Since going to the US, my battery lasts longer.. uh... what??

Samsung I9000 Galaxy S 8GB Unlocked Cell Phone with Camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth--International Version with 1 Year Warranty (Black)I know this cannot be correct, but still, it is my theory right now! But seriously, what I did notice when being in the US (Philadelphia area) is that cell reception seems to be much better than what we have here (Montreal). I had my Samsung Galaxy S set to disable data roaming of course so maybe that made a difference too and would  have access to wireless data when at different family member houses.

I am presuming that because there is better cellular service, the phone does not have to "look as hard" to find a network and maybe this saves battery.

What I did do recently is purchase a few alternative power cables. I now plugin at work, at home at night and in the car on long travel. It is very seldom that I run out of juice now. But to get back to my "battery lasting longer", it seems to be true. For example, I forgot to plugin last night so the phone was unplugged from 4:30pm to when I picked it up in the morning (7am) and I check my battery and it was at 84%. Sure, I did not use it that much during that time, but still, that's more than 12 hours and low battery drain. I've been observing this for a few days now (not that I'm complaining!).

With Froyo three weeks away (I spoke to a store rep and they received official word from Samsung), I'll be curious to see if I see a difference

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