So interesting, my Apple Airport Extreme is type AC. It’s probably 2013 vintage as a point of reference.
I find the Apple airports to be very good but very aggressive on their connections and they tend to use a lot of power. They work great though. One unit covers my whole house which is a lot of real estate. > On Oct 23, 2015, at 9:35 AM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yes, I understand that there are many variables in the battery life equation. > My cell tower service I think it's pretty good. I'm usually seeing three or > four bars, although we still don't have the lower frequency band turned on in > this area. And I am also using the n Wi-Fi, not the AC. My router is a few > years old, an Apple extreme, which still serves us very well. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Oct 23, 2015, at 6:13 AM, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Mary, there are a lot of factors. Maybe for example Chris lives next to a >> cell tower so the radio doesn’t have to blast as much output to contact the >> tower. The transmit level is variable I believe. Also, if you live in an >> area with low service you’ll be pinging the network more. Chris might be >> using type N or type G WiFi instead of type AC which draws less and then >> there’s just the variables in usage what’s heavy usage to one may not be >> heavy to another and so forth. Battery benchmarking with out specific tools >> is tricky at best. >> >>> On Oct 22, 2015, at 6:23 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Chris, >>> I must say, your battery life on your success far exceeds mine. I can get a >>> day of heavy use, and that's it. That's about what I used to get on my 5S. >>> Mary >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Oct 22, 2015, at 11:50 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland >>>> <clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I don't know what you're friend is talking about. I have a 6S, not the >>>> Plus. I understand. This is the plain 6S, and my battery life is >>>> fantastic! I can go for about 2 days of very very heavy use before it >>>> finally gives me the 20 percent remaining screen. >>>> >>>> Chris. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gabe Griffith" >>>> <gabrielgriff...@gmail.com> >>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 4:24 PM >>>> Subject: iPhone 6S question >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I'm thinking of upgrading my phone from the 5c. I'm considering anything >>>> from the 5s to the 6 to the 6s. I am not interested in the plus series. A >>>> friend has told me not to get the 6s because the battery life sucks. I >>>> would like to hear any experiences that people on this list have had with >>>> the 6s series of phones in relation to battery life. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Gabe >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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