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Offline ShyGuy

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Wifi turns my DS into a PSP!
« on: December 13, 2005, 05:19:13 AM »
Well not really, but I've been dissapointed with the DS's battery life when playing on wifi.

Yesterday I used the system  for about 51/2 hours, 4 of the hours on wifi and I had to recharge again last night.

Has anyone else experienced this?
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RE: Wifi turns my DS into a PSP!
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2005, 05:49:49 AM »
That's the fault of the WiFi standard, Nintendo implemented a custom format for local multiplayer for that reason.
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RE: Wifi turns my DS into a PSP!
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2005, 05:52:25 AM »
That's why I have my DS plugged into the charger while I play online...
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RE: Wifi turns my DS into a PSP!
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2005, 06:05:56 AM »
Yeah, it's not like you're going to be playing online on a road trip or something.  You play it in your house, maybe at a hotspot.
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RE:Wifi turns my DS into a PSP!
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2005, 07:40:05 AM »
PSP battery life gets worse with Wi-Fi on too, think about how it feels on that front.
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RE: Wifi turns my DS into a PSP!
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2005, 09:15:08 AM »
wow psp owners must be getting off quick if they're web acsess is limited by it's battery capacity!
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RE:Wifi turns my DS into a PSP!
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2005, 11:16:57 AM »
psp's sure do suck!!!
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« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2005, 11:27:49 AM »
Wifi always decreases battery life heavily.  I had a PDA for a short while that went from 8 hours of life to less than 2 with wifi.
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RE: Wifi turns my DS into a PSP!
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2005, 01:59:13 PM »
4 hours is bad? That's about the time I normally get on my DS, I can't (wont)  play online at all unless it's plugged in, it could go at any moment.
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RE: Wifi turns my DS into a PSP!
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2005, 03:30:30 PM »
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RE:Wifi turns my DS into a PSP!
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2005, 05:24:52 PM »
4 hours? Is yours a launch system, because that's the only reasoning I can think of for that.  I usually get about 6 before the light turns red and then something around 30min. to an hour before it throws in the towel.  Now with Wi-Fi I've seen the battery light go red on me after 3 hours.  
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RE:Wifi turns my DS into a PSP!
« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2005, 05:35:10 AM »
Yeah.  The PSP runs out of batterys in 2 hours if you watch a movie, and in wifi internet its only a few hours more.  What do you expect, man?  This thing with the power on an N 60 - freakin - 4 is racing people accross the world via wireless internet!  Of course it's gonna take more battery life!  But if you honestly play your DS so much that you have to charge it daily, consider giving your social life a good CPR session.
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RE: Wifi turns my DS into a PSP!
« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2005, 05:45:17 AM »
'eh, I'm married!  I have no social life and therefore depend on my DS daily.
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RE:Wifi turns my DS into a PSP!
« Reply #13 on: December 14, 2005, 08:19:11 AM »
Word up, UncleBob.  You speak the truth, brother.
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RE:Wifi turns my DS into a PSP!
« Reply #14 on: December 14, 2005, 08:39:26 AM »
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Yeah.  The PSP runs out of batterys in 2 hours if you watch a movie, and in wifi internet its only a few hours more.  What do you expect, man?  This thing with the power on an N 60 - freakin - 4 is racing people accross the world via wireless internet!  Of course it's gonna take more battery life!  But if you honestly play your DS so much that you have to charge it daily, consider giving your social life a good CPR session.


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