New blackberry user-Simple Question

I am sure this is an easy fix or maybe it can not be done. I am trying to conserve battery on my blackberry curve 8330. When I turn off the radio I can not use my phone. Do you always have to have the radio on to use the phone? The upper right hand corner says off. So I assumed you always have to have the radio on to make calls and such.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by davids2004

I am sure this is an easy fix or maybe it can not be done. I am trying to conserve battery on my blackberry curve 8330. When I turn off the radio I can not use my phone. Do you always have to have the radio on to use the phone? The upper right hand corner says off. So I assumed you always have to have the radio on to make calls and such.

Thanks.

Yess radio has to be on, if youwant to conserve battery look into a case that has the sleep function built in

Yes, the radio always needs to be on in order to get signal and to use it as a phone. I suggest only turning the radio off when you are in a low signal area, because when you have little to know signal it will drain your battery a lot faster.

Radio has to get a signal as stated above...I wouldn't even bother messing with turning it on and off, that would be a pain.

Or use the Standby/Mute button on top of the phone to put the BB in Standby Mode, if you don't have a case with the sleeper magnet as mentioned above.

Standby Mode saves on battery power, and allows your BB to receive all messages/phone calls and give all alerts.

So I can use the Standby/Mute button instead of the lock icon which is annoying to scroll down to...cool! Thanks! :)

Also, if you're running any 3rd party apps, make sure to close them out when you aren't using them. Browser, too. They can be major battery and memory drainers.

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