TouchPro user to "accessorize" with a regular phone | GPS Question
Hey all,
I love my Sprint TP (currently running Juicy 8, love it) but the battery life just can't hang with my usage. I took a new position with my company that is about 33% travel and do a ton of business via phone. While the TP is great for travel (GPS, fast internets for finding things, email/MS Office on the go) the battery life just can't get it done. I have the dual charger (Phone + battery ) and THREE batteries that I use on the road AND the car charger. After my last trip, I decided to get a "regular-everyday-talkin'-on-it" phone through AT&T (best coverage in the cities I travel to). Looking to hear from other TP users: -Do you have a second phone? -What phone do you have? -I need battery, quality, fit in pocket and if it syncs contacts/calendar with Exchange you get a high five. I've been so obsessed with WinMo phones for the past few years (700w, 700wx, Q, Q9c, Q9h, Diamond, TP) that I've ignored "dumbphones". Second question: -Best GPS solution for the TP? Thank you in advance for your help. I freakin' love PPCGeeks and look forward to you insight. -D |
Re: TouchPro user to "accessorize" with a regular phone | GPS Question
all 3 of mine line are touch pros, so cnt offer a suggestion there..
for gps on TP, everyones gonna have a different opinion from the free google maps to real software like iGo, Tom Tom, etc just look around, you dont even need to search really theres lots of gps threads |
Re: TouchPro user to "accessorize" with a regular phone | GPS Question
I currently only have a Touch Pro, but I just upgraded from a Nokia slider and I loved that phone.
As far as navigation goes, I use iGuidance, it works well and the version I have doesn't require an internet connection (the Google maps I used you had to be connected to get a map). I've used it a few times the voice directions are pretty nice. Plus it has nice big touchscreen buttons so you don't have to get the stylus out to use it. |
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Have you done anything to your phone to improve battery life?
There are a bunch of tweaks and programs around here that may get your phone into the acceptable range, and/or the 3000mah battery. I couldnt imagine carring a seperate phone, then again my TP sits off for 8hours a day while I am at work, on the charger another 8 hours a day while I sleep, and really only gets a good 2-3 hours of "play" time. |
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Thanks for the reply! |
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I dislike using the stylus unless I have to, so iGuidance rocks in that area. Plus the spoken directions help keep your eyes on the road, so you can swerve to hit those pesky pedestrians :-D |
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i run garmin XT, google maps, and now amaze for GPS. i used XT to go from my house 6 hours to hubert, Nc with no porblems. i used the car charger the whole way. one thing you have to remember is if the phone gets hot it stops charging and once you hit 100% it stops and doesnt start again unless you unplug and plug back in. one thing i do is if im not using the phone while its on the car charger is i turn the screen off. if you dont hit the power button the screen is still on even though its dimmed. wifi and data are always off unless i need to check the weather or use google maps and i have the long press setup to turn data off. so once im done i disconnect from data. thats the best way i know of to keep the battery life as long as i can.
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