I realized over the weekend the only time I turn my cell phone (iPhone) off is when there’s a problem and it needs to reboot. My last phone was a BlackBerry Curve and I used the auto on/off feature to shut it down over night. Both phones (especially the BlackBerry) require up to 1 minute to fully power up. This can be really inconvenient if I quickly need to get to some data, and yes I’m aware of how impatient this sounds! I am interested in how other people deal with this issue, so here is my question for you (post a comment if you need to elaborate!):
-
Archives
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- September 2009
- August 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- November 2008
- October 2008
- July 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
-
Meta
I, too, only truly power down my phone when it needs a reboot, which seems like a few times per month. However, I do turn the ringer off a lot; nothing is more annoying than a cell phone ringing at the most non-opportune times (movie theater, meeting, wine class – LOL). There was a time, long ago, when I first had a cell phone I could carry with me and the only time I turned it ON is when I wanted to make a call. Weird, huh?
Good point Kim, and I usually have my ringer on/off depending on the situation. The first phone we had in the mid/late 90s was brick and the battery would only last 4 – 5 hours so it wasn’t an option to have it on all the time. Despite how far we’ve come I still get frustrated that my iPhone doesn’t last more than 1.5 days without a charge…