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Naviculture · Thread Author #1 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 08:37 AM

Morning all -

I've been using wifi a bit more lately, but mainly for downloading apps over 10MB.

What I want to know is, do you tend to just leave your wifi on all the time, or?

TStewart14SHR · #2 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 09:05 AM

I leave mine on, never can seem to tell when I might pick up a connection, so on it stays

iBoxtaboy · #3 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 09:05 AM

I only turn it on when I know I can access wifi. Otherwise, I think it uses up battery power searching for a wifi signal, no? I also hate seeing pop ups asking me if I want to connect to all these secured connections that I don't have a password to. LOL

chobbs1 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 10:23 AM

Same here. I leave mine off until I know i can connect

pvdnh · #5 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 10:25 AM

I rarely use wifi, just for downloading apps or when I'm surfing the web at school because it is quicker than using 3g. My school is like a reception black hole.

jamesus · #6 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 10:28 AM

I only turn on wifi when I know I can connect.

whmurray · #7 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by naviwilliams

Morning all -

I've been using wifi a bit more lately, but mainly for downloading apps over 10MB.

What I want to know is, do you tend to just leave your wifi on all the time, or?

I put my iPhone in "Airplane Mode" at bedtime. This saves re-charge time.

I sometimes turn it off because I think that trying to use "closed" access points keeps it from using 3G.

sting7k · #8 (**permalink**) 10-07-2009, 10:48 AM

I leaven it on all the time. If you turn off ask to join networks it doesn't seem to effect the battery and search all the time, only when I go to it in options and then it scans. Otherwise it just auto joins networks it already knows, which is nice.