Phone question
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 220
Phone question
Hey All,
This will be my first season hunting while owning an iPhone. I know I'm not unique in that I stay in my stands from before sunrise to after sunset without getting down midday. Where I hunt generally isn't cell phone friendly and eats batteries. With previous phones I would always carry an extra battery to swap out once one has died. Obviously with the iPhone this isn't an option, which almost made me wait for another option (Verizon). What do you all use for a battery backup with the iPhone that will keep it alive and functional all day?
Thanks,
R
This will be my first season hunting while owning an iPhone. I know I'm not unique in that I stay in my stands from before sunrise to after sunset without getting down midday. Where I hunt generally isn't cell phone friendly and eats batteries. With previous phones I would always carry an extra battery to swap out once one has died. Obviously with the iPhone this isn't an option, which almost made me wait for another option (Verizon). What do you all use for a battery backup with the iPhone that will keep it alive and functional all day?
Thanks,
R
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: southwestern va
Posts: 753
i dont have an iphone but i was reading in a hunting magazine about some of the new toys out, and i think it was brunton that made a solar panel you could unfold and it will quickcharge all your battery operated gadgets.
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Indiana
Posts: 1,131
There are external battery sources you can get to plug the iPhone into. With my iPhone, I typically just turn it off when I'm in areas of low coverage. I will occasionally turn it on when I'm bored to see if I have signal or if any message came through.
#6
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: southwestern va
Posts: 753
be careful with those type chargers. I had one like that, ran off of a doubleA battery and it ruined my blackberry.
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 311
I agree with sconnyhunter. The only thing that I use my phone for is to get the word out when I shoot something or when I need to be picked up and to check and see if my other buddies need picked up if I have the truck. But to answer your question my phone is on airport until I need it so it is not draining battery searching for signal.