Power save function on N8

Hey people,
Been doing a few tests recently with power save and I've come to a conclusion that it's rubbish and shouldn't be used. Sorry if this is old news but I had a quick search and couldn't find anything.
My phone basically lasted just under 2 days with light usage activating power save when I went to sleep. Went to bed with a full battery, woke up with 1 bar gone!
I then did another full charge and didn't use power save at night. I have just charged my phone after almost 6 days, again with light usage. 5-10 texts a day, checking email, football results etc a few short phone calls and a bit of camera use plus watching video's I have recorded!
So what's up with that then? Power save my a**e.
At first I thought it was nokia battery monitor doing it so I un-insatalled it. I have just re-installed it and am going to test now to see if can last another 5-6 days. I guess it depends on my usage. Battery monitor is quoting me just over 2 days usage time.
5-6 days usage time for a smart phone though is awesome. I have to congratulate Nokia for that.
Ben

The reason I cannot give a solution on the forums is because this particular solution requires a phone interaction. It is not something that can be done on the forums due to the nature of the solution and collecting personal information that is not allowed to be displayed on the forums for all to see.
It is more or less for the protection of the users that I am not able to provide a solution in a public forum.
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