How dare you post something from TWO MONTHS ago. Everyone knows no one has joined up to HUKD since.

You didn't need to say anything to him then, so you could have kept your beak out. Just saying.

1 pound I believe

Prob better than EE's free one :smiley:

https://youtu.be/LV075xPrXvs

Full bigclive treatment for those interested. It is not looking good for these things.

A lot of people in the know believe that the so called dangerous units were mistreated, being shorted out etc. The exchange system also introduced unknown variables, if you took a powerbank in to swap for a charged one you had no idea if it had been abused or misused.

Several teardowns online conclude that the device is fundementally safe, well built and has has decent protection circuitry. The media made a big deal out of it and created a PR disaster for EE but the devices aren't inherently unsafe by design, much better than what you're likely to find in pound world most probably.

O the humanity,

I didn't think so.

I do fishing and it looks like I keep catching the same big fish.

You don't do irony do you?

Does this have a torch built in by any chance?

Just keep it on. Trust you.

Yawn.... Are you still here.

I never said later batches weren't recalled, what I'm saying is their is nothing wrong with the newer models. EE specifically recalled the first batches first but then later decided to scrap the whole thing followed by a full recall.

Who's arguing but you, you silly individual.

Were you reared in a box? You certainly act like it. Maybe a wardrobe with the moths

"The offer of a £20 accessories voucher in exchange for the recalled Power Bar expired on 28 February. However, our advice remains not to use them, but to return all Power Bars to an EE store at your earliest opportunity."

While I understand your position I feel your stubbornness has caused you to miss out. I had 4 pay as you go sim cards, 2 I had free from EE and 2 I paid 99p each for from eBay. I got 4 power bars. They were pretty handy while the scheme ran as the ability to swap them over for charged power banks mean over the course of a day out in London I could use my phone as I pleased and always have a full battery. Then came the recall and I was able to swap the power banks in for £20 vouchers. In my case I got lucky when dealing with the staff in store and got 5 vouchers for 4 power banks. I used those vouchers for 4 4500mAh Kit batteries with built in micro USB cable and microSD card reader, and a Kit 60 Watt 10 port USB charger (10 ports at 1 amp output or 5 at 2 amp).

I'm not 100% sure but I don't think they're handing out vouchers any more.

To withhold something from its owner is theft, even on a 'free' hire agreement.


If EE want it they can send a SAE with a £20 voucher or refund my travel costs to store ontop of my £20 voucher, I should not be 1p out of pocket for a product recall :wink:

You may as well put it on gumtree and sell it for a fiver for collection as im sure someone else will happily mop up the 20 pound voucher.

Do they refund my expenses to travel there? no, will they send a SAE, no...

I'm not a charity for EE to dip into for their managements failures, it can sit discharged in the drawer :smiley:

You go in store and they just hand you a 20 pound voucher code buddy

Box

Well, this thread seems to have brought out all the knuckleheads! :confused:

"I think people forget these cheap things can actually do a lot of electrical damage. So when you buy a £1 power pack and plug it into your £600 phone or something expensive, good luck."

Bear in mind as revealed on TV that Apple phones only cost £6 in parts in the Far East to make and all the rest are mark ups ,
if Apple were marketing the £1 power pack , they would probably charge Apple users £50 for it ! In the news recently Apple only expects its products to last 3 years too. So the price of something is no indicator and a cheap power pack will just not charge a phone as much . If your phone is flat and you need to make a call then any power pack is worth having and the pound ones will just have less storage power in them .

oh great another post of a individual store that 99.9% of us wont go to. Do you work for them by off chance?

I think people forget these cheap things can actually do a lot of electrical damage. So when you buy a £1 power pack and plug it into your £600 phone or something expensive, good luck.

That's 65000 people to bare in mind. Should keep me entertained for a while :wink:

Ah I see. When you run out of argument bring up a spelling mistake.
Stay classy.

You're obviously more than a little fragile. If you're so positive I thought you were questioning his mental ability why not post using language that ensures there no such ambiguity.

"Safe space", really - that's both pathetic and corny.

And how do you know how many moths he used?

The YouTube reviewer mentioned above took both versions apart and found them to be good quality. I think EE got bad press for something that was beyond their control, since those units seem to be about as good quality as they could have been.

Let's be honest here, it was the first batch that they wanted recalled but the later batches are fine. I still have a few of the newer batches and have no issues after multiple charges. But like any electrical device, I charge when I'm in the house rather than over night when asleep or when I'm out.

about 800mah by my calculations.
not glued - easy to open. I've been told it contains an unprotected cell (I just saw a cell), so can in theory be "upgraded" to a bigger battery (18650 aka "vape battery).IF you have the knowledge. Messing around with lithium cells is dangerous unless you know what you're doing.
Does in fact have battery and overcharge protection via an onboard chip.
bigclive took one apart here but be careful, watching this guy is addictive ->https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwSio6vCuEU

​trouble with some of these cheap nasties, they have no overcharge protection or even battery protection, so when 18650 battery goes too low, it's knackered.

Oh no, and I really care what a few Internet miscreants think.

30% is better than no battery

Cooool, & your own respective PoundWorld Store too would also be ..... :-(

Thanx, lol.

I called and the cheeky monkey said you are only 2 miles from a store we won't send a SAE to you let alone a voucher.

You do get an OK short micro USB cable with it which is probably worth 50p anyway... So a cheap charger which may add 20-35% battery to a smartphone depending on model

Haven't seen any of these in any PoundWorld Shops I've looked into over the last 'X-Months'!, so ..... :-(

So would actually help if the OP also stated as to which PoundWorld Shop they got/saw theirs in too, etc?. :-(

Thanx, lol. :-)

what's the capacity

I think you missed my point ...either return it free or bin it.....LOL

You need to read this :

http://ee.co.uk/power-bar-recall

Some people will buy any old toot, just because it's cheap.

He made you look a right mug!

Handy for a quid!

Heat added

Still waiting on a letter saying a broke my agreement...Have not used it since but I am not going out my way to return it. They know my address and can send a SAE with my £20 voucher.

EE one wasn't free it was on a hire contract ....and now they want them all back as they catch fire ...ROFL !

Worth it even to harvest the buck booster and charging circuits for hobby projects. The cell probably won't be great, but at that price it doesn't really matter.

​what??

You didn't need to say anything to him then, so you could have kept your beak out. Just saying.

Taking 2 moths to see/find it. No doubt you thought I was insulting his mental ability. Retreat back to your safe space.

How'd you mean "slow"?

Good for emergencies though I'm wary of cheap cells so I don't think I'd personally feel comfortable having this in my bag.

Is the offshore one tax free?

How dare you post something from TWO MONTHS ago. Everyone knows no one has joined up to HUKD since.

said it expired but still in stock £1 is really good price

Welcome to two months ago.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/1200mah-powerbank-1-00-poundworld-2389919