So i went from the Curve 8900 on ATT to the Droid on verizon (yes stupid move on my part for shying away from my BB, but i digress)
On my Curve, using Beejive, i used to get instant buddylist refresh (or at least near instant) I never waited for my buddy list to reload or anything, and with little impact on my battery life compared to what i am about to say. Now that i am on my droid, im noticing that whenever i use a program, it refreshes my buddy list only when i access the program, and any IM programs (such as meebo or eBuddy) greatly drains my battery.
So my question is this:
Is it just battery, or is there something about BiS compared to the basic verizon internet plans that makes programs like BeeJive and IM+ work better? Or is it the fact that it was on ATT and not Verizon?
Last edited by amazinglygraceless; 03-05-10 at 08:45 PM.
Reason: Profanity
One thing you have to keep in mind is that RIM is very much known for their ability to compress data. 80+% compression when using BIS. More data transfer = generally longer to transfer = more battery life used. The more your device does, for longer, the worse the battery. Generally speaking of course.
So BiS is compressed data, meaning a shorter download, and saved battery compared to the general verizon internet... so by me going back to blackberry and BiS will solve many of my internet and battery life woes?
