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raccoon

(31,118 posts) Sat Dec 8, 2012, 07:20 PM Dec 2012

Which is easier on a cell phone (non-smart one) and its battery, to turn if off or

just turn the sound off to silence it?

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Which is easier on a cell phone (non-smart one) and its battery, to turn if off or (Original Post) raccoon Dec 2012 OP

I'm never turn my phone off. Incitatus Dec 2012 #1

Incitatus

(5,317 posts)

1. I'm never turn my phone off.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat Dec 8, 2012, 11:20 PM

Dec 2012

I have a smart phone now, but when I had an older one I just silenced it. I guess turning it off would extend the ultimate life of the battery, but that was never an issue since I broke the things so often the whole thing was replaced before the battery had to be.

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