PhilipL
14th September 2007, 12:02 PM
Hi
HTC quote the following standby times for the Kaiser:
Up to 350 hours for UMTS
Up to 365 hours for GSM
What seems a common complaint (not just for Kaiser) is that no one ever seems to get near these sorts of standby times.
I was thinking that the majority of us will have band selection as 'Auto' so the phone will use both 2G or 3G depending on the reception, and automatically drops back from one to the other as you move about or network conditions vary. This must mean the phone is always listening/nattering to both 2G and 3G towers in order to decide what band is the better to use.
Is this using more power as it's keeping two radio parts powered up? Worse case scenario I guess if 'yes' this could reduce standby time by around half the quoted figures.
Just wondered if anyone knew the impact of Auto band selection on battery usage.
Regards
Phil
HTC quote the following standby times for the Kaiser:
Up to 350 hours for UMTS
Up to 365 hours for GSM
What seems a common complaint (not just for Kaiser) is that no one ever seems to get near these sorts of standby times.
I was thinking that the majority of us will have band selection as 'Auto' so the phone will use both 2G or 3G depending on the reception, and automatically drops back from one to the other as you move about or network conditions vary. This must mean the phone is always listening/nattering to both 2G and 3G towers in order to decide what band is the better to use.
Is this using more power as it's keeping two radio parts powered up? Worse case scenario I guess if 'yes' this could reduce standby time by around half the quoted figures.
Just wondered if anyone knew the impact of Auto band selection on battery usage.
Regards
Phil