On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:02:02 -0500, Jim Higgins wrote:

> What method does VZW use to arrive at the talk/standby ratings that they
> do for phones? My VX8300, with slight-modest usage, gets about 96 hours
> of standby time. That is way less than the rated standby time so I have
> been somewhat curious as to how they arrive at their rather optimistic
> numbers.

They simply use the battery life numbers supplied by the phone
manufacturers.

> Does turning off EV-DO and setting 1X only make any real difference (I
> only want to talk, not use data or other bells/whistles). I have set 5
> sec. for display, medium volume levels, etc. so I'm curious how these
> ratings are arrived at.

You only need to disable EVDO to save battery life if you are in a fringe
area that causes your phone to constantly switch back anf forth from 1X to
EVDO. Regular voice calls use 1X, so if you don't use data EVDO doesn't
matter.

And, as Larry said, keep your phone on the charger every night and you
shouldn't have any issues with battery life, unless you make a lot of
daytime calls. If you do, either buy an extended battery or another
regular one and keep both charged.