IPhone battery got drained to 0 by low network
My iPhone 4 had abnout 75% battery today. I went in to a place where the wifi and cell phone network was very low but occasionally visible. It had not been connected to the local wifi at all. In a few hours, I realized my phone was completely dead - drained to 0 and off. I assume it was because it was trying to get hold of the very low cell phone signal (and/or wifi) - that was way too fast to drain 75% of my battery. Is this plausible and if so, how do I prevent it? It's terrible to think that just by going somewhere with poor signal, it can drain my phone super-quickly, for no useful reason (I wasn't trying to use it!), without telling me. Surely there must be a way to disable this?
The magnet in the cover "could" cause lower reception and thus cause the EDGE or 3G antenna to use more power to boost the signal causing the battery to drain faster. It's a known fact that an iPhone will eat through battery in low 3G areas, with 3G on, trying to maintain that 3G connection.
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