How to keep 3G modem on and save power at the same time?

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This is a good thread on the Electron and different power modes.

Electron SLEEP_MODE_DEEP tips and examples

It’s a little confusing getting an Electron to go into deep sleep, using the 130 µA that it should. These six annotated code examples should hopefully clear things up. All tests were run on 0.6.0 on a Electron G350. AUTOMATIC, no system thread #include "Particle.h" void setup() { } void loop() { // Results in 133 uA power consumption // Modem is turned off, full cellular resync after restart (blinking green, blinking cyan, fast blinking cyan), 5-6K of data usage System.sleep(SLEEP_MODE_DE…

The new LTE Mesh Boron device has lower power consumption than the Electron so you may want to investigate that unit if you want even lower power draw than the Electron provides.