Push!! The IPhone killer?

J911 · 06-25-2009, 04:26 AM

So I brought the 32BG IPhone 3GS and have been happy with it till last night. I purchased Beejive yesterday to see how it would work out for me and it's great push works fine and I could not fault the app. Untill I went to be last night, I had 42% battery showing before I hit the sack. When I woke up the phone was dead, as soon as I connected it to the charger it came back to life.

So here is my question:

Do you think it's push killing the phone over night ( although I sleep where there is 0 nill nothing no connection wifi or cell ) or do I need to take it to apple for a replacement?

sim · 06-25-2009, 06:38 AM

There is a distinct liklihood that push is contributing to the battery drain.

How about plugging the phone in when you go to bed. 42% battery before bed and no charge means it probably wouldn't make it through the next day anyway.

Just my $0.02.

Steve

Europa · 06-25-2009, 06:42 AM

Too bad Mobile Me's Find my iPhone feature needs push. I wouldn't use push if that feature didn't need it. Mine only drops a few percent overnight and I leave Push, WiFi, location services, and 3G on.

jarofclay73 · 06-25-2009, 07:28 AM

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, your iPod's EQ, and 3G all contribute to battery loss. And those were all there BEFORE push was even available.

Push might not be helping your battery, but it's only part of the problem.

J911 · 06-25-2009, 08:17 AM

It's just that I had an IPhone 3G before this one and I could leave it as is over night with about Half the battery showing (no % sign) and wake up with loads left on the phones battery life. Do you think I have a faulty IPhone 3GS?

Europa · 06-25-2009, 08:30 AM

So the battery life was fine with push turned off?

You said your signal is bad, maybe that's the problem. It's constantly searching. My signal and battery life is fine everywhere around me but at the hospital. The cell signal strength is horrible inside and only available in certain spots. Because of this, the phone is constantly searching and drains close to what you described above in a 12 hour shift. To get around this, I just turn airplane mode on and only turn airplane mode off if I need to make a call.

I'd test it out with push on in a place where the signal is good just to compare. If it's that bad everywhere, I bet Apple will replace it.

shutter13 · 06-25-2009, 09:16 AM

Do you need push for push notifications? I don't think you do. If you have no signal, that will eat your battery quicker than anything else.

termleech · 06-25-2009, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by J911

So I brought the 32BG IPhone 3GS and have been happy with it till last night. I purchased Beejive yesterday to see how it would work out for me and it's great push works fine and I could not fault the app. Untill I went to be last night, I had 42% battery showing before I hit the sack. When I woke up the phone was dead, as soon as I connected it to the charger it came back to life.

So here is my question:

Do you think it's push killing the phone over night ( although I sleep where there is 0 nill nothing no connection wifi or cell ) or do I need to take it to apple for a replacement?

It could be a combination of push and no cell signal. I'm guessing that since push is enabled Apple may be more aggressive in search for a cell signal so it can receive the pushes. Here is what I would try to figure out what it really is. I would do a reboot each night before putting it down to make sure no other apps or anything are affecting the test

1) Turn off push one night and note the battery drain.
2) Keep push on but turn the phone into airplane mode (disables the cell)
3) Turn push off and put the phone into airplane mode.

From the data you get from those three tests you should really be able to see what's going on.

I tell you what I found is the Nike+ burns battery. I had it turned on so the app would show up and noticed my battery draining really quickly. I've since turned it off and the battery seems significantly longer. It could be a placebo affect though so it's hard to say.

J911 · 06-25-2009, 09:41 AM

I will try these "tests" and a few other things and see how it goes, if the bat still dies on me I will take the phone in. If not then all is good. Will keep ya posted!

Get_Zwole · 06-25-2009, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by Europa

Too bad Mobile Me's Find my iPhone feature needs push. I wouldn't use push if that feature didn't need it. Mine only drops a few percent overnight and I leave Push, WiFi, location services, and 3G on.

same here i fell asleep last night with it at 36% and had wifi, 3g, bluetooth etc. on all night and when i woke up it was at 29% a bit of a drop but damn sure not 40%.