Thread: N900 battery life questions, issues, scenarios
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egoshin is offline egoshin
2010-01-27 , 21:13
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#525
Originally Posted by luqman View Post
BATTERY DOESNOT RUN OUT BECAUSE 3G OR 2G IS TURNED ON, BUT BECAUSE PROGRAMS LIKE SKYPE AND GTALK USE IT CONTINOUSLY TO SEND OUT KEEPALIVE MESSAGES...NOTE: I DIDNT USE SKYPE OR GTALK YESTERDAY, THE PACKETS I SAW WERE JUST CONSTANT KEEPALIVE MESSAGE...CONTINOUSLY EATING MY BATTERY JUST TO TELL GTALK AND SKYPE THAT IM ONLINE
Can you switch manually to 2G and repeat test with skype + gtalk ON?

To switch manually to 2G only you can disconnect from 3G, go to Settings/Phone and select "Network Mode" as 2G only. (You should disconnect from cell network first or N900 doesn't allow you to switch). There is an alternative variant - application "3G2G switcher" but the native one is a more pure experiment.