49 replies to this topic

[bexj]

Anyone know if there is one available anywhere?  I refuse to queue at the Orange tent and waste valuable festie time, and so will go without a phone if there isn't one available!  Many of the wind up chargers don't seem to be compatible with the 3GS

[PabloCoke]

you will waste a lot more time trying to get a decent charge off a wind up charger for an iphone than queuing for the orange tent.

buy a £10 phone that will keep it charge all weekend.

[robith]

I have an iphone 3GS.

I will be resolutely leaving it at home for the festival.

Kept my old phone, which I got two spare batteries for pittance off ebay.

As cool as it would be to use google maps around the site, I don't want to lose it and the only thing you use your phone for is texting mates anyway.

[kingjamma]

I'm thinking of getting one of these:
http://www.firebox.c...r-Packs?via=cat

A bit pricey, but it's probably one of the closest things you'll get to a spare battery

[HurrahBrother]

Windup chargers are a waste of time.

The cockwork Baylis design is way better (in that it actually works without you winding constantly), or go solar.

I'll be taking a bag with a built in charger/solar panel.

I see Maplins has this in at the  moment

http://www.maplin.co...ModuleNo=353528

but with wind up items, you usually wind up throwing them in frustration.

Edited by HurrahBrother, 05 April 2010 - 11:36 PM.

[Alcatraz]

Why bring an iPhone?

[Glitter+Vodka]

just take an old shiter, i lost my blackberry last year and I was gutted so my advice is DONT take anything u wud be upset about losing.

[abu hamster]

I would whole heartedly recommend the pull chargers for sale around site.  You may have enough charge after a fortnight to turn your phone on!


Cheap phone Orange PAYG sim  


Job done!

[abu hamster]

I would whole heartedly recommend the pull chargers for sale around site.  You may have enough charge after a fortnight to turn your phone on!


Cheap phone Orange PAYG sim  


Job done!

[Felna]

I bought myself one of these last month:

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...3d52905fff87c83

a test charge gave me 1 and a half charges from flat for a pair of standard batteries and 2 charges form a set of duracells.

[airds]

I have one of these

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item3a5896e95b

seem to charge my iphone up at least twice, but I need to test it more, only used it at home so far  

[pie_and_a_pint]

Do you honestly want to take an £450 phone to a festival?!  Mine's insured but there's no way it would go anywhere near a festival - I'll be taking a cheapy old Nokia with a free SIM from Orange and a couple of £2 spare batteries from eBay.  Won't be much bothered if I drop that in the mud / a drink leaks on it / some scrote robs my tent.

[dan05delaney]

 pie_and_a_pint, on Apr 6 2010, 11:30 AM, said:

Do you honestly want to take an £450 phone to a festival?!  Mine's insured but there's no way it would go anywhere near a festival - I'll be taking a cheapy old Nokia with a free SIM from Orange and a couple of £2 spare batteries from eBay.  Won't be much bothered if I drop that in the mud / a drink leaks on it / some scrote robs my tent.

yep thats what i intend to do... i'll leave my iphone at home and i'll get hold of a 3310 from ebay with my student loan and a couple of cheap batteries too should do me fine for the festival

[pie_and_a_pint]

 dan05delaney, on Apr 6 2010, 10:33 AM, said:

yep thats what i intend to do... i'll leave my iphone at home and i'll get hold of a 3310 from ebay with my student loan and a couple of cheap batteries too should do me fine for the festival

3310s are less than a tenner on eBay at the mo - and from what I remember from when I had one the forst time round, the battery on those babies lasts FOREVER as long as you don't use it to play Snake!

[Ed209]

Just to hammer home the point ...

Wind up chargers are SHITE!!!

Used one last year. It takes about an hour of winding to get a second of battery. And that was for a old skool phone. The charger then broke when I shouted at it. Pathetic piece of kit.

[billandben]

Definitely not taking my iPhone. I barely use my phone when I'm there, so I'm definitely not risking losing it. Plus, the battery charge only lasts about 2 days, nowhere near enough. Old phone, spare batteries for me.

[xlauriex]

Get one of these!

http://www.powerfrea...o2500_solar.php

No need for winding up, just stick it in the sun. And if there isn't any sun (not going to happen this year, it's going to be a scorcher), it still charges in the clouds too

Happy days

[strudders]

 Alcatraz, on Apr 6 2010, 01:03 AM, said:

Why bring an iPhone?

Exactly, I take a poop phone and a shed load of battery's. It has web access which is great and does enough for what I need.

I have 6 spare battery's and they lasted more than the nine days I was away last year.......

[Bernsville]

I am totally shallow, and will be taking both of my iphones.  I will take pictures of me everywhere, mostly with my flag directly at the front of the Pyramid stage.  I'll instantly upload these photos onto Facebook, with captions like, "check me, don't i look cool in my hunter wellies?"  or "look at my flag, try and spot me on TV, i bet you are all well jealous!".
I really want to ram home the point to my chums, that even though i'm totally middle class, i am actually edgy and cool enough to go to Glasto.  Just as long as Glasto retains those convenient welly washing stand pipes.

[LondonTom]

 Bernsville, on Apr 6 2010, 12:49 PM, said:

I am totally shallow, and will be taking both of my iphones.  I will take pictures of me everywhere, mostly with my flag directly at the front of the Pyramid stage.  I'll instantly upload these photos onto Facebook, with captions like, "check me, don't i look cool in my hunter wellies?"  or "look at my flag, try and spot me on TV, i bet you are all well jealous!".
I really want to ram home the point to my chums, that even though i'm totally middle class, i am actually edgy and cool enough to go to Glasto.  Just as long as Glasto retains those convenient welly washing stand pipes.

I can see the point of taking one personally, I got a palm pre but the battery barely lasts a day and theres no cheapo ones so its bit pointless but I guess the wheres my car app which tags your GPS loc so you can find your way back and I guess you could use it for the tent? Also 4square could be intresting to use there and would be neat if lots of people there used it but at the same time it's also good to get away from everything and leave that tech that keeps me connected 24/7 at home, so will take my old Samsung g600 i think it was which has a half decent camara, I got some nice shots at T last year , get a few extra batteries and if that fails I got my car charger to go back to the car with if i really need it