Got data.. have a question!

[shaned197]

I finally broke down and got data/internet on sprint. Was previously only using wifi for all my internet needs but realized for this phone to be fully functional I need an internet plan.

My question is when I use the data (for example updating weather), the data symbol (two arrows) up top remains. Does this mean the phone is still receiving data and killing battery life? If so is there a quicker way then going into comm manager ---> data connection to turn it off?

Thanks!