Ron wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:34:29 -0400, "Carl"
> <crothman@NOSPAMoptonline.net> wrote:
>
>> Ron wrote:
>>> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:25:59 -0400, "Carl"
>>> <crothman@NOSPAMoptonline.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 4phun wrote:
>>>>> This is a hoot with all the wannabe experts saying that the 3G
>>>>> iPhone sucks because of its little built in battery.
>>>>>
>>>>> Weekend tech tests show the 3G iPhone little battery has the best
>>>>> battery life of all 3G phones! It even beats Sprint's Instinct
>>>>> which is a less power hungry network for voice calls.!
>>>>>
>>>>> Ha HA Boo Hah
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> LOL
>>>>>
>>>> I don't know what other people are saying, but I think you miss
>>>> this point by a long shot. It doesn't matter that in some lab
>>>> "test" done under non-real-world circumstances that the iPhone's
>>>> battery "beats" some other battery. That's like believing the
>>>> gas-mileage figures posted on new cars, figures which have little
>>>> relationship to real-world driving.
>>>>
>>>> Here's an example. I, for one, travel to Cabos, Mx once a year. The
>>>> one-way trip takes me up to 9 or 10 hours with plane switching, not
>>>> counting potential delays. If I wanted to listen to songs for the 7
>>>> hours I'm on a plane, and browse the internet for the 3 hours of
>>>> 'other' time wasted in airports, even leaving out watching a movie
>>>> on the thing, will the battery last me for that long? What do I do
>>>> if it doesn't? Do I have an option? Even worse, on the return trip
>>>> can I count on having enough battery life left to make a few phone
>>>> calls, like to locate my car service or meet whomever is picking me
>>>> up, after using the device for 10 hours on the trip? Can I COUNT
>>>> on it, is the key operative phrase?
>>>>
>>>> Other phones' batteries may not last as long in lab testing, but
>>>> you can bring an extra or two, or three, and COUNT on the device
>>>> being operative if and when you really need it.
>>>>
>>>> I don't know your life, but if you're a person who stays close to
>>>> home, and your only concern is if you can squeeze out an extra test
>>>> message or two to your friends after you've received a few phone
>>>> calls or listened to your tunes while you're at the gym for an
>>>> hour, and you're not worried because if your battery runs down
>>>> you're not that far from home, then we have different expectations
>>>> and a way different perspective on how we need our phones to
>>>> operate.
>>>>
>>>> No matter how you slice it, Apple's failure to make the battery
>>>> user-replaceable is a huge error imho. I suspect that, should
>>>> decide to ge an iPhone, I'll be spending a lot of my time being
>>>> fearful of using it for the reasons mentioned above.
>>>>
>>> Sorry you have such trouble with your plane travels.
>>>
>>> For very little you can get a thingie to plug your iPhone into power
>>> at your plane seat and keep it fully charged. Also many people
>>> charge devices in their car, its new technology you may not have
>>> heard of its called a "car Charger".
>>>
>>> http://www.overstock.com/Electronics...i_sku=10326243
>>>
>>> When I fly I sit just outside the Continental Airlines Presidents
>>> club. I can plug into a standard AC outlet in the wall
>>> (for my Apple Pismo laptop), and use the open WiFi of Continental.
>>>
>> 1. It must be very uncomfortable sitting outside that club while the
>> plane is flying.
>
>
> Meanwhile you ignore my link to a charger that allows you to charge an
> iPhone while on a Plane.
>
I apologize. I didn't ignore it. I just neglected to addres it. Not a bad
solution, I'll admit. But do all airlines provide 15V power jacks at all
seats? I may not have looked, and I have to admit ignorance here, but I've
never noticed one at the seats I have to sit in!.