Am I the only one getting good battery life?

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I don't usually pay much attention to the unplugged time. The screen shot is a typical day for me. What I pay attention to is the awake time,aka how much actual usage while unplugged, which varies from day to day. Some days 6 hours, some days as much as 10 hours
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I Don't stream at all.. But I have noticed at work I go 4G -> 3G -> 1X quite a lot.. Is signal killing my battery that fast? Blutooth and GPS shut off.

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The constant switching (4G -> 3G -> 1X) is probably contributing to a lot of it. I set mine to 3G only for most of the time, and use 4G only when I'm going to stream something or when I know I can leave it plugged in for a while. Go to "Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile Networks > Network Mode > CDMA only" for 3G. There's also an app in the Market called LTE Switch that makes it a little simpler.
 

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I have a Rezound.. Barely get Six hours... What's your secret?

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Data network off when not using, use a widget to toggle, WiFi off if I'm not near a hotspot or I know I won't be using my phone for data for a while, use a widget to toggle. Screen set to a low bright and a auto bright toggle in case I need brighter.

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With all those tricks and the extended battery, power is never a concern for me! I didn't get this kind of battery life from My Droid 1 or DX. It helps alot that there is not 4g in my area so I'm always set to cdma.

But with switching to scotts ICS rom my battery has suffered a little, and I'm not sure why.
 

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Or, if you don't want to add more widgets to your home screens, Quick Settings on the pull down status bar may not be quite as fast as a widget, but is still pretty quick for accessing most of those settings in one spot. I wish they'd make it possible to add 2-3 apps of our own on it.
 

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Or, if you don't want to add more widgets to your home screens, Quick Settings on the pull down status bar may not be quite as fast as a widget, but is still pretty quick for accessing most of those settings in one spot. I wish they'd make it possible to add 2-3 apps of our own on it.

How does adding widgets that don't poll or use data decrease battery life?

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I've read my post several times and as far as I can tell, I never said having them on your home screen affected battery life. I said using the pull down status bar and Quick settings was an alternative to using widgets if you don't want them taking up space on your home screens.
 

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I'm getting 15-16 hours with moderate to heavy use. That is pretty sweet. Way better than my OG Droid.
 

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You are not the only one with decent/good battery life !
I too, am experiencing good battery life,since coming over from the Samsung Nexus.
I love my Rezound !
 
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