Read more.Mobile operator providing 2600mAh of 'power to the people'.
Read more.Mobile operator providing 2600mAh of 'power to the people'.
Wow, EE giving something away free.....there has to be a catch!
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I would much prefer mobile phone manufactures to make phones with longer battery life, seems daft to have a super slim and light smart phone only to have to carry around something extra to charge it.
Shame I already have one ... although two is clearly better than one, and an LED torch too?!
Erm yes, you have to go into an EE store to get it - and then speak to the sales droids! That said, 2.6Ah is a pretty meaty charger - certainly good enough to full-charge all but large screen phones and phablets, and even there you'd get a good boost. My kids with EE (with me paying the bills) so she'd be eligible, but the only contact I've got with EE is a old T-Mo wireless hotspot on PAYG. Wonder if that'd qualify?
Trouble with that is that manf's are also being told that we want super-light, super-thin devices - which means no space for a decent battery. But you don't have to carry it around all the time, just drop it in a pocket when you're likely to be out and about for a long time. For example, I could have really done with that when I was on holiday in Wales last year. My LG G3 has an issue that the battery performance goes way down if it gets hot, and battery drain is horrific if it's having to hunt for a mobile signal. On that trip I was using the phone as a camera also, and it was quite "tropical", so in the space of a morning's use I managed to drain about 80% of the battery. No luck in finding any of those little AA-powered chargers, so I ended up having to "nurse" it until I could get it back to the safety of the car's high powered charger. This EE unit would have been quite handy then, although it wouldn't have been able to full-charge the G3 (because that's got a 3Ah battery).
Not clear if it includes us Tmobile (or orange) customers. I deliberately went for a tmobile contract over an EE one as it was cheaper for less data (less minutes but I didn't care). Been thinking about getting one of these for a while so will try it and see what happens...
edit: Just tried the text. Phone converts the 365 number to +44365 and refuses to send as its not a valid number...
It's actually quite nice that for a one-off £20 you can buy in to the scheme regardless of the network you are on.
Just received the following response back from EE:
Seems that the announcement from EE was a bit premature(Fee MSG) Thanks for your text, but EE Power launches on Thursday 16th April! Text us then for your Power Bar code. We haven't charged you for this message.
i just text the number from my work EE phone ( formerly a orange ) and got a text back saying that offer doesn't start until 14th April.
date added to diary
For those not with EE, very similar devices can be bought for around £10, e.g. EasyAcc 3000L-BS
The "Text POWER to 365" feature should be working as of today, just had a phone call from a friend in the EE call centre
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I noticed Screwfix had a box of something that looked rather similar on their counter going for £10 each.
According to the terms and conditions they are only lending it to you>
The Power Bar remains our property, you are responsible for making sure that the
Power Bar is kept in good working condition and used properly whilst in your care.
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That is interesting and makes sense as I was told you can just walk into an EE store and swap your drained one for a fully-charged one.
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