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[Trip]

Originally Posted by Corey

Half the surfing I do on this site seems to be from my Storm, even if I'm at home. Excellent job on the mobile site Trip. Oh, and slightly off topic: http://www.slacker.com There's a Storm version coming soon. Slacker fuckin ownz.

slightly off topic, how much usable battery life do you get out of your store. I am only getting a few hours. I may call and get another battery.

[Corey]

Originally Posted by Trip

slightly off topic, how much usable battery life do you get out of your store. I am only getting a few hours. I may call and get another battery.

By the end of the day I'm at about a quarter battery. It was better with 4.7.0.65, then .75 kinda fucked my phone all up. Everything that was supposed to be better wasn't. So far it looks like .86 has better power management than .75. I also turn off the GPS antenna when I'm not using the Garmin software. I noticed I was taking a bit of a hit if I left it on, even without the software booted up.

[Quick281]

How does one find this? Or do I literally just scan the site on my Storm?

[Corey]

One more thing: where do you keep your phone during the day? Do you have a case or a holster or something like that? I had a problem about two weeks into owning the phone where my battery would die during a 12 hour shift at work. I wasn't using the phone at all, just checking the time every now and then, and I noticed the battery would be drained by about the 8 hour mark. At the time I just threw the phone in my pocket, no case or cover or anything. from sitting down, the pants would push the screen into my leg and keep clicking the screen through the night. So I bought a generic case that was marketed for iPhones and Blackberrys. The phone fit in nice and snug, but the problem got worse because it would hold the screen button down for extended periods of time. So the battery would be completely fucking dead in about 6 or 7 hours. I ended up buying a Storm specific holster that protects the screen and puts the phone into holster mode. Battery's back up to decent levels. Nowhere near the complete powerhouse of the Curve battery, but acceptable.

[Quick281]

Got any good recommendations for covers? I need one for the screen before it gets too scratched up.

[Corey]

Originally Posted by Quick281

Got any good recommendations for covers? I need one for the screen before it gets too scratched up.

Are you just looking for the plastic film type thing to stick on the screen?

[Quick281]

Originally Posted by Corey

Are you just looking for the plastic film type thing to stick on the screen?

Or maybe a real case. I have some stretchy crap that Verizon was selling but it doesn't really protect the damn thing and if anything it makes the phone hard as hell to get out of my pocket.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Quick281

Or maybe a real case. I have some stretchy crap that Verizon was selling but it doesn't really protect the damn thing and if anything it makes the phone hard as hell to get out of my pocket.

For every blackberry I have had - I get the leather sleeve that it fits into FROM Blackberry. That way, it makes it go to sleep, and protects it when not in use.

The plastic screen covers are alright - but the phone condoms suck ass.

[Corey]

Originally Posted by Quick281

Or maybe a real case. I have some stretchy crap that Verizon was selling but it doesn't really protect the damn thing and if anything it makes the phone hard as hell to get out of my pocket.

I use something very similar to this for my Storm. The screen faces in, so it's protected from random scratches and dings. When it's clipped in, the phone is automatically switched to holster mode, which is also nice. I'm not using a skin currently, but it's more because I can't find any decent skins that fit the phone right and look decent at the same time. The clip holster has been perfect for keeping the scratches off the screen and keeping the phone protected though.

Edited to add: if you're looking for a new screen protector film, look for the ones used to protect the PSP screen. They're generally larger, so you'll have to cut them down, but you can find them on buy.com and other places for 2 bucks, rather than the 9 or 10 bucks they want for the same film cut down for the Storm screen.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Corey

One more thing: where do you keep your phone during the day? Do you have a case or a holster or something like that? I had a problem about two weeks into owning the phone where my battery would die during a 12 hour shift at work. I wasn't using the phone at all, just checking the time every now and then, and I noticed the battery would be drained by about the 8 hour mark. At the time I just threw the phone in my pocket, no case or cover or anything. from sitting down, the pants would push the screen into my leg and keep clicking the screen through the night. So I bought a generic case that was marketed for iPhones and Blackberrys. The phone fit in nice and snug, but the problem got worse because it would hold the screen button down for extended periods of time. So the battery would be completely fucking dead in about 6 or 7 hours. I ended up buying a Storm specific holster that protects the screen and puts the phone into holster mode. Battery's back up to decent levels. Nowhere near the complete powerhouse of the Curve battery, but acceptable.

My power management is fine when its locked, I can leave it locked and it last for days easy. It's when I am using that just kills the thing. Just a few hours and its gone.

Slacker works for the BB already, it's not storm specific, but it works.

Originally Posted by Quick281

Or maybe a real case. I have some stretchy crap that Verizon was selling but it doesn't really protect the damn thing and if anything it makes the phone hard as hell to get out of my pocket.

I got the stretchy thing and like it, I also use their screen protectors. I would like to get a unique skin though.