Hi guys, I have a general question about battery usage... not just 6.5.x vs 6.5 but in general. From what I heard, I thought using gmail via push email was better on battery life than setting your email to query, for example every 15-20 minutes. I saw this thread for Apple devices (but I guess it would apply to WinMo devices as well):
http://www.google.com/support/forum/...c9a18d47&hl=en
I recently switched gmail to using push email (ActiveSync - As times arrive) and noticed my TP2 battery life isn't as good; I only sync email (contacts, tasks, calendar are disabled) to prevent extra battery drain. I also disable location (GPS) and set the weather to only update every 6 hours. I even set my back light to 40%. Besides the task manager, is there any utility than can tell you what is running in the background and how much drainage it's doing? Thanks.
Also, my coverage at home is not too great 1-2 bars, so I enabled WIFI. When WIFI is on, I noticed sometimes I see the EV icon animated with data activity (the 2 arrows); why is this happening when I'm using WIFI for data; anyway to turn of EV data when WIFI is in use? I tried turning it off but it always comes on again.