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iPhone Battery Life Observation

My battery went from 100% down to 58% in the two hours from leaving work to taking off in the airplane. I was listening to music, checking and writing a few emails. One or two texts in that time. Most of the time, screen off, just the iPod going.

On the plane now, where I’m forced into airplane mode, of course. Been watching videos, listening to music, typing posts and tweets or later publication, etc. Nonstop use for an hour and fifteen minutes. Battery is still at 58%. This happens all the time, too. Clearly, my poor AT&T signal is draining the crap out of my battery. Bluetooth and WiFi matter, too, of course. But even when I shut those off and just leave the phone itsef on, battery often goes dead in a few hours. And it varies from day to day, too. Will have to keep an eye on it this week. If I get good signal in El Paso, I’ll be curious to see how the battery does.