Wi-Fi or data connection

zim2704 · #1 (**permalink**) 06-21-2009, 01:16 AM

Ok so i havent had the time to actually test it myself but does anybody have any insight on what gets better battery life. Just wondering so if i'm walking around the house listening to music on pandora and surfing the web what would give me the best battery life.

**codybear** · #2 (**permalink**) 06-21-2009, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by zim2704

Ok so i havent had the time to actually test it myself but does anybody have any insight on what gets better battery life. Just wondering so if i'm walking around the house listening to music on pandora and surfing the web what would give me the best battery life.

you know, I've always wondered this too as at my work/college we have wifi, and I could use it to stream my music at work if it gives me better battery life. don't have wifi at home so I personally can't test it till monday.

**O'Neil Mitchell** · #3 (**permalink**) 06-22-2009, 09:58 AM

This isn't based on any testing, but imo wifi would cause more battery drain

ajaxingtonI · #4 (**permalink**) 06-22-2009, 03:33 PM

wifi does drain faster. the faster the download speed the faster the battery drains. Its why 3g phones battery lasts less than 2g. look at the iphone. Iphone on edge lasts 10 hours of talk time or whatever, and on 3g 5 hours