More and more shopping centres are getting Chargebox Facilities. Examples are Manchester Arndale (food court, exchange court and winter garden) , Leeds Trinity, London Westfields East and west. It's a column in middle of mall/food court etc with 5 secure lockers. You just pop your phone in, connect to right connector, close the door, lock, take away key and return. If you're more than half an hour it stays locked all day so you don't need to remember what time you put it in.
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Shatwell
18 Jan 164#5
Can people really live without their phones for 30 mins?
What will they look at and do with their hands?
0dd8a11
18 Jan 163#14
Looking at the website I'm not so sure it is so secure. I presume if you have access to the inside - as any customer wanting to use one, it could be easy to replace the lock/key with your own that you have a duplicate of. You then could return the following day and help yourself to what ever has been left.
If you intend to use one make sure there is not just a removable nut on the back to allow someone to switch it for a £1 ebay lock with a spare key. eg: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18mm-Safety-Cam-Lock-for-Cupboard-Cabinet-Locker-Drawers-Mailbox-Door-2-Keys-/121866446670
Qrunch
18 Jan 163#7
It's a conspiracy, you plug your phone into the charger (USB) then it goes down the wire to China where they can erm...Read your messages and look at your photos.
Mark my words.
Just to confirm, I am being sarcastic.
MaZSuPeR
18 Jan 163#4
shop while you get hacked and cloned no thanks
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dtc333
18 Jan 162#1
There are are couple of these in the Metrocentre (Gateshead) - have used them a few times ... due to iPhones etc .. being power hungry!
deviouspaul
18 Jan 16#2
bluewater have these also - just downstairs from Starbucks
B1zarr0Prim3
18 Jan 16#3
The Bullring (Birmingham) have these too.
MaZSuPeR
18 Jan 163#4
shop while you get hacked and cloned no thanks
lukeo44 to MaZSuPeR
19 Jan 16#26
Just turn it off for half an hour :smirk:
Shatwell
18 Jan 164#5
Can people really live without their phones for 30 mins?
What will they look at and do with their hands?
amour3k to Shatwell
18 Jan 161#19
My bad! .. I thought that that's what the Bathroom was for ..... hahahahaha.
AW0079
18 Jan 161#6
Make sure your phone is fully charged before you leave your house!!
sad_far to AW0079
18 Jan 161#12
all iphone users suffer from this syndrome, 1 year and my battery last only few hours.
Qrunch
18 Jan 163#7
It's a conspiracy, you plug your phone into the charger (USB) then it goes down the wire to China where they can erm...Read your messages and look at your photos.
Mark my words.
Just to confirm, I am being sarcastic.
sureshot to Qrunch
18 Jan 16#10
:smile: Gonna say. Why go through all the hassle of that, when your data is already available online or wirelessly.
I've noticed them in Westfield Stratford too.
dar72 to Qrunch
21 Jan 16#41
Don't be silly, they don't want to spy on you. They just want to personalise your ads...honest.
Of course it's serious but why would anyone bother? The phone itself has enough power, why mess around with a charging station?
puddleuk
18 Jan 16#8
Whatever next. So rather than just buying a small portable powerbank and charging on the go you instead put your phone in one of these things? And only like 5 people can use it? What a waste of space.
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What will they look at and do with their hands?
If you intend to use one make sure there is not just a removable nut on the back to allow someone to switch it for a £1 ebay lock with a spare key. eg: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18mm-Safety-Cam-Lock-for-Cupboard-Cabinet-Locker-Drawers-Mailbox-Door-2-Keys-/121866446670
Mark my words.
Just to confirm, I am being sarcastic.
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What will they look at and do with their hands?
Mark my words.
Just to confirm, I am being sarcastic.
I've noticed them in Westfield Stratford too.
Of course it's serious but why would anyone bother? The phone itself has enough power, why mess around with a charging station?