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Prof Peach

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I am doing a 90 mile off road bike ride for charity and want to use my DHD for the trip.

I plan on using Endomondo for GPS positioning and online tracking. At the same time I'll use the music player if thats possible.
I want the phone to be available for emergency contact in/outgoing calls.
I reckon as its off road, I'll be 10 hours in the saddle.

I am on the lookout for a rom thats really light on battery, has a good GPS function and should last the distance. I dont want to be at 5% battery and find I need the phone for emergency calls.

I could use a seperate GPS etc or carry a spare battery but I want to keep the kit to a minimum..... and swapping battery half way will **** up the GPS tracking.
 
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Prof Peach said:
I am doing a 90 mile off road bike ride for charity and want to use my DHD for the trip.

I plan on using Endomondo for GPS positioning and online tracking. At the same time I'll use the music player if thats possible.
I want the phone to be available for emergency contact in/outgoing calls.
I reckon as its off road, I'll be 10 hours in the saddle.

I am on the lookout for a rom thats really light on battery, has a good GPS function and should last the distance. I dont want to be at 5% battery and find I need the phone for emergency calls.

I could use a seperate GPS etc or carry a spare battery but I want to keep the kit to a minimum..... and swapping battery half way will **** up the GPS tracking.
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none will last for 10hrs of gps and data usage
be best to just have a sep. gps unit and put the phone on airplane mode. or buy a solar charger lol
the rom itself isnt going to be the world of difference. but i would personally stick with non-sense gingerbread with no widgets and as little running on the phone as possible
 
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Prof Peach said:
I am doing a 90 mile off road bike ride for charity and want to use my DHD for the trip.

I plan on using Endomondo for GPS positioning and online tracking. At the same time I'll use the music player if thats possible.
I want the phone to be available for emergency contact in/outgoing calls.
I reckon as its off road, I'll be 10 hours in the saddle.

I am on the lookout for a rom thats really light on battery, has a good GPS function and should last the distance. I dont want to be at 5% battery and find I need the phone for emergency calls.

I could use a seperate GPS etc or carry a spare battery but I want to keep the kit to a minimum..... and swapping battery half way will **** up the GPS tracking.
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The only rom which comes to my mind which would provide you the longest battery life is Oxylite, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1413129

Though it won't last you 10 hours of non stop usage because you'll have your screen turned on and your GPS running.
 
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Sorry to disappoint you but there is no ROM that would not be drained after 90 miles on the bike with the GPS on. GPS used for tracking still consumes a lot of energy and to be honest, even a standalone GPS device would be out of battery after 4-5 hours.
As the battery change during tracking would break the Edomondo tracking, I would suggest to get a portable charge bank, something like 2500 mAh, which you could connect to the USB port of your Desire.
Those are quite cheap, you can buy them for around £15 from online stores.
 
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    Prof Peach said:
    I am doing a 90 mile off road bike ride for charity and want to use my DHD for the trip.

    I plan on using Endomondo for GPS positioning and online tracking. At the same time I'll use the music player if thats possible.
    I want the phone to be available for emergency contact in/outgoing calls.
    I reckon as its off road, I'll be 10 hours in the saddle.

    I am on the lookout for a rom thats really light on battery, has a good GPS function and should last the distance. I dont want to be at 5% battery and find I need the phone for emergency calls.

    I could use a seperate GPS etc or carry a spare battery but I want to keep the kit to a minimum..... and swapping battery half way will **** up the GPS tracking.
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    The only rom which comes to my mind which would provide you the longest battery life is Oxylite, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1413129

    Though it won't last you 10 hours of non stop usage because you'll have your screen turned on and your GPS running.
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