It follows that the poorer the signal strength, the more power your phone will expend trying to connect to the network. .So to answer your question,true,your battery will die faster on Safaricom,followed by Yu,then Orange and it will stay longer on Zain.Actually for Kenya,whatever standby and talk time hrs defined by the phone manufacturer,reduce that by 40%.
Though your phone is not 3G enabled, do note that 3G will also require more power than GSM coz of the use of WCDMA.

2009/12/17 Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com>
Wes,

The network claim might be true. When I'm in Kenya my Nokia batts last
max 2 days. When I'm in SA or Cairo or Botswana with same phone I get
up to 4 days with heavily increased usage as I use the phone for most
of my 'net access.

Seems safaricoms net density isn't as good as it ought to be.

Mblayo



On 12/17/09, wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Please Note that Bluetooth is turned off, I'm not connecting to any machine,
> not listening to Music etc. It's only calling and SMS. On average I'm
> talking for about 5 minutes a day.
>
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 12/17/09, wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> From: wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Skunkworks] Mobile Battery Charge Issues
> To: "Skunk Works" <skunkworks@my.co.ke>
> Date: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 9:27 AM
>
> Hey Yall,
>
> I got a Nokia 3110c, and the charge lasts for 2 days. The shop that sold to
> me says the Mobile Network is consuming the battery charge. I didn't believe
> them (fully) so I went to Nokia Care at Hilton. Nokia told me that it's
> normal for that to happen. However I had a motorolla which would last for 4
> days.
>
> So I'm puzzled here. Are the mobile networks being blamed for a poorly made
> device (battery) or is this a true experience for most people on ALL phones.
> The phone is on Safaricom. I would like to know (especially if you work in
> CBD) how long your battery lasts before you have to charge it.
>
> I hope this info will give us a better understanding when buying a phone.
> Having to charge every 2 days is un-acceptable. Kwani I'm feeding a baby!?
>
>
> 8~!
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