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WiFi Hero Automatically Controls Wifi Power Status - 30 Free Copies

by Adam Zeis

on 25 Nov 2009 12:02 PM

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WiFi is a power saving application for your WiFi capable BlackBerry smartphone. It offers 3 different modes to control the on/off status of your WifFi, hence saving your battery.

Location Based: WiFi Hero will learn the location of the hotspots you connect to. When you are out of range of your hotspots WiFi will be turned off, when you are back in range it will be turned back on.
Screen Status: In this mode WiFi will be automatically turned on when screen is on, and turned back off when screen is off.
Charging Status: This mode allows you to have WiFi on only when the phone is charging, once disconnected it will turn off until you charge again.

WiFi Hero is a very small application and a great way to save power for those who use WiFi on their BlackBerry. It is available for $4.99 from the CrackBerry App Store and is compatible with OS 4.5+

Contest: We have 30 free copies of WiFi Hero to give away. Just leave a comment on this post to enter. Contest ends this Sunday at Midnight PST. Please only leave one comment - multiple entries won't count.

More information and download of WiFi Hero>>

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737 Comments

Posted by giz1717 Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

pick me!

Posted by dlu_1999 Friday, Nov 27, 2009 807 days ago

This would be a great app to have!

Posted by FNETHAN Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

Nice!! I want a copy!

Posted by Clawfinger Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

I want a copy too!

Posted by bmtbandit Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

Ill try it.

Posted by tae_254 Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

Would love this app.. !!!!!

Posted by atomic80 Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

I would love a copy too!

Posted by tae_254 Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

Please pick me CB

Posted by tedypg Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

I'll take one :)

Posted by froussy Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

Will be nice to have :)

Posted by Summett Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

This is a GREAT concept. No sense in searching for WIFI when it's not even available. Would love to try it.

Posted by g4hamlet Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

Thanks.

Posted by Spawn12 Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

Id love this app as its a pain to keep having to turn off my WIFI and back on again.

Plus im from the UK so by default i should win it as im foreign haha....joking.

But seriously can i please have a copy pretty please??

Posted by spocoeric Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

I'm in.

Posted by nofrillz Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

this is a very useful app indeed and i would love some freeness

Posted by EPIC Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

This is my kind of app.

Posted by croldan72 Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

This would be great on my new S2...

Posted by peleke Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

sounds useful. I could use it please.

Posted by RickyRoss10 Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

I want it!

Posted by beTaTH Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

please pick me

Posted by Coach101 Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

What a great idea for extending the battery life! would love one!

Posted by cgalloni Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

Hopefully i will win this time :)

Posted by splinter2050 Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

I want to haz.. thanks

Posted by jenelyne Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

Would love to have it too :)

Posted by Andrax Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

Sweeet!

Posted by eliasso Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

cool application

Posted by NateDizzy Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

i hope i win!

Posted by jeffboy Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

I want a copy!

Posted by Maiev Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

sure i'd try :) its a good idea, now just gotta try it to see if it really works =)

Posted by yelowsnomann911 Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

wow this is a great app hope i win so i dont have to buy it haha

Posted by lzendegui Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

Please pick me. This will save me huge on battery usage!

Posted by CMDaisy Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

Anything to save some power. ;)

Posted by tafkap777 Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

I'd love a copy!

Posted by Stang68 Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

I just got my Storm2 with wifi so this would be a great app for me!

Posted by JusTooMuch Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

I MUST WIN!

Posted by jkoyle Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

For the roaming home office worker!

Posted by RevJar Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

WiFi control is always nice.

Posted by blinduvula Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

What would we do without the wonderful people who think of these amazing things. :)

Posted by kwues Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

I'd like one please :)

Posted by webmastir Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

hrm

Posted by tratan Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

this sounds great! i would love to try it out...for free!

Posted by Beerbaron78 Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

I'd love to have a copy.

Posted by needforspd Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

hook me up ...

Posted by wezra Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

I downloaded this app yesterday and had major issues with it. It kept turning my Wi-Fi on and off by itself. Others have experienced the same issue. I am running OS 5.0 on an 8900. It also locked up my 8900 at one point. When it turned off my Wi-Fi I couldn't send or receive any push email. When I uninstalled it my services went back to normal.

You might try the free trial first before moving forward. For me... it is a no go.

Posted by Desconocido Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

I was wondering how well this app worked.

I also wonder how the location base service is working. The app has to be running and using either cell site location or GPS. That might consume more battery than just leaving the wifi on.

Anybody want to weigh in, join the forum discussion at:

http://forums.crackberry.com/f145/wifi-hero-372454/

Posted by b_rad_blackberry Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

I'll try it!

Posted by nnducuy Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

I love it too! Please send me a copy! Thanks so much!

Posted by friedriceballer Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

This would be great for when I leave the house or school, and there isn't any WiFi. Save me the hassle of having to turn it off every time I leave locations with WiFi that I frequently visit.

Posted by rgshanley Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

Would love to try it!

Posted by jonnymilba Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 809 days ago

i'll try it.