Annoying Pocket PC Phone Feature

[Ed Hansberry]

<a href="http://www.pocketpclife.co.uk/">http://www.pocketpclife.co.uk/</a><br /><br />While reading James Borden's Pocket PC Life, I came across an interesting entry dated October 31. "I recently had the misfortune to spend a while traveling on rail network in the UK. Misfortune because the recent storms has seen massive delays and cancellations affecting many commuters across the country. While on the train I have been using the Windows Media Player to while away the hours and to conserve battery life toggle the screen off. However, whenever the phone loses or gains signal (which happens often on the train...), a notification is displayed, which of course turns on the screen. However, because WMP is in use, the screen will then not automatically switch off. This becomes an issue as the screen remains on until you toggle it off again, seriously wasting precious battery life. It would appear that the only solution would be to switch off the phone while on the train :("<br /><br />This isn't a big deal to most peope in North America since on planes we have to turn the radio off anyway, our train rides are short, not to mention almost non-existant, and in our cars we can plug it in not worrying about battery life, but for those in Europe, this can be a huge deal. So, keep an eye on that screen if you're listening to Windows Media Player while traveling with your Pocket PC Phone. There are <a href="http://www.pocketpclife.co.uk/comments.asp?linkid=1793&type=1&NewsID=1793">additional comments here</a>.

[Pony99CA]

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While reading James Borden's Pocket PC Life, I came across an interesting entry dated October 31. "I recently had the misfortune to spend a while traveling on rail network in the UK. Misfortune because the recent storms has seen massive delays and cancellations affecting many commuters across the country. While on the train I have been using the Windows Media Player to while away the hours and to conserve battery life toggle the screen off. However, whenever the phone loses or gains signal (which happens often on the train...), a notification is displayed, which of course turns on the screen. However, because WMP is in use, the screen will then not automatically switch off. This becomes an issue as the screen remains on until you toggle it off again, seriously wasting precious battery life. It would appear that the only solution would be to switch off the phone while on the train :("

Does Pocket PC Phone Edition work differently than Pocket PC 2002? On my iPAQ 3870, I often play MP3s when I'm out, and generally have the screen turned off to conserve power. If a reminder occurs, I hear the sound, but the screen does not turn on, which I find extremely annoying. I can't see the screen to snooze or dismiss the item, but if I try to turn the screen on, the button press snoozes the reminder (I have the Action button set to toggle the screen). This means that I have to wait for 5 minutes with the screen on to see the reminder.
:bad-words:
Steve

[Ed Hansberry]

(I have the Action button set to toggle the screen). This means that I have to wait for 5 minutes with the screen on to see the reminder.
:bad-words:
Steve

That works exactly as I would expect. Change your Toggle button. I don't want the screen waking up on its own for exactly the reasons James stated. If I am on a cross country flight and my iPAQ is in my pocket, screen off playing music, I don't really give a flip about an appointment alarm - not much I can do about it at 30,000 feet - and I sure don't want the screen coming on draining the battery.