I was somewhat concerned about the refresh behavior if IE on my Jasjam. I threw this as the MS Newsgroups and got some answers. Looks like I have to be careful with IE.
Can anyone confirm 3 questions regarding the refresh behavior of Mobile Internet Explorer. The device is an iMate JASJAM. Windows Mobile 5. 1) Does a page with content (ads or similar) that expire continue to refresh and consume downloads when in the foreground? 2) Does this still occur when IE is in the background? 3) Does this still occur when the device is in standby? I am concerned about both battery life and MB consumption and can't find any documentation on refresh behavior. Thanx Paul
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>> 1) Does a page with content (ads or similar) that expire continue to refresh and consume downloads when in the foreground? 2) Does this still occur when IE is in the background? 3) Does this still occur when the device is in standby? << 1 - yes 2 - yes 3 - no Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]
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So the implication is that unless you go into Control Panel – memory – running applications and shut down IE, it will keep chewing download capacity and battery life? Thanx Paul
>> it will keep chewing download capacity and battery life? << More importantly, if you pay for your cellular data by the data amount, things could get very expensive. The cache situation is primarily a user one… it’s good to get into the habit of hitting tools/options/memory and clearing the cache on a regular basis depending on how you use explorer. Since PIE only has a single window, it doesn’t impact any other speed issues and your wireless is not going to be much, if any, different than  with PIE shut down. I have a local html file which I set as my home page when I’m on a cellular $/byte connection which is a single tap away… and, one of the first third party app’s every serious user should install is a task manager to control app’s… I use and recommend vBar. Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]