Very well said D5, thank you! I'd also like to add two facts that people often ignore with these types of devices:
1. 4 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS TALK DOES NOT MEAN 4 HOURS OF TALK PLUS A MOVIE ON THE DRIVE HOME, MUSIC AT THE OFFICE ALL DAY, DIRECT PUSH EMAIL, AND INTERNET SURFING LIKE IT'S GOING OUT OF STYLE. It means what it says-- 4 hours of talk, OR some other combination of talk plus the features that adds up to 1340mAH (ok, that's not a technically accurate statement but it drives the point home). If you talk for 2 hours, that's 50% so take 20% for let's say X hours of email sync, web surfing and GPS usage. There's 70% gone, and you've barely scratched the surface of your day.
2. HTC releases firmware updates over time that eventually level off and improve the battery life to be a little more generous than their specs. My Mogul started off as advertised and eventually gave me specs plus maybe 10-20% depending on my usage. I'm sure the same will happen as newer radios are released.
3. OK, I lied, I have a third point to add... PPC's are more designed for PDA functionality than talk. You can complain all you want about how that shouldn't be the case, but the fact remains that it IS the case
for now. They're designed for data and organizational usage like calendar/tasks, otherwise, people would stick with their flip-phones for strictly talking.
Bottom line-- D5, myself, others-- well, I'm pretty sure it's safe to say none of us are asking if you like it anymore. In fact, I'm pretty sure the line is drawn in the sand, and we're telling you to DEAL WITH IT or move on as appropriate for your needs.
Carry extra batteries if your usage requires it. Keep a cradle on your desk and set your phone on it when not in use at the office. Or go out and buy that precious Instinct or iPhone or Storm or whatever gets the job done. But let me tell you this-- even my colleagues with iPhone 3G's sit around at their desks with their phones connected to a charger all day. At least we have the option to swap our battery out if we want!
Alternative solutions in the way of tweaks are always welcome in terms of optimizing power management, but complaints and petitions demanding updates accomplishes nothing. They're going to release updates whether you petition or not, and whining doesn't make them push the updates out any faster.
Just my value-meal pricing worth of opinion on the matter.
