implementing a dumb phone feature to save battery
 

The two non pda phones i've had (samsung upstage and A900) had this feature where if the phone could not find a signal for too long, it would go in this idle mode where it would not keep looking for a signal until you woke up the phone


There's got to be a way to implement this for WinMo. Most of my battery drain comes from being in a room with no signal and the phone just racks up the amps looking for a signal like a mad man. Is there a way to tell it to stop after x number of minutes?

Re: implementing a dumb phone feature to save battery
 

+1. i waste a lot of battery in no cell areas as well, i would love this feature

Re: implementing a dumb phone feature to save battery
 

i think you mean airplane mode
when i take the subway, i put my phone in airplane mode, and it disables the search for a signal

Re: implementing a dumb phone feature to save battery
 

thats what the op is looking for but he is asking is there a way to have is activate auto in a set amount of time(after ur device hasnt found service)

Re: implementing a dumb phone feature to save battery
 

exactly what adrian said. The phone should be smart enough to stop trying after a while until you wake up the phone or something. any kind of app that puts the phone in airplane mode automatically would work perfectly.

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Yea it would be nice to work with GPS coordinate, if not move then stay in air plane mode. Good application to save battery.

Re: implementing a dumb phone feature to save battery
 

i knew that, i was testing you haha
but seriously, you're right about doing it automatically
maybe a mortscript?

Re: implementing a dumb phone feature to save battery
 

i hope I knew jack about mortscript. grr