Battery Drain - eVeek

alchemist4533 · 11-02-2009, 09:29 PM

Hey everyone, I got a tour a couple of days ago and I love it with the exception of the battery. It is suppose to last over 10days on standby...it doesn't even last 24 hrs with minimal use in 1EV, and brightness at %10. DO a lot of people have this problem...

alchemist4533 · 11-03-2009, 07:42 AM

oh and I thought I was add, the only apps running are the ones you cant turn off.

alucardfair · 11-03-2009, 09:08 AM

I have the same problem, but I use mine constantly. About 6 to 8 hours straight before I have to put it on the charger. So I have actually never used stand by really. But the battery life is really low.

alchemist4533 · 11-03-2009, 09:23 AM

I just find it odd because I switched my 8330 curve out for this, and that battery was a marathon runner.

alchemist4533 · 11-03-2009, 01:21 PM

has anyone seen how the battery life holds up after downloading the unoffical 5.0 update?

whymewhymee · 11-06-2009, 03:52 AM

I really haven't seen a difference in battery drainage between this and my old 8830. I can usually get by with 2-3 days use after fully charging and I'm a heavy user (texting, email, browser, games, etc.). Did you cycle the battery when you first got the tour?

DataCentre · 11-06-2009, 06:56 AM

Are you using 3G on the Tour? That would drain your battery faster.

alchemist4533 · 11-06-2009, 08:42 AM

i dont think so...I have looked for the 3G option and really haven't seen it...where can it be found? I looked under network connections and only found the GMS, EV, and global options

DataCentre · 11-06-2009, 09:47 AM

Guessing your network doesn't have 3G.

alucardfair · 11-06-2009, 02:51 PM

If you have Sprint, you have 3G. Its the EV-DO setup. Don't use GSM or global if you aren't leaving the country. Anytime you have the upper case 1XEV, you're in 3G coverage.

*Hint*
Read your manual. It actually goes over what all network coverage you have and tells you the meanings of the network bar.