Palm Treo 755p Bug?
Despite the fact I’m generally thrilled with my Treo 755p, I’m still disappointed in the lousy battery life. It just seems to sit there and eat the battery even when it isn’t doing anything…or is it really not doing anything?
I’ve noticed that once you log onto the Sprint data network, the phone never seems to log off. For example, if you check email then don’t use your Treo for several hours, then check email again, you already have a data connection and you don’t have to log in to data again.
For you CDMA geeks, what I’m saying is that it seems as if the phone is not hanging up the PPP connection. Normally the network would time out the phone, but this device seems to be “always on.” Not a good thing when that means only 24-30 hours of battery.
To test the theory out, lately I’ve been power-cycling the phone after hanging up a data call. Viola, the battery life has improved, and I’ve also noticed that the phone does not seem to be as hot.