Is it just me or does the phone seem to carry better battery life with the WiFi on? At home, although I have 3G coverage, I keep my WiFi on and use my bbm/browser CONSTANTLY and I feel I get a longer battery that way. Any reason for this?
No seriously. Since most of the data does not have to get pushed thru the radio CDMA and work harder. The Wifi connection handles it more efficiently.
On standby, with or with out Wifi on I get the same....
ahah..and it works out to my benefit because I work where the signal kinda sucks but theres wifi so I usually just leave it on and I get through my work day with better battery life.
I keep my wifi on all the time. I can easy get a whole day out of the battery with heavy use and can get 2 days of it with light use. I use the web on my breaks and text on and off all day. I took it off the charger yesterday morning and today am at 55% now.
I keep my wifi on all the time. I can easy get a whole day out of the battery with heavy use and can get 2 days of it with light use. I use the web on my breaks and text on and off all day. I took it off the charger yesterday morning and today am at 55% now.
Then people wonder why we love wifi on CDMA devices
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I would have never believed it, but I also find no difference in my battery life with Wi-Fi turned on all day than without. I can easily go an entire day or maybe a little more with heavy use and easily get 2 days or possibly slightly more with light use, similar to what others have stated.
Wifi made a huge difference on my battery life. I work in a metal bld with terrible cell service. BBM would take forever and eat up tons of life on my Tour. With wifi it is instant and doesnt drain the battery!
I'm a little late to the game, but I was under the impression that WiFi causes more of a battery drain if it's searching for a signal? Is this not really the case? I use QuickLaunch to toggle Wi-Fi on and off when I know I'll be getting a connection, but it'd be nice to not have to bother.
Monitored my device's battery drain very closely today:
Went to a picnic and was away from home for 7 hours. Left Wi-fi on but not connected to my friend's network. Had 2 calls totaling 13 minutes. Sent/received 8 text messages. Received/read 4 e-mails. Upon return home, I only lost 12% battery.
Not sure how that searching thing works, but I always leave my Wi-fi on and if I'm not in an area where one of my saved networks are, it doesn't seem to have any bearing on the battery. When I enter an area where I have a saved network, it connects immediately. The only explanation I can think of is that the phone is not actively searching for a Wi-fi network, but it is receptive and welcomes a signal from a saved network that may, for lack of a better term, ping the device. Don't know! I'm puzzled, but happy! Guess the adage, "Ignorance is bliss" has a little validity here.