Extend your mobile phone's battery life
Submitted by: Andrew Lim
Tip 2: Signal strength
If your phone is constantly straining to find a network signal it will use more power than if it's not. When your phone is in an area with poor network coverage it will use more power to force a connection with the nearest mobile mast base station. Because of this, it's best not to leave your phone in areas of the office or house where the signal is poor. Also, when you make a call, try to make sure that you have three or more bars of signal on your phone.
If you're underground or in another area with no signal, turn your phone off. Turn it on again when you know you'll have a signal, or turn it on every now and then to check.
In summary:
• Make sure your phone has a good signal even when you're not using it
• If you need to make a call, try and find an area with as strong a signal as possible
• Turn your phone off if you're in an area with no signal for a long period of time
Submitted by: Andrew Lim
Andrew Lim is CNET.co.uk's mobile phone reviewer and thrives on mobile technology. He is particularly interested in the convergence of MP3 players and compact digital cameras into the mobile phone domain. He says, "I can't wait to see what piece of technology they manage to put in a mobile phone next. It looks like MP3 player and digital camera manufacturers should watch out, because mobile phone technology is progressing very fast."
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