1. driphter's Avatar
    So I am on day two with normal usage. Both yesterday and today I only made it from 10am to 7pm on a single charge.

    I am trying lowering the screen brightness tomorrow from 100 to 10.

    How are you guys making out?

    Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com
    07-13-09 06:02 PM
  2. ridefree's Avatar
    Only made 11 hours here.
    07-13-09 06:07 PM
  3. addicted2tech's Avatar
    Within 4 hours this morning I was down to 65% battery life without extensive use of the phone.

    However, the place I was in gets low to no service at times, so I'm attributing it to that.
    07-13-09 06:08 PM
  4. usood89's Avatar
    so what everyone is saying is that the battery sucks eh? damn lol im getting mine in tomorrow
    07-13-09 06:11 PM
  5. Atm0sphere's Avatar
    had to charge twice so far..on pretty crappy signal and 40% brightness.
    though.. it's my first BB so it's been getting lots and lots of abuse.

    from 2am-12pm though on standby last night it only drained to 85%
    i've been playing with it nonstop today and it's at 50%.
    i expect it to last until about 11 tonight.
    07-13-09 06:12 PM
  6. wentouch's Avatar
    Did you guys remember to switch from Global to 1XEV?
    07-13-09 06:14 PM
  7. chaseh140's Avatar
    Did you guys remember to switch from Global to 1XEV?
    Just did. In what way will this help?
    07-13-09 06:17 PM
  8. driphter's Avatar
    Did you guys remember to switch from Global to 1XEV?
    I just checked that out and it says global. I switxhed it. We'll see what that does tomorrow. Should it really make a difference tho when it is in automatic mode?

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    07-13-09 06:18 PM
  9. wentouch's Avatar
    Switching the radio connection from Global to 1XEV (country) reduces the frequency the radio searches for a connection thereby increasing the battery life by a large margin since use of the radio uses in general wastes a lot of the phones' power.
    07-13-09 06:24 PM
  10. pkcable's Avatar
    Battery life will get better as RIM tightens up the OS. Also get a magnet holster that will help too.

    Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com
    07-13-09 06:26 PM
  11. driphter's Avatar
    Battery life will get better as RIM tightens up the OS. Also get a magnet holster that will help too.

    Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com
    Tour ships with magnet side swivel holster. Been using mine since minute 1. Wonder if turning gps location onto off will help also?

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    07-13-09 06:30 PM
  12. wentouch's Avatar
    Turning GPS does increase battery life but not a lot and certainly not significant enough to turn it off from my experience on the Storm.
    07-13-09 06:35 PM
  13. Nate1861's Avatar
    Switching from Global to 1XEV and changing GPS to E911 will greatly improve battery life. When I first got the tour the battery was sinking like the Titanic. I switched those two settings and battery life has been much improved. I left all other settings related to power unchanged. One benefit I have is the fact that I use a network extender at home, so I get full reception.
    07-13-09 06:41 PM
  14. nm4m's Avatar
    In CDMA the phones are always talking to the base station, assessing the noise level and adjusting power output of the handset transmitter. It determines the minimum signal needed, and helps improve battery life.
    07-13-09 06:47 PM
  15. Syco54645's Avatar
    charged it last night around 8:00. Was down to 40% by 5:00 with heavy usage and watching youtube at lunch.
    07-13-09 06:58 PM
  16. SureStoreX's Avatar
    Switching from Global to 1XEV and changing GPS to E911 will greatly improve battery life. When I first got the tour the battery was sinking like the Titanic. I switched those two settings and battery life has been much improved. I left all other settings related to power unchanged. One benefit I have is the fact that I use a network extender at home, so I get full reception.
    I tried changing the GPS to E911, but I am not sure how to do it. Little help please?
    07-13-09 06:59 PM
  17. jprice's Avatar
    i have yet to fully charge mine yet. I will update tomorrow
    07-13-09 07:01 PM
  18. MCRunning's Avatar
    I tried changing the GPS to E911, but I am not sure how to do it. Little help please?
    Options >advanced options > gps
    07-13-09 07:02 PM
  19. Crayons15's Avatar
    mine has been eh...i've lost almost half a battery so far today and was at work for 8 hours where i used it a total of only 10 minutes, lol. but when i do use it i am on the internet, texting, going into apps all at once, so i am using it pretty hardcore


    my gps is on e911 by default
    Last edited by Crayons15; 07-13-09 at 07:05 PM.
    07-13-09 07:02 PM
  20. moody6635's Avatar
    wow went from 8:45 am till now which is 8:06pm and i only used one cell lol with 4 cells still left i use my phone quite often mayb just lucky battery for me?
    07-13-09 07:07 PM
  21. jsimanella's Avatar
    +1, on the battery sucks department...

    Fully charged at 10am, dead and shut off by 5pm. Only made a couple of calls, 25-30 minutes total, at best...

    Very little internet use today. Very little.

    I'd be curious to know what apps people are running - something doesn't seem right here.
    07-13-09 07:08 PM
  22. otkeeper's Avatar
    Did you guys remember to switch from Global to 1XEV?
    how do you switch it?
    07-13-09 07:15 PM
  23. BryanBruin's Avatar
    Once the GPS is switched to 911 only is there a quick way to use the GPS in BB maps without having to manually change the setting again? Does leaving it on 911 only really make a big difference on battery life versus leaving GPS on?

    Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com
    07-13-09 07:30 PM
  24. HeroBerry's Avatar
    I'm a pretty heavy user and I haven't noticed too much battery drain really. I'm actually very impressed with the way its holding up. Been on for about 12 hours so far and not even half the battery is gone.

    All day using the web a lot, sms, mms, bbm, downloading apps, and sending emails all day, plus about an hour or so on calls

    Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com
    07-13-09 07:36 PM
  25. mjs31's Avatar
    So I am on day two with normal usage. Both yesterday and today I only made it from 10am to 7pm on a single charge.

    I am trying lowering the screen brightness tomorrow from 100 to 10.

    How are you guys making out?

    Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com
    Unplugged since 11am this morning. Couple of calls, a few texts and some web browsing plus the basic receiving of emails, taking photos and gps play. Have screen set to 90% with no auto dimming.

    I am now at 85% around 8.5 hours later

    GPS is set to on (not just 911)

    Made sure I am set to 1XEV and not global

    Only app that may come into play for me would be BerryWeather which I have set to update every 30 minutes. I am
    very impressed with battery life so far.
    Last edited by mjs31; 07-13-09 at 07:40 PM.
    07-13-09 07:38 PM
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