Turbo Charge TC400 Portable Cell Phone Charger | List Price: $19.99
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Brand: Turbo Charge
Binding: Wireless Phone Accessory
Features: - Motorola, Motorola RAZR/ SLVR, BlackBerry, Nokia, Samsung, LG (x2), Sony/Ericsson, Nextel, Kyocera/Audiovox and Sanyo
- Charge a cell phone from a single AA battery - alkaline, lithium or rechargeable
- Ideal for emergencies or power outages
- Includes 1 AA battery, charger and adapters
don't bother ... (2nd time, not the charm!) [Posted on 2007-08-12]
I bought this and the package clearly said it works with Nokia and Blackberry. I got it home and it does NOT work on my blackberry 7250 at all... nothing. When I plug it into my Nokia 2115 the phone says 'not charging' then proceeds to do just that... (not charge). What the package didn't say (but their web site did) was that their are TONS of phones it doesn't work with.
On the positive side it comes with a small light bulb you can plug in that does works. So I guess I bought a $20.00 AA tiny flashlight. Of course, I could have bought a flashlight like that at the dollar store... for a dollar!
UPDATE:
I contacted customer support and they shipped me a 'newer' model 5.6V which thay said would work on the blackberry 7250... well... nuthin', didn't work. On the positive side it does charge my nokia so it's not a total waste... but I never would have bought it if it didn't work on the blackberry!
Great little emergency device [Posted on 2007-08-25]
The little Turbo Charge works great if used correctly. It restores my LG to 50% power in about 45 minutes when the Turbo Charge shuts off. If you try to run your phone off this device it won't work if your phone battery is so low that you are getting the warning beep. What happens is you are running off the Turbo Charge and the phone battery is not being charged so the phone shuts down because it senses a drained battery, the device is not powerful enough to power the phone and charge at the same time. I have used it sucessfully to power the phone when I had one power bar still showing when I plugged it in. The instructions say it is best to turn off the phone when charging. The instructions also say that you can go to the web site for instructions on how to receive a free adapter if the adapters that came with the device don't fit your phone. I only use the Turbo Charge to get me out of a bind when I can't wait for the AC to charge my phone, or I don't want to leave my phone in the car to charge. I shut off the phone, plug in the Turbo Charge and drop it into my pocket or I set it on the table at a restaurant and wait for the blue cap to go out. This little charger has saved me many times. I am ordering the newest one for my Ipod.
Handy Product for the Tough Spots in Life [Posted on 2007-09-23]
I have to disagree with the poster who said rechargable batteries don't fit.(But thanks for posting the informative pictures) I have the new model in the picture and my rechargable batteries fit just fine. They are Targus 2200. I love that it comes with so may plugs, makes it truly a mobile useful gadget, several of the plugs fit other gadgets I have. I use this charger when my Razor runs out of juice and I HAVE to make that all important phone call. Carry it in my handbag along with a battery, has helped greatly in tough spots. I am able to talk while my phone is plugged into it but do not get enough juice for a charge at the same time. Its only one AA battery after all.You have to leave it plugged for a while to actually get a charge and don't hope for a fully charged phone, just enough to get you by for a few short calls, it really is only an emergency gadget. Tried it for fun with my big old mp3 player because one of the plugs fit, did not produce enough juice to power it, but then again, the company never said it was meant for mp3. All in all it does what it says and is a handy little gadget to have in your pocket. Plus, I am partial to blue lcd lights...
Disappointed [Posted on 2008-02-26]
Plugged this into my BB Pearl (AT&T) when the battery was very low with:
1st; the battery supplied with the order. The phone displayed that it was in "charge" mode, but no addition to my battery's strength. In fact, the phone continued to DIScharge, 45 minutes after plugging this unit into my phone, the AA battery case was VERY warm, and my phone began to sound the soon-to-be-dead battery alert;
2nd, I tried a brand new Alkaline AA battery with the same result;
3rd, I tried a brand new Li-ion AA battery in the charger with again the same result - my phone continued to die, with significant AA battery heating and not only no increase in the number of battery strength bars on my phone, but they continued to decrease.
I only give it a rating of 1 because the little LED plug-in light it comes with works very well as a flashlight.
I was NOT talking on the phone during any of my 3 attempts to charge it. I tried powering the phone off while charging with no improvement noted, and I tried to reseat the battery per the instructions, still with no improvement.
I guess it should have occurred to me not to try to charge a 3.7V phone battery with a 1.5V AA battery.
I could spend another $15 in shipping to return it, but I think I will try to hack it instead. Should be fun.
Looks like it'll fit to me - not. [Posted on 2008-07-23]
0ops, should have checked the list first. Does not fit many cell phones. Mine is a Nokia 6103 and none of the 10 adapters fit and they do not carry them at the turbocellcharge website they recommend you go to get the right one.
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