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[feeutfo]

So what's the hold up with 4G in the uk? Yanks have it apparently.
Why are we comparatively stuck in the days if steam?

[Martian]

http://www.broadband-expert.co.uk/4g-mobile-broadband/

[Kevin Wood]

In a word, Ofcom.

Useless.

[feeutfo]

Ah yes, the old competence issue. Never fails does it.

[cem_devecioglu]

useless technology at the moment..  mobile batteries cant even hold up with 3G .. let alone more..

and most of my friends use Edge unless they use internet or other facilities which I also prefer..

[Marks DTM Calib]

On the batteries thing, fuel cells, coming to phones and laptops within the next few years.....

[cem_devecioglu]

On the batteries thing, fuel cells, coming to phones and laptops within the next few years.....

no doubt.. technology never stops..

[henryd]

On the batteries thing, fuel cells, coming to phones and laptops within the next few years.....

So we'll all be walking around with little hydrogen bombs in our pockets

[STMO123]

On the batteries thing, fuel cells, coming to phones and laptops within the next few years.....

So we'll all be walking around with little hydrogen bombs in our pockets

I already am   

[TheBoy]

Most places I go don't get 3G yet

[Andy B]

Most places I go don't get 3G yet

Isn't that a cutting compound? 

[Martian]

useless technology at the moment..  mobile batteries cant even hold up with 3G .. let alone more..

It's GPS that kills the battery, not 3G/HSDPA.

On the batteries thing, fuel cells, coming to phones and laptops within the next few years.....

Laptops have improved vastly over the last couple of years, I can get 6+ hours continuous use with ease on my Tosh R630.

As far as mobile phones go, the manufacturers could easily reduce the default power consumption if they could be bothered to tweak the ROM properly and stop installing "default" apps that tell the GPS (and other hardware) to switch on in the background (eg, live weather).

Example in case being my Galaxy SII.....

When it had the standard O2 ROM (Gingerbread 2.3.3) on it, you had to charge it every night without fail if you wanted it to make it through to the next morning. The latest O2 ROM is Gingerbread 2.3.5, and while the base ROM itself has improved things and addressed certain bugs that were present in 2.3.3, it's still no better where power consumption is concerned.

I installed an open Gingerbread 2.3.6 and made certain tweaks (eg, increase Wi-Fi scan interval to 180s from the default 60, disable Wi-Fi when screen off, etc) and now get 2 full days use on a single charge without a problem.

There is no doubt that we need to find an alternative to the Li-ion solution we have at the moment, but improving the current performance is very easy if the manufacturers can be bothered.

[CaptainZok]

Trouble is they want their gadget to come out of the box with all it's bells and whistles playing full blast.

[cem_devecioglu]

useless technology at the moment..  mobile batteries cant even hold up with 3G .. let alone more..

It's GPS that kills the battery, not 3G/HSDPA.

On the batteries thing, fuel cells, coming to phones and laptops within the next few years.....

Laptops have improved vastly over the last couple of years, I can get 6+ hours continuous use with ease on my Tosh R630.

As far as mobile phones go, the manufacturers could easily reduce the default power consumption if they could be bothered to tweak the ROM properly and stop installing "default" apps that tell the GPS (and other hardware) to switch on in the background (eg, live weather).

Example in case being my Galaxy SII.....

When it had the standard O2 ROM (Gingerbread 2.3.3) on it, you had to charge it every night without fail if you wanted it to make it through to the next morning. The latest O2 ROM is Gingerbread 2.3.5, and while the base ROM itself has improved things and addressed certain bugs that were present in 2.3.3, it's still no better where power consumption is concerned.

I installed an open Gingerbread 2.3.6 and made certain tweaks (eg, increase Wi-Fi scan interval to 180s from the default 60, disable Wi-Fi when screen off, etc) and now get 2 full days use on a single charge without a problem.

There is no doubt that we need to find an alternative to the Li-ion solution we have at the moment, but improving the current performance is very easy if the manufacturers can be bothered.

last week when I was outside , internet became necessary so I open 3G (3G+ was active in that area) and I forgot to close it
when I was back home mobile start shouting for dead battery

ps: my GPS is always close on Samsung s8500 as its pretty useless..

pps: 2 days is an expected time for those hand pcs..  however , I dont like to charge it even weekly
 

[Johnny English]

It's not the joke section but a joke came to mind :

Two friends met in the airport one of them has two huge baggage.
"Hey pal how're you doing ? Where do you leave for ?"
"I'm fine thanks gonna go to Kuala Lumpur!"
"Wow bud, it is more than 6hrs time difference! "
"Yes..." - looks his own watch - "...exactly and the air humidity is quite high " - looks the watch continously - " not to mention the awful traffic near to my hotel !"
"Oh bud, you have a quite smart watch!"
"Yes, absolutely but must admit these batteries in my baggage are f*ckin heavy..."