#572714 - 03/23/1205:10 PMRe: My 4s's battery is draining too quickly
[Re: GAHeroine]
six_of_one
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Registered: 04/19/02
Posts: 3902
Loc: Alexandria, VA
My experience is that the iPhone can drain serious amounts of battery power if it's constantly looking for a signal and not finding one ...
Here's my theory: when you're on the bus, I'd wager you're going through areas of spotty cellular coverage and the phone is using up battery energy looking for something to lock onto. I'm going to guess coverage at school and at home is better and that's why the battery usage stabilizes at those locations. That would also account for why it stabilizes when on the bus in Airplane mode, too =)
When riding the bus next time, try to notice if you get a lot of weak signals or "no service" indicators. If so, then that's probably the culprit ...
It has to be something to do with Verizon's signal because it's fine on airplane mode
If you have a weak signal and it's searching for the network yes. Is Bluetooth off. Fetch new data off. Wi-fi ask to join new networks off or it will keep searching for open networks.
#572717 - 03/23/1205:20 PMRe: My 4s's battery is draining too quickly
[Re: six_of_one]
MacBozo
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Registered: 04/20/02
Posts: 16628
Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida
Originally Posted By: six_of_one
My experience is that the iPhone can drain serious amounts of battery power if it's constantly looking for a signal and not finding one ...
Here's my theory: when you're on the bus, I'd wager you're going through areas of spotty cellular coverage and the phone is using up battery energy looking for something to lock onto. I'm going to guess coverage at school and at home is better and that's why the battery usage stabilizes at those locations. That would also account for why it stabilizes when on the bus in Airplane mode, too =)
When riding the bus next time, try to notice if you get a lot of weak signals or "no service" indicators. If so, then that's probably the culprit ...
It's not just the iPhone. My lowly LG dumb phone exhausts the battery when it has to search for a cell signal, too.
#572718 - 03/23/1205:23 PMRe: My 4s's battery is draining too quickly
[Re: six_of_one]
GAHeroine
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Registered: 09/15/09
Posts: 2384
Loc: Time traveling in 1980
The thing is it DOESN'T stabilize anywhere unless I turn airplane mode on. And reboot, everything is off. I have the pictures I just haven't gotten around to uploading them somewhere yet. It'll have to wait till I finish downloading this public beta of photoshop CS6.
Edited by PChaterosx (03/23/1205:24 PM) Edit Reason: Airplane mode on
It just started doing it this week.. And another thing, why is it so hot?
The first iPhone I got lost its charge seemingly fast. I searched the internet to make sure I was following all the suggestions to prolong life of the battery. It also got very warm. I finally took it back to =Apple store= expecting them to put a new battery in the thing.
They gave me a new iPhone. I later sold it on Craig's List when the newer one came out.
The iPhone I've had now for over a year has had no problems.
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