Spare One Phone

[tobes01]

Been a while since I've been in - hello all. Prompted to post by a new shiny thing - apparently going to be £32, love the idea of having one of these in the car, one in my pack, etc etc. - perfectly fulfils my obsession to switch to AA batteries for everything.

http://www.spareonephone.com/

[shaggystu]

i like the look of that, it'd be ideal as a "throw it in your bag and forget about it" bit of emergency kit, i might have to invest in one.

thanks for posting

stuart

[lou1661]

looks like an interesting idea, shame it doesn't seem to do SMS, i would find that a bit more useful.
cheers for the heads up!

louis

[Globetrotter.uk]

Looks good but would it work when stuck in the middle of the highlands or other remote places.

[shaggystu]

Looks good but would it work when stuck in the middle of the highlands or other remote places.

999 works pretty much everywhere, but if you were planning on using a mobile phone as your life-line then it'd probably pay to find out about mobile coverage before you need it.

stuart

[luckylee]

looks good that.

[Maxip]

If you already have a mobile phone, perhaps a better idea would be an emergency charger that runs of AA batteries. Something like this would allow you to charge you phone in an emergency and wouldn't require a different handset with limited functions (lack of SMS)

[shaggystu]

If you already have a mobile phone, perhaps a better idea would be an emergency charger that runs of AA batteries. Something like this would allow you to charge you phone in an emergency and wouldn't require a different handset with limited functions (lack of SMS)

one of the big benefits that i can see in this 30 quid phone is that it would let me leave my 130 quid phone at home. i don't always want to take my smartphone when i'm out walking and/or camping for a couple of reasons, firstly, as above, it'd cost silly money to replace, and secondly, i end up playing with the apps on my phone and not enjoying being out and about. on the other hand i do want a phone with me for a couple of reasons, if i'm camping i have to phone home and whisper sweet nothings to SWMBT before i go to bed, and it's nice to know you've got a phone in case of an emergency.

i have looked at a few different emergency chargers in the past (for the times when i do want my phone with me), but they never seem to get great reviews. have you got any experiance of the one in the ebay link Maxip?

stuart

[lavrentyuk]

Blimey, my first Motorola would take AA batteries instead of the rechargeable. It wouldn't take photographs but would text. How far have we advanced in 15 years ?

I may save £15 and dig it out, still got it somewhere.

[rik_uk3]

one of the big benefits that i can see in this 30 quid phone is that it would let me leave my 130 quid phone at home. i don't always want to take my smartphone when i'm out walking and/or camping for a couple of reasons, firstly, as above, it'd cost silly money to replace, and secondly, i end up playing with the apps on my phone and not enjoying being out and about. on the other hand i do want a phone with me for a couple of reasons, if i'm camping i have to phone home and whisper sweet nothings to SWMBT before i go to bed, and it's nice to know you've got a phone in case of an emergency.

i have looked at a few different emergency chargers in the past (for the times when i do want my phone with me), but they never seem to get great reviews. have you got any experiance of the one in the ebay link Maxip?

stuart

Get an old Nokia 3310 for a tenner or

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/aa-batt...ger-pack-15048

Less than £3 delivered. I'll give it a great review, it takes 4 AA's, its simple and it works; it charges my Galaxy S2 and my lads HD7 no problems more than once on a single set.

[bilmo-p5]

Or just leave your phone at home.

[Maxip]

i have looked at a few different emergency chargers in the past (for the times when i do want my phone with me), but they never seem to get great reviews. have you got any experiance of the one in the ebay link Maxip?

stuart

I've tried in in the house and whilst I didn't get the advertised 85% in 45 mins, I did get about 50%. After 90 mins (ish), the phone was saying full charge. Don't know how many charges you would get from a set of batteries but as I carry a spare set for my torch anyway, not a major hassle.

[shaggystu]

Get an old Nokia 3310 for a tenner......

that was my previous approach, i had an old nokia something or other for years, it finally gave up the ghost earlier on this year when the screen cracked. it's an approach that works well.

thanks for the link

Or just leave your phone at home.

quite often i would love to do just that, unfortunately......

if i'm camping i have to phone home and whisper sweet nothings to SWMBT before i go to bed

.....or life's simply not worth living

I've tried in in the house and whilst I didn't get the advertised 85% in 45 mins, I did get about 50%. After 90 mins (ish), the phone was saying full charge. Don't know how many charges you would get from a set of batteries but as I carry a spare set for my torch anyway, not a major hassle.

thanks for that, it sounds like a pretty good product, as does the one that rik linked to.

stuart