said it doesnt make sence to me? Or and my other point is if you dont use data your still on the network you choose lets just say as an example I done some web surfing on 3g and then I turned data off it doesnt go on gsm does it because when I turn data on its stil 3g network so gsm doesnt even come into the equation but I do agree that sony lied about standby time on this wonderful bit of technology that we have here ;-)
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I didnt see it lyk that but 2g and 3g are totaly diffrent networks u cant download on 2g with 3g speeds can you??? Nope so there for therefore there 2 diffrent networks and if you go buy what you said it doesnt make sence to me? Or and my other point is if you dont use data your still on the network you choose lets just say as an example I done some web surfing on 3g and then I turned data off it doesnt go on gsm does it because when I turn data on its stil 3g network so gsm doesnt even come into the equation but I do agree that sony lied about standby time on this wonderful bit of technology that we have here ;-)
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I'm just too proud to have one currently so i wont have a discussion over how Cellular radio's work. My mini pro = PRO.
The recent FIX makes me wonder if the Big x10 isn't missing a few libs.
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I'm just too proud to have one currently so i wont have a discussion over how Cellular radio's work. My mini pro = PRO.
The recent FIX makes me wonder if the Big x10 isn't missing a few libs.
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Same here no point debaiting over gsm radio lol but you could be right about the big x10 its just a shame that big phone companies base standyby time on the phone when you dont go near the thing and its left in flight mode why cant they jus go on daily usage ov the handset from heavy usage to even light usage
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hi. im new to smartphone environment and i did read all posts in this thread, so i learn a lot about battery life. thanks guys but i need to know, (sorry if someone already asked) is the battery life effected when 3g/wifi signal bar is in strong or weak condition?
sorry for my poor english
arielVengeance said:
hi. im new to smartphone environment and i did read all posts in this thread, so i learn a lot about battery life. thanks guys but i need to know, (sorry if someone already asked) is the battery life effected when 3g/wifi signal bar is in strong or weak condition?
sorry for my poor english
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Battery gets hit when its on low signal so it uses more power to boost your signal hope this helps
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Mine GS3 is always connected the mobile networks with H - it will flick up to H+ is that is available. While the phone is dormant should it drop down to 3G to save power?
It doesn't, so I'm trying to work out it there is something syncing in the back ground keeping the H connection alive or if Fast Dormancy should be turned off.
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I'm on T-Mobile (UK)
Idle (fast dormancy) is a HSPA tech and thus does not drop out of Hspa - at least according to the graph; in reality the connection is cut.
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Idle (fast dormancy) is a HSPA tech and thus does not drop out of Hspa - at least according to the graph; in reality the connection is cut.
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So this means it stays on H, but with no connection, it reconnects when it needs to?
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I am on T-Mobile uk and am using the newest JB leak. Mine fluctuates between H and H+ when using data and shows 3g when data not being used.
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I am on T-Mobile uk and am using the newest JB leak. Mine fluctuates between H and H+ when using data and shows 3g when data not being used.
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See this is what I thought should happen. Mine is just sitting here on H, doing nothing. I'm not too concerned, because battery is great, but I'd like to resolve it if I can!
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It just depends on your network & towers.
For years at home my Samsung phones (S1, S2 & now S3) have been on 3g when idle but over the last month it stays on H. This is due to a tower upgrade.
At a friends place it idles at H+ and at my parent's house it idles on 3g. So nothing to worry about.
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See this is what I thought should happen. Mine is just sitting here on H, doing nothing. I'm not too concerned, because battery is great, but I'd like to resolve it if I can!
thanks
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slighlty off topic, but what speeds do you get whilst on H+, i get between 2 and 4 Mbps
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JSale said:
slighlty off topic, but what speeds do you get whilst on H+, i get between 2 and 4 Mbps
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I normally can get 3 Mbps max, the upload is shocking though normally 400kbps max
hi everybody, because of the huge battery drain,(because the phone stays always on H+), i would like to change it to go full edge, because as i always using a pc or near of one, edge is perfect, for the notifications and that stuff.
currently im using the "Super Nexus Build 4, and his kernel([email protected])",
when i go to options and enable the 2G option, it works, but after an hour or so, it goes back to 3g, and a couple of minutes later, it stays again on H+
i tried changing the Band selection, and selecting just GSM(because im from south america), but nothing changes...
any suggestion?
Thanks!
nisssan18 said:
hi everybody, because of the huge battery drain,(because the phone stays always on H+), i would like to change it to go full edge, because as i always using a pc or near of one, edge is perfect, for the notifications and that stuff.
currently im using the "Super Nexus Build 4, and his kernel([email protected])",
when i go to options and enable the 2G option, it works, but after an hour or so, it goes back to 3g, and a couple of minutes later, it stays again on H+
i tried changing the Band selection, and selecting just GSM(because im from south america), but nothing changes...
any suggestion?
Thanks!
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Turn off packet data
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He wants data, just slow. But it won't help him.
OP, your problem isn't staying on 2G vs 3G, unless you have VERY bad 3G reception - switching to 2G only won't help. Look for the reason of your battery drain, check if your data connection is used excessively and by what app.
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lol, nice one,
Jack_R1 said:
He wants data, just slow. But it won't help him.
OP, your problem isn't staying on 2G vs 3G, unless you have VERY bad 3G reception - switching to 2G only won't help. Look for the reason of your battery drain, check if your data connection is used excessively and by what app.
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i always have good signal, but when i reach a point where the signal decrease, but alot, i mean, from 4 bars to 1, the edge connection goes into 3g, and therefore to h+ and stays on there.
dunno what else to do.
nisssan18 said:
lol, nice one,
i always have good signal, but when i reach a point where the signal decrease, but alot, i mean, from 4 bars to 1, the edge connection goes into 3g, and therefore to h+ and stays on there.
dunno what else to do.
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no-one?
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no-one?
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nothing!
nisssan18 said:
nothing!
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As Jack_R1 said, you need to find the cause of your battery drain. If your data connection is actively downloading something, then you have something running in the background that is pulling data constantly. Switching to 2g will not make a significant difference in your battery usage.
If your signal is bouncing between H and 3g or edge, this will drain your battery. A few roms have a built in toggle. TASKS aokp has it. I use it all the time and I can make my phone last 2 days with it being on edge
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