EE festival Power bar

[Lexbank]

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/news/new-festival-phone-charging-solution-from-ee

I know this will totally FREAK some of the "better" people on here out because smartphones are the devil etc etc but for normal folk.................

Nice idea and keepsake

[smogo]

Or if you don't want to have to visit their stall every so often to swap Power Bars, buy an Archos battery pack for £30ish, and that'll keep your phone topped up for the whole weekend.

[Lexbank]

Or if you don't want to have to visit their stall every so often to swap Power Bars, buy an Archos battery pack for £30ish, and that'll keep your phone topped up for the whole weekend.

Weirdo!

Got one of these myself actually but don't tell anyone ffs

http://www.amazon.co.uk/EasyAcc%C2%AE-12000mAh-Portable-Charger-External/dp/B008YRG5JQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397560735&sr=8-1&keywords=easyacc

[Stokesy10]

I'm just gonna buy a few spare Samsung batteries and charge them all the night before.

Edited April 15, 2014 by Stokesy10

[Spence01]

very good idea IMO. Ive just ordered one

[StaggerLAH]

Weirdo!

Got one of these myself actually but don't tell anyone ffs

http://www.amazon.co.uk/EasyAcc%C2%AE-12000mAh-Portable-Charger-External/dp/B008YRG5JQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397560735&sr=8-1&keywords=easyacc

Having one of those I think!

[incident]

Nobody is going to freak out over the concept - it's just a lower powered, more expensive version of what many people already use.

For 20 quid you can buy a 6,000mah+ battery pack which is more than enough for most people.

Or better yet a handful of spare batteries from eBay.

[Yesiamaduck]

It's a good idea... sure I'll still need to visit their tent but at least I wont need to sit around waiting for it to charge.

[Mr.Tease]

It's a nice idea, or you could just take a cheap old mobile that doesn't need to be recharged and focus on the festival while you're there, rather than your phone.

[evilduck]

I've got one of those portable charger pack things, it's great. It did a couple of our phones for the whole festival last year, just plug it in while you are sleeping.

[5co77ie]

I use one of these to power up my phone each night

and I get to take it home at the end of the festival

[UEF]

As has been said above, for £30-£40 you can get a charger that'll do your phone 6-10 times between recharges.

[smogo]

I've got one of those portable charger pack things, it's great. It did a couple of our phones for the whole festival last year, just plug it in while you are sleeping.

I'd advise against that, unless the charger pack is clever enough to switch itself off when your phone's at 100%. Best to charge it in the morning after waking up.

[smogo]

It's a nice idea, or you could just take a cheap old mobile that doesn't need to be recharged and focus on the festival while you're there, rather than your phone.

It is useful to have a smartphone on you. I don't tend to look at it while I'm out and about at festivals, but it's great for killing time in the mornings before anything's started to happen and your mates haven't woken up yet.

[Lexbank]

I'd advise against that, unless the charger pack is clever enough to switch itself off when your phone's at 100%. Best to charge it in the morning after waking up.

The one i linked too does turn itself off after fully charging

http://www.amazon.co.uk/EasyAcc%C2%AE-12000mAh-Portable-Charger-External/dp/B008YRG5JQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397560735&sr=8-1&keywords=easyacc

I'd put it on charge at night and then chuck it in my rucksack just in case in the day.

Easily does 5 days and that includes charging others phones (occasionally!!)

[Helephantelope]

I wonder if you'll need to queue to swap them and how long that might take? Might still be worth it though, my group is considering getting one to share between us.

[Chris;]

Does anyone know the battery rating is of these power bars? It looks like one of those cheapo ones the traders were all flogging for a few quid.

[outlinereality]

I've had a look, may well be missing something, but they seem to be sold out already.

Seems a good idea, I was only clicking through to see what the rating was. Bring on the 3310 though!

[incident]

Does anyone know the battery rating is of these power bars? It looks like one of those cheapo ones the traders were all flogging for a few quid.

They advertise 6 hours talk time - so it'll be very little. Less than a full charge for most phones.

[tommyds]

Does anyone know the battery rating is of these power bars? It looks like one of those cheapo ones the traders were all flogging for a few quid.

This x 1000, if the amp output isn't decent, you may as well put a turd in your pocket

I got one of these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0073F92OK/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Does 4-5 full charges of an iPhone, charges as quick as a socket at home, only £20 at the moment

[Pink_Tequila]

Out of stock! Wonder how many they had.

[efcfanwirral]

Weirdo!

Got one of these myself actually but don't tell anyone ffs

http://www.amazon.co.uk/EasyAcc%C2%AE-12000mAh-Portable-Charger-External/dp/B008YRG5JQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397560735&sr=8-1&keywords=easyacc

Thats mental, I didnt even know you could get them. I take my iphone, not to use as a phone or check anything other than the secret set rumours in the morning, but as a very good quality, hassle free and very small camera. I'd only need like two charges

[Lexbank]

In all fairness you've only got to look at it to see it's capacity is going to be very limited but its certainly a better option for the people who queue up and then wait for there phones to charge.

I'd guess you're going to need to exchange these daily and will still need to queue to exchange for a short while

[SeaShells]

I use an Anker portable charger for football away games and it hasn't let me down so far. Worth the money, £19.99 on Amazon at the minute.

[WS_Jack_III]

The thing that was most interesting was the state the full line up will be out early June. Thought it was gonna be May.