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dhy8386 · 08-18-2008, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by michael180

Thanks so much for the great review, dhy8386. I am planning to purchase GreenFinder as soon as they add my home course. Regarding battery life, I noticed that you turned off the 3G. So how does that work? Do you depend on EDGE?

Again thanks for your review.

Both apps will download your course so that you do not need the cell networks (theoretically) to refresh the maps (you would just be using the GPS). I did not test this however to make sure performance is not impacted. I also do not know if you accidentally exit the application, is the course still downloaded or do you need to reconnect to access it. Im playing again this weekend so I will test that out and report. One note, given how quickly ~20 seconds the app takes to "refind" the GPS signal, you could probably extend the battery life a lot by auto locking your phone manually when you do not need the GPS (say after you measure for a par 3 from the tee). I may also try this and see how it affects performance.

08-18-2008, 02:13 PM	#60 (permalink)
dhy8386 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Originally Posted by michael180 Thanks so much for the great review, dhy8386. I am planning to purchase GreenFinder as soon as they add my home course. Regarding battery life, I noticed that you turned off the 3G. So how does that work? Do you depend on EDGE? Again thanks for your review. Both apps will download your course so that you do not need the cell networks (theoretically) to refresh the maps (you would just be using the GPS). I did not test this however to make sure performance is not impacted. I also do not know if you accidentally exit the application, is the course still downloaded or do you need to reconnect to access it. Im playing again this weekend so I will test that out and report. One note, given how quickly ~20 seconds the app takes to "refind" the GPS signal, you could probably extend the battery life a lot by auto locking your phone manually when you do not need the GPS (say after you measure for a par 3 from the tee). I may also try this and see how it affects performance.