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Originally Posted by snovvman
Thanks cappy. I don't disagree. I was hoping that, by not loading the driver, the sensor itself would actually not be "activated" or powered up. Sort of like keeping WiFi off, if the sensor can be kept powerered off, I'd imagine there would be some savings. Although the polling "event" only blips the CPU a small amount, the sensor device would be draining power all the time (since, I assume, it is always "on" in order to report the change in state?).
Thanks again for taking the time to write. You made very good points.
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Thank you. I appreciate the methodical way that you approach an issue.
For myself, I have concluded that the Diamond is a big advance over previous Win Mobile devices. This is a super piece of hardware and I will take full advantage of the features that the Diamond offers. If I monitor the device for mis-behaved applications, the device will not drain the battery prematurely. I have the GPS locator turned on, I use the light sensor, and I have added Gyrator 2 to rotate my screens. Weather is set to update automatically. I am not afraid to leave well behaved applications open in the background.
This is why I responded to the subject of your thread. I am convinced that turning off all of the extended Diamond features might prolong battery life by a few percent. Compare this to a 5 minute phone conversation. But if a mis-behaved application can be isolated, it may prolong battery life by 50% to 100%. Compare this to 2.5 to 3 hours of talk/data time.