Hello Alan, don't worry I'm the same. Since I've only had my 6s recently, I am not going to upgrade any time soon. It does what I want it to do, and fast enough for me at least. > On 15 Sep 2017, at 19:24, Alan Lemly <wale...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I guess I'm not as enthusiastic with the wireless charging at least as I > understand it. I can't argue that placing my device on a charging pad might > be marginally more convenient than plugging it into a cable but I'm not sure > I'm willing to pay the price of the charging pad for that convenience. And it > seems to me that hauling the charging pad around when traveling will be less > convenient than tossing an extra lightning cable into your bag. I'm also > curious how well the glass backs of these new iPhones necessitated to support > wireless charging will hold up compared to the former aluminum metal ones. I > also expect that case manufacturers will have a challenge designing one that > protects the back of the iPhone while also supporting wireless charging. But > I'll freely admit that I'm not as quick to gush about Apple's latest products > as some on the list seem prone to do. > > Alan Lemly > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Friday, September 15, 2017 1:10 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: How does wireless charging work and what are the benefits? > > 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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