Longest Tether session?

[clockcycle]

If you are using the stock battery, you shouldn't worry about over heating unless you have a faulty one. If you are using an after market battery, keep a watch on it, since it may not include the IC to control over charge or over heating.

If you have never had a problem charging the phone via it's standard charger, then the above shouldn't be an issue.

-CC

[Negrito]

Originally Posted by bedoig

I've also used USBModem by Mobile Stream for USB tethering in OSX. If you need to keep you're device charged, you might want to check it out.

Thanks, but my free setup is good for now.

[Negrito]

Originally Posted by clockcycle

If you are using the stock battery, you shouldn't worry about over heating unless you have a faulty one. If you are using an after market battery, keep a watch on it, since it may not include the IC to control over charge or over heating.

Ok, so i have a stock battery and im pretty sure my phone was "overheating." I had fallen asleep with my touch and my macbook plugged in and tethered. (which i dont normally do) So is 100+ degrees too hot?

oh and i know that it wasnt the most accurate way, but i just woke up and was freaking out at how hot my phone was. so what i did was take the battery cover off and held the probe of the thermometer up against the battery.

[HeXDeMoN]

I would say yes thats to hot I wouldnt let it get that hot anyways. I'm sure if it did overheat it would shutoff or you know explode!!!

[ajones7279]

I always tether for hours on end with my touch and I haven't had any overheating problems at all. Tethering now as I type. And I'm using usb and Windows btw

[nerys]

Well length of tethering is a bit of a misnomer. Since the data connection is only really active when your actively transmitting/recieving data. Its one of the most efficient ways of doing it. IE you use "no" sprint resources while your reading a page your loaded. Its all digital so it instantly (for the most part) connects and disconnects as needed. So Unless you have a continuous download going your not even using the radio 100% of that time probably less than 10% of that time. BT takes so little power your not going to overheat anything using it.

[Negrito]

Originally Posted by nerys

Well length of tethering is a bit of a misnomer. Since the data connection is only really active when your actively transmitting/recieving data. Its one of the most efficient ways of doing it. IE you use "no" sprint resources while your reading a page your loaded. Its all digital so it instantly (for the most part) connects and disconnects as needed. So Unless you have a continuous download going your not even using the radio 100% of that time probably less than 10% of that time. BT takes so little power your not going to overheat anything using it.

So what are you saying? also i am using a constant download. (torrents)

and btw im on a MacBook using BT pan.

[sebo]

Originally Posted by Negrito

So what are you saying? also i am using a constant download. (torrents)

and btw im on a MacBook using BT pan.

either way once the download has completed the connection is terminated a few seconds after and a session of your IP is saved until the next request.

anyway, even if your downloading a torrent that is 24 hours long the connection is bound to be interrupted at one point another as you switch towers or whatever, it's just invisible and reconnects quickly again and resumes..

these are computers and they don't overheat unless your operating it in an enclosed plastic bag or something. uh could you imagine the crap cell companies would get from customers if their device overheated because they used it too much? total chaos.. and when was the last time anyone posted about their phone overheated? i don't recall such issues.

it's like buying a brand new car and having it break down because you drove it too far.

[nerys]

Well THAT might cause and overheat. though 100' does not sound unsafe Stuff it in your pocket and its gonna be 98.6 in short order.

But yeah downloading a torrent is gonna keep all the radios maxed and on 100% duty cycle. that will probably make it a bit warm. I know most of my phones are physically warm (anything that feels WARM to your sense of touch is over 98') and almost hot after a really long conversation. Especially the smaller phones (less material to act as a heat sink)

But if all it got was 100' I would not be too concerned. An idea is to leave it on its face and remove the battery cover. It will cool better and make sure the screen backlight is OFF and the screen as well if possible (less E usage less heat build up)

Torrents?? Over EVDO and sprint does not mess with you! WOW

As for phones not overheating. How many phones have you had? every single phone I have ever owned has gotten physically warm to very nearly HOT (some of them downright hot as in well over 120') after extended usage.

Far less when used with headset (no "face" to insulate and provide heat) but yeah my sanyo 6200 damn that bugger got hot enough to scorch me a little after a 30 minute conversation Future phones same thing to differing degrees.

[sebo]

i can't even believe people are worried about overheating, yet they aren't worried sprint might catch them downloading all that PORN and crap..