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Originally Posted by MrObvious
Actually the biggest problem with using data to transmit for TellMe is that most of us have CDMA here and not GSM and our phones switch to 1x to text and if you're like me the switching constantly runs down the battery. Plus the data transcription in 1x mode is very crappy versus EVDO.
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I could be wrong, but it sounds like you are confusing network hopping with transmission protocols. When you send an SMS, its not actually switching between 1x and EVDO. 1X and EVDO exist simultaneously on any given tower that supports them. The indicator changes to show you that there is information moving over the 1x side of the network you are attached to. Same thing happens when you make a phone call- the indicator shows that you're now using the 1x side of the same tower you just showed an EV connection for. You didn't just switch networks. The EV connection is still there, as well... it is just on hold since the current network technology for CDMA only supports one protocol at a time.
What DOES drain your battery, however, is when your phone has to hop back and forth between networks, usually in areas that are on the border of roaming. Switching in/out of roaming takes a major hit in the battery life area, and usually roaming agreements are
1x, which means you'll notice it as 1x and EV symbols hopping back and forth, each time depleting your battery life that much more.
I'm fairly certain that has very little to do with how TellMe works. When you speak into it, it records the sound and transmits over whatever data connection you have- usually EVDO if in a good signal area with a native tower that supports it. Once it sends back the transcription, it will then send the SMS, which uses the 1x side of the network. That's why you see the 1x icon for a moment. But you didn't switch networks and didn't start any new connections. Your EV connection is still there waiting.
The concept is a good and solid, however the actual execution is another story- the app just doesn't seem to do a good job at recognition. :P