08-05-09 10:40 PM
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  1. mike_hock's Avatar
    mike_hock
    Does having wifi enabled all the time drain the battery quicker than normal?
    08-05-09 07:38 PM
  2. jlamb76049's Avatar
    jlamb76049
    Simple answer, YES!!
    08-05-09 08:12 PM
  3. Reed McLay's Avatar
    Reed McLay
    Retired Moderator
    The slightly more complicated answer, No. It save you power under certain circumstances.

    If you are in a weak signal area, your BlackBerry boosts the power output so the cellular tower can receive a signal.

    If you have UMA active, the mobile network is on standby and draws minimal power.

    08-05-09 08:36 PM
  4. godzilla07's Avatar
    godzilla07
    Wi-Fi doesn't really draw too much power. I got 1-2 days of battery life from my 8320 with Wi-Fi on nearly all the time and BeejiveIM on nearly all the time. Now if you do things such as stream radio with Pandora or Slacker, you will kill the battery. I had to use my 8700's battery as a spare battery for my 8320 because I killed the battery with Pandora.
    08-05-09 10:40 PM
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