Is this a good product for a power outage? Daughter has Iphone 4S. no car for charging. What would be good for charging with no power?
365737
It's really great for it. This can charge the phone at least one in a half times with one use. I really recommend it, it's a life savor!
365738
Yes, in my opinion. The device holds a charge well. It takes about as long to charge as it does to use a wall outlet. The nice thing is you can carry the device and charger with you as you use it. Just be sure you carry it so you don't knock the cord out of the device.
365739
yes its great for that! With the Astro mini fully charged, I've gotten so far 5 charges off this with my ipod touch 5th generation, and it still has juice left, I love it!
365740
This can hold a charge for some time; if this is charged up and stored, it can be used to recharge an iphone in a power outage. It will only be enough for one or two charges before it needs to be recharged too.
365741
Yes, it would great if you experienced an outage. Make sure you keep it ready to go.
365742
It works for iPhone 4s. It's capacity can support about 1.5 charge for an iPhone.
2042974
I honestly haven't had to charge it as of yet.. we have used it tons.... sometimes I just stick it in the window and let it charge a couple of hours., or to keep it charged... I have purchased over a dozen of these for family members and for gifts... we take them camping and use as in emergency power outages.. they are WELL worth the money!
1068088
It would appear that there is a constant power connection. My iPhone is able to charge when my car is off.
51215
I would recommend getting a electrical charger. This one is more for something that you don't drive very often like a atv or a lawnmower. This only being 2.4 watts, isn't powerful enough to charge a car battery. It's really just for maintaining. I bet it would take a long time to fully charge a car battery.
1665023
No- I bought it because I thought it would charge an iPhone. It does not- so I returned it. And so far I have not found an emergency charger except a Lithium battery for about a $100 which you need electricity to charge it!!!!!!!!
193643
True of any AC appliance, obviously, no power, no go. I live in a rural area where this is a frequent occurrence, so I have to maintain a landline just in case. Even if I used my generator, the wi-fi ISP I use does not, so in a matter of 4 hours, no phone service
1707703
As yet untested, no power outage, we have kept it charged by cranking and we have back up batteries, hope this helps...
2067859
once it is completely charged. it charges iphone 5s complete and then dies.. So power back up is quite good :)go for it , small package max power
142551
Sandi,We unfortunately do not have a car charger, but that is an excellent idea! I will inform my supervisor. Thank you for your question.MadelinePhoneSoap Support
2168646
It will no longer provide power when it gets too low, it takes forever to charge with the solar so I just plugged it in to fully charge it and keep it for emergencies. It would be good to charge a couple of cell phones and maybe a laptop but you're not going to run your house on it! It is supposed to be fully charged every 3 months or it loses the charge. I think of it as a good thing to have for a weather event if the power were off for a few days it would be helpful to have around.
351077
I don't usually run the system on a battery unless I take it somewhere besides my desk but the power light doesn't go off when the iphone turns off so I would assume that it is still sucking power from the dock.
1074780
Hi Ashley, A battery charger with an auxiliary power supply is a great idea, but the Tenergy T-9688 will only power up yourbatteries when plugged into an ac outlet. An easy solution might be to purchase a mobile charger with a car adapter that plugs it into your car's cigarette lighter socket. Amazon carries them Hopefully you won't have any emergency situations.
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I've never had to charge it from my car. I keep it constantly charged, in the house, for just in case I should ever need it. I can tell you that to charge my phone on it, it's rather quick. I'm happy with it. I've had it for a couple of years now and it has worked so well for, that I'm thinking of buying one for my daughter. As for the car charger, I've never had to charge it from the car. I've just kept it plugged in, inside the house. I don't want to be caught during a power outage, with no way to charge my phone.
324658
it just cannot be charged. It always keep out of power. When I charged it the lights blink all the time. But no power in it and I cannot use it to charge my iphone.
1152813
It is for an emergency quick charge, if you don't have a hard charge. Works great for 4s.
1783018
This phone will not work with a power outage with your cable company or if you had an AT&T; landline connection, either. The base transmits to the phone using electricity, so if there is no electricity, it can not transmit. The only phone that might work with a power outage is an old-style cord phone - such as what we had years ago.
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I use it when the power on my iphone is going down. I have not used it very often. I had trouble at first but do not think I had it completely charged.