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Jun 17

How to charge your iphone when traveling by plane?

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Question by Pat S: How to charge your iphone when traveling by plane?
I know my iphone will discharge half way through my trip. I need options on how to charge on iphone? Should I purchase a portable iphone charger? Can the white wired cord be brought passed security/ as carry-on? Where can I charge my phone?

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Answer by bad wig
Firstly your phone should be in Airplane Mode for the flight, even if you plan to turn it off for periods. Airplane Mode is the first item in Settings. Aside from most airlines insisting on this it will actually reduce your power usage.

Yes you can take the charge cord through security. You can take any of the following through security as well.

The cheapest and most versatile option maybe to get a phone case that has an extra battery in it.

http://www.case-mate.com/iPhone-3G-Cases/Case-Mate-iPhone-3G–3GS-Fuel-Lite-Battery-Extender-Case.asp

Some seats have charge points. You’d need to check with your airline what kind they provide. Seatguru have a good guide for inflight charging.

http://www.seatguru.com/articles/in-seat_laptop_power.php

I did hear about a charger that charged from the headphone socket in the seat arm. However it doesn’t appear to be available anymore.

www.inflightpower.com

http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/15/inflight-usb-power-unit-uses-audio-jack-to-give-you-juice/

Naturally having your phone as charged up as possible before you leave will help. If you are driving to the airport, an in car charger will help keep you topped up before you get there.

If your lucky you might find a standard socket in the airport departure area. I’ve sat on the floor next to one for 20 minutes charging my phone in the past.

I also seem to recall seeing a paid for charging area at an airport. Check with your airport though.

Happy trails!

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Mar 24

IPhone 4 Survives 1,000 Foot Fall From Plane

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IPhone 4 Survives 1,000 Foot Fall From Plane
tekgoblin writes “From the article: ‘U.S. Air Force Combat controller Ron Walker had lost his iPhone 4 from his aircraft during flight. He works as a Jump Master which is where he would ensure the airplane was in the correct position when he sends parachute jumpers out. The plane was moving at 150 mph and while looking out the door of the plane to find necessary ground landmarks his pocket …
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Mar 13

Plane landed? Where to now, and how?

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Plane landed? Where to now, and how?
Here’s an app that helps you find a postflight ride on the ground by taxi, shuttle, train, rental car, or even helicopter.
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Composed of hard, glossy-finished plastic, Capsule separates at a seam that parallels the bottom edge of the iPhone’s or iPod’s screen. On the iPhone 4, an opening roughly double the diameter of the headphone port allows access for almost any plug size or shape; the iPod touch 4G version has a unified opening spread across its bottom. With each case in place, we were able to connect the Apple …
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Nokia gives CEO .2m
The executive hired to turn around mobile phone maker Nokia is getting $ 6.2m to make up for the paychecks he lost when he left Microsoft last fall.
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