A REEELY stupid question...

[Guest katiea]

When you switch the "off" button it is still on, still linked to the phone network (unless you've gone into airplane mode too), still using up the battery, not charging as fast as it could if you are charging it, and still trying to do ActiveSync, which is pretty irritating when it keeps making the "I've linked up" noise and you are sitting in the room. Or if you were a guest trying to sleep in the spare room/study...

is it actually possible to switch the thing off???!

[Guest GothTeddy]

slide the back off, then back on. it will stay off until you hit the power button.

[Guest magic_peanuts]

When you switch the "off" button it is still on, still linked to the phone network (unless you've gone into airplane mode too), still using up the battery, not charging as fast as it could if you are charging it, and still trying to do ActiveSync, which is pretty irritating when it keeps making the "I've linked up" noise and you are sitting in the room.  Or if you were a guest trying to sleep in the spare room/study...

is it actually possible to switch the thing off???!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

the simple answer is no! :roll:

you can turn the radio off (airplane mode), put it on silent, turn wifi, bluetooth and screen off to save battery, and lock the buttons so you don't accidentally turn it on in your pocket, but you cannot actually turn it off!

[Guest magic_peanuts]

slide the back off, then back on. it will stay off until you hit the power button.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

or you could do that, but be warned you could lose data if the backup battery runs too low

[Guest GothTeddy]

erm, you wouldn't actually be removing the battery :) should be able to sit like that for weeks.

[Guest katiea]

I did just switch the batteries over to charge the second one, but I have a feeling it wasn't charging before I switched the device on - of course, there's no way to tell if the second battery has been charged up without switching on!