Re: question about iPhone batteries and cases.
Hi Esther. It seems as they they will ship internationally, there is no warning that they can not ship to my destination. But do I need a special power adapter to use them in Denmark? What do I need to buy and where? I guess that I will need a converter or something. Cheers Annie. Den Jul 7, 2013 kl. 5:41 AM skrev Esther mori...@mac.com: Hi All, MyCharge has recent battery packs for charging iOs devices with Lightning connectors, like the iPhone 5, iPad Mini, and latest generation iPad. You can read the iLounge review of the MyCharge Hub 6000 Portable Powerbank with Lightning: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/mobile/reviews/mycharge-hub-6000-portable-powerbank-with-lightning/ Here's a shortened link to the URL for the iLounge Mobile Edition review, in case that link wraps: http://bit.ly/12a4Qtg You can use the Safari reader button. The ratings are displayed as images, but I take a screen shot and use Prizmo to read this off as Highly Recommended, which means a grade of A or A minus. (Prizmo has a convenient button option for Last Taken Picture. I double tap on the document, then instead of double tapping the Recognize button, I first double tap on the Readability button near the bottom right corner of the screen, and then double tap on the White button for Text color at the bottom right of the Readability screen, which inverts colors for OCR, and let's the rating images be recognized. Then I double tap the Apply button in the top right corner to return to the previous screen, and double tap the Recognize button to perform the OCR. The text result comes back as Highly Recommended.) Annie, these MyCharge Hub 6000 Portable Powerbans have both lightning and micro-USB connector plugs attached to the battery. They're also sold at the U.S. Amazon site, but I don't know whether they'll ship this internationally. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Saturday, July 6, 2013 5:19:14 AM UTC-10, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: Hi Sieghard. I am pritty sure, that you can still see the status of the battery on the status bar of the phone, and that would be enough for me. They have different models of batteries on their website. Is there any other models which has the cables attached, it would also be nice if it would be possible to see the status of the battery in the statusbar of the IPhone. Cheers Annie. Den Jul 6, 2013 kl. 4:16 PM skrev Sieghard Weitzel sieg...@live.ca: Hi Bill, Did you see this message from Annie: MyCharge is also on their way with a model with a built in cable for IPhone 5, but unfortunately they will not sell for Denmark. I was going to reply to you saying that I didn’t see a Lightning connector version of the MyCharge, but I guess it is only to be expected that they would make one. One other thing I heard is that their new models would no longer have the built in announcements about battery level etc. I guess you would have to check their website to confirm, it iswww.MyCharge.com. Regards, Sieghard From: vip...@googlegroups.com[mailto:vip...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Gallik Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 4:05 AM To: vip...@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: question about iPhone batteries and cases. I would imagine Sieghard, that these items you replied about are likewise available with the Lightning Connector for the iPhone 5? Holland's Boy, Bill - A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. - US Editor and Satirist, H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving
Re: question about iPhone batteries and cases.
Hi Annie, If you got the MyCharge Hub 6000 from Amazon, you'd have to use a plug adapter at the end of the two-prong plug to recharge it in Denmark or elsewhere in Europe, since this device is only made for US two-prong outlets, not the European ones. That's less convenient, because for outlets in the U.S., Canada, etc. you can flip down the two prongs and plug the battery for recharge into an outlet and have it sit flush against the wall, with no need for any extra support. That might still work with an additional adapter plug, but you'd have to check that.This battery does not speak its chatprge levels like the MyCharge Peak 6000 that Sieghard has. You can download PDF instruction booklets for all their product models from their web site: http://www.mycharge.com/collections/instructions Just navigate to the link for the product you want, such as Hub 6000. The MyCharge Hub 6000 is about the size of two iPhone 4 or 4s models stacked on top of each other -- that is, it's slightly shorter than the iPhone 5, and about two and a half times as wide. It's shaped like a small book volume, with a curved spine. If I hold it in my right hand, with the curved spine against my palm, the charging plug prongs that can be flipped out are at the bottom of the pages side of this book. There's a strong, rubbery flap that you can flip down to access the plug prongs. I pull this down with my left hand, then stick the thumbnail if my left hand into one of the recessed slots for the plug prongs to flip them up. If you follow that (closed) rubbery flap down and around the corner of the device to the underside of the battery, you'll feel another rubbery flap that opens from the side near the curved spine that's against the palm of my hand. Opening that flap gives you access to a standard USB connector. You can plug in the USB end of any of the iOS charging cables here. You can also use this port of MyCharge Hub 6000 to power an external hard drive that requires being connected to two laptop USB ports, or an external power supply to work. (This is according to a review by someone using such a large capacity drive attached to his MacBook Air, with a limited number of USB ports — I haven't checked this.) If you use your index finger to feel along the top side of the MyCharge Hub 6000 close to the spine by your palm, you'll feel two rubbery strips, side by side, each half the width of the rubbered section. (Actually, you'll only really feel the notch between the two strips at the slightly raised edge close to the spine.)' One flap will feel slightly textured near the raised part. That's the flap on the right side if I hold the battery as though I were plugging it into a wall socket, with the flat side facing away from me. This right flap has a micro-USB connector embedded when you pull up on the flap. The long end of the micro-USB connector faces the center line between the two flaps, and the textured flap carries inset letters for MIcro. The flap on the left side has a lightning connector attached that you can plug into the base of your iPhone 5 or newer model iPad. To start charging, after inserting the lightning or micro-USB connector into your iOS device, or attaching a cable from the USB port at the opposite end, hold down the power button between the end of the top two power strips and the curve of the spine for 3 seconds. If your iPhone is connected you'll hear that chirp sound the device makes when it's just connected to a powered external source. I read one blog review that claimed MyCharge planned to make a battery model with charging plug that would match European outlets, for the convenience of international travelers, but I couldn't find any corroborating evidence for that remark. HTH. Cheers, Esther -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
RE: question about iPhone batteries and cases.
Hi Mich, There are 2 types of external batteries: battery cases and actual batteries which means self-contained batteries in their own enclosure. Battery cases are iPhone cases where the battery is built into the back of the case. It simply means the back of the case is thicker and usually these cases connect to, in your case, the 30-pin adapter of your iPhone. You simply charge the phone by charging the case and you typically have to take the phone out of the case if you want to connect it to the computer. True external batteries on the other hand are just separate units and for the most part they charge your phone with the normal cable that comes with your phone and which you plug into the USB port on the external battery instead of your computer or wall adapter. One battery I know of for sure has a 30-pin connector built right onto the battery itself along with a micro USB and a Blackberry connector is the MyCharge Peak 6,000 which I own. It also has a USB port so you could use the cable that came with your phone or you could plug it straight into the 30-pin connector which is on a super short, about 1 inch long cable. The MyCharge Peak 6,000 is the model which has speech built in, it tells you when it's done charging, when you plug in a device and you can push a button on the battery and it tells you how full the battery is. I bought it at Future Shop last November for $99, so you could probably order it on www.FutureShop.ca and it should be free shipping since it's over $25. I personally prefer external batteries over battery cases. First of all, battery cases usually have at most enough juice to charge your iPhone once, i.e. maybe 1,400 MA, many have only 1,000 or 1,100 which won't even charge your phone to 100% if it's fairly empty. The MyCharge Peak 6,000 is a 6,000 MA battery and you get 3 or 4 charges out of it. You can check it out in detail at http://www.MyCharge.com. The disadvantage is the bulk of a battery such as the Peak 6,000. As a general rule, the larger the capacity the larger is the battery. The MyCharge Peak 6,000 is not a lot larger than the iPhone, but it is thicker and it's probably not a battery you want to carry around unless you have a small backpack with you or at least are wearing a jacket with larger pockets. Regards, Sieghard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: question about iPhone batteries and cases.
Hi Sieghard. Mycharge is also on their way with a model with a built in cable for IPhone 5, but unfortunately they will not sell for Denmark. I would love to have a battery with built in cables for micro USB and connecter for IPhone 5. I have looked in apple store, to find another backup battery, but there was nothing real interesting there. Cheers Annie. Den Jul 6, 2013 kl. 8:48 AM skrev Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca: Hi Mich, There are 2 types of external batteries: battery cases and actual batteries which means self-contained batteries in their own enclosure. Battery cases are iPhone cases where the battery is built into the back of the case. It simply means the back of the case is thicker and usually these cases connect to, in your case, the 30-pin adapter of your iPhone. You simply charge the phone by charging the case and you typically have to take the phone out of the case if you want to connect it to the computer. True external batteries on the other hand are just separate units and for the most part they charge your phone with the normal cable that comes with your phone and which you plug into the USB port on the external battery instead of your computer or wall adapter. One battery I know of for sure has a 30-pin connector built right onto the battery itself along with a micro USB and a Blackberry connector is the MyCharge Peak 6,000 which I own. It also has a USB port so you could use the cable that came with your phone or you could plug it straight into the 30-pin connector which is on a super short, about 1 inch long cable. The MyCharge Peak 6,000 is the model which has speech built in, it tells you when it’s done charging, when you plug in a device and you can push a button on the battery and it tells you how full the battery is. I bought it at Future Shop last November for $99, so you could probably order it on www.FutureShop.caand it should be free shipping since it’s over $25. I personally prefer external batteries over battery cases. First of all, battery cases usually have at most enough juice to charge your iPhone once, i.e. maybe 1,400 MA, many have only 1,000 or 1,100 which won’t even charge your phone to 100% if it’s fairly empty. The MyCharge Peak 6,000 is a 6,000 MA battery and you get 3 or 4 charges out of it. You can check it out in detail athttp://www.MyCharge.com. The disadvantage is the bulk of a battery such as the Peak 6,000. As a general rule, the larger the capacity the larger is the battery. The MyCharge Peak 6,000 is not a lot larger than the iPhone, but it is thicker and it’s probably not a battery you want to carry around unless you have a small backpack with you or at least are wearing a jacket with larger pockets. Regards, Sieghard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email toviph...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email toviphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email toviphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visithttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: question about iPhone batteries and cases.
I would imagine Sieghard, that these items you replied about are likewise available with the Lightning Connector for the iPhone 5? Holland's Boy, Bill - A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. - US Editor and Satirist, H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
RE: question about iPhone batteries and cases.
Hi Bill, Did you see this message from Annie: MyCharge is also on their way with a model with a built in cable for IPhone 5, but unfortunately they will not sell for Denmark. I was going to reply to you saying that I didn't see a Lightning connector version of the MyCharge, but I guess it is only to be expected that they would make one. One other thing I heard is that their new models would no longer have the built in announcements about battery level etc. I guess you would have to check their website to confirm, it is www.MyCharge.com. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Gallik Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 4:05 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: question about iPhone batteries and cases. I would imagine Sieghard, that these items you replied about are likewise available with the Lightning Connector for the iPhone 5? Holland's Boy, Bill - A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. - US Editor and Satirist, H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: question about iPhone batteries and cases.
Hi Sieghard. I am pritty sure, that you can still see the status of the battery on the status bar of the phone, and that would be enough for me. They have different models of batteries on their website. Is there any other models which has the cables attached, it would also be nice if it would be possible to see the status of the battery in the statusbar of the IPhone. Cheers Annie. Den Jul 6, 2013 kl. 4:16 PM skrev Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca: Hi Bill, Did you see this message from Annie: MyCharge is also on their way with a model with a built in cable for IPhone 5, but unfortunately they will not sell for Denmark. I was going to reply to you saying that I didn’t see a Lightning connector version of the MyCharge, but I guess it is only to be expected that they would make one. One other thing I heard is that their new models would no longer have the built in announcements about battery level etc. I guess you would have to check their website to confirm, it iswww.MyCharge.com. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Gallik Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 4:05 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: question about iPhone batteries and cases. I would imagine Sieghard, that these items you replied about are likewise available with the Lightning Connector for the iPhone 5? Holland's Boy, Bill - A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. - US Editor and Satirist, H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visithttp://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email toviph...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email toviphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email toviphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visithttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email toviph...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email toviphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email toviphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visithttps://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: question about iPhone batteries and cases.
Hi All, MyCharge has recent battery packs for charging iOs devices with Lightning connectors, like the iPhone 5, iPad Mini, and latest generation iPad. You can read the iLounge review of the MyCharge Hub 6000 Portable Powerbank with Lightning: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/mobile/reviews/mycharge-hub-6000-portable-powerbank-with-lightning/ Here's a shortened link to the URL for the iLounge Mobile Edition review, in case that link wraps: http://bit.ly/12a4Qtg You can use the Safari reader button. The ratings are displayed as images, but I take a screen shot and use Prizmo to read this off as Highly Recommended, which means a grade of A or A minus. (Prizmo has a convenient button option for Last Taken Picture. I double tap on the document, then instead of double tapping the Recognize button, I first double tap on the Readability button near the bottom right corner of the screen, and then double tap on the White button for Text color at the bottom right of the Readability screen, which inverts colors for OCR, and let's the rating images be recognized. Then I double tap the Apply button in the top right corner to return to the previous screen, and double tap the Recognize button to perform the OCR. The text result comes back as Highly Recommended.) Annie, these MyCharge Hub 6000 Portable Powerbans have both lightning and micro-USB connector plugs attached to the battery. They're also sold at the U.S. Amazon site, but I don't know whether they'll ship this internationally. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Saturday, July 6, 2013 5:19:14 AM UTC-10, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: Hi Sieghard. I am pritty sure, that you can still see the status of the battery on the status bar of the phone, and that would be enough for me. They have different models of batteries on their website. Is there any other models which has the cables attached, it would also be nice if it would be possible to see the status of the battery in the statusbar of the IPhone. Cheers Annie. Den Jul 6, 2013 kl. 4:16 PM skrev Sieghard Weitzel sieg...@live.ca: Hi Bill, Did you see this message from Annie: MyCharge is also on their way with a model with a built in cable for IPhone 5, but unfortunately they will not sell for Denmark. I was going to reply to you saying that I didn’t see a Lightning connector version of the MyCharge, but I guess it is only to be expected that they would make one. One other thing I heard is that their new models would no longer have the built in announcements about battery level etc. I guess you would have to check their website to confirm, it iswww.MyCharge.com. Regards, Sieghard From: vip...@googlegroups.com[mailto:vip...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Gallik Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 4:05 AM To: vip...@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: question about iPhone batteries and cases. I would imagine Sieghard, that these items you replied about are likewise available with the Lightning Connector for the iPhone 5? Holland's Boy, Bill - A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. - US Editor and Satirist, H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
