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[siblin]

Hello all.

i might have got myself a solution to the usual  phone charging problems which i thought i'd share with you.

Not wanting to risk losing/breaking my iphone i bought a samsung E2120 pay and go phone from o2 for a whopping £15.  Its cheap and plastic but I picked it because it boasted a good battery life (27 days standby time, 9.5hours talk).  I charged it monday morning, plugged in the sim card and carried it around.  admittedly i've not made any calls on it but so far its still showing full charge 6 days later.  

Anybody else found phones with festival-grade battery life?

[Happy Chappy]

I've an old Nokia 6810, battery lasts a good 5-6 days on standby with a few calls.  Taking a spare battery as well.  Not sure what the signal is like there, but a weak signal increases battery consumption.

[strudders]

its not cheap...

Sonim XP3.20

WATER SUBMERSIBLE
Rated IPx7, the Sonim XP3 Quest is fully water submersible up to 1 meter for 30 minutes

DUST, DIRT, SAND, AND MICRO-PARTICLE RESISTANT
Rated IP5x, the Sonim XP3 Quest is fully protected against the ingression of industrial micro-particles

DROP RESISTANT
Purposefully built, the Sonim XP3 Quest has been designed to withstand drops from 2 meters to concrete from any angle

RESISTANT TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES
Operational range between -20C and +55C

EXTENDED BATTERY LIFE
11.5 Hour Talk Time or <1000 Hour Standby

[siblin]

strudders, on 19 June 2010 - 12:10 PM, said:

its not cheap...

Sonim XP3.20

still, looks good if you need to make a phone call whilst snorkling

[Derby_Dave]

My tocco lite lasts for well over 7 days left on day and night so I should be ok.

[thegoat]

Bought a Nokia 1661. £10 and very good battery life

[rhysieg]

strudders, on 19 June 2010 - 12:10 PM, said:

its not cheap...

Sonim XP3.20

WATER SUBMERSIBLE
Rated IPx7, the Sonim XP3 Quest is fully water submersible up to 1 meter for 30 minutes

DUST, DIRT, SAND, AND MICRO-PARTICLE RESISTANT
Rated IP5x, the Sonim XP3 Quest is fully protected against the ingression of industrial micro-particles

DROP RESISTANT
Purposefully built, the Sonim XP3 Quest has been designed to withstand drops from 2 meters to concrete from any angle

RESISTANT TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES
Operational range between -20C and +55C

EXTENDED BATTERY LIFE
11.5 Hour Talk Time or <1000 Hour Standby

its supposed to be unbreakable, but i seen a live report on the news, and the news reporter was with the creator and the creator challenged him to break it, which he did rather quickly, it was quite funny.

[scappaflow]

I have a Sony-Ericsson handset which I got 2 spare batteries for on E-bay.

Shouldn't have many problems lasting the 5 days with that. Anyone that goes to wait in the big stupid Orange queue for 4 hours wants their head looking at. Just some simple planning and you will be good to go.

[scappaflow]

Also anyone who takes an iphone wants their head looking at given that those batteries barely last a day.

[Philw]

I'm rocking an £8 off eBay Nokia 1100 - got a monster battery life and a built in torch too

[Philw]

I'm rocking an £8 off eBay Nokia 1100 - got a monster battery life and a built in torch too

[Bexxxxx]

scappaflow, on 19 June 2010 - 02:20 PM, said:

Also anyone who takes an iphone wants their head looking at given that those batteries barely last a day.

Not if you're sensible - turning down the screen brightness, switching off 3G/wireless and switching the phone off when you don't need it saves a lot of battery power. A portable or solar powered charger will then easily see you through the festival.

[lolbeck]

I'm just taking my LG KS360. Bought a spare battery online for £3 which actually seems to be more reliable than the battery I already have. I'm trying to see how long it'll last before dying from being fully charged...

[crow]

nokia 1280 is similar, or is is 1230... I forget. But yes super cheap, lasts forever, and spare batteries cost next to nowt.

[rachmac]

My iphone is staying at home and my trusty Sony Ericsson W880i will be accompanying me. The battery can usually get me to Sunday and I have a spare one and car charger too - more than enough!

[wweerr208]

samsung e1120 (warning doesnt take 3mobile) is good 8hrs talk time 500+hrs supposedly stand by

£10 from tesco, and has a temporary free unlock method

Edited by wweerr208, 19 June 2010 - 10:04 PM.

[ciderboy]

car battery and inverter does all my crews phones no problem although the w#nkers  who nicked our wheelbarrow sunday night caused a bit of a problem though

[krisskross]

give your phones to me and i'll charge them... i pwomise!