terrible signal sucking battery life?

[bobjohnson201]

i've been getting pretty terrible coverage at my work buildings and have noticed that the battery drain is much more than when i am at home all day. tmobile is even worse here so im stuck with att. what should i do? turn on wifi when at work or something?

 

[PWC Realtor]

Do you need 3G data while at work? If not force the phone to use 2g I do it with T-mono when at home where 3g signal is poor in about half of my condo.

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[bobjohnson201]

Do you need 3G data while at work? If not force the phone to use 2g I do it with T-mono when at home where 3g signal is poor in about half of my condo.

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if i used wifi wouldnt 3g be disabled? how do i force it to use 2g?

 

[PWC Realtor]

if i used wifi wouldnt 3g be disabled? how do i force it to use 2g?

Settings then more than mobile networks.

Wifi does disable data but that doesn't change whether you have a weak or stronger signal. In the screen shot notice my signal bars on 3g I get less bars and no signal in parts of my house



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[ChrisLowson]

Look into juice defender app its great It will disable 3g and enable for how often you set to save battery

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[bobjohnson201]

Settings then more than mobile networks.

Wifi does disable data but that doesn't change whether you have a weak or stronger signal. In the screen shot notice my signal bars on 3g I get less bars and no signal in parts of my house

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so if wifi disables data than whats the point of the signal (does it do anything and have battery impact)? are you saying that i should disable data and then switch on wifi? thanks again mwilkins