I don't own a battery pack but I can think of another reason such as myself. I wear two hearing aids, so for those who have hearing issues, a vibrating battery pack could benefit them as well.
> On 23 Mar 2018, at 19:52, Teresa Christian <[email protected]> wrote: > > It just all depends on what your preferences are. A vibrating battery > pack lets you check it in a crouded situation when its too loud to > hear the tones or in a meeting where making noise is distracting for > everyone in the meeting. > Those are a couple of reasons a vibrating one might be a good thing. > Teresa☺ > > >> On 3/23/18, Esther Levegnale <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, Michael, >> >> I too have one of those vibrating battery chargers and it gives me a great >> deal of peace of mind as well. Previously, I too had one of those battery >> packs with a flashlight on it, and even though I do have light perception, >> it is harder to indicate whether or not the flashlight is on during >> daylight. At least, this is the case for me. I agree, the charger from >> Harbolt is a bit bulky and heavy, but it does the trick for me and I’m glad >> I purchased it. I would highly recommend this charger. >> >> Esther Levegnale >> >> Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+! >> >>> On Mar 23, 2018, at 6:41 AM, Michael Feir <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> A perfectly fair question especially when there are much cheeper and >>> lighter external batteries. Normally, there's no way to tell how much >>> charge is in an ordinary battery pack if you're totally blind. Charge is >>> usually indicated by small lights found on the surface of the battery >>> pack. These lights can also indicate when the battery is being charged or >>> when it's charging something successfully connected to it. >>> >>> The vibrating and beeping battery is certainly heavier and larger than >>> others which may hold more power. However, 15000 MA is enough for multiple >>> charges of an iPHONE and other accessories. More than enough power for >>> most circumstances where you'd need it. Since the battery vibrates in >>> short pulses to indicate the level of charge, you can know how full it is >>> and adjust plans accordingly. If it vibrates four times in a row when the >>> button on it is pressed, you have over seventy-five percent of total >>> power. If it vibrates twice, you have fifty percent or less remaining. It >>> also vibrates to indicate when you plug it in to charge. This way, you >>> will know for certain that it's charging and not find out later that the >>> power brick was loose or something had gone wrong with the USB cable. No >>> more finding out when you most need it that your battery pack has no >>> charge or far less than you had thought. >>> >>> The other circumstance this battery helps you to avoid is when you think >>> you've plugged something in to charge from the battery but actually >>> haven't done so correctly. Perhaps, you're in a rush and want to charge >>> your iPHONE in your pocket while it's not needed. When you successfully >>> connect it to the battery, you'll receive an audible or vibration >>> indicator that the batttery is charging what you've plugged in. This can >>> be very useful when you're charging accessories such as headsets or >>> Bluetooth keyboards which don't indicate when they're charging in a >>> detectable way for blind people. >>> >>> Another very nice thing about this battery is what it doesn't have in it. >>> Namely, a damned useless flashlight. I've had situations with other >>> battery packs where they've lost a lot of their charge due to my >>> unknowingly having activated the flashlight in them. "Why is your bag >>> glowing?" Is a question I've been asked more than once over the years. Not >>> so with the battery from the Harbolt company. >>> >>> Those are the reasons I bought one and would buy another if they're still >>> available when this one starts to ware out. Hope that helps other people >>> decide if that peace of mind is worth the admittedly higher price. >>> Provided you have good upkeep habits and keep a regular battery charged >>> up, you can certainly get by with an ordinary pack. If that's your choice, >>> get one with more power than you think you'll need so there's some >>> available should you forget to charge it. Your iPHONE certainly will >>> vibrate and beep to let you know that it's charging and this can at least >>> tell you that the battery is capable of charging other accessories which >>> aren't as forthcoming with their battery status. >>> >>>> On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 6:02 AM 'RobH.' via VIPhone >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Ok, hate to ask - why do we need a vibrating battery pack? >>>> >>>> Ta, R. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Teresa Christian" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2018 3:10 AM >>>> Subject: Re: Vibrating battery pack >>>> >>>> >>>> The Harbolt Company has the vibrating battery charger featured on the >>>> home page. >>>> harboltcompany.com >>>> HTH >>>> Teresa☺ >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 3/22/18, Mr. Ed <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> >>>>> Someone on this list was telling about a 15000 m a vibrating battery >>>>> pack. >>>>> I >>>>> lost the email on it and cannot find or remember the name of the >>>>> battery >>>>> pack. Could someone tell me again what the name of this battery pack >>>>> was. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance. >>>>> >>>>> Mr. Ed >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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: >>>>> [email protected]. 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