Touch Pro Battery life!!! Post your reviews!!

[ppcninjaz]

Originally Posted by elosogrande7076

Which registry tweaks are you referring to? I have tried several with no luck but am willing try to the same methods you used if you dont mind telling...thank you

there are like 6 "disablepowermanagement" tweaks.

to be fair, i dont use pushmail, email polling, or IMAP idle, as i have my e-mail setup to text me when i get a new one, so no extra battery usage there.

also try lowering the time it takes for your screen/backlight to turn off/dim when not in use

[elosogrande7076]

The 6 tweaks you are referring to are they in a cab or in a list? Also, how did u set it so that a text will come to your phone when u get new email? Im currently using Quore Effects as a push email but since battery life is horrendous, i am up for more options....thanks

[Exil3d]

Fear not! I will do a good bench mark very soon. I did one for the Diamond and this is what I got. Continues web usage while playing my mp3's in the background. Back light was set to auto adjust. And I managed to get 4 hours and 15 minutes.

[eptd]

Originally Posted by elosogrande7076

The 6 tweaks you are referring to are they in a cab or in a list? Also, how did u set it so that a text will come to your phone when u get new email? Im currently using Quore Effects as a push email but since battery life is horrendous, i am up for more options....thanks

I use web2mail for push mail and am very happy with battery life on my phone. It's a free service. You can find a tutorial if you search for it. I pay $5/mo through them for the personal exchange service which allows you to change the 'from' address.

[pyroz]

Originally Posted by ppcninjaz

there are like 6 "disablepowermanagement" tweaks.

to be fair, i dont use pushmail, email polling, or IMAP idle, as i have my e-mail setup to text me when i get a new one, so no extra battery usage there.

also try lowering the time it takes for your screen/backlight to turn off/dim when not in use

What is this 6 tweaks? I would like to try that as well.

[Dr.8820]

i listened to music today with a stereo blutooth headset and the battery did ok.i did throw it on the car charger for 30 mins but i listened for 5 hrs. and got on the web and got home and had about 50%.no hacks or tweaks though.

[DrSuSE]

It sounded sort of silly, but I have to admit. My battery life was pretty crummy the first few days and then I let it drain out and turn itself off. Then I let it charge overnight (about 6 hours) and since then my battery life has been much better. Originally, in my office, the battery only lasted about 4 hours with light usage and some switching in and out of roaming. Yesterday and today, with more usage (although still light) and just as much sprint/roaming switching it has been about 10 hours and the battery is still at 70%.

[Jocelyn84]

Originally Posted by pyroz

What is this 6 tweaks? I would like to try that as well.

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=40179

Needless to say, tts the first set...

[ppcninjaz]

Originally Posted by elosogrande7076

The 6 tweaks you are referring to are they in a cab or in a list? Also, how did u set it so that a text will come to your phone when u get new email? Im currently using Quore Effects as a push email but since battery life is horrendous, i am up for more options....thanks

you cant do it with all e-mail providers, but if your provider has mail forwarding (google does) you can set it up to keep a copy and forward a copy. what you do is set it to forward to your_sprint_phone_number@messaging.sprintpcs.com - this will send a copy of the e-mail to your phone instantly as a text msg , alerting you you have new mail (usually message will be too long to read it all in the text though)

[937dytboi]

battery pretty shabby