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Gprs On All Day Vs Battery Life...?
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Posted by: vybe232

Hey guys, im going to buy a p800 VERY soon....i have fido UNLIMITED GPRS...and wouldlike to leave GPRS on ALL DAY about 8-10 hours of use each day....for msn and EMAILS....

if i leave GPRS CONNECTED for 8-10 hours...with minimal phone use say about an hour phone use a day...

will the UNIT DIE? or will the battery last all day?

i had a pocket pc phone edition and couldnt leave gprs on all day on that..or else itd die...

please let me know because ideally this is what i want...an always on GPRS device..like the p800...hopefully the answers are a yes..let me know...thanks...

Posted by: fastmx5miata

Mine is usually on all day, and I can go a full day (6am to midnight) without needing a charge.

Posted by: virtualdynamix

I kept my GPRS on all the time, and used it for browsing and checking email on my P800, and the battery lasted a good 12 hours. I didn't use the phone too much to talk. Maybe 10-15 minutes at the most.

Although I set it to check my email (POP3) every 5 minutes, it did not do a good job of grabbing my email due to GPRS dropouts, and needing to reset the phone now and then. By resetting the phone, I mean that I had to turn the phone off and take out the battery, put it back in, and turn it on before GPRS would work again. The same type of thing happens with my T68 when using GPRS more than 5 minutes.