So I was looking at my mobile network options last night and I saw my Network go to "None"...then to "AT&T". Wtf?? It went back to Verizon after a minute or so. My phone wasn't roaming or anything either. Anyone seen this one before?
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It kills battery, and i don't know if it affects billing at all. maybe someone from VZW/Sprint can clue us in?
Doesn't kill your battery leaving it on Global, so no worries. And there is No Roaming in the US with Verizon or Sprint. (Or it might be depending on your Plan) Overall, I've left my 8830 on Global and I'll leave my 9630 on Global. Nothing will happen.
Doesn't kill your battery leaving it on Global, so no worries. And there is No Roaming in the US with Verizon or Sprint. (Or it might be depending on your Plan) Overall, I've left my 8830 on Global and I'll leave my 9630 on Global. Nothing will happen.
Are you SURE about the battery thing?
It seems to be common knowledge to most people that one of the easiest ways (aside from disabling GPS) to save battery power is to turn Global off. It sorta makes sense... your phone clearly will use more power if it is constantly searching for TWO different kinds of networks, instead of just the one you're supposed to be on.
Granted, I don't KNOW for sure, but this is the explanation I've seen all over the place, especially when I had a Storm, and it seems to make sense.
I thought that once it found a signal, it would stop looking for other signals. Setting it to "Global" would just enable to to look for GSM signals instead of just CDMA signals. But since you wouldn't be able to pick up any GSM signals in the States, it wouldn't use up any more battery because it would stop once you immediately found a CDMA signal.
I thought that once it found a signal, it would stop looking for other signals. Setting it to "Global" would just enable to to look for GSM signals instead of just CDMA signals. But since you wouldn't be able to pick up any GSM signals in the States, it wouldn't use up any more battery because it would stop once you immediately found a CDMA signal.
Well I wish it would find sprints....because my verizon phone has horrible reception inside my house while my sprint phone gets good service in my house. I wish there was a way to set that up. I don't pay any roaming so it wouldn't be anymore expensive
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