Well apple needs to sell the fast charger with the IPhone, it's nuts that they don't.
On 9/15/17, Anthony Vece <ajv...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wonder if some unscrupulous person will figure out a way of getting > information out of your phone through this clever method of charging? > > Just a thought. > > >> On Sep 15, 2017, at 2:10 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> >> Hi Alan, >> >> I assume the wireless charging pads will always have to plugged into a >> wall outlet, but for me I see the advantage in how easy it is to simply >> put your phone down on the pad on your side table or in the living room >> and it's charging. You don't plug in your lightning cable each time you >> put your phone down and maybe 10 minutes later you want to get up and walk >> away, then you first have to unplug the cable and all in all it's just a >> nuisance. As I said before, I think the fact the phone would be charging a >> great deal of the time when it's lying on the table means you most of the >> time walk away with a full or almost full battery and of course most >> batteries nowadays don't care about getting charge just a bit all the >> time. Then of course there is the fact that as this technology gets to be >> purvasive in coffee shops, restaurants, airplanes and so on you have lots >> of opportunities to charge your phone. I believe the Belkin mat delivers >> 7.5 Watts and as the new iPhones all have fast charging technology (they >> charge from completely empty to 50% in half an hour) I really do see how >> this can be a very nice feature even if there is an initial investment. >> Also, this is something Tom from Applevis brought up in their special >> Podcast about the Apple event, many of us go through Lightning cables on a >> fairly regular bases. I personally seem to get quite a long life out of >> them, but I have broken some and certainly have bought my share of cables. >> Wireless charging would mostly illiminate this issue and while the >> charging pad is more expensive to begin with, you would probably have this >> thing for years and years to come so vover time it may end up paying for >> itself. >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Alan Lemly >> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 8:56 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: How does wireless charging work and what are the benefits? >> >> Well, until wireless charging is more prevalent with more competition, I >> can't see much advantages from the one product I just read about. The >> Belkin Boost Up charging pad sells for $59.99 and unless I'm missing >> something has to be plugged into a wall outlet. I'm having a hard time >> understanding why this is really all that more convenient than just >> plugging a cable into your phone to charge it but I admit I've not fully >> researched the technology yet. >> >> Alan Lemly >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Sieghard Weitzel >> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 2:45 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: How does wireless charging work and what are the benefits? >> >> I think even the fact I could get 3 or 4 of these chargers for my office >> and at home to have in the kitchen, bedroom and living room would make a >> big difference. Yes, you could have cables in all these locations, but who >> wants to go to the kitchen, plug in the phone, then unplug it when you >> maybe go to the living room, plug it in again and so on and so forth. If >> all you have to do is put it down on a charging pad this is a totally >> different story. I for one have preferred places where I put down my phone >> in these places so if I had a charging pad there my phone would always be >> charged and I rarely would have to worry about running out. >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of lenron brown >> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 11:11 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: How does wireless charging work and what are the benefits? >> >> When I can charge wirelessly from a distance that's when it will really >> matter to me, still a cool thing to have though so I am not knocking it. >> >> On 9/14/17, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >>> Hi Chris, >>> >>> I don t claim to understand this fully, but yes, currently the >>> technology which charges devices wirelessly from a distance does not >>> exist. Maybe it exists in labs and I can almost guaranty that Apple is >>> probably working very hard on getting this to work, but for now >>> wireless just means that you don t have to plug in a wire. >>> As for public spaces, I believe companies like Starbucks and so on >>> have wireless charging pads built into tables so you could have your >>> phone charging right next to you, obviously nobody would put their >>> phone down on a charging pad and then go away and sit down 10 or 20 feet >>> away. >>> As for charging when you travel there is nothing which prevents you to >>> do this just as you have always done it which means bring your >>> Lightning cable and plug it in. However, when Apple releases their >>> Airpower charger as they call it then for people who have an iPhone, >>> an Apple Watch and maybe Airpods bringing this instead makes a lot of >>> sense since it can charge all three devices by themselves or all three >>> at once and of course as time goes by this may even include other devices >>> which adopt the standard. >>> As with everything once Apple adopts something, in this case the Chi >>> wireless charging standard, they not only can pour a ton of money into >>> it to make it better but accessory makers will also scramble to bring >>> out a wide variety of devices to compliment it. >>> >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of Cris Ali >>> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 9:58 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: How does wireless charging work and what are the benefits? >>> >>> Hello folks, >>> When I listened to the apple keynote, I did not quite understand the >>> advantages of wireless charging. My understanding is that one needs >>> to place the phone on a wireless charging pad or stand for it to >>> charge. This is not remotely wireless charging. That means that we >>> have to worry about more gadgets to carry when we travel. In addition >>> to the adapter and the wire, we will need to also carry a pad or a >>> stand for the wireless charging to work. >>> I understood that if many public places provide wireless charging we >>> would not have to worry about carrying our charging accessories. >>> However, I am not sure I would like to place my phone on a charging >>> pad in a restaurant or caf , or in an airport terminal. Unless the >>> wireless charging pad is on my table or on the arm of my chair, I would >>> not use it. >>> Can someone who is more familiar with this idea and process explain it >>> better to me? >>> Cheers, >>> Cris >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >>> list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, >>> or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact >>> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list >>> itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >>> mk...@ucla.edu<mailto:mk...@ucla.edu>. 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