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Tough question. I've been through .474, .503, and now two days on .540. Today the OS seems to finally be stabilizing after some major battery-sucking yesterday. I'm now averaging about 4.3% per hour drain with moderate browsing, messaging and emails, as opposed to stretches in the teens yesterday with similar usage. It's been very stable and I've had no issues at all, but so was .503. I'm also just itchy and can't stand to let a leak go by unloaded; I mean, three OS installs in six days on a brand new phone is really not necessary. Battery life might be marginally better -- certainly not worse; otherwise I really don't see much of a difference between the two.
As for 7.1, as far as I know it's still just a rumor, so I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for it.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-17-11 02:00 PM - As for 7.1, as far as I know it's still just a rumor, so I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for it.
See this thread, 7.1 promised in 2 weeks !!!
http://forums.crackberry.com/blackbe...re-you-657475/11-17-11 02:16 PM - The only upside I can see is not having to locate and delete the Vendor files for a change !!!As you're with Vodafone UK, then there is only one choice... Official .540 from Vodafone UK
Have you personally upgraded to this OS ? Won't ask you to comment on if it is better that .503 as I recall that you do not give opinions on OS's
Do you have any news on a timescale for 7.1 ?11-17-11 03:20 PM -
Yeah, what fnord said. That poster is the only one I've seen even mentioning seeing 7.1; he claims to have had some version of it for over a month now, but not a hint of it anywhere else (not even on BGR, and they know everything!). Could be legit, but I'm betting he's blowing smoke up our collective backsides. If we're lucky, he'll prove me wrong.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-17-11 03:35 PM - With 7.0.0.540 my 9900 is running already for 31hours and the battery is still 42% (with 6hours auto power-off durring night) - moderate use: 10-15 calls, many e-mails, frequent use of twitter and some internet browsing. Everything with alternating 3G and wifi cnnection.
Wifi, 3G and bluetooth are always on.
I found .540 better than .503 (much snappier and stable) and a lot better than iPhone 4S with ios 5.0.1 (max 28hours usable) wich for now is my primary phone (not for long)
Definitely go for .54011-17-11 03:43 PM - What was the comparable battery drain when you were on .503 ?With 7.0.0.540 my 9900 is running already for 31hours and the battery is still 42% (with 6hours auto power-off durring night) - moderate use: 10-15 calls, many e-mails, frequent use of twitter and some internet browsing. Everything with alternating 3G and wifi cnnection.
Wifi, 3G and bluetooth are always on.
I found .540 better than .503 (much snappier and stable) and a lot better than iPhone 4S with ios 5.0.1 (max 28hours usable) wich for now is my primary phone (not for long)
Definitely go for .54011-17-11 03:49 PM - You can't compare someone else's battery life to what yours might be, as there are far too many variables.
Only one way to find out... try it for it yourself
I've used both .503 and currently .540 and to be honest, I can't really tell the difference between the two.
One thing I would say though, Vodafone UK have tested both .503 and .540 then decided to go official with .540
There would have been a reason for that decision... unfortunately, we'll never know what it was though11-17-11 04:14 PM - That;s unbelievable battery life now!!! Many have also been experiencing amazing battery life now also! .. ok will need to upgrade to this version! ... thanks!!With 7.0.0.540 my 9900 is running already for 31hours and the battery is still 42% (with 6hours auto power-off durring night) - moderate use: 10-15 calls, many e-mails, frequent use of twitter and some internet browsing. Everything with alternating 3G and wifi cnnection.
Wifi, 3G and bluetooth are always on.
I found .540 better than .503 (much snappier and stable) and a lot better than iPhone 4S with ios 5.0.1 (max 28hours usable) wich for now is my primary phone (not for long)
Definitely go for .540
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-17-11 07:31 PM - Bitten the bullet and gone for it even though only had .503 loaded for a week.As you're with Vodafone UK, then there is only one choice... Official .540 from Vodafone UK
Seemed slower to load than .503 but did load with no problems.
Will let you know how it compares when it has settled in but so far after after a full charge MeterBerry still on 99+ after 1 hour on idle.
Still has the MeterBerry issue that was in .503 i.e. can not change the logging menus from standard settings, any thoughts ?Last edited by Legal Eagle; 11-18-11 at 08:56 AM.
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