Recent content by CellPhone Old Timer

Obviously if you're using WiFi, then you need it. I think the what Keira Ross meant is turn off WiFi if you don't need it & not "use WiFi only when you need it".

Don't get me wrong, all I'm saying is in this day and age it may be better to conform to silly inconsequential rules than to be the one to make waves. I've worked with many companies where executives are brought in to clean house from previous regimes and the first thing they do is roll out...

Think hard before you think of flaunting the workplace rules and evaluate whether it is really worth it since companies often frown upon rule breakers.

To tell the truth, I don't listen to music through my Note 2 only because I usually carry an Ipod, one of my portable amplifiers and either an IEM or closed headphone. Yeah, it may sound a bit snobbish, but the quality of sound is better. You just can't really tell the difference unless you A-B...

Here's some reading for you,... Charging Lithium-Ion Batteries

Bad battery? Shouldn't be getting hot on 5 minutes of use. Check for any signs of damage. Also, do you constantly discharge until there is very little juice left?, Do you leave the battery in the charger for long periods of time after the battery is charged? Are you only using the original...

I hear Verizon is going to put a bright LED behind the button, reverse their logo and make it translucent so that you're going to feel like your calling for Batman when you turn the phone on and it lights up the walls with their branding. Of course that'll be murder on the battery life, but...

I agree and also recommend that purchasers look for good solid informative reviews and not base purchasing decisions on the "feel good" un-quantifiable reviews generally seen on Amazon or Ebay. I looked here before buying mine. Batteries Archives - Battery analysis and reviews

if you don't mind my asking, why do you need the screen on so long? The has been a few complaint of ghosting due to images burning in and I would think leaving the screen on that long would be more apt to produce ghosting. Not to mention what this does to battery life.

The household has a total of (3) iPods, (1) iPhone, (1) iTouch, (1) iPad, (1) Airport Extreme router, (1) iMac & (1) MacBook Pro.