iPhone 4S - have you ordered one? Has it arrived yet?

[notzac]

Mine was just delivered - now waiting for the number porting process to complete.
So long, Vodafail!

 

[Pushka]

There is an excellent app called Boost Magic which totally improves the battery life of my new (now old) iphone. It changes the way it is charged. You open the app and then plug in the charger and off you go. My iphone lasts for at least two days now! I think it might even have been free?

 

[Homer]

My experience with the 4S battery life seems to be at odds with most of the results reported here. I received no calls yesterday and left my phone running all day and night. This morning it had dropped by about 15%. It is connected to our home wifi network and has push email. According to the call log, so far today I have had 16 calls of just a couple of minutes each on average and the battery is at around 50%. That is fairly typical of my iPhone 4 battery experience.

 

[drewbles]

There is an excellent app called Boost Magic which totally improves the battery life of my new (now old) iphone. It changes the way it is charged. You open the app and then plug in the charger and off you go. My iphone lasts for at least two days now! I think it might even have been free?

Are you sure it's not just in your mind? This app simply advises you, based on mAh, expected talk/standby/wifi/3G etc time remaining.

Even the app description states it's a set of 'battery performance stats' nothing more.

(FYI no app can ever actually influence the way a battery charges, it's all based on the power controller unit, PCU, on the mainboard itself. Allowing an app to regulate power would be a recipe for disaster).

 

[Ewing]

So, my battery problems look fixed.

Basically to cut a long story short I had managed exchange for my personal email account. With the arrival of iCloud, I decided to move my mail back to my own dedicated server and put my calendars/contacts on iCloud and cancel the exchange service.

The moment I deleted my Exchange account and added the IMAP account back in, the battery stopped going down like no tomorrow.

I'm now at standby 12h11m with usage 2h9m and the battery is at 65%. That's much better!

 

[Simo]

IME when you are using certain products it can adversly effect your battery life.

With exchange and all of those things it can be very battery hungry because the product will be constantly checking the server for updates.

 

[LiamR]

So, my battery problems look fixed.

Basically to cut a long story short I had managed exchange for my personal email account. With the arrival of iCloud, I decided to move my mail back to my own dedicated server and put my calendars/contacts on iCloud and cancel the exchange service.

The moment I deleted my Exchange account and added the IMAP account back in, the battery stopped going down like no tomorrow.

I'm now at standby 12h11m with usage 2h9m and the battery is at 65%. That's much better!

Interesting, as someone who has to MS Exchange accounts on my iPhone. My battery life may be running out a lot faster than it should.

 

[notzac]

Mine was just delivered - now waiting for the number porting process to complete.
So long, Vodafail!

3 days and several phone calls later, I have a working Telstra NextG service! Absolutely loving being able to tell my phone to write e-mail and text messages

 

[LiamR]

*Checks Order Tracking*

*Runs to mail room*

 

[Limewood]

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*Checks Order Tracking*

*Runs to mail room*

When did you order it?

 

[LiamR]

When did you order it?

Sunday 23rd October.

 

[drewbles]

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*Checks Order Tracking*

*Runs to mail room*

followed by either..


*squeals like a school girl when getting package*

or

*grumbles and moans about courier having a 'failed delivery' notification*

 

[LiamR]

followed by either..


*squeals like a school girl when getting package*

or

*grumbles and moans about courier having a 'failed delivery' notification*

Ooooo, perfect place to rant.

*Run into mailroom*

Hi, I've got a package waiting for me.

"Oh Yes Liam, but it's not a parcel, just a card" *Gives Liam a Red "We missed you" Card*

Liam, oh damn. *Looks at watch* Ohhhh it's 4:30... Run to Auspost!

Runs into Auspost with Red Card and ID in hand.

"Sorry Liam, the parcel isn't in your name" It's in the name of <Insert name of the company I work for here>

Liam: Oh yes, that's the company I work for. Here's my work ID.

AusPost Person: Sorry, we only accept Government ID.

Liam: But, but, here's my government ID, it has my name, and here's my work ID proving who I work for...

Auspost: Sorry, we need government ID proving where you work?

*Liam thinking, WTF. Is there such a thing?*

Austpost: Sorry, we are closing, you'll have to get the parcel reset.

Meanwhile the parcel is sitting on the counter, how hard can it be for me to grab and run.

Yeah, to say I'm not happy is an understatement. Might just go down to Apple tomorrow and pick one up.

 

[drewbles]

Ooooo, perfect place to rant.

*Run into mailroom*

Hi, I've got a package waiting for me.

"Oh Yes Liam, but it's not a parcel, just a card" *Gives Liam a Red "We missed you" Card*

Liam, oh damn. *Looks at watch* Ohhhh it's 4:30... Run to Auspost!

Runs into Auspost with Red Card and ID in hand.

"Sorry Liam, the parcel isn't in your name" It's in the name of <Insert name of the company I work for here>

Liam: Oh yes, that's the company I work for. Here's my work ID.

AusPost Person: Sorry, we only accept Government ID.

Liam: But, but, here's my government ID, it has my name, and here's my work ID proving who I work for...

Auspost: Sorry, we need government ID proving where you work?

*Liam thinking, WTF. Is there such a thing?*

Austpost: Sorry, we are closing, you'll have to get the parcel reset.

Meanwhile the parcel is sitting on the counter, how hard can it be for me to grab and run.

Yeah, to say I'm not happy is an understatement. Might just go down to Apple tomorrow and pick one up.

I was going to click 'Like' but that would be cruel and unusual punishment, especially seeing as it's a Friday afternoon.

 

[notzac]

Ooooo, perfect place to rant.

*Run into mailroom*

Hi, I've got a package waiting for me.

"Oh Yes Liam, but it's not a parcel, just a card" *Gives Liam a Red "We missed you" Card*

Liam, oh damn. *Looks at watch* Ohhhh it's 4:30... Run to Auspost!

Runs into Auspost with Red Card and ID in hand.

"Sorry Liam, the parcel isn't in your name" It's in the name of <Insert name of the company I work for here>

Liam: Oh yes, that's the company I work for. Here's my work ID.

AusPost Person: Sorry, we only accept Government ID.

Liam: But, but, here's my government ID, it has my name, and here's my work ID proving who I work for...

Auspost: Sorry, we need government ID proving where you work?

*Liam thinking, WTF. Is there such a thing?*

Austpost: Sorry, we are closing, you'll have to get the parcel reset.

Meanwhile the parcel is sitting on the counter, how hard can it be for me to grab and run.

Yeah, to say I'm not happy is an understatement. Might just go down to Apple tomorrow and pick one up.

You'll have to forgive me for laughing .. but that's just a bit funny. I've had run ins with Aus Post retail staff too .. some of them aren't the sharpest tools in the shed!

 

[blackcat20]

I've had run ins with Aus Post retail staff too .. some of them aren't the sharpest tools in the shed!

Thats an understatement; I once had trouble picking up a parcel because they couldnt find it...it had been filed under the sender's surname...

Liam, did you end up getting your phone?

 

[ausi ski bum]

I just got a 4S yesterday with Telstra but I can not access the internet or any online facilities, it just says I have no network. My plan definatly has access so I have no idea why I cant

 

[LiamR]

Thats an understatement; I once had trouble picking up a parcel because they couldnt find it...it had been filed under the sender's surname...

Liam, did you end up getting your phone?

Nope.

I just got a 4S yesterday with Telstra but I can not access the internet or any online facilities, it just says I have no network. My plan definatly has access so I have no idea why I cant

Try going into..

Settings / General / Reset (Right down the bottom) and press 'Reset Network Settings'