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Karish said:
Ya, I'm starting to think maybe I just had unrealistic expectations. I really really thought some people said you can go a day without charging the iPhone...
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I’ve had two days on the iPhone 4 with light to moderate usage (some 3G browsing, talking and wifi browsing) but not more than a couple hours either day. (all push stuff turned on)

I just spent a weekend away from home and forgot to bring a charger and it lasted for almost 4 days but I switched to edge, turned off push services and turned brightness to around 25% to make it happen.

but, generally, expect to charge it every night
 
You guys are getting some crazy battery life compared to my iPhone 4. Then again listening to TuneIn Radio via 3G and playing games drains the battery fairly quickly. Depending on the day I might be at less than 10% by the time I get home.
 
I had heard that being notified that you have an email takes less battery life than receive a text. Nothing is downloaded until you actually go in and read the email.
 
Vilix said:
I had heard that being notified that you have an email takes less battery life than receive a text. Nothing is downloaded until you actually go in and read the email.
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Header and the first 2 or 3 lines of an email are downloaded.
 
giga said:
http://campl.us/iPhone-Camera-Comparison
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Great comparison.

JasonMCG said:
I think your Droid was a special PoS. I'm coming from a Droid Incredible and it never, ever had trouble detecting networks.

I ended up keeping my iPhone and unless the Prime blows me the fuck away, I'll probably keep it for good. Coming from an Android user, I'm still not completely sold on iOS yet, but so far, I've noticed a spit and polish that Android simply doesn't have.
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Isn't Zefah on (or rather was on) and OG Droid? that's a pretty big difference from an Incredible, I think.

Also, glad to see things are working out a little better for you.
 
I would imagine that poorer cell reception can also drain your battery faster as well. Before I hooked up to the AT&T microcell in my office, my normally fantastic battery life on my 4 was absolutely abysmal. After connecting to the microcell my battery life has been great.
 
BigNastyCurve said:
So I assume that iMessage kills the battery due to it requiring a constant connection to the server. Anyone know if this is confirmed?
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I don't think iMessage is adding any more battery strain since I assume it just runs off the push notification service.
 
LyleLanley said:
I don't think iMessage is adding any more battery strain since I assume it just runs off the push notification service.
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All of my texts are iMessages, no noticeable difference beside the sweet sweet speed.
 
Karish said:
Usage: 3 hours and 50 minutes
Standby: 9 hours and 33 minutes
Battery life: 39%

Sprint iPhone 4S. FML?
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I think you just have new phone battery paranoia. Don't worry, it happens.
 
Tralfamadore64 said:
Yeah, just add whichever ringtones you like to your phone, then when you are setting your alarm the new tones will be available as options for your alarm sound. I personally use the Hatch alarm from Lost.

Here are some sounds from the iphone ringtone thread.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=31935591#post31935591
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Thanks....I want to do the "I got you babe" by sonny and cher that bill murray wakes up to in groundhog day each morning.
 
Hey question guys...

Does the AT&T Model use 4G? I'm so confused because I saw commercials for 4G for AT&T earlier but it wasn't an iPhone. :/

It seems AT&T launched 4G in Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Atlanta, and Chicago...

I guess the iPhone doesn't support it yet because their site does not list it at all. :/
 
zmoney said:
Thanks....I want to do the "I got you babe" by sonny and cher that bill murray wakes up to in groundhog day each morning.
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Audiko has a number of them, but I didn't feel like sorting through them to find the one of just the song (a lot of them are part of the song and then Murray smashing his alarm clock). Just go there, search for the song or for groundhog day, and you might find something.
 
Lynn616 said:
Usage 3 hours 39 minutes
Standby 16 hours 49 minutes

Battery is at 44%

Good, bad or ugly?
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I got 8 hours something of usage and 24 hours of standby when I finally ran out of juice; and I'm rounding down because I forget the minutes.

Does anyone else find that when they use Siri, the keyboard/lockscreen sounds sound crazy loud for a few clicks afterward? ...Just me?
 
Lynn616 said:
Usage 3 hours 39 minutes
Standby 16 hours 49 minutes

Battery is at 44%

Good, bad or ugly?
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Sounds pretty good to me.

That's almost exactly double the usage time at the same battery % I'm at right now on my 3Gs. I'd say you are doing pretty well considering all I've done is play some scribblenauts and checked email's and other non-demanding junk.
 
QualityPixel said:
Sounds pretty good to me.

That's almost exactly double the usage time at the same battery % I'm at right now on my 3Gs. I'd say you are doing pretty well considering all I've done is play some scribblenauts and checked email's and other non-demanding junk.
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Yeah, all of these times suck, but they're not unexpected. I've had a 3GS for a year and a half now, and it's always given me problems. Unless I'm not using it at all, it tends to drain pretty quickly. About an hour or two of browsing and light texting will generally suck 20 to 30 percent out of my battery. I'm still getting the 4S. I just accept frequent charging to be part of what you put up with with an iPhone, sadly.
 
Aske said:
I got 8 hours something of usage and 24 hours of standby when I finally ran out of juice; and I'm rounding down because I forget the minutes.

Does anyone else find that when they use Siri, the keyboard/lockscreen sounds sound crazy loud for a few clicks afterward? ...Just me?
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nope its a bug. my volume is set to 4-8 bars (1/4th to 1/2 way) and right after i use siri, the entire volume is jacked up fully so the noises are extremely loud. good to know that im not the only one that noticed this. im on a sprint iphone 4S 64GB if it makes any difference.
 
MidnightScott said:
Hey question guys...

Does the AT&T Model use 4G? I'm so confused because I saw commercials for 4G for AT&T earlier but it wasn't an iPhone. :/

It seems AT&T launched 4G in Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Atlanta, and Chicago...

I guess the iPhone doesn't support it yet because their site does not list it at all. :/
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Yeah, the iPhone does not support 4g on any network.
 
not sure if this is the right place, but im getting a 4S and im not sure if i should get Sprint or AT&T. I dont really go out much, i text a lot. i call people every now and then and i tweet ALOT. so is Sprint better for me with Unlimited Data? or should i do a 2GB AT&T data plan?
 
So I checked my speeds when I went home. Yeah I was off, it wasn't 2 Megabits at most, it was .20 Megabits at lowest average and when going outside the most it peaked to was .70 Megabits, with a number between .30 and .60 being an average outside.

This can't be normal right?
 
Trojita said:
So I checked my speeds when I went home. Yeah I was off, it wasn't 2 Megabits at most, it was .20 Megabits at lowest average and when going outside the most it peaked to was .70 Megabits, with a number between .30 and .60 being an average outside.

This can't be normal right?
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Which carrier?

EDIT: Oh, Verizon. Can't speak to that.
 
MidnightScott said:
That is really stupid. lol. Glad I didn't upgrade from my 3GS.
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Isn't AT&T's "4G" not really 4G at all, but rather HSPA+? Which the 4S does support, as I understand it.
 
MidnightScott said:
Hey question guys...

Does the AT&T Model use 4G? I'm so confused because I saw commercials for 4G for AT&T earlier but it wasn't an iPhone. :/

It seems AT&T launched 4G in Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Atlanta, and Chicago...

I guess the iPhone doesn't support it yet because their site does not list it at all. :/
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Depends on what you define 4G by, T-Mobile's standard, then yeah the AT&T model supports 4G. If you go by Sprint and Verizon standards, no.
 
MidnightScott said:
Hey question guys...

Does the AT&T Model use 4G? I'm so confused because I saw commercials for 4G for AT&T earlier but it wasn't an iPhone. :/

It seems AT&T launched 4G in Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Atlanta, and Chicago...

I guess the iPhone doesn't support it yet because their site does not list it at all. :/
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I believe AT&T's 4G HSPA+, yes.

AT&T's 4G LTE, no.

http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB115943#fbid=u29V_wInT34
 
secretanchitman said:
nope its a bug. my volume is set to 4-8 bars (1/4th to 1/2 way) and right after i use siri, the entire volume is jacked up fully so the noises are extremely loud. good to know that im not the only one that noticed this. im on a sprint iphone 4S 64GB if it makes any difference.
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I'm glad to hear it - that means it'll get fixed! I'm also on a 64GB. I've noticed that I can't fix it simply by decreasing the volume. I might be crazy, but it seems like the volume remembers where I have it for the earpiece and the external speaker. I wonder if it's a glitch happening there. At least it sorts itself out after a second or two. Could be much worse.
 
So here were my speeds just now, the first couple jumped up in speed (60's and 70's) when I was outside

Numbers on the left are download and numbers on the right are upload speeds. This is Verizon btw

.47 Mbps .61 Mbps

.17 Mbps .26 Mbps

.72 Mbps .24 Mbps

.66 Mbps .79 Mbps

0.49 Mbps .65 Mbps

Restart Device for the first time

.79 Mbps . 29 Mbps

1.07 Mbps .13 Mbps

.97 Mbps .03 Mbps

The fuck?
 
Well,I went to the apple store and they are ordering a replacement phone for me. The guy who helped me did recommend that I setup the phone as new and not do a restore when I get it.
 
Trojita said:
So here were my speeds just now, the first couple jumped up in speed (60's and 70's) when I was outside

Numbers on the left are download and numbers on the right are upload speeds. This is Verizon btw

.47 Mbps .61 Mbps

.17 Mbps .26 Mbps

.72 Mbps .24 Mbps

.66 Mbps .79 Mbps

0.49 Mbps .65 Mbps

Restart Device for the first time

.79 Mbps . 29 Mbps

1.07 Mbps .13 Mbps

.97 Mbps .03 Mbps

The fuck?
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Ouch. So glad ATT has better speeds. I only have 3 bars right now, so it wasnt the best speed tests. I got 5-7Mbs when I have 4-5bars. Just did these with three bars.

2.3Dnl .78Up
1.9Dnl .85Up
1.96Dnl 1Up
2.77Dnl .95Up
2.73Dnl 1.1Up

ATT FTW
 
QualityPixel said:
Sounds pretty good to me.

That's almost exactly double the usage time at the same battery % I'm at right now on my 3Gs. I'd say you are doing pretty well considering all I've done is play some scribblenauts and checked email's and other non-demanding junk.
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Thanks, the only thing I turned off was bluetooth. Everything else is still at default.
 
ahoyhoy said:
It's most likely an issue with his service being shoddy in certain areas, and the iPhone having to work harder to keep Siri service online.
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Really late with the reply, but this is partially the case for me it would seem. I eventually turned Siri back on and today I was traveling a fair bit and since the service was just fine the phone battery was better than it had been the last two days.

When the phone is in my own bedroom, which is in the back of the house near the bay and can apparently can double as a bomb shelter because the walls are ridiculously thick, I get signal problems, iMessage is fucked (even on wi-fi despite not having any wi-fi trouble in the room) and the battery drains. Migrate into my living room, the battery is fine (well, fine enough), the signal is great.

Other replies from other forums say try turning off that time zone location thing, which I did. I even turned off iCloud backups I know I'm not really going to use often. Not really traveling to another coast or country any time soon. Others are praying the update corrects what needs to be corrected. Regardless, this is not something I had to deal with on iPhone 4.
 
Trojita said:
So here were my speeds just now, the first couple jumped up in speed (60's and 70's) when I was outside

Numbers on the left are download and numbers on the right are upload speeds. This is Verizon btw

.47 Mbps .61 Mbps

.17 Mbps .26 Mbps

.72 Mbps .24 Mbps

.66 Mbps .79 Mbps

0.49 Mbps .65 Mbps

Restart Device for the first time

.79 Mbps . 29 Mbps

1.07 Mbps .13 Mbps

.97 Mbps .03 Mbps

The fuck?
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Maybe stop being so obsessed with speedtest results and focus on real-world performance.
Do web pages pop up as fast as you'd like them to? Does media stream without hiccups? Do apps download speedily?
 
Gary Whitta said:
Maybe stop being so obsessed with speedtest results and focus on real-world performance.
Do web pages pop up as fast as you'd like them to? Does media stream without hiccups? Do apps download speedily?
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I will say the Facebook app loads a heck of a lot faster on 3G on my 4S than it ever did on iPhone 4.
 
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