| RevdKathy |
2009-10-11 09:26 |
Re: Switch automatically to 3g only when browsing.
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Originally Posted by bocaJ
(Post 343675)
RevdKathy inspired this idea for me:
t-mobile has an OK 3G coverage map here: http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/pcc.aspx . It would be great if an app could once every 10 minutes or so check your location vs. the color of the 3g map and determine whether it should turn on 3g or not. This would be great for when I take long road trips. Of course, this is all assuming that it would save battery on the whole to check a coverage map via GPS rather than just check for 3G service.
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Nice idea in theory, but one small problem: the maps are horribly innaccurate in some places. For example, Orange shows a full signal where I live, but in reality, only certain rooms of the house have a signal, because of lumps and bumps in the landscape (I think they're called hills). To be fair, my experience of T-mobile maps is that they're a whole lot more accurate than Orange. But still not infallible.
Something that seamlessly switches down to looking for a smaller signal (or even off) when not in use would be lovely. Could it sit on the back of the 'mute when upside down' facility? Drop to 2g/ off the gprs altogether when upside down? I'm not even going to care whether my widgets are widgetting if the phone is face down on the desk/car seat, just that it will still pick up a call or sms.
I also believe that Maemo will seamlessly switch to wifi when I get home (which is brilliant if the battery is up to it!) so it is capable of knowing what signals are around and deciding, I assume. |
