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2010-01-11
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Go to Settings from the menu and select "Internet connections"
Press "Connect automatically" and choose "Any connection" .
Press save.
Shaq
EDIT: This will always keep you connected. Now you can adjust send / receive options in the email application's settings.
Last edited by born2wonder; 2010-01-11 at 01:17.
Press "Connect automatically" and choose "Any connection" .
Press save.
Shaq
EDIT: This will always keep you connected. Now you can adjust send / receive options in the email application's settings.
Last edited by born2wonder; 2010-01-11 at 01:17.
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2010-01-11
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@born2wonder:
Thanks for your try to help me, but it's not quite the "solution" I'm looking for. I need the phone to close its 2G/3G connection after checking the mails automatically. The problem is just the draining battery power ...
Thanks for your try to help me, but it's not quite the "solution" I'm looking for. I need the phone to close its 2G/3G connection after checking the mails automatically. The problem is just the draining battery power ...
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2010-01-11
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I'm pretty sure that if it's an IMAP server that supports IDLE, it will camp the connection automatically. Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.
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2010-01-11
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what is "camp"?
IDLE relies on on open TCP connection, but the N900 does not do IDLE anyway (yet?).
Whats the point of having an N900 without an internet connection? If the only connectivity you want is email and mobile-phone, you have the wrong gadget, IMHO. [tongue firmly in cheek]
Just get used to charging it every night? Or is it not lasting that long even?
IDLE relies on on open TCP connection, but the N900 does not do IDLE anyway (yet?).
Whats the point of having an N900 without an internet connection? If the only connectivity you want is email and mobile-phone, you have the wrong gadget, IMHO. [tongue firmly in cheek]
Just get used to charging it every night? Or is it not lasting that long even?
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2010-01-12
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I think N(9)00bie is right. Why should I permanently be connected to the Internet if I do not use it all the time? In addition, why should I waste the battery power for that? A periodically connection (e.g. every 30min) make sense to update Emails, weather news, etc.. In my point of view, this should be also able with WLAN: Is there a known WLAN router, the N900 connects it automatically, update some data, and disconnect automatically. Otherwise, the 2G or 3G connection is used.
Bastl
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2010-01-12
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I personally have found that if I leave my connection on, I seem to get better battery usage. Maybe because it uses a lot of power to conenct up each time I go online or check emails (even though I have this as set to manual)?
I can still only get a day out of it before its dead anyway! A bit less if 3g connection is off and I keep switching it on. Maybe I am just in a good 3g coverage area so its not flicking between 2/3g all the time too?
I can still only get a day out of it before its dead anyway! A bit less if 3g connection is off and I keep switching it on. Maybe I am just in a good 3g coverage area so its not flicking between 2/3g all the time too?
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2010-01-12
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@bastl:
That's exactly what I meant :-)
@bonerp:
I don't agree on that. I manually check my mails now every half an hour ... and at lunchtime my N900 is online on 2G/3G for about 2 hours. This way my battery lasts a few days. Other ways (always connected) it just lasts one and a half day ;-)
A further idea would be an app, that establishes & cuts your connection automatically after an adjustable couple of minutes. Preferably fully adjustable in daytimes .. e.g. "from MO - FR 8-12 am and 14-18pm establish internet connection every 30 minutes & close internet connection after idling 3 minutes" :-D
That's exactly what I meant :-)
@bonerp:
I don't agree on that. I manually check my mails now every half an hour ... and at lunchtime my N900 is online on 2G/3G for about 2 hours. This way my battery lasts a few days. Other ways (always connected) it just lasts one and a half day ;-)
A further idea would be an app, that establishes & cuts your connection automatically after an adjustable couple of minutes. Preferably fully adjustable in daytimes .. e.g. "from MO - FR 8-12 am and 14-18pm establish internet connection every 30 minutes & close internet connection after idling 3 minutes" :-D
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2010-01-12
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To be honest, I dont know what anyones expecting here with battery life. And really, what did you think it was going to be like? Its a high powered device with every connection going, a high res screen and a shed load of apps to play with. If you want a phone for battery, I have a Nokia 1100 in my draw i'll send you, you'll get a week out of that bad boy.
An app that cuts your connection will use just as much power, at best maybe give you a few hours, totally tops. Are you really unable to charge your phone every night?
Once you've pressed the send and recieve, why not manually hit the disconnect option? Also, the phone only needs 2g to send recive mail, why not turn 3g off entirely if its making that much of a difference.
Why anyone would get this phone and not hammer the hell out of it anyway is beyond me. Keep it on 3g, run it down all the time, keep a charger at work, give it a charge every night. Too many people complain about battery, but honestly, what you gonna do? You cant have it all, you cant have this much power/tech without a battery life sacrifice.
An app that cuts your connection will use just as much power, at best maybe give you a few hours, totally tops. Are you really unable to charge your phone every night?
Once you've pressed the send and recieve, why not manually hit the disconnect option? Also, the phone only needs 2g to send recive mail, why not turn 3g off entirely if its making that much of a difference.
Why anyone would get this phone and not hammer the hell out of it anyway is beyond me. Keep it on 3g, run it down all the time, keep a charger at work, give it a charge every night. Too many people complain about battery, but honestly, what you gonna do? You cant have it all, you cant have this much power/tech without a battery life sacrifice.
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2010-01-12
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Originally Posted by Luke Valentine
The poor battery life is not due to the screen or high CPU usage.
To be honest, I dont know what anyones expecting here with battery life. And really, what did you think it was going to be like? Its a high powered device with every connection going, a high res screen and a shed load of apps to play with. If you want a phone for battery, I have a Nokia 1100 in my draw i'll send you, you'll get a week out of that bad boy.
An app that cuts your connection will use just as much power, at best maybe give you a few hours, totally tops. Are you really unable to charge your phone every night?
Once you've pressed the send and recieve, why not manually hit the disconnect option? Also, the phone only needs 2g to send recive mail, why not turn 3g off entirely if its making that much of a difference.
Why anyone would get this phone and not hammer the hell out of it anyway is beyond me. Keep it on 3g, run it down all the time, keep a charger at work, give it a charge every night. Too many people complain about battery, but honestly, what you gonna do? You cant have it all, you cant have this much power/tech without a battery life sacrifice.
I believe the GSM radio is not efficient for data.
See this thread here which does an idle+no screen comparison test:
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=39816
is there any possibility to establish a 2G/3G internet connection automatically, check e-mails automatically and afterwards close the connection automatically?
My old SE 850i did this job every 10 minutes - but I can't find a way letting the N900 do that. It's just establishing a connection when I press the "send and receive"-button .. and of course it stays connected after checking the mails.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
N(9)00bie