LTE is going to be a bit tougher on the battery, it's that simple. You're going to have to make some sacrifices and compromises, or buy a battery case if you're that worried about it.
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Allison Mervis Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2012 2:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Verizon LTE is a battery hog. I did lock the phone. Allison On Sep 30, 2012, at 11:12 AM, "Richard Turner" <richard.turne...@gmail.com> wrote: > I gather then, you also locked the phone once you got on the bus? > > If so, then figuring 25 minutes equals 10 percent of your battery > would mean a little over six hours of battery life. That is better > than the 4S was when it first came out, but not a big improvement either. > > Richard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Allison Mervis > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 10:18 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Verizon LTE is a battery hog. > > I completely get where you're coming from. It was about 25 minutes, > and I cleared the app switcher once I got on the bus, so nothing was > needlessly running in the background and potentially draining the battery further. > Allison > On Sep 29, 2012, at 1:39 PM, Richard Turner > <richard.turne...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> For those of us who do not have the iPhone 5, I wonder if when >> battery issues are discussed, if people could specify actual time >> spent, rather than leaving it in generalities? >> I'm not picking at you, but this is a good example. You were waiting >> for a bus and did some light news checking and browsing--is that for >> 2 minutes or 20 minutes and did that continue while on the bus, etc. >> It is hard to gauge if we are talking about real battery drainage >> issues, or what without knowing how much time resulted in 10 percent > battery use. >> >> Thanks, >> Richard >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >> Behalf Of Allison Mervis >> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 1:35 PM >> To: Viphone@Googlegroups.Com Viphone@Googlegroups.Com >> Subject: Verizon LTE is a battery hog. >> >> Hi everyone. >> The subject basically says it all. The other day, I was waiting for >> the bus and did some light browsing and news checking on my iPhone 5. >> When I got to work, I noticed that my battery had drained 10 percent >> from 100 to 90. I also notice that the battery drains even when I'm >> doing nothing with LTE available. I always clear the app switcher >> after I finish doing something, bluetooth is almost always turned >> off, and > my screen curtain is always on. >> Furthermore, when I'm on WiFi, I don't notice nearly as significant >> of a drain. Do any other iPhone five users who have LTE available >> notice > this? >> Thanks. >> Allison >> >> -- >> 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. 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