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Tip: Turn off UMTS if you know you’re not going to use it

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By: , IntoMobile
Monday, April 9th, 2007 at 11:43 AM

PhoneBoy provides us a tip about something I’ve been doing since day 1 of owning my Nokia E61.

Hit the Application Key on your Nseries [any S60 device really] phone and go to Tools > Settings > Network > Network Mode. Set it to GSM. You will be asked to reboot the phone for this change to take effect. Once the reboot occurs, the phone won’t try and use UMTS at all.

No sense in leaving it on if it does nothing but suck power! The same thing can be said about Bluetooth, turn it on only when you need it.

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Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • korokmu

    Fyi N95 doesnt has to reboot every time you change the network setting.

  • andy

    Thanks for the tip, I also saw a tip to limit the wifi power level.
    Turn down Tx Power Level (Tools > Settings > Connection > Wireless LAN > Options > Advanced Settings > TX Power Level) you have to get out of the auto enabled option for this to work.
    I just did it, they say it offers days more battery time and still works well with wifi.