n80, battery saving tip

[Zelig]

I?ve just found something interesting on another forum, here it is with many thx to HubSwitch

I was miffed at the battery lasting less than a day BEFORE I changed a setting in the phone, now I can enjoy 3 maybe 4 days use now before having to charge. I am not a big user, nor do I text alot.

what did I do?

The phone is great for WiFi isnt it? of course it is, but its even better if you turn the power setting from 100mW to 4mW, in doing so (it would appear) that:

1 My phone stays switched on for longer periods
2 I am STILL able to connect to WiFi AP at long distances!!!!!

Symbian code error??

Worth a try?

Menu - Tools - Settings -connection -Wireless LAN - Options - Advanced settings and say YES to the prompt - scrol down to TX power level choose options/change/ and select 4 mW ok it and see how it affects your battery life and WiFi connections, you can always turn it back if your not happy!

HubSwitch

[Juzm]

Thanks heaps!

That's an excellent tip, I didn't know that part of the menu was even there! I have changed mine now and will let you know how much more life I get from the battery.

Cheers,
Juz.
N80ie Australia.

[Bytales]

WOW, my E61 has the same settings, it seems every wifi symbian phone has this setting !

It is very usefull especialy when ure at home and browsing via router in the kitchen for example, when u eat, because u dont have time to go tho the pc !

Anyways, to bad i dont use wifi at all !

[rulirahm]

I was miffed at the battery lasting less than a day BEFORE I changed a setting in the phone, now I can enjoy 3 maybe 4 days use now before having to charge. I am not a big user, nor do I text alot.

WOW!!!, less than one day to 3-4 days? Is it for Wi-Fi only do does affect with other features such as phone call, movie, music, video etc?

[Waynder]

n93 desnt have that setting

[ileH]

n93 desnt have that setting

Yes there is

[miami1992]

hy Zelig,

thx for sharing this 'little trick'.

will be usefull for all N80 owners and more

[enej]

Hy, this trick is working great on my n80...

because tis is for sending files via Wlan... so you can connect to wlan on long distances and my batery is better now.. but because im using my phone a lot it is empty after two days.

so now i can use my n80 on full power and doing all and battery is half empty after a day

[Lokesh]

wait a minute... 4mw makes the wifi range of the phone better???

[KhalidK]

4mw reduces the range of the wifi, hence saving battery power instead of searching at longer ranges.

As for n93, i will go check that out right now to see if i can switch it.