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All-TigerNet [10213]
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Question for all you Engineer geeks..
Oct 1, 2014, 8:29 AM
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What would cause my phone battery at Death Valley to drain like there is no tomorrow when I am not even using the phone and all the apps are closed? Death Valley sucks the battery juice out at an amazing pace.
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Orange Blooded [2420]
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Re: Question for all you Engineer geeks..
Oct 1, 2014, 8:32 AM
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searching for service
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Legend [16507]
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Searching for cell signal kills the battery. If you don't
Oct 1, 2014, 8:33 AM
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have signal, turn it off to use later when away from the stadium.
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Legend [18663]
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^^^ This guy knows what he is talking about. ^^^***
Oct 1, 2014, 9:40 AM
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Oculus Spirit [81897]
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Because your phone is trying to connect to a saturated
Oct 1, 2014, 8:33 AM
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network, and will continue to try even though it cannot connect. Same reason your phone dies whenever you're out in the country and you don't get cell signal...just that you have the signal and your phone cannot connect to it.
Just put your phone in airplane mode during the game and you'll be fine.
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All-TigerNet [10213]
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copy that I will try it Saturday...thanks***
Oct 1, 2014, 8:35 AM
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1st Rounder [645]
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Re: Question for all you Engineer geeks..
Oct 1, 2014, 8:36 AM
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Aliens need the juice--they like watching the games too.
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Rock Defender [53]
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Re: Question for all you Engineer geeks..
Oct 1, 2014, 8:38 AM
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Obama is using that energy to power ObamaCare. He sends his thanks for your support.
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CU Medallion [64590]
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When your phone is searching for a signal .....
Oct 1, 2014, 8:44 AM
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or constantly trying to communicate with a tower, the drain on the battery is much faster than you experience with normal use and is exacerbated by any apps that may be trying to update. You can get an app like tasker and set it to shut everything down when the service drops and only check for service every "X" number of minutes, or in the alternative, set it to "airplane" mode.
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Rock Defender [53]
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Re: When your phone is searching for a signal .....
Oct 1, 2014, 8:57 AM
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Stupid questions:
What is the purpose of airplane mode?
Is there any time that you would have it set to that mode unless you did not want to search for signals?
I may start doing that when I take long motorcycle trips thru the mountains where I have no signal. I never really understood how airplane mode worked or why I should use it.
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Oculus Spirit [81897]
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Uh...whenever you're...uh...on an airplane.
Oct 1, 2014, 8:58 AM
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Except on 9/11.....***
Oct 1, 2014, 9:16 AM
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Re: Except on 9/11.....***
Oct 1, 2014, 9:18 AM
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My phone died while reading all these good answers.
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Athletic Dir [881]
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airplane mode shuts down all wireless connections
Oct 1, 2014, 9:01 AM
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Cellular, blue tooth, wifi. This is supposed to keep them from interfering with airplane navigation equipment. However, it is also a great way to save power if you are not in an area with connections. Having blue tooth and wifi turned on when not using is a serious drain. It constantly searches for connections and uses power.
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Orange Blooded [3710]
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Bluetooth still works in Airplane Mode
Oct 1, 2014, 10:42 AM
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on my S4
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Oculus Spirit [81897]
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It does, but whenever you first put it into airplane mode,
Oct 1, 2014, 10:45 AM
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it disables everything. You can then turn bluetooth and wi-fi back on, along with location services.
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Orange Blooded [2563]
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Ummm.... Because SCjr sucks ?? Taking a guess here.***
Oct 1, 2014, 8:54 AM
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Orange Blooded [4896]
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Because D Watson is channeling all the extra energy from the
Oct 1, 2014, 8:54 AM
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area
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Athletic Dir [878]
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Re: Question for all you Engineer geeks..
Oct 1, 2014, 9:10 AM
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I think it is the earths natural polarization. Do you sit on the north or south side? One side drains your DC battery and the other side charges it!
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All-TigerNet [10213]
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So when phone is in airplane mode will I still receive
Oct 1, 2014, 9:23 AM
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text messages or phone calls?
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Athletic Dir [881]
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Re: So when phone is in airplane mode will I still receive
Oct 1, 2014, 9:33 AM
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No. It turns off the cellular connection.
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CU Guru [1497]
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Re: So when phone is in airplane mode will I still receive
Oct 1, 2014, 9:52 AM
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No, airplane mode will cut the power to all of your radios in the phone (cellular, wi-fi, Bluetooth). You will not get any calls or messages.
The phone can still be used to play games or for other functions that don't require a network connection.
Some models also turn off the GPS radio in airplane mode, while some don't. If you still experience drain in airplane mode you can turn off your location services.
This will effectively shut down the GPS radio as well (unless the NSA has you on their list, then you can't override the GPS )
Protip: if you ever need your phone to charge more quickly than usual, airplane mode will also help in that regard.
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Legend [19586]
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Re: Question for all you Engineer geeks..
Oct 1, 2014, 9:25 AM
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Turn off roaming.
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CU Guru [1788]
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Re: Question for all you Engineer geeks..
Oct 1, 2014, 9:38 AM
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Turn your phone off
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Orange Blooded [2597]
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Re: Question for all you Engineer geeks..
Oct 1, 2014, 10:43 AM
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CU is using the battery power to fry all the food. Sorry !
Research doing great !
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