Wifi on or off?

Pingu · 12-05-2010, 10:23 PM

Is there any advantage to having the Wifi on or off when just reading? Does it save battery power to have it off?

Thanx

ProfCrash · 12-05-2010, 10:24 PM

Yes it saves the battery when it is turned off. There is no real reason to have the WiFi turned on when you are reading. I normally only turn on my 3G (I don't have the WiFi option) when I know I have books to download.

CyberpunkDad · 12-05-2010, 11:54 PM

How do you turn off wifi?

yogibare143 · 12-06-2010, 12:00 AM

menu

turn wireless off

CyberpunkDad · 12-06-2010, 12:02 AM

First I need to disable n00b mode in myself I think. LOL.

wvcherrybomb · 12-06-2010, 12:18 AM

I always keep it off. Just turn it on for a minute to download all the stuff I had waiting. Then I turn it right back off. It's only purpose after that is to suck up battery life .... assuming you are just reading.

Pingu · 12-06-2010, 12:19 AM

I've had mine for about 2 hours and I have 100 questions but am making myself calm down and read the manual first!!

emellaich · 12-06-2010, 01:28 AM

On my K2, I almost always leave wireless off -- but there is a problem. I don't know if it was fixed on the K3.

The issue is that wireless keeps the clock synched. With wireless off it can get out of step. As a result, books in the sort that goes by "newest/latest read" (or whatever it is called) can get out of order. Its no big deal. I just turn on wireless for a minute when I start noticing this problem -- once a month or so.

Richey79 · 12-06-2010, 11:11 AM

Turning off the wi-fi increases battery-life to a near-obscene length.

With regular - but not excessive - use, I get an average of just over two weeks on my Sony. With wi-fi off, the K3 is still running at nearly two months.

kindlekitten · 12-06-2010, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pingu

I've had mine for about 2 hours and I have 100 questions but am making myself calm down and read the manual first!!

*chuckle* that is why we are here!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richey79

Turning off the wi-fi increases battery-life to a near-obscene length.

With regular - but not excessive - use, I get an average of just over two weeks on my Sony. With wi-fi off, the K3 is still running at nearly two months.

oh wow! they REALLY tweaked the battery life didn't they!

OakIris · 12-06-2010, 12:48 PM

Like the others have posted here, I only have my Kindle's WiFi on when I want to download a book from Amazon.

Slightly off topic - for those with the 3G + WiFi version of the Kindle 3, can you turn off both 3G and WiFi so that you can save on battery life, or is one service always running?

Holly

ManosHandsOfFate · 12-06-2010, 12:53 PM

I keep wifi off most of the time. Battery life is awesome. The Nook's is horrible in comparison.

I will say though that if you keep it off and you also want to sync the last place read, it's a pain to remember. If I was reading the same book on multiple devices often, I'd probably tend to leave wifi on.

ProfCrash · 12-06-2010, 01:38 PM

I know that I can turn my 3G off. I don't have a WiFi option but I would imagine that you turn both off and on at once. The Kindle looks for a WiFi connection first and if it doesn't find one goes to the 3G. At least, that is what I have read.

That and you have to be able to turn off the 3G and the WiFi otherwise it could not be brought on a plane.

TenaciousBadger · 12-06-2010, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richey79

Turning off the wi-fi increases battery-life to a near-obscene length.

With regular - but not excessive - use, I get an average of just over two weeks on my Sony. With wi-fi off, the K3 is still running at nearly two months.

hi, richey, i would like to ask how often you read on the K3 to get that insane running time?

ah, wifi off for me but i read an average of 4h a day (let's say) so i recharge after a week and a half. the battery down to a quarter by that time.

Tiersten · 12-06-2010, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OakIris

Slightly off topic - for those with the 3G + WiFi version of the Kindle 3, can you turn off both 3G and WiFi so that you can save on battery life, or is one service always running?

The toggle turns on/off both 3G and WiFi together. You can't have just one turned on whilst the other is off.

Even if you're on WiFi, the 3G modem is active and connected to the cell network. It doesn't disable the 3G modem if you're on WiFi.

12-05-2010, 10:23 PM	#1
Pingu Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: none	Wifi on or off? Is there any advantage to having the Wifi on or off when just reading? Does it save battery power to have it off? Thanx

12-06-2010, 01:38 PM	#13
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I know that I can turn my 3G off. I don't have a WiFi option but I would imagine that you turn both off and on at once. The Kindle looks for a WiFi connection first and if it doesn't find one goes to the 3G. At least, that is what I have read. That and you have to be able to turn off the 3G and the WiFi otherwise it could not be brought on a plane. Last edited by ProfCrash; 12-06-2010 at 01:40 PM.

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ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Yes it saves the battery when it is turned off. There is no real reason to have the WiFi turned on when you are reading. I normally only turn on my 3G (I don't have the WiFi option) when I know I have books to download.

12-05-2010, 11:54 PM	#3
CyberpunkDad Neuromancer Fanboi Posts: 49 Karma: 480 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 3 / 3G	How do you turn off wifi?

12-06-2010, 12:00 AM	#4
yogibare143 Tolkien Rules! Posts: 35 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Bartlesvill, OK Device: kindle 3, kindle Fire	menu turn wireless off

12-06-2010, 12:02 AM	#5
CyberpunkDad Neuromancer Fanboi Posts: 49 Karma: 480 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 3 / 3G	First I need to disable n00b mode in myself I think. LOL.

12-06-2010, 12:18 AM	#6
wvcherrybomb Sharp Shootin' Grandma Posts: 847 Karma: 1123940 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Florida Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, Literati (has been adopted by my daughter)	I always keep it off. Just turn it on for a minute to download all the stuff I had waiting. Then I turn it right back off. It's only purpose after that is to suck up battery life .... assuming you are just reading.

12-06-2010, 12:19 AM	#7
Pingu Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: none	I've had mine for about 2 hours and I have 100 questions but am making myself calm down and read the manual first!!

12-06-2010, 01:28 AM	#8
emellaich Wizard Posts: 1,101 Karma: 4388403 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Palm>Ebookman>IPaq>Axim>Cybook>Kndl2>IPAD>Kndl3SO>Voyager>Oasis	On my K2, I almost always leave wireless off -- but there is a problem. I don't know if it was fixed on the K3. The issue is that wireless keeps the clock synched. With wireless off it can get out of step. As a result, books in the sort that goes by "newest/latest read" (or whatever it is called) can get out of order. Its no big deal. I just turn on wireless for a minute when I start noticing this problem -- once a month or so.

12-06-2010, 11:11 AM	#9
Richey79 mrkrgnao Posts: 241 Karma: 237248 Join Date: May 2010 Device: PRS650, K3 Wireless, Galaxy S3, iPad 3.	Turning off the wi-fi increases battery-life to a near-obscene length. With regular - but not excessive - use, I get an average of just over two weeks on my Sony. With wi-fi off, the K3 is still running at nearly two months.

12-06-2010, 12:48 PM	#11
OakIris Addict Posts: 310 Karma: 18487 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle 3 WiFi; Kindle Paperwhite	Like the others have posted here, I only have my Kindle's WiFi on when I want to download a book from Amazon. Slightly off topic - for those with the 3G + WiFi version of the Kindle 3, can you turn off both 3G and WiFi so that you can save on battery life, or is one service always running? Holly

12-06-2010, 12:53 PM	#12
ManosHandsOfFate Addict Posts: 298 Karma: 1537324 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago Device: Nook, K3, Fire, Nexus 7	I keep wifi off most of the time. Battery life is awesome. The Nook's is horrible in comparison. I will say though that if you keep it off and you also want to sync the last place read, it's a pain to remember. If I was reading the same book on multiple devices often, I'd probably tend to leave wifi on.

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