Up grading iPhone 3GS to OS4
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From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 8 Jul 2010 11:16 On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:14:02 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: >On Thu, 8 Jul 2010 15:46:01 +0100, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > >>On 2010-07-08, Jon B <black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I've been following all the discussion (OK much of it asbout iPhone 4 >>>> but I've seen some comments about upgrading iPhone 3). >>>> >>>> Now that OS4 has been around a bit is there any advice anyone would care >>>> to give a new user about accepting the updater offer to upgrade to OS4? >>>> (My phone is backed up in the default manner to my Mac Mini each time I >>>> plug the one into the other.) >>> >>> Yep, as per the others, for the 3GS go for it. For the 3G owners I'd >>> stick to OS3.1, it made my 3G so laggy I've just recieved a 3GS this >>> morning. >> >>I'm starting to see a few reports around the 'Net (and from SWMBO) that >>3GSs have poorer battery life after installing iOS4. Anyone else seeing >>this? > >Seems the same here. Not better, unfortunately! Misinterpretable - I'll try that again. The battery life of my 3GS seems the same with iOS4 as with 3.13, here. Not any better, unfortunately. Cheers - Jaimie -- You are standing at the gate to Gehennom. --more-- Unspeakable cruelty and harm lurk down there. --more-- Are you sure you want to go in there? y So be it. You fall down the stairs. -- Nethack 3.31
From: Jim on 8 Jul 2010 11:21 On 2010-07-08, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: >>> >>>I'm starting to see a few reports around the 'Net (and from SWMBO) that >>>3GSs have poorer battery life after installing iOS4. Anyone else seeing >>>this? >> >>Seems the same here. Not better, unfortunately! > > Misinterpretable - I'll try that again. > > The battery life of my 3GS seems the same with iOS4 as with 3.13, > here. Not any better, unfortunately. Right-o, thanks. SWMBO mentioned that hers seemed to be draining quicker, but she's not investigated fully yet. Might just need some settings resetting. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: Woody on 8 Jul 2010 11:31 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > On 2010-07-08, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> > wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm starting to see a few reports around the 'Net (and from SWMBO) > > > > that >>>> 3GSs have poorer battery life after installing iOS4. Anyone else > > > > seeing >>>> this? >>> >>> Seems the same here. Not better, unfortunately! >> >> Misinterpretable - I'll try that again. >> >> The battery life of my 3GS seems the same with iOS4 as with 3.13, >> here. Not any better, unfortunately. > > Right-o, thanks. SWMBO mentioned that hers seemed to be draining > quicker, but she's not investigated fully yet. Might just need some > settings resetting. I have been running it quite a while and haven't noticed any difference either way. I guess it depends what apps you run though, not doing any multitasking here -- Woody
From: Jim on 8 Jul 2010 11:35 On 2010-07-08, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>> The battery life of my 3GS seems the same with iOS4 as with 3.13, >>> here. Not any better, unfortunately. >> >> Right-o, thanks. SWMBO mentioned that hers seemed to be draining >> quicker, but she's not investigated fully yet. Might just need some >> settings resetting. > > I have been running it quite a while and haven't noticed any difference > either way. I guess it depends what apps you run though, not doing any > multitasking here She isn't -knowingly- multitasking. I think she's just playing Angry Birds more... Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 8 Jul 2010 11:34
On Thu, 8 Jul 2010 16:35:43 +0100, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: >On 2010-07-08, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>> The battery life of my 3GS seems the same with iOS4 as with 3.13, >>>> here. Not any better, unfortunately. >>> >>> Right-o, thanks. SWMBO mentioned that hers seemed to be draining >>> quicker, but she's not investigated fully yet. Might just need some >>> settings resetting. >> >> I have been running it quite a while and haven't noticed any difference >> either way. I guess it depends what apps you run though, not doing any >> multitasking here > >She isn't -knowingly- multitasking. I think she's just playing Angry >Birds more... That would do it! Power hungry, those birds. Cheers - Jaimie -- "If apathy and manipulation aren't strengths, I don't know what is" - Zadok, 1/0 |