I don't remember when we bought this Apple Airport extreme. But it was before any mac have the type ac connectivity on it. It wasn't too long after we bought it that the ac came out. I also have airport expresses for use with old-fashioned stereos, and they work wonderfully well with airplay. Mary
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 23, 2015, at 6:38 AM, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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. > 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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