Battery Life vs EVDO/1X/Hybrid

[nielsassa]

I just noticed that there are settings that I've never play with on :
- Phone - Menu - Options - Services - (scroll down to) Mode of Operation - Get Settings

There are 3 options :
- Hybrid (I assume with this one our phone can user Both EVDO & 1X whenever is available).
- EVDO Only (only use EVDO, what if there is no EVDO coverage on the area, no incoming & outgoing phone calls ?).
- 1X Only (only use 1X, so NO data connection at all).

Since on XV6700 our biggest weakness is the battery life, today I'm setting up the mode to 1X, so no data connection for me today and will see how my battery will perform without doing any data connection and/or signals changes from EV/1X.

Kind of remind me of our old Tri-mode CDMA phone, only run on 1X mode and the battery can last 2-3 days on normal use ( +/- 30 minutes phone usage a day & some text messaging).

Anybody tried this ?, I mean for the sake of battery life while sacrificing Data Connection (EVDO).