“ Originally Posted by wcked 
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i want to recap on this...i installed handcent sms as it was recommended.I like it alot better then the default sms...And the battery draining issue,i'm no longer experiencing it anymore...i still have some juice left after a day and 1/2 .I hope sprint can fix that issue with the sms.It's seems the whole structure is whacked...I recommend to everybody to try this out...:smile-big:
Yeah the best way to check if it's working or not is to go to your settings > about phone> status and scroll to the bottom and make sure your awake time isn't 100%.
cause if it's 100% then no matter when your screen is off your phone is still working. My battery life extended ALOT after I started using handcent and completely disabled all the built in texting.
But yeah hopefully they'll fix this issue cause I don't like having to monitor stuff like that.
so when I turned off gps/wifi/bluetooth/ always on data/ and built in texing... my battery life is great now. I don't mind the battery draining if I'm the one draining it... but when I'm not using my phone I want my battery doing ok
I recommend installing the battery graph from the market. It's great to check up on the battery usage, like I was able to tell the best way to charge my phone Car Charger > Wall outlet > Usb. and you can see what programs drain the battery quicker, definitely a cool application to have.