my, the internet is full of things. also, battery.

[jazzfish]

The Breakfast Cereal Club: "You see us as you want to see us, in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a leprechaun, a monster, a cap'n, a tiger, and a rabbit. Sincerely yours, the Breakfast Cereal Club."

The Doors of His Hotness, the Lamps of His Cuteness: "Also, he is an environmentalist, and doesn't like factory farmed foods! He says he can trust locally farmed meat not to have been poisoned like it was that time the winged lizards of Morok's Volcano drugged us and tried to seduce him. And he's right!"

Uncle Sam: "Verizon is a billing company that levies a monthly fee from a quarter of American households, occasionally also providing some of them with wireless and long distance service." [via Making Light]

From eBear, The Best Amazon Review Ever. Seriously. Everyone else can give up and go home now.

V.displeased with battery life of the Device. Looks like I'll be charging it daily if I plan to use the internet (or phone) at all the next day.

Comments

Battery advice

[prog.livejournal.com]

Settings->General->Network, turn off 3G. Odds are that you don't really need it on all day long, and your battery will live twice as long without it.

(And you can turn it back on when you really do need it.)

Re: Battery advice

[jazzfish]

Huh. Okay, so, what exactly does "3G" get me? Faster data access, better voice service, ?

Re: Battery advice

[vond.livejournal.com]

Butting in a bit, because there's something else to add. 3G gets you faster data access at the cost of battery life. Same goes for the Wifi, turn it off when you're not using it. (note I am not a Device user, but kittenchan is.)

Or just charge your battery every day - I find the routine comforting anyway.

Re: Battery advice

[prog.livejournal.com]

Nope, 3G just gives you access to the faster of the two data networks. If you turn it off, you will instead use the slower EDGE network (which is what all first-generation iPhones use for lack of choice). It doesn't affect voice service.

Re: Battery advice

[prog.livejournal.com]

If you wanna shut the iPhone's ears completely, Apple provides a shortcut to that via the "Airplane Mode" switch under Settings.

I find leaving WiFi on but 3G off to be a fine compromise, though; it lets me use the phone for two full days between overnight recharges.

Re: Battery advice

[jazzfish]

Hm, okay. 3G disabled; will see what difference it makes.

Does the wifi actually do anything if you choose not to connect to a network when prompted? (I'm assuming that where available the wifi is both faster and less battery-intensive than Edge or 3G data.)

Re: Battery advice

[jazzfish]

Okay, cool. 3G disabled; here's hoping that improves battery life.

[plumbob78.insanejournal.com (from livejournal.com)]

The 3G sucks battery like nobody's business, but that doesn't affect me too much as I never use my iPhone to browse continuously. The wi-fi seems to suck less battery, but maybe that's just my perception.