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2011-11-22
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2011-11-22
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2011-11-22
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i don't think there's anything particularly wrong here
3G uses more battery than wifi of course
and connect-disconnect requires a little more battery since it needs to initiate data whereas with a known wifi the device only has to check if it exists (when it needs to switch to wifi) and will connect to it, not to mention wifi has power saving mode.
in any case, initiating 3G every 5-10 seconds is seriously unnecessary. i'm surprised the drain isn't a lot bigger
I would suggest you keep your 3G always on (hopefully you have enough data allotted to you). it should lower the usage
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2011-11-22
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2011-11-22
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@mikhailmv
My suggestion to you should be - turn off "dual mode", stick to plain simple GSM(EDGE).
It is more than sufficient for IM chat, and even you can get pretty OK voice over GTalk or Skype.
PS. I am speaking from my experience with E61&N900 here. Things might be different with N9 though...
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2011-11-22
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2011-11-22
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2011-11-22
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2011-11-22
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@mikhailmv
So then switch to GSM - it will be immediate relieve in battery consumption. No matter Skype or not.
I got Nokia N9 imported from Singapore. Updated it to PR_1.1 Nothern Europe version using NavFirm and flasher (used DFL61_HARMATTAN_20.2011.40-4_PR_LEGACY_001-OEM1-958_ARM.bin image).
I have set up the Nokia, Google and Skype accounts.
If I am using the WiFi internet connection the battery holds pretty decent (I got decline of 10% in 15 hours).
If I am using the 3G internet connection the battery drains like crazy (I got decline of about 6% an hour). It is visible that the internet connection becomes active every 5-10 seconds (the 3.5G icon gets blue for few seconds than gets white again).
I decided to play with the accounts and noticed that as soon as I delete the Skype account the battery life gets back to normal (about 1% an hour).
I really need the Skype running.
Are there any thoughts of how to fix this?
Thank you.