I have a wireless charger that is awful with my phone. It charges for about 3 minutes, then stops, so my phone barely gets charged at all. Then again, it was only $10, so maybe there are better ones out theree.
> On Feb 6, 2019, at 10:42 AM, Nimer Jaber <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > Yes, most wireless pads require the phone to be pretty exact. Wireless stands > tend to work a bit better for placement. And, of course, if you have a case > on your phone, you are more likely to run into issues, and the device will > charge faster and be more likely to be more forgiving about placement without > a case on. > > Thanks. > > On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 8:51 AM Wayne Merritt <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > While we're talking charging pads, I have two and have trouble getting > them to work. I can put my iPhone 8 Plus on the pad, but often > experienced issues where the phone would not completely charge through > the night. After a few times of trying, I gave up and went back to the > Belkin Rock Star and wired charger during the week. I have put my > phone in the center of the pad like you're supposed to do, but > something happens over night, perhaps the phone is getting bumped on > my side table, and I wake up and find that it is still at 25% or 37%, > or whatever it was when I put it on the charger the night before. > > Wayne > > On 2/6/19, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > > I would recommend you move away from the splitters, a splitter, especially > > If you buy the Belkin Rockstar, costs just as much or more than a good > > charging pad and it will serve you better in the long run. > > Just keep the splitter you have and try a charging pad which also lets you > > use a wired lightning headset while the phone is lying on the pad charging. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of > > Penny > > Reeder > > Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 10:04 PM > > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: A few Iphone xr questions > > > > I upgraded from a 6 to the xR a couple days ago. I thought about the 8, but > > the XR was only $50 more, so i took the plunge. So far, i am happy with my > > choice. The XR is noticeably faster, it’s not hard to learn the new > > gestures, and although i worried its larger size would make it uncomfortable > > to hold, it is still quite comfortable to use. I have > > Not yet bought bluetooth earbuds or a charging pad, but the splitter gismo > > which accomodates charging & wired earbuds is working fine for me, and i’ll > > probably buy a second one of these before i invest in the charging pad or > > the bluetooth earbuds or headphones. The help i got at the Apple store was > > wonderful. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Feb 6, 2019, at 12:36 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> > >> Probably an OK investment although the SE is still a pretty darn good > >> phone and when Apple recently brought it back for $249 for 32Gb and $299 > >> for 128Gb people jumped all over it. > >> Anyhow, did you upgrade sight unseen so to speak? I mean did you not try > >> to go to an Apple Store and check out the XR? > >> I guess what you are asking with respect how comfortable it is to hold > >> only you can answer, it will definitely feel a lot larger than what you > >> are used to if you had an SE before. > >> Adding on a battery case will make it even that much bigger and mostly > >> thicker. The XR is reported to have great battery life so I would > >> certainly not spend a bunch of money for a battery case for a phone which > >> already has good battery life. > >> Of course I don't know what you do, if you are out and about using GPS for > >> hours on end it is probably a good idea, if not you may as well just > >> recharge the phone when it needs recharging. The XR supports wireless > >> charging and you may have been better off spending the money you spend on > >> a battery case for 2 or 3 decent charging pads which you put in the places > >> where you are the most, then simply putting the phone down on a pad will > >> top up the battery. I recently upgraded from a 6S Plus to an iPhone 8 and > >> I find it much easier to keep it charged with the wireless charging > >> compared to before when I had to plug in a cable. > >> As for sound it will definitely sound a bit richer. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Sieghard > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of > >> Yohandy Rodriguez > >> Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 7:18 PM > >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> Subject: A few Iphone xr questions > >> > >> Hey all, > >> > >> So I just upgraded to an Iphone XR from the Iphone SE. Do you guys think > >> that was a worthwhile investment for a totally blind user? I know there > >> are speed improvements, better bionic chip etc, but is it really > >> noticeable? I also got Apple's Smart battery case. That, in combination > >> with the phone's increased battery life, hopefully means the phone won't > >> be running out of juice anytime soon! some other questions: how > >> comfortable is the phone to hold compared to the SE? That worries me a > >> little as the phone is much larger. are the stereo speakers good? that is, > >> does it have decent stereo separation, and are the speakers noticeably > >> louder than the SE's single speaker? One final thing: since this phone > >> lacks a home button, there are probably a few new gestures I must learn. > >> no home button is also something I'm not too thrilled about but nothing I > >> can do about this. Can you guys point those out to me? If there are any > >> other awesome things I should know about I'd appreciate it if you guys > >> point them out to me. 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