I think i know why razrs ics update kills battery

[victoriak68]

Kinda sorta you, screen time is the amount of time the screen is aglow, its in the battery stats. Absolutely agree with you, we all play with our phones non stop throughout the day. The manufacturers want you to believe talk time is the most important, not, we text, email, play angry birds etc. My razr was plugged in twice a day.

I actually obsess about battery life. Something I didn't think I would have to do with this phone. I'll have to look at stats, but I can tell you I really didn't do much on my phone before leaving the house today. I unplugged from AC around 12pm and left the house a couple hours later. By 7pm I was at 30% and felt the need to plug'er in. Of course, I had to deal with unplanned app updates that occurred while on the road.

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[lloydstrans]

I actually obsess about battery life. Something I didn't think I would have to do with this phone. I'll have to look at stats, but I can tell you I really didn't do much on my phone before leaving the house today. I unplugged from AC around 12pm and left the house a couple hours later. By 7pm I was at 30% and felt the need to plug'er in. Of course, I had to deal with unplanned app updates that occurred while on the road.

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When I had my razr same thing always wondering where the next plug was at, always felt the need to have it at 90 or above, screen brightness at the lowest possible setting, screen timeout as soon as possible. I stated in other posts that I loved my razr until I got my maxx then I realized it was puppy love. I liked my droidx just because I could abuse it all day. Now I love my maxx. Til next month then I'll be lusting after the maxx HD.

[victoriak68]

When I had my razr same thing always wondering where the next plug was at, always felt the need to have it at 90 or above, screen brightness at the lowest possible setting, screen timeout as soon as possible. I stated in other posts that I loved my razr until I got my maxx then I realized it was puppy love. I liked my droidx just because I could abuse it all day. Now I love my maxx. Til next month then I'll be lusting after the maxx HD.

Yeah, I'm now wishing I'd gone with the Maxx. As it is, because of Verizon going after all the customers with unlimited data, I'll be forced to give that up when I upgrade next.


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[Bilgediver]

Seriously they are. I had to sit down with my wife and spell it out dollar for dollar that you really aren't saving money with smartphones on you're plan (you are actually losing money with a feature phone). In fact you are only saving money if you have multiple tablets or air cards/mifis. I had to tell the guy id rather pay up front and keep my plan. They readily get pushy.

My biggest monthly savings came from drooping the air card (i can use foxfi instead). That hurt because I've had a 3g air card since they first had them, and it was still unlimited data (not 5gigs!). I asked if i could upgrade it to 4g and keep unlimited and they said no, but then they kept pushing the share everything plan.

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[dressagerider1]

I just switched to the maxx from a rezound due to battery issues. The rezound never had great battery, but after ICS I was lucky to get more than 4 hours.

My maxx is logging 18+ with pretty heavy usage.

Those complaining about maxx battery after ICS....what were you getting with GB? Speaking as someone coming from another smartphone, I will take the battery in the maxx all day long!

[ricks]

Bilgediver, How do you turn off the data with screen off?

[aarong03]

Bilgediver, How do you turn off the data with screen off?

You can setup smart actions or Juice Defender will when activated.

[ricks]

You can setup smart actions or Juice Defender will when activated.

Thanks, I'm not sure if I need this tho. I am home most of the time with Smart Actions set while at home, turn Cellular data off and WiFi on. Will I save much more battery with the data off while screen off? What do you think?

[aarong03]

Thanks, I'm not sure if I need this tho. I am home most of the time with Smart Actions set while at home, turn Cellular data off and WiFi on. Will I save much more battery with the data off while screen off? What do you think?

Yes, you will if you use the Wifi instead of Data. This way the phone is not searching for a signal to get the data also.

[ricks]

Yes, you will if you use the Wifi instead of Data. This way the phone is not searching for a signal to get the data also.

I'll try it out, I usually have everything off anyway. Whats one more thing. Thanks