[Edwood]

Poor reception, particularly EVDO makes for really bad battery life. Editing the registry to allow "Mode of Operation" option in Phone settings allows for 1X only mode which saves battery life tremendously.

As for the charging issue, it's not due to heat with my Touch Pro. I monitored battery charge and discharge rates with NuepowerCPL, and from the very start, with a room temperature battery and phone, the charging rate drops below the discharge rate when using full EVDO or when in a call. Don't believe me, install NuepowerCPL and Try it out sometime.

My Touch Pro does not get overly hot like others have complained. Perhaps it's because I have an Airave at home and it does not have to boost the radio power much for cell phone use. But the charging issue is still there. For Tethering it's not an issue because there is plenty of idle time when surfing for the charge rate to be higher than the discharge rate.

-Ed