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[Madmark]

Does anybody know if you can get these and if they do what are the prices like for a nokia n97?
i know theres the orange tent to charge phones but the queues are crazy, also i know people will say "dont take a phone"  only reason im asking really is because i will be using for the camera on it.

Thanks

[frodoisdead]

http://www.maplin.co...e...O&U=strat15

They can't be any worse than wind up chargers...

Edit: Sorry they don't have the new charger for Nokia. So that link's pointless

Edited by frodoisdead, 22 March 2010 - 11:52 AM.

[robith]

Buy spare batteries and charge them up.

Usually loads of knock of ones dead cheap on ebay.

I will be taking my old phone too - no place at a festival for an iPhone

[Langdale Wolf]

robith, on Mar 22 2010, 11:54 AM, said:

Buy spare batteries and charge them up.

Usually loads of knock of ones dead cheap on ebay.

I will be taking my old phone too - no place at a festival for an iPhone

This.

Wind up chargers are shit, and more importantly - expend valuable energy.

eBay is your friend.

Same with camera batteries too.

[Madmark]

cheers for that, just got a couple for 2 75 each on ebay, hope they work!

Edited by Madmark, 22 March 2010 - 12:03 PM.

[5co77ie]

I have a Freeloader not sure if it works for Nokia but might be worth checking out

[r0cky]

As others have said, the best option is a few cheap clone batteries from eBay, charge them up before hand and swap them out as you go.  I use a really old Nokia as my festival phone.  Last year I bought a few space Nokia clone batteries from a market, managed to haggle a really good price, helped that I was buying some for friends at the same time.

There's lots of contention on the networks, and everything is interference limited, so mobiles deplete their power a lot faster at Glasto.

The small cheap battery chargers that are sold at the festivals and at supermarkets are pants.  Very expensive and poor.   You need a decent one with a DC converter onboard to get the most out of the battery.  If you want a portable charger, get something like Power Traveller PowerChimp.  That takes 2xAA NiMH batteries (or normal batteries in an emergency).

Solar Power does work, but will take a very long time and really needs proper direct sunshine.  Again, get something decent like Power Traveller Power Monkey.  You can charge from solar or from the NiMH battery pack.  The battery pack you can pre-charge at home from the mains, and have a charge from that.

The Orange Chill'n'Charge tent is free, but has massive queues on Saturday/Sunday.  You can usually get in on the Friday without queue, with then perhaps only a minimal wait inside to find the right cable/table for your phone.  So it's possible to top-up your phone on Friday if need be.

Another charging option is to find a stall in the quieter areas that will do it for you for a fee.  Big plus with this, you can leave your phone and come back later.  Orange place, you need to stand by the phone whilst it charges, which is a waste of precious festival time.