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How do i switch off gprs? |
bajillions
Joined: Mar 20, 2003
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The blue triangle wears down my battery is that correct? is there anyway i can have so im only locked on to gprs when im using it? |
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BobaFett
Joined: Jan 06, 2004
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From: Kamino (wish it would be Lund)
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it doesnt drains the batt that much. what fone u use? cos for example in z1010 its always online, no way to turn it off... but in some earlier se models its possible. and in all /// models its possible ;-)
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Glenny
Joined: Feb 26, 2005
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From: Mars
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i press the return key when on the 'home screen' and it says 'close all active connections?' and press yes. is that what u mean?
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gregface
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main menu
connectivity
data communication
preferred services
GSM only.
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BobaFett
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From: Kamino (wish it would be Lund)
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but we still dont know, what fone he uses...
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gregface
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he has a k750i on his avatar, i assume my guide is for k750i. |
BobaFett
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good point. anyway, why hasnt got this option z1010? ok, according my experiences i save maybe 5-10% more batt power if its not constantly on, but i turned it usually off if i wasnt online.
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bajillions
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Its a k750i thts correct, and gregface's guide worked. much thankingness |
mrao
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@boba, I was under the impression that it only drains battery life, if it is in the process of transferring data, much like bluetooth....so does just leaving it on also impact battery life??
I've got the darn globe on all the time on my p910i ... I guess I should turn it off upon exiting the browser...thanks
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BobaFett
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@mrao well, as i wrote it doesnt drains that mush, but when if its constanly on, its always "prepaired", so the standby time of batt increases a bit, but not that seriously. actually, it doesnt count that much if its on or off imo. |
Sir-SonyEricsson-man
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On my phone o can really feel it when i have GPRS on all the time. I lose quit fast 1 day when its constant on. The reason is when GPRS is not that good in your area than the phone will search more and oftenere than when its off..
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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As I understand it, GPRS actually uses the same channels and bandwidth as the voice communication so as long as you have a signal capable of handling voice communications then you also have GPRS capability (assuming you have it activated as mentioned earlier in this thread). This is why the blue GPRS triangle is either full or empty and nothing in between whereas the green triangle shows the actual signal strength available to the phone
for this reason GPRS does not "search" for a signal separately from the voice requirements and also this is why you can choose in the settings to allow voice while performing GPRS, at which time GPRS stops temporarily until the voice communication ends, or not allow voice while using GPRS.
as I'm not that good at explaining this, though I do have a reasonable understanding, a read of this article (for example) might make it clearer
While I know that early GPRS capable handsets such as the T39 and T68 did consume 10-30% extra power when GPRS was turned on I think this was down to poor design of the handset and I personally now always leave GPRS activated because I don't want the inconvenience of having to turn it on and off every time I have a data requirement such as checking email etc, and am still happy with the battery life I get from more recent phones
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i_own_k700i
Joined: Aug 17, 2005
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WAT DO U MEAN BY TURNI IT OFF
DO U MEAN WEN IT COMES UP AND U RAPETEDLY TAP DA BAK BUTTON AND A MESSAGE COMES UP SAYIN STAY CONNECTED OR SOMETINK AND U PRESS YES OR NO ??? |
JK
Joined: Feb 24, 2005
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I doubt it drains the battery, its just an indicater showing you have GPRS signal, thats all, just like the batt and call signal indicater!
Area info drains the battery! |
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Posted: 2005-08-16 23:04
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