scott wrote:
>> I don't know anyone who gets that kind of standby time.  My phone (which
>> is fairly new) only gets about a day, maybe two of standby time.
> 
> Oh wow, that would annoy the hell out of me if I had to charge my phone 
> every 24-48 hours...  Mine usually lasts about 5 days with a few texts 
> and short calls per day.  I do make sure that bluetooth is turned off 
> when I'm not actively using it though, maybe that makes a difference?

I put my phone into flight mode for over a week when I was in the States 
for a conference recently, because I didn't want to use it for anything 
other than an alarm clock. It was switched on for the entire time, and 
the battery level only went down by about 10-15%.

This seems to indicate that even on standby, a cellphone uses a 
considerable amount of power simply staying in contact with the network. 
I reckon if I only connected it to the network to make calls, the 
battery could last up to a month.

I'm not sure bluetooth makes that much difference, because it's not 
nearly as active.

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