When I first got my N95 I was having problems with the wifi connection dropping, came here, found the tip about disabling "power saving" in advanced WLAN settings. It did seem much better but lately it's just slightly dodgy again, but nothing I can't live with. Anyway, with those wifi settings, I use a Truphone account and connect to it both at home and office. I've been keeping the handset on a charger when at home and in the office, but I thought I'd see just what kind of battery life I was getting in those conditions. I'm afraid to say that it's just two hours. That's idle time, with no calls, btw. Do the E-series SIP-enabled phones do better than that?
That's just plain daft, so I've now re-enabled that power saving feature, (in fact I've set the advanced settings back to automatic) and will report back to this thread regarding the reliability of the wifi connection and battery life.
I had my N95 connected to Truphone via my Home hub and the battery didn't drop one bar over a period of 5 hours, although admitedly I only made one 15 minute call in that time. I meant to do a slightly more scientific test but all the times I've had it running, I've been impressed at how well the battery seems to hold out.
Now, stick it on 3G and that's an entirely different story....
Yes, it looks like it's that "power saving" setting that's the killer. With it re-enabled, the handset is noticeably cooler but keeps dropping the wifi connection, despite me sitting only about three metres from the WAP. Watch this space...
Mobile phone batteries are rechargable, because of this when you over charge them - such as leaving them charging all day at home/office they loose power very quickly. Thye don't function as well and hense you get a shite battery life.
Are Nokia going to release a new better battery for the N95?
Back2Basics wrote:...when you over charge them - such as leaving them charging all day at home/office they loose power very quickly...
I think you're thinking of the old NiCads with primitive chargers. I don't think there's a danger of over-charging the N95 battery because the circuitry stops the process once the battery is full. Anyway, the absolute battery life isn't really the main issue here: it's trying to get a reliable wifi connection without draining the battery in two hours. At the moment, with the WLAN settings back to default, it looks as if I'll get similar results to chrsfrwll above: after an hour the handset is running noticeably cooler and the charge indicator hasn't dropped at all. But can I live with the wifi connection dropping intermittently? I'll report back next week.
dazzyboi84 wrote:Are Nokia going to release a new better battery for the N95?
I doubt it, they haven't recently any better batteries for their previous smartphones. It will be a third party that will make a better battery most likely but whither they are any good will be another thing. Some third party batteries are dangerous and don't last that long anyway.
neilhoskins wrote:Yes, it looks like it's that "power saving" setting that's the killer. With it re-enabled, the handset is noticeably cooler but keeps dropping the wifi connection, despite me sitting only about three metres from the WAP. Watch this space...
the default setting on Wifi TX is 100mW ! which is way too much if you're close to your AP ..
tools /settings / connection / wireless lan / options / advanced settings / TX power set at 10 or 4 save some power 😊
After eight hours with that 'power saving' setting re-enabled, the battery indicator has dropped by one bar. Not bad. However, during that time, the WiFi connection has been dropped around half a dozen times, but it usually comes back pretty quickly, and Truphone re-registers accordingly.
Yes, I could reduce the power, but that means getting into the settings each time I move from home to work, which kind-of defeats the point. Honestly, I think the WiFi VoIP capabilities of the N95 are useful, but not reliable enough for a "production" environment. I'm still interested to know, if anybody knows, if the E-series handsets do it better. Don't get me wrong: for a home/multimedia/entertainment device, I think the VoIP capabilities are brilliant. We made several Truphone calls over the weekend to relatives in flood-stricken New South Wales for... zilch, nada, free. I think the missus may be just starting to see that there are benefits to be gained from all that money I spent. Actually, I'm being unfair: she quite likes the N95 because it "keeps him quiet".
neilhoskins wrote:After eight hours with that 'power saving' setting re-enabled, the battery indicator has dropped by one bar. Not bad. However, during that time, the WiFi connection has been dropped around half a dozen times, but it usually comes back pretty quickly, and Truphone re-registers accordingly.Yes, I could reduce the power, but that means getting into the settings each time I move from home to work, which kind-of defeats the point. Honestly, I think the WiFi VoIP capabilities of the N95 are useful, but not reliable enough for a "production" environment. I'm still interested to know, if anybody knows, if the E-series handsets do it better. Don't get me wrong: for a home/multimedia/entertainment device, I think the VoIP capabilities are brilliant. We made several Truphone calls over the weekend to relatives in flood-stricken New South Wales for... zilch, nada, free. I think the missus may be just starting to see that there are benefits to be gained from all that money I spent. Actually, I'm being unfair: she quite likes the N95 because it "keeps him quiet".
Check that .. you could go with a perm IP if its your own network.😊