[gps-talkusers] Re: battery consumption on the iPhone
- From: Mike Arrigo <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2013 00:40:02 -0500
There is a case you can get for the iphone, it's called the juice pack. The
iphone slidesin to the case, and the case actually has a battery in it. There
is a micro USB connector on the bottom of the case, inserting a USB cable will
charge the iphone and the battery in the case.
On Jul 3, 2013, at 6:40 PM, Justin Hull <justinhull1@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello,
> Could you please explain how you charge your iPhone with a micro USB cable
> considering the new lightning connector is proprietary?
>
> Thank you
> Have a great day.
> Justin Hull
>
> On Jul 3, 2013, at 12:58 PM, "Mike Arrigo" <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I would suggest something like the mophie juice pack. This will just about
>> double your battery life, and, it will allow you to charge your device using
>> a standard micro USB cable instead of Apple's proprietary cables.
>> Unfortunately, many of the common bluetooth receivers do not work with the
>> iphone, the holux 1000, iblue 737 and qstarz 818 are prime examples. I think
>> any receiver that does work must be Apple approved, admitedly, this is one
>> of many pet peves I have about IOS, it's far too restrictive. All of these
>> receivers work great on Android devices.
>> Original message:
>>> All of these GPS apps suck a lot of battery, especially when using Bluetooth
>>> and Wi-Fi at the same time. I have seen the battery go down as much as 20%
>>> per hour using Navigon and also on the Seeing Eye GPS app.
>>
>>> I have the Garmin Glo receiver and will do a test soon to compare battery
>>> drain with and without this external receiver. If anyone has another
>>> receiver or the Garmin, please test as well. This will be valuable feedback
>>> for folks.
>>
>>> Many of us have back-up batteries because of this and other apps that
>>> necessitate extra power for power users.
>>
>>> Mike
>>
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