Best way to keep battery in low signal areas

[karate134]

Title basically says it all.
What's the best way to keep battery in low signal areas without it draining fast?

[Rourke Swift]

Find a good radio and disable any communication services you don't need.

[karate134]

Originally Posted by Rourke Swift

Find a good radio and disable any communication services you don't need.

Ok, definitely did that. Telus is best for me, STL.

[codybear]

Also, if you don't need Evdo (Data), then put the phone into 1x.
It will save alot of battery because it doesn't have to keep trying to search for the evdo connection.

[fenixjn]

Originally Posted by codybear

Also, if you don't need Evdo (Data), then put the phone into 1x.
It will save alot of battery because it doesn't have to keep trying to search for the evdo connection.

How to do this? Thx

[razorloves]

Originally Posted by fenixjn

How to do this? Thx

Start-Settings-Phone, Services tab, Mode of Operation, Get Settings, 1x only, ok

[karate134]

Originally Posted by codybear

Also, if you don't need Evdo (Data), then put the phone into 1x.
It will save alot of battery because it doesn't have to keep trying to search for the evdo connection.

Any draw backs to this, other than a slower data connection?

[MadlyAlive]

Originally Posted by karate134

Any draw backs to this, other than a slower data connection?

Nope, I do it occasionally depending on the area I'm in and the length of time I'm in that area.

Originally Posted by codybear

Also, if you don't need Evdo (Data), then put the phone into 1x.
It will save alot of battery because it doesn't have to keep trying to search for the evdo connection.

Not necessarily. It reallly depends.

If the phone is continually going back and forth between 1x and evdo, then yes this will help.

My home has zero cell service, and I have an airave there... so perfect 1x signal. If i leave my phone sitting around overnight on hybrid mode (default) I lose 6% battery overnight... 100% repeatable. If I force 1x only it goes down to 4% overnight.

So a 2% difference over 8 hours. The big drain comes when it switches because the device wakes up when it switches.

[MadlyAlive]

Originally Posted by ShadowDrake

Not necessarily. It reallly depends.
My home has zero cell service, and I have an airave there... so perfect 1x signal. If i leave my phone sitting around overnight on hybrid mode (default) I lose 6% battery overnight... 100% repeatable.

To me, that's within an acceptable range of battery loss overnight, so switching to a 1x mode isn't really worth it.

I also have an Airave (LOVING IT!) and have noticed better service. I may be 0-2 bars of EV, but I never see a change into 1X (with the exception of being on a voice call or receiving a text).