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Should I leave my bluetooth on all the time? |
Dan_Aykroyd
Joined: Sep 13, 2005
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As topic... does it take too much power to leave it on all the time? In standby... without any device connected.
I ask because I have a BT dongle in my house, and it'll be nice if I only had to sit on the PC and start accessing the phone; withouth turning it on, then off, as it'd be the same as pluggin the cable!
Also; I have a BT headset... which actually I don't use (only 1 time per week, maybe!), and then again; it's a pain in the ass to turn the BT on, power the headset, turn the BT off after I used it.
Thanks.
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dreams
Joined: Oct 27, 2005
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Does turning no the bluetooth consumes more power? |
Dan_Aykroyd
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yes... i'm pretty sure it does
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JwY
Joined: Dec 03, 2002
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From: Canada GTA
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it does consume more power but i leave my bt on
it still lasts me 2 full days+ even with heavy use
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whizkidd
Joined: May 14, 2004
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The difference in the standby time with the bt on and off ain't that much if i were to go with my experience. But bt does drain the battery quite rapidly when you have connected to something using bluetooth.. Otherwise the slight difference in the standby time doesn't bother me....
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Sydney, London
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since the days of the T68 I have always left bluetooth on all the time and never been dissatisfied with battery endurance
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tranquil
Joined: Dec 15, 2001
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From: Oslo, Norway
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After having Bluejacked so many times that the fun dissapeared I keep it off. I turn it on when I need it.
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Bianca
Joined: Dec 29, 2002
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From: The Netherlands
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My bluetooth is always on. It might make diffence in the standby time but that doesnt bother me.
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phsychomantis
Joined: Jan 24, 2005
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Bluetooth signal strength is of 1 milliwatt so doesnt consumes much power in standby mode but during usage the piconet has to jump frequency around 1600 times in one second hence there is more power consumption
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Salisbury_Steak
Joined: Apr 27, 2005
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From: Manila, Philippines
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BT does drain the battery a bit more. especially if you have something connected to it.
I guess im the odd one out. Turning on my BT all the time bothers me a bit because i actually notice that i have to charge more. And I dont like charging my phone. 
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Krubach
Joined: Dec 05, 2002
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Always off.
Turned on only when i need to make some transfers or use my HBH-300.
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whizkidd
Joined: May 14, 2004
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On 2005-11-18 08:00:19, tranquil wrote:
After having Bluejacked so many times that the fun dissapeared I keep it off. I turn it on when I need it.
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After having bluejacked or after being bluejacked??
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*Jojo*
Joined: Oct 15, 2003
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@dan -
INDOORS - OK !
OUTDOORS - Nope ! Caribe et al - virus . . .
Yup, it does consume a LOT of battery POWER if left ON most of the time . . .
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carkitter
Joined: Apr 29, 2005
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From: Auckland, NZ
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Always on.
I just find it convenient to leave it on and be able to connect at any time to my Laptop, headset, HCB-300 or my wifes Z600.
Never been Bluejacked. 99.9999% of New Zealanders wouldn't know what Bluejacking was anyway.
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*Jojo*
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On 2005-11-18 14:19:42, carkitter wrote:
99.9999% of New Zealanders wouldn't know what Bluejacking was anyway.
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@car - You have 'GOOD' people living in your place mate !
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Posted: 2005-11-18 05:14
