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foyo? or stay on 2.1? is it worth it?

I have been dabating wether or not to flash a froyo rom and modem. I am currently using ee with phoenix kernel and loving the battery life i get out of it. I have searched the threads but not to much pertaining the the battery life of froyo as there is no kernels yet, most replies to battery life on froyo are a simple its good or i get good battery life. I Wa wondering what kind of battery life people are getting with froyo roms. battery life is the 1st on my list of importance so some with respectable performance would be nice to know so i could make my first froyo jump. Thanks in advance.

I've been on it for a few days now (DK17). I don't use any task manager, or juice defender or anything like that. I have a start-up manager (autoruns) and thats it. I unplugged my phone yesterday at 10:30am and 12 hours later I still had 40-45% remaining after some moderate use... angry birds, asphalt and web browsing mainly.
Hope that helps!

I just flashed 2.2 and used it all day at work for texting, calling, facebook and web browsing and after 9 hours at work i had just under 80% battery life left.

If you are after battery life, then stay on 2.1. I have 4 backup batteries and didn't mind going to 2.2, but I did have a considerable battery life decrease. I find myself changing batteries atleast once a day with these beta 2.2 releases. Recently I haven't noticed it as much, but I think that is due to my getting used to the routine of changing batts every 6-8 hours depending on use.
I really do enjoy the perks of 2.2 though. Flash player with Hulu is awesome, faster phone than 2.1, and the developers are doing a great job of getting some custom themes integrated right now, which makes it not only run great, but look awesome.

Spectral8x said:
I just flashed 2.2 and used it all day at work for texting, calling, facebook and web browsing and after 9 hours at work i had just under 80% battery life left.
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How many hours would you say you where using it, while at work?
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I've used it the second it came out, some noticeable snags you'll work around just fine. I've had it for atleast 3ish weeks no major setbacks I guess. Just used clock and flashed it. Happy with over all with flash and other new twists....phone can be hairy at times, but I've foun several androids do on 2.2. Speaker everytme you pick up a call with he feature "off". I have had the epic on the first day at day break.....
Just my $.13
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What roms are being used for the better battery life? And how much faster then 2.1 over clocked to 1.2ghz is it if any?
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I'd stay with 2.1 for now. My phone took a serious performance hit going to 2.2... something is wrong with that kernel. Not optimized yet maybe?
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I don't know about you guys, but I am using ACS's Froyo build and my Epic has never had better battery life. By a large margin.

It seems the latest froyo release has been outstanding in terms of battery life. If you're looking for battery efficiency, definitely go with a froyo rom. If you're looking for performance, go with eclair. All in all however, froyo roms are fairly snappy especially considering they are at stock speeds. Can't wait for battery life increases once froyo roms get UV'd.
EDIT: on second thought, I'd have to recommend froyo either way. The improved web browser performance + flash as well as froyo gapps alone make the jump worth it. There's really no 'lag' to speak of on froyo roms... merely, the phone just seems faster on eclair switching between apps and loading/closing them.

I'm using epic experience 2.0(froyo) and my epic has never performed better. Especially gps locks in like 2-3 seconds even without wireless location check marked. Very fast and smooth. Probably just as fast if not faster than 2.1 overclocked to 1.2. For me it seems anyway. Way worth it in my opinion.
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My GPS wasn't working at all on Quantum 1.3, has that been fixed on DK17?

mikel719 said:
How many hours would you say you where using it, while at work?
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Probably around 3-4 hours and an hour of that being lunch with me using the phone pretty much the entire hour texting and browsing the web.

Ok, just flashed to 2.2 with the modem from odin and clock work. Gonna see how it turns out.
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mikel719 said:
battery life is the 1st on my list of importance so some with respectable performance would be nice to know so i could make my first froyo jump. Thanks in advance.
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Honest to God I'll never understand comments such as these. If battery life is the most important thing then why the hell did you buy the most power hungry phone? You bought it for performance didn't you???? Performance and battery life are polar opposites. Much like horsepower and fuel economy.
Let me save you some suspense... you'll never get more than a day out of this phone. At least not if you actually use the damn thing. If you travel, take a car charger. If you are in the office, have a charger with you. If your job requires you to be away from power then bring an external battery. The phone lasts a normal work day between charges so install 2.2 and enjoy your phone for what it is... a powerhouse!
Btw, the battery life seems pretty good in comparison to stock 2.1.

Or u can buy one of the double or more life batteries for $100 that comes with a modified battery cover to fit the extended battery, then couple it with a kickass kernel (phoenix) and have the best of both worlds
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I lost GPS going to Froyo which worked perfectly for me in 2.1. Other than that everything else is better..

I found wifi on froyo drains battery like crazy. Also when I set the browser bookmark to list view the next time I open bookmark brower will fc on me. Other then these and the camera bug, phone seemed to work well..

Leon H said:
My GPS wasn't working at all on Quantum 1.3, has that been fixed on DK17?
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GPS isn't working yet. People have some really ghetto work arounds that work for 1-2 days, but in the end GPS is still bugged as hell.

really think i am gonna hod out for a while....just sayin!

Just traded my Droid X for the Inc..

But oh man..the battery is terrible. Granted I am on the stock battery and Rom/kernel. Where can I get the best deal on an extended battery? Also what the hell is with flashing radios and does cm6 require it?
Ps what is adr6300 down there?
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Yeah, the battery life is horrid but that's because they decided to put in a 1300mah battery into it! wtf?
Comparable phones use the 1500mah battery stock!
Anyways, I bought the HTC OEM 1500mah battery for the incredible and it's like a normal phone. It also fits in with the stock battery door.
Bought it off htcpedia... you can probably find it on ebay for cheaper but i just dont trust ebay anymore.
I actually use the stock kernel now as it's light years better than the stock kernel before the last update.
EDIT: not sure if this is a serious question but the ADR6300 is your phone model.
Also, forgot to mention you are probably new enough to maybe not know about the whole bump charging thing. look it up, it will add a couple hours to your battery life.

I found the 3500 mah batteries (stick out a little in the back, which means they come with a new cover as well) for a good deal on Amazon. I'm not sure if it's within the ToS of this site to include links like this?

PhillyCheez said:
Yeah, the battery life is horrid but that's because they decided to put in a 1300mah battery into it! wtf?
Comparable phones use the 1500mah battery stock!
Anyways, I bought the HTC OEM 1500mah battery for the incredible and it's like a normal phone. It also fits in with the stock battery door.
Bought it off htcpedia... you can probably find it on ebay for cheaper but i just dont trust ebay anymore.
I actually use the stock kernel now as it's light years better than the stock kernel before the last update.
EDIT: not sure if this is a serious question but the ADR6300 is your phone model.
Also, forgot to mention you are probably new enough to maybe not know about the whole bump charging thing. look it up, it will add a couple hours to your battery life.
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yep, i heard the bump charging is both good and bad for the battery. good in the sense it will extend the charge, bad in the sense it will wear the battery out more.

converge12 said:
yep, i heard the bump charging is both good and bad for the battery. good in the sense it will extend the charge, bad in the sense it will wear the battery out more.
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meh... i wouldn't worry about wearing out the battery. there are so many "facts", theories and myths around batteries i really don't care anymore. All I care is about what i experience myself. I stopped bump charging due to laziness.

PhillyCheez said:
meh... i wouldn't worry about wearing out the battery. there are so many "facts" and "myths" around batteries i really don't care anymore. All I care is about what i experience myself. I stopped bump charging due to laziness.
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true and it isnt like i keep the phone/battery long enough anyway
so.. charge, turn off the phone, then charge until green LED?

any quick info i get on radios and why flashing them is needed?

Charge until green then unplug turn off and charge until green again.
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Gahh Its Lee said:
Charge until green then unplug turn off and charge until green again.
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i skip the unplug part.
i charge until green... turn off phone.. charge till green.
Flashing radios is dangerous and since your dinc is new, i wouldn't worry about it. Stick with the Official radio and just flash different kernels.

PhillyCheez said:
i skip the unplug part.
i charge until green... turn off phone.. charge till green.
Flashing radios is dangerous and since your dinc is new, i wouldn't worry about it. Stick with the Official radio and just flash different kernels.
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that is what i dont get... why do some roms require radios? ie: cm6

you will need a froyo radio for cm6

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you will need a froyo radio for cm6
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Yup, in which he already has.
This was only a problem with pre-froyo inc users.
But if you really want to see what it's all about just go for it.
Just remember to back up your SD CARD and check the MD5 sum... and don't forget to pray.
Info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=774155&highlight=Radio
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=886129

Thanks for the info guys
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When I switched to the incredible from the X, I was thinking the same thing about the battery. But now im running cyanogenmod and a custom kernel and its not all that bad.

Does cm need a custom kernel?
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irod87 said:
When I switched to the incredible from the X, I was thinking the same thing about the battery. But now im running cyanogenmod and a custom kernel and its not all that bad.
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Trying to decide on to get the Incredible or the X... any feedback since ya'll have used both?

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Trying to decide on to get the Incredible or the X... any feedback since ya'll have used both?
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well the X has a better screen and it is noticeably faster when it comes to certain games. running liberty, overlocked/undervolted at 1.1gz on the stock batttery i was getting 2 days of battery life.
the INC has a larger more robust dev community and if that is what you are into, it is a huge plus. there are only so many themes you can flash on the X before getting bored.
sense >>>>>>>> motoblur. the droid x is almost un-useable with the stock software, IMO.

I have had both phones. I like the bigger screen and battery life of the DX, but if you are into modding your phone the Dinc is the way to go!! There are really only two or three roms for the DX. Just in the week or so that I've had my Dinc I am blown away at the level of support!! Dinc FTW!!

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well the X has a better screen and it is noticeably faster when it comes to certain games. running liberty, overlocked/undervolted at 1.1gz on the stock batttery i was getting 2 days of battery life.
the INC has a larger more robust dev community and if that is what you are into, it is a huge plus. there are only so many themes you can flash on the X before getting bored.
sense >>>>>>>> motoblur. the droid x is almost un-useable with the stock software, IMO.
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On my droid 2 global.. I automatically use either launcherpro or adw to get rid of motoblur or sense ..
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Ever since I switched (3 days ago) i've been though 4 roms, (MIUI downloading now) and i'm in love with the Dinc. The x screen was awesome but this amoled screen is crazy! colors are so bright, i love it. and the ability to get more roms is great. also, one other stupid little thing, and this is silly, the way the screen gets marks on it on the x is horrible, the dinc screen seems like no matter how many finger swipes it stays clean. I don't know what the difference is but its nice...

Thinking of purchasing a Fascinate

Hey guys,
I am thinking of purchasing a certified used Fascinate to a) have another phone to play with and b) lock myself into the unlimited data plan before VZW cuts me off this summer (i am month to month right now.)
is it a good phone? i know the screen is brilliant. how is the battery life? i have a Dinc and it cant be worse than that. how is the dev community? is cm7 available?
any thoughts or opinions would be great.. thanks.

I think its a great phone and we have a great dev community. However, it won't help you lock in unlimited. As soon as anyone upgrades to a lte phone you'll be forced to get a new plan. That's what happened when 3g came out and it will happen with 4g on all big carriers. I.e. at&t peeps will lose their grandfather clause too with lte. Sucks but its how they work.
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Punk.Kaos is working on a CM7 build currently. He has an alpha posted in the dev section, and many people (including myself) are salivating for his next release.

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I think its a great phone and we have a great dev community. However, it won't help you lock in unlimited. As soon as anyone upgrades to a lte phone you'll be forced to get a new plan. That's what happened when 3g came out and it will happen with 4g on all big carriers. I.e. at&t peeps will lose their grandfather clause too with lte. Sucks but its how they work.
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i have no plans to upgrade to a 4g phone at this time, at least not through verizon. i am only looking to secure my $29.99 unlimited data for the time being.

Verizon hates me; Its an argument every time I get a new phone, but I insist on keeping my exisiting plan.
Im paying Alltell rates from a plan 4 years old. To get the exact same service branded 'Verizon', Id have to pay $25 more a month for two phones.
Its all a game. If you like your plan after your contract, they cant force you to change unless you go to LTE or something that isnt supported on your current plan.

it's a great phone! lots of potential, and, if you read everything you can in the fascinate forums here, you will learn a lot. the screen was what made me choose it over the droid x. i don't regret it at all.

Battery and Screen have to go to the fascinate but if your looking at ROMs I would stick with the DINC. There is no groundbreaking or impressive ROM development out here for the fascinate. So you wont see a fully functional Ultimate Droid, MIUI, or CM ROM. Who knows if there will ever be innovative and feature-packed ROMs for us here.
now everyone can start bashing me

Well from what I read now that froyo is available the fascinate is the most state of the art single core 3g android phone on Verizon.

Screen is impressive and looks better than the INC. Battery life really depends on what kernel and rom you choose, like other phones. The Fascinate, although it has a great dev community, because Samsung's being a douche about Froyo and its source for the Fascinate, many custom roms like CM, and MIUI, and roms with special addons are not quite there yet, but we do have stable Froyo roms and themes. No custom kernels for Froyo yet because of lack of source.
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I think the fascinate is awesome! Love the community, and froyo is cool
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Well from what I read now that froyo is available the fascinate is the most state of the art single core 3g android phone on Verizon.
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If it weren't for the Devs there wouldn't be any Froyo. The false promises of an update have been frustrating but I've been using the leaked version in the Super clean rom for awhile and I love it.

To sum it up for you quickly, you want custom stuff, stay with the incredible or move on to the Thunderbolt, but if you want the best hardware and media playback on the market, get the Fascinate.

I have been using certified used for about a month.
Looked good as new, they put in new battery, charger, rear cover, etc.
Works well...have bricked twice and had no issues that were related to hardware.
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so well worth the $35 dollars? lol
i do have the INC for development but my concern is that my inc only gets good battery life if i run cm6.1 with a very modified kernel.
what is the average battery life on a froyo rom? lets say... moderate use.

no one has anything else to say about their phone they use everyday?

I came from a D1 and would not go back. Miss some of the the things from CM but am happy with what I can do so far.
Mine will last a typical moderate (i even play some games) day off the charger with SC** rom's. Just updated today to latest so dont know on it yet.
Rom's will only get better.

Battery life is the only thing that I don't like about it. But with a screen like this its hard not to have bad battery life. RIP geekniks stupidfast kernels with 4 days of battery life.
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thefunkbot said:
Battery life is the only thing that I don't like about it. But with a screen like this its hard not to have bad battery life. RIP geekniks stupidfast kernels with 4 days of battery life.
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As far as custom Roms go battery life is all over the board. When I was using SC 2.2 my battery life was good, but it dropped off on 2.4, 2.6, and 2.7. Now that I'm using 2.8 it's good again but different people have different results because their are so many ways to customize. The worst battery life I got was with the stock rom.
Seidio makes a 1600mAh slim battery which gets you an additional 100mAh without replacing your battery door; Not that signifigant but the 3000mAh extended battery is a huge jump.
I do agree that the picture quality is second to none. It has a beautiful screen.

Battery life depends on how you use and how you define "light", "moderate", and "heavy" usage. For me, moderate usage will get me around 15-20 hours of battery life. Phone will lose about 1-1.5% an hour when it is idle with screen off so standby time is very good.
Phone is fast and stable. Media playback is top-notch. The screen is beautiful and quite responsive to input. The phone feels decent in your hand though I do prefer it with a rubberized case. I have the Otterbox Impact and I find that it gives the phone a perfect feel for my hand.
I honestly have no complaints with the Fascinate aside from Sansung being slow to update it. That said, with Superclean 2.8 I'm pretty sure I'll never use the Froyo OTA update anyway. We also have a buddding dev scene. A CM7 port and framework are in the works, along with a custom 2.2 kernel, and a MIUI port.
I'm certainly biased, but I would recommend the Fascinate to just about everyone except for people who NEED a hardware based keyboard.

My battery life is very good with any use.
I know others have used varying beta roms and have battery issues.
I have had zero of these issues.
My battery always lasts a full day easily (last night after being unplugged for ~20hrs it still had over 40% life).
I use it daily with these basic cases:
get up around 6:30am....
unplug, read email/messages, check out online game (diplomacy), check some news,check calendar...
throughout day...
use various tools, browser, map, gps on, xda, diplomacy, etc, use pandora for couple hours as i hit the gym...
I then plug in at bedtime between 11pm and 1am.
Rarely it will be in a low red colored %. Great majority of time its between 20 and 40%.
Only time frame I needed to plug in during day was on days when I was making extensive phone calls (hours for various issues) or right after I got Angry Birds. Played continuously for a week.

Best Battery Life..

Hi, let me first say sorry for this post. I know there are a million..
I do not have a Inc but my daughter does, last time I messed with it, I put CM7 rc3 on it right when rc3 was released. ever since then I have not read one word on the development of this phone. The phone runs good but battery life could be better.
Is there anything better than CM7? looking for the best battery life possible. Please suggest ROM/Kernel. sense or senseless.
Thanks,

Coming from an avid user of Sense I would say CM7, MIUI, and OMGB or OMFGB are the "best" with battery as they are stripped of Sense. If you don't get good battery life with any of those AOSP roms, kernel combo or not, there isn't much more anyone can do.
I only use Sense roms but I know if battery life & Senseless were my thing, I would have an AOSP rom. Not sure on kernels, the crowd can fill you in on their experience.

Best bet would be to flash incredikernel, and then dl incredicontrol from the market. Stick with cm7, use the underclocking app of your choice, and then use incredicontrol to lower the voltages at different frequencies...if it reboots, go one back until its stable.

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Best bet would be to flash incredikernel, and then dl incredicontrol from the market. Stick with cm7, use the underclocking app of your choice, and then use incredicontrol to lower the voltages at different frequencies...if it reboots, go one back until its stable.
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There's still other options like upgrading to a 1900mAh battery (still fits in stock casing)

POQbum said:
There's still other options like upgrading to a 1900mAh battery (still fits in stock casing)
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That's what I did, lasts me all the way through the day now lol. Its a snug fit, but it fits.
Sent from my Droid Incredible running some random CM7 nightly.

I would suggest flashing the newest CM nightly. There have been some changes and kernel tweaks since rc3.
I'm on 10 1/2 hours sitting at 70%, albeit light use, but still I usually get at least a day and a half with moderate use.

I'm a big fan of Jermaine's In-Sensitive Minimalist ROM. It has by far been the fastest and best on battery life for me.

I'm on the latest cm nightly. I use incrediblekernel with aggressive voltage. I have CPU set to 128 min and 664 Max. I could last all day plus with moderate to heavy usage.
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paboater76 said:
Hi, let me first say sorry for this post. I know there are a million..
I do not have a Inc but my daughter does, last time I messed with it, I put CM7 rc3 on it right when rc3 was released. ever since then I have not read one word on the development of this phone. The phone runs good but battery life could be better.
Is there anything better than CM7? looking for the best battery life possible. Please suggest ROM/Kernel. sense or senseless.
Thanks,
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Pretty much the same discussion going on here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265028
IMHO - I'm getting a ton more life over stock on this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265028
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1247253
Plus - one of the 1900maH batteries from htcexpress is a very worthy investment !
Dan

Mcsense 2.2 with tinys 8/31 kernel with smartass. Rom looks great and fantastic battery. Personally, ill never use aosp on my phone again. Never had that "great" battery life others claim. I can overclock tinys to 1.113, minimum 245, and its very stable, very fast, and i get a good 12+ hours with HEAVY use. Thats on a stock day one battery. Ive got about as old a dinc you can get, been rooted longer than i can remember, and flashed atleast 3 to 4 times most weeks. Tryin out newts new runny rom now, dont know about battery yet on it. Good luck dude.
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Thanks everyone for the replies, I'm going to try the latest CM7 nightly... I think

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I'm a big fan of Jermaine's In-Sensitive Minimalist ROM. It has by far been the fastest and best on battery life for me.
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I'll second this. In-Sensitive Minimalist takes out almost all of the bloat of Sense, but leaves in the framework and the best apps. With Tiny's modules and SetCPU you can basically get it to run for days with minimal usage and 24-30 hrs with normal usage on a 1500mAH battery, which are $10 from Amazon.com and a good deal.
If you want to stick with Sense, that's the ROM to use. Otherwise, CM is a good choice.

how good is the stock battery life?

im buying a fascinate and coming from a locked down droid x2 i was wondering how good the battery life is on the stock oem battery with a kernel replacement and OC with screen on & UV (possible) with screen off
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12-24hrs depending on rom/setup/usage

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12-24hrs depending on rom/setup/usage
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i think i may stick with touchwiz for a little bit and try it out, then move to trying all the ROMS. im definitely going to debloat it so ill need root first, but ive never had a samsung phone so im excited about the tw (unless its like blur then im dumping the crap like no other)
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ztotherad said:
i think i may stick with touchwiz for a little bit and try it out, then move to trying all the ROMS. im definitely going to debloat it so ill need root first, but ive never had a samsung phone so im excited about the tw (unless its like blur then im dumping the crap like no other)
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superclean3 w/ kgb kernel is a good setup. Start with deadline/ondemand, oc 1200mhz and uv -50 across the board. Although In my honest opinion AOKP glitched m-5 is the end all of roms for this device. I consistently net 30+hrs battery life with 4hrs screen on time...not to mention its fast, stable, and oh yea it's Ice Cream Sandwich baby!lol

droidstyle said:
superclean3 w/ kgb kernel is a good setup. Start with deadline/ondemand, oc 1200mhz and uv -50 across the board. Although In my honest opinion AOKP glitched m-5 is the end all of roms for this device. I consistently net 30+hrs battery life with 4hrs screen on time...not to mention its fast, stable, and oh yea it's Ice Cream Sandwich baby!lol
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haha nice hows ICS run on the fassy, bro? yeah im definitely going to try all the ROMS which should keep me busy for a while
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no need to try the other roms, try aokp first. ics runs better on the fascinate than it does on the galaxy nexus.
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I'm on the stock battery, and I'll usually get just under two days with light usage. To be clear, I used to get 10 to 12 hours on stock. Things improved dramatically on debloated stock, SC3, and TSM Res, but AOKP is tops.
For comparison, my average phone use on a working day is~
-Gtalk back and forth a dozen times or so
-A few SMSs, back and forth
-Five or ten minutes of calling at most (avoiding those brain tumors, ya know)
-Ignoring two or three calls and then listening to the messages on GV
-Ten or fifteen minutes of some mindless game
-Use Epocrates app three or four times, leaving it running in the background for 6 to 8 hours
-Gmail set to push, usually receive and respond to one or two per day
-Hotmail checks every 30 minutes, pulls in a ton of junk, I read and delete once or twice a day
-One Android Weather widget that updates every 30 minutes
-Check Gtasks to-do list once or twice a day, modify it and sync it
-Maybe a few minutes of web surfing
I'm not sure if it truly makes a difference, but I have a ritual whereby I always flash new ROMs on a full charge. I then run the battery down to nothing. I fully charge it with the phone off. Once it's full, I unplug the charger and then plug it in again to "top it off." I'm sure this is bad for the battery in the long run, but it seems to make the phone get the most out of it for now. When the battery dies, I'll cough up the $20 to get the one Droidstyle is using. It may even be $10 by the time I need it.

to OP, I sent you a PM, and replying here.
I am selling my fascinate listed in my other thread. PM me for details if you are still interested.

sageDieu said:
no need to try the other roms, try aokp first. ics runs better on the fascinate than it does on the galaxy nexus.
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Make sure you use the glitched exynos build for extra RAM and lots of other fixes and features.
And ICS runs like a dream on the fascinate. The only thing that isn't perfect is the speaker phone and with a little tweaking it works well enough for almost all uses.
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