[Lancaster] Android G1 phone?

[Sam Barnett-Cormack]

Wayne Ward wrote:
> I just stopped using it totally - i followed all the guides how to cut 
> the power usage down but
> i have to charge it twice a day!
> Ive looked at some extended batteries seems like the answer..
> there is a double battery were you need a bigger back on the phone or 
> one the same size so no horrible back sticking out! which ill probably 
> go for.
> The keyboard is wicked but a virtual keyboard would be handy aswell as 
> the proper keyboard

I've found it fine for moderate usage of voice and data, with one charge
overnight.

Sam

> Sam Barnett-Cormack wrote:
>> Mike Dent wrote:
>>   
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: lancaster-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk [mailto:lancaster-
>>>> bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Wayne Ward
>>>> Sent: 21 March 2009 19:24
>>>> To: Lancaster LUG
>>>> Subject: Re: [Lancaster] Android G1 phone?
>>>>
>>>> I have a G1 the phone is pretty good I have a SSH client installed
>>>> havent looked for a vnc client yet..
>>>> You have a app called market place were new apps get added daily which
>>>> is handy - you can seem to get what ever apps you need. The battery
>>>> life
>>>> is pants though! ive had to turn off bluetooth / wireless / gps
>>>> basically all the stuff i use on the phone!! Although i used the gps in
>>>> the car last week and it worked great! the calendar and conacts sync to
>>>> google calendar and then i sync my google conatcts and calendar with
>>>> thunderbird which all works A1 tasks sync with RTM  and I use a RTM
>>>> client on the G1.  Some of the other apps i use are pocket ebay wifi
>>>> scan and wptogo for blogging to my wordpress. T-mobile has been pretty
>>>> crap and i have a lot of problems with calls were i have had tmobile
>>>> reset the account and im still have small problems - So to sum it up -
>>>> Great phone - some great apps - Crap battery and a crap network.....
>>>>
>>>> Wayne
>>>>
>>>>       
>>> Thanks for the comments guys. Looks like the phone will do most of the stuff I want and then some.
>>> Shame about the battery though :(
>>>     
>> The battery life really depends on what you're going to do. While it's
>> in low-power mode (sleeping), it uses pretty much nothing. It'll
>> disappear quite quickly if you do much, though, especially if what
>> you're doing involves the network. I've found that this is less of an
>> issue if you're using Wi-fi with good coverage. If you're going to
>> "work" seriously on it, though, it helps to have it plugged in.
>>
>> Sam
>>
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