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Battery life on 8gb???
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Posted by: nit407

Hey guys,

How long should the battery last approx after a full charge with
a. Active data connection (email being retrieved)
b. Data connection turned OFF

For me, it's not even lasting a day and its a brand new phone

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Posted by: chase33

I hope someone answers this question because I to am not happy with the life of the battery on my 8gb phone.

Posted by: richy240

Wow, I am. (Well, I was before I sold my 8GB model.)

It's much better than some of the other phones I've had. I am however a little concerned about the 3G model's battery life.

Posted by: waldog

Is it jailbroken? If so, is it running openssh? If so, download in the installer "services" and turn it off. My iphone is 8gb and lasts a full day and I use it a lot. Also, when not using wifi, turn it off and reduce your brightness if needed.

Posted by: daveop

I get 3-4 days off the phone, that's with a fair amount of browsing and texting as well. I leave it on 24/7

Posted by: skinticket

yeh im going on my third day tomorrow.

Posted by: Steven C

I noticed if I use the iPod a lot (3-5 hrs worth of listening), + web browsing, and some phone calls I would get a day at most.
If I dont listen to the iPod, some browsing, and some phone calls, I can get a good 2-3 days.

Posted by: gosteven

i get about 12 solid hours at least.. but i charge every night. i might give it a try and see how long it last without charging.

but its still better than my sidekick3.

Posted by: californialifer

How are you charging it from the pc or wall outlet ? I find that if I charge it from the wall outlet it get longer charge then from the pc .
Turn off wifi when not in use you could also try restoring it I had a friend that downloaded a lot of apps and his battery wasnt lasting long did a restore and fixed it .

Posted by: JDJHNTR

My Iphone is only about 3 months old and the battery is not that great. I took it out today with a full charge and was checking out the apps in installer for about an hour and used 50% of the battery!! I dont think this is normal?? Anybody wnat to chime in here???? Thanks

Posted by: waldog

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Originally Posted by JDJHNTR

My Iphone is only about 3 months old and the battery is not that great. I took it out today with a full charge and was checking out the apps in installer for about an hour and used 50% of the battery!! I dont think this is normal?? Anybody wnat to chime in here???? Thanks

Maybe the wifi being on and installer doing its thing caused the battery to drain fast. I use to drain mine in about 1 day. Now I use it normally and it last about 2-3 days on 1 charge. I don't know if conditioning the battery is what helped or not, but I still do it to every phone I get.

Posted by: chinese_fury

I find that when you are not using WiFi it's best to turn it off because it will continue to ping for a signal thus draining your battery.

Also you mentioned that your iphone is jailbroken and unlocked. Verify that SSH app is turned off (if I remember correctly) because that also will cause a drain on the battery.

I can get a full days use on my unlocked / jailbroke 1.1.4 fw 8gb iphone making calls, listening to podcasts, surfing the web via wifi and just keeping an eye on what is on or off.