T-Mobile Terrible Battery Life - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

Hi everyone I got my phone 4 days ago and have been through charge cycles but my battery life sucks. I only get a Max of 2hrs on screen time and 12 hours with the phone on (if its in airplane mode the whole time). Also, it takes forever to charge. I charged it from 7pm to 10:30pm and it went from 2% to 34%. And as i type this message (on wifi) I lost 3% battery life. What should I do?
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Also it seems that display takes up 50% battery (which is good) but as soon as I send one text, phone immediately goes to 50% and display down to 18%. It stays that way all day and rebooting does not help. And the battery percent goes up and down without charging. And yes I have calibrated it multiple times
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Have you considered getting another battery
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I would not like to spend anymore money on this phone if possible. I just spent $680 on it. What kind of battery life are u getting?
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You should return it. My on screen time is 3hrs and I still have 61% left.
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Yup, I can get 4+ hours screen time, not on power saver. You need to swap your phone out, something's not right.

Something is definitely wrong. I had a 45 minute conversation in my car today with the screen on for navigation and it only drained 15%. I was quite impressed.
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Call up T-Mobile and tell them your battery is defective and they will send you a new one free of charge. Plus you can keep your old one.
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Well I went back to the tmobile store and just swapped the phone. Hopefully this one will be better than the last.
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Scoutamis said:
Hi everyone I got my phone 4 days ago and have been through charge cycles but my battery life sucks. I only get a Max of 2hrs on screen time and 12 hours with the phone on (if its in airplane mode the whole time). Also, it takes forever to charge. I charged it from 7pm to 10:30pm and it went from 2% to 34%. And as i type this message (on wifi) I lost 3% battery life. What should I do?
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Most likely, you have a lemon, and you should exchange it.

keep in mind, if you store your phone in a hot place it will drain considerably quicker..happen to my S2

G1_enthusiast said:
keep in mind, if you store your phone in a hot place it will drain considerably quicker..happen to my S2
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I always have my phone in my pocket so its not really ever in a hot place. But thanks for the suggestion
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Scoutamis said:
I always have my phone in my pocket so its not really ever in a hot place. But thanks for the suggestion
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You clearly have something defective.
(from my phone)

em2drvr03 said:
Call up T-Mobile and tell them your battery is defective and they will send you a new one free of charge. Plus you can keep your old one.
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are you serious? can someone verify this?

Do you have low signal. At my home I had the same issue, but on sprint. Using something like juice defender extended my battery life considerably.
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Lieu10ant said:
are you serious? can someone verify this?
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Here we go. Now everybody and their mom is gonna try to scam T-Mobile like Charlie did HTC for the battery covers. :-[
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The_Biz said:
Here we go. Now everybody and their mom is gonna try to scam T-Mobile like Charlie did HTC for the battery covers. :-[
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Then they'll start charging. My friends Sensation legit needed a back cover for his phone (power button was shot and volume rocker fell out) but he couldn't get one from HTC after three attempts.

Try doing a factory reset. It helped on my S3.

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Do you have low signal. At my home I had the same issue, but on sprint. Using something like juice defender extended my battery life considerably.
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Signal is strong where I live so that wasn't the issue
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vince2398 said:
Try doing a factory reset. It helped on my S3.
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Tried that and it didn't help so I got it replaced. Getting much better results with the new phone
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Battery not lasting and i got it on friday

Ok so how long do u have to see some good battery im on my 3rd charge and its been lasting me 6 to 7 hours but i have only text and some surf and a bit of gaming i am on the latest stock rom rooted and i have hotspot hack and sprint boot that i installed
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That's pretty terrible even if it's not conditioned yet. Especially because it sounds like you have only light use. You may want to take it back and replace the battery. Either that or you're in an area with terrible signal.
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No i have full bars
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Did you let the battery completely drain and then charge to 100% after you bought your phone?
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Did you let the battery completely drain and then charge to 100% after you bought your phone?
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I let it drain and did full charge but i charge it while it was on
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Take it back and get a new one. I just bought one on friday and even with heavy use my battery has lasted 20+ hours.
Sounds like a bad battery then. Happened to me on another phone. I just asked for a new battery and they gave it to me no problem.
I don't even have full bars and I get a minimum of 12 hours on pretty semi heavy use. I don't use wifi and I get at least 3-3.5 hours of screen on time.
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Basically you shouldn't have to worry about battery life if your only using the phone "normally".....
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cpcormier3 said:
Sounds like a bad battery then. Happened to me on another phone. I just asked for a new battery and they gave it to me no problem.
I don't even have full bars and I get a minimum of 12 hours on pretty semi heavy use. I don't use wifi and I get at least 3-3.5 hours of screen on time.
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thanks im just gonna ask for another batteryi like this phone its just battery issue that all
Same thing with me:
Guess I'll get a new battery....
Do i have to go to the repair store to ask for it or can i go where i bought the phone in sales store only official sprint store?
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tech7 said:
Do i have to go to the repair store to ask for it or can i go where i bought the phone in sales store only official sprint store?
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A sales only store is unlikely to have any batteries on hand, we hoard a ton of new and used ones at my store, but we're a repair store...we're always getting folks coming from sales only stores for batteries.
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squshy 7 said:
A sales only store is unlikely to have any batteries on hand, we hoard a ton of new and used ones at my store, but we're a repair store...we're always getting folks coming from sales only stores for batteries.
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I just talk to the sales store and they wanna look into my phone and im rooted i just want them to check the battery by it self grr
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Yeah even when i'm in a crappy service area I still get at least 12 hours of medium use, with at least 2 hours of screen on time. I'm using the stock ROM as well. I have 2 email accounts on push. And don't use wifi
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tech7 said:
I just talk to the sales store and they wanna look into my phone and im rooted i just want them to check the battery by it self grr
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Just tell them you're in a hurry and don't have time. They just gave me a new one and then I was on my way...
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Just tell them you're in a hurry and don't have time. They just gave me a new one and then I was on my way...
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Cool thanks ill try that
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Good luck...
Omg i got a new battery but had to pay for it but oh well i got with external battery ut omg god i see the difference on the first one the percent will go dows every min now is like there for a while
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tech7 said:
Omg i got a new battery but had to pay for it but oh well i got with external battery ut omg god i see the difference on the first one the percent will go dows every min now is like there for a while
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Excellent news, glad it worked out. Where did you end up getting your battery? And if you don't mind me asking, how much did it set you back?
Apps like Facebook would drain my battery really fast. I use friendcaster now. Also make sure your not using the wireless location in the gps setting.
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T-Mo Note II Battery Life Thread: Post Screenies!

Figured I start a thread specifically for the T-Mobile variant. I will say that I'm pretty pleased with the battery life thus far. I hated having to give up the ease of some functionality just so my Samsung OG Epic 4G could make it through the day. Meaning, turning off bluetooth, live wallpaper, wifi, etc.
I feel like I haven't had to do that even though there is a battery saver mode already. I'm currently sitting at 54% and it's been a day since taking it off the charger.
I currently have all the bells and whistles going. Live wallpaper and facial recognition to unlock. S-Pen detection and the whole 9. Anyhow, just wanted to see what everyone else is getting.
I'd be happy with 6 hours screen on time
i had the galaxy s3 before the note 2 and i have noticed huge battery improvements
I was briefly reading through the manual and saw this:
Do not wait until your battery is completely depleted before
charging your device. Repeating this process of a complete
discharge and recharge can over time reduce the storage
capacity of any battery.
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just thought I'd pass it along. I usually run my battery all the way down and let it die before recharging:
blazinazn said:
I was briefly reading through the manual and saw this:
Do not wait until your battery is completely depleted before
charging your device. Repeating this process of a complete
discharge and recharge can over time reduce the storage
capacity of any battery.
Pg 15
just thought I'd pass it along. I usually run my battery all the way down and let it die before recharging:
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dam thanks i was about to do a few full discharge and full charge again, thanks for the info.
I'm not getting great battery life yet and have had the phone for over 24 hours since I picked it up yesterday morning. Can't pinpoint wjat could be draining it.
What do you guys think?
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mmorabe said:
I'm not getting great battery life yet and have had the phone for over 24 hours since I picked it up yesterday morning. Can't pinpoint wjat could be draining it.
What do you guys think?
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My guess wouod be your cell signal. Lot of yellow in there. Weaker signal means more battery drain
Good point. At work I'm on wifi but when it's not it is on edge
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All I have to say is wow.
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All I have to say is wow.
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Total screen on time?
offdutyninja808 said:
All I have to say is wow.
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Looks like my battery life on my S3 with the Anker 4400mah battery!
Fairly light usage while I was at work. I always run power saving mode and auto dim.
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Heres my battery
Here's mine.
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Unbelievable. Its DOUBLE what I get on my note 1. This is the first time i can remember in years not changing a battery during a day.
I have had WiFi on most of the time.
I never thought I would see 14 hours.
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The battery life on this is simply amazing. I am still shocked to see how good it is. I tried everything today to run it down. Barely even used WIFI today. Basically all 4G. Screen brightness was about 50% at least all day. Never below as well. Crazy awesome battery
My battery life is insane. Ive used my phone nonstop all day and its still going. I should easily get between 8-9 hours of onscreen time.
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Im Impressed
Pretty impressive!
graveghoul said:
Pretty impressive!
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Agreed graveghoul.. I cant kill this thing. This is near tablet like battery life.
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Geo411m said:
Agreed graveghoul.. I cant kill this thing. This is near tablet like battery life.
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Me too. 6+ hours of screen time. No screenies at this time.
Not surpriesed though. Near tablet size should equal near tablet like battery life.
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Horrible Battery Life?

Auto brightness off that's about it moderate use a YouTube video Facebook and twitter that's it. Stock jb. No root. And don't plan to root.
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horr1blek1tten said:
Auto brightness off that's about it moderate use a YouTube video Facebook and twitter that's it. Stock jb. No root. And don't plan to root.
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JB has been known to have very bad battery life. If your not rooted, it's hard to help you from here. Maybe try some of the battery saver apps?
Juice defender but its outdated
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Go to settings , backup and reset, turn off collect Diagnostics. Also keep wifi and gps off when not in use.
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Go to settings , backup and reset, turn off collect Diagnostics. Also keep wifi and gps off when not in use.
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Turned off diagnostics how does that affect battery life? And that usage was on 4g just got home and turned on WiFi. GPS is always off. Anything else?
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Turning GPS and WIFI off makes no difference. Those draw no power unless they're in use. WIFI only passively looks for a signal when it's on (every 30 seconds and gps is only active if an app uses it. Juice Defender will cause your battery to drain faster too.
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My battery life takes a dive when leaving GPS on all the time I don't know if it has something to do with jelly bean or not? It also keeps the phone awake, thus definitely using more battery.
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So many devs would like to have a talk with you...
T-Mobile Galaxy S 3, stock and rooted.
Actually the 4G radio uses more battery than wifi. Wifi can turn itself off after inactivity, having apps syncing all the time if you have it on will drain battery immensely. Mainly because it's suppose to be sleeping yet it still running and working and those apps will have a great time doing that. also depends how long you had phone, I have read batteries tend to drain faster after about 5 to 6 months of use.
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My phone is new bought it two days ago.
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Ever since Jelly Bean (cm or tw) battery life just isn't what it was on ics I was pulling 20 hour runs with 4 hours of screen time with ics, now I can barely get 9-10 hours with 2 hours of screen time.. It's almost like I'm afraid to use my phone because it'll die.. Very frustrating ik. Hopefully Google addresses this issue in android 4.3 (presumably key lime pie)
Until then, turn off Google Now, and maybe try to pinpoint some random app possibly causing wake locks and not letting the phone sleep properly (with the use of this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809 )
Also, I highly recommend checking out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1969741
Good luck
I use google now for weather info and sports scores. Ive disabled pretty much all bloatware and only my email syncs nothing else.
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I use google now for weather info and sports scores. Ive disabled pretty much all bloatware and only my email syncs nothing else.
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I know you said you don't plan to root, but if you're looking for some real results you may have to..I'm talking about flashing a new rom/kernel. If you do decide to go this way, I recommend a debloated and slimmed down tw rom with lean kernel.
Something like this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024174
Heres an update worse if anything.
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Dude rooting the device is the only way to go. If you plan on using it the rest if the stock then you're gonna have to deal with it. Sorry
Possibly a defective battery. You sure its a s3 and not a note 1? Lol
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Possibly a defective battery. You sure its a s3 and not a note 1? Lol
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U think so? I just bought my phone should I go return it then?
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horr1blek1tten said:
U think so? I just bought my phone should I go return it then?
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Its a possibility I would definatly try before your out of your return period even on stock your battery life should be at least 4hrs on time with 12-14 hrs standby I've had 2 sg3's one international and one u.s. and both had triple almost better than that buddy
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devoureddreams said:
Its a possibility I would definatly try before your out of your return period even on stock your battery life should be at least 4hrs on time with 12-14 hrs standby I've had 2 sg3's one international and one u.s. and both had triple almost better than that buddy
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Could be there is still new or what would be safe to trade it in
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boyblue302 said:
Dude rooting the device is the only way to go. If you plan on using it the rest if the stock then you're gonna have to deal with it. Sorry
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^^^^

Battery life.. just amazing

after rooting and getting my note 3 on att I have to say I am just in awe how good the battery life is.
I have sync on for gmail, facebook, linkedin and moderate use I am at 2 days and 7 hours off the charger with 18% left. Screen time of 5 hours and 6 minutes.
Killed a lot of apps with TI and it has really just been awesome
Yeah, I'm about to hit éight hours of screen on time, pretty damn good for a stock unrooted phone.
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Steve Lazarus said:
Yeah, I'm about to hit éight hours of screen on time, pretty damn good for a stock unrooted phone.
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Battery life is incredible. Im on my first cycle, 1 hr on screen time, 9 h off charge and 75% left. Fantastic.
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I'm totally stoked on how awesome the battery life is! Full day of listening to SiriusXM, while using the built in pedometer, texting, and using Google Hangouts for face to face chatting, and still last all day!
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According to my usage scheme, I had to replace battery twice with s3, and once with Note 2, but this thing can leave even more than 10%!
It even can last five days if you leave it idle 24/7.
Not bad
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Not bad
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cool. i got 9.35mins display time, 1.13 hours call, wifi on and 4g.
help
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Not bad
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how do you get such good battery life??
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how do you get such good battery life??
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By not using your phone
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By not using your phone
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Yea that's what I try to do and it works, but I would love to get 7 hours of screen time
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I think the common element here is all these people where getting great battery life before KK dropped. I know mine has gone downhill after KK.
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I think the common element here is all these people where getting great battery life before KK dropped. I know mine has gone downhill after KK.
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If you're rooted, try disabling DVFS through Wanam. It substantially increased my battery life.
Thanks Ill give it a try....
There is already a Battery Life thread.
Please search before posting
Thanks
FNSM

[Q] Faulty unit?

Hello everyone,
I just bought a new LG gpad and the battery is awful.
Browsing webpages gives me about 3/4 hours of lifespan but the worst part happend tonight
I had 32% battery left and decided to switch off the unit completely, when I turned on the pad this morning there was no battery left at all
I believe this unit is faulty or is normal to consume battery when switched off (not sleeping)
Do you experience the same?
Thank you.
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Do you experience the same?
Thank you.
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When my tablet is off, I don't lose a single percentage point over night.
Maybe you need to return yours.
Battery isn't amazing but its pretty darn good with screen at 60% and under clocked to 1100mhz. I can get a days use out of it and no loss of charge overnight.
Yeah, yours sounds wrecked.
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I lose about. 1%every 4 hours with device powered on but sleeping and wife connected
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Canadoc said:
I lose about. 1%every 4 hours with device powered on but sleeping and wife connected
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Tssk, your poor wife, you fiend!!!
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Wifi lol
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