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vagelis · 06-15-2009, 02:07 PM

There is considerably more battery drain by the wireless radio of any Kindle, if you are in fringe areas where the coverage drops down to 1xRtt speeds (equivalent to 35-90kb/s). And for ~60 books, that may be just about right...

LAst Friday, when I received my DX, I decided to send it all my ~170 books via whispernet, and while in my office at work I noticed that the radio kept switching between EvDo and 1xRtt constantly. I ended up having to plug it in the charger after only the first ~50 books because of that...

06-15-2009, 02:07 PM	#14
vagelis Member Posts: 15 Karma: 86 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pasadena, CA Device: kindle1, kindle2 & kindle dx	There is considerably more battery drain by the wireless radio of any Kindle, if you are in fringe areas where the coverage drops down to 1xRtt speeds (equivalent to 35-90kb/s). And for ~60 books, that may be just about right... LAst Friday, when I received my DX, I decided to send it all my ~170 books via whispernet, and while in my office at work I noticed that the radio kept switching between EvDo and 1xRtt constantly. I ended up having to plug it in the charger after only the first ~50 books because of that...