AT&T Sprinkling Solar-Power Chargers Around NYC
Useless
OK, let me get this straight. These chargers will be out in public, so you have to plug your phone in and either stand there and wait while it charges or leave and come back in 10 seconds to find it gone.
Oh, and they're going to move them around, so you can never really be sure where you'll find one.
Something like this might be useful when you can charge a phone in two minutes, but, as long as getting a decent amount of juice in it is going to take at least 20 minutes, absolutely no one is going to use these things.
Oh, and they're going to move them around, so you can never really be sure where you'll find one.
Something like this might be useful when you can charge a phone in two minutes, but, as long as getting a decent amount of juice in it is going to take at least 20 minutes, absolutely no one is going to use these things.
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that' my Q also.
how does this really work?
dont people have a car?
i always charge inside my car when i'm not at home!
how does this really work?
dont people have a car?
i always charge inside my car when i'm not at home!
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Granted, it is New York and there are many pedestrians who don't have or don't always use their vehicles; however, as you both said, it is New York. If you leave that phone there for 30 seconds it will likely dissappear and no one in New York (or anywhere these days) has time to stand at a pole for 30 minutes to charge.
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lol as a New Yorker myself I can honestly tell you I won't be using these chargers. No way.
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A LOT of people take mass transit in NYC, perhaps they can charge their phone while waiting for their bus or train.
Personally, I think it would be better in Times Square.
Personally, I think it would be better in Times Square.
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Really? You're being given a really useful service free, with no obligation to you, and your first instinct is to complain that it isn't flawless?
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No, I'm simply saying that it isn't useful. Would you be interested in standing next to a charging station for at least 20 minutes in order to get a minimal amount of power into your device? Because you certainly can't leave it there while you go do something else.
Having said that, a setup like this would be infinitely more useful in a small village in a developing country where power may be absent or unreliable.
And this could indeed be useful in a place like NYC when phones can be charged in a matter of a few minutes. Get back to me when that comes around, and I'll think this is a great idea.
Having said that, a setup like this would be infinitely more useful in a small village in a developing country where power may be absent or unreliable.
And this could indeed be useful in a place like NYC when phones can be charged in a matter of a few minutes. Get back to me when that comes around, and I'll think this is a great idea.
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What if you want to make an emergency call, have to check your mail really quick or receive a big file over 10MB but your charge meter is already in the red zone. It'd be great if I could pull a micro USB charger plug from a pole (I'd be kind of weird as well LOL)
As the other guy say, most people charge their phones in their cars, I even have 5V USB outlets on my motorcycle's pannel. But this is new york, you won't be using your car if you're moving around a lot inside a small area, you'd be better on foot.
As the other guy say, most people charge their phones in their cars, I even have 5V USB outlets on my motorcycle's pannel. But this is new york, you won't be using your car if you're moving around a lot inside a small area, you'd be better on foot.
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Riot Act makes a very good point; however, to prior replies, I have to wonder if we can really call this a "free" service. I'm assuming that ATT didn't cut their profit margins in order to accomodate consumers, especially if even those consumers who aren't ATT's own customers can equally benefit from the endeavor. Money has to come from somewhere. Maybe part of that administration fee, eh? jk
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