8330 + slacker & battery life

I'm looking, and probably going to get an 8330. The Curve is supposed to get around 4 hours talk time. I was wondering what apps like Slacker, Pandora, or iheartradio do to the battery. About 4 hours worth, since it's accessing the network? Or is it more efficient?

Come to think of it, what about the standard media player (for plain old mp3s)?

thanks.

Originally Posted by jimpsm

I'm looking, and probably going to get an 8330. The Curve is supposed to get around 4 hours talk time. I was wondering what apps like Slacker, Pandora, or iheartradio do to the battery. About 4 hours worth, since it's accessing the network? Or is it more efficient?

Come to think of it, what about the standard media player (for plain old mp3s)?

thanks.

I use Slacker, cache my stations on the media card and experience very little excess drain on battery life.

I have a 30-40 minute commute to and from work and use slacker on my 8330 the whole time. I don't notice much battery drain at all! Very cool!