Iphone4s Battery problem

Hi, I'm using my phone more than a year.
Recently, my phone battery starts to drain so fast.
I went to apple store and they said it's battery problem.
But I found that whenever I turn on the cellular, the battery drains fast.
If i turn it off, the bettery stays long..
Is this still battery problem ? or software problem?
or actually the phone is running some application ?

I don't think so. However you can follow these steps to extend the life of your iPhone battery.

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    We can all tackle this problem if we work together.

    I can't speak to all of your problems, but there are a few things that may help.
    +I purchased My Power-Adapter from Ebay. It looked legit and everything and it provides the iBook with power pretty well. Yet I stumbled across something. It says on the Power Adapter that it is a 65(watt) Power Adapter. But when I check in the System Profiler, This is what it reads:+
    +AC Charger Information:+
    +AC Charger (Watts): 45+
    +Connected: Yes+
    +Now why would the Power Adapter say 65(watts) but when I check the stats on my iBook it receives 45(watts). I have checked all the stats of these iBooks and I know that they need 65(watts) to function properly. Some people say 45w will power an iBook fine but I think this is why the battery won't charge. The power Adapter I bough online clearly stated that it will work correctly on my model and it Even says 65w on the adapter.+
    You are incorrect about this. The adapter that shipped with iBooks, initially, was a 45-watt model. 45 watts is all it takes to properly run the iBook and charge its battery. The iBook registers the adapter as 45 watts because the iBook only takes the amount of power that it needs. A Powerbook needs the full 65 watts in order to run the computer and charge the battery simultaneously.
    Did you replace your DC-in board yourself? Has it ever worked since the DC-in board was replaced? Are you sure you got it plugged in properly?
    Yours is acting exactly the way my husband's did when his DC-in board needed to be replaced. That is, it would work from a fully charged battery, but would not charge the battery. A DC-in board replacement was the fix for his, and sounds like that would be the fix for yours, too. If you did it yourself before, maybe you need to either try it again (you could have received another bad one), or send it off to have someone else do it.
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