I agree with both sides of this ... but here is why I shut mine off ... I got kids .. and they like to sneak into my office .. and start poundig on my BT keyboard .. next thing I know my phone is doing all sorts of stuff ...
Also, several times I've left my BT headphones on .. and didn't relize it ... and was wondering what was going on with my phone and why it wouldn't talk to me ... Sent from my iPhone On Apr 18, 2012, at 1:07 AM, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, if it makes you feel more comfortable to believe that the battery > savings is greater, more power to you. I suspect that actual real-world and > benchmark testing would prove you wrong. > > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 18/04/2012, at 16:36, Christopher Chaltain <chalt...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I disagree, in addition to battery savings, which I think are greater >> than what's indicated below, and the fact that if you're between power >> sources that extra 30 minutes or so could be important, there's also the >> security concerns. I know that bluetooth is "secure" but why leave >> yourself open if you're not going to be using your bluetooth for an >> extended period of time. IMHO, whether you want your bluetooth running >> or not is a personal preference and no one is wrong for leaving it on or >> wanting a quick way to turn it off. >> >> On 17/04/12 23:15, Anthony Vece wrote: >>> Their is no reason to turn it off. >>> >>> >>> Sent from my Verizon iPhone! >>> >>> On Apr 18, 2012, at 12:00 AM, CD <cd5...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I leave my Bluetooth on all of the time but didn't want to mention that >>>> because I wasn't sure I should but I always have. >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>>> Of Ricardo Walker >>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 8:44 PM >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: New Bluetooth app >>>> >>>> You know, I don't mean to be a kill joy about this app but, why don't >>>> people >>>> leave bluetooth on? I mean, if you toggle it on/off so much that this >>>> would >>>> be valuable to you, why not just leave BT on. The battery consumption for >>>> this radio is so low when not in use, you won't even notice a battery hit >>>> unless you are really keeping track. Really. It my lower your usage time >>>> by all of 30 minutes per charging cycle. >>>> >>>> JMO. >>>> >>>> Ricardo Walker >>>> rica...@appletothecore.info >>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>>> www.appletothecore.info >>>> >>>> On Apr 17, 2012, at 5:43 PM, Raul A. Gallegos <r...@raulgallegos.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello Beverly, have you checked out the app description? >>>>> >>>>> The link is >>>>> http://itunes.apple.com/app/bluetooth-onoff./id514869898?mt=8 >>>>> >>>>> The description reads: >>>>> Did it take too many steps just to turn on/off bluetooth? You can now turn >>>> on/off just by launching this app. Just in a second, you can activate or >>>> deactivate bluetooth. >>>>> In addtion, you can chat with other users nearby. >>>>> * Tip : Turn on the app's setting if you want to turn on/off upon launch. >>>>> iPhone / iPad -> Settings -> "scroll down" -> OnOff -> "turn on switch" -> >>>> "kill the app and relaunch" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> - >>>>> Raul A. Gallegos >>>>> Never have more children than you have car windows. - Erma Bombeck >>>>> Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com >>>>> Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 >>>>> Facebook: http://facebook.com/rgallegos74 >>>>> >>>>> On 4/17/2012 4:44 PM, beverly wrote: >>>>>> Will someone explain why or how this app could be used? >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Les Kriegler" >>>>>> <kriegle...@gmail.com> >>>>>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 4:26 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: New Bluetooth app >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Paula, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks for this. Works as advertised. I thought this feature was to >>>>>>> be implemented into Siri, but since that hasn't happened yet, I >>>>>>> grabbed this app. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Les >>>>>>> On Apr 17, 2012, at 3:54 PM, Paula Mack wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Check out the Bluetooth on off application in the IOS App Store. >>>>>>>> It's awesome. Get it before Apple removes it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Paula Mack >>>>>>>> On FaceBook: pm3456 >>>>>>>> On Twitter: pm3456 >>>>>>>> On Skype: psm3456 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>>>>>> Google Group. >>>>>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>>>>> Google Group. >>>>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google >>>> Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> -- >> Christopher (CJ) >> chalt...@gmail.com >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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