Joanne Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 So I'm going to claim my power bar after work... (ee customers text power to 365 - cost 35p) I believe it is a massive data collection tactic. However, I'm eligible for an UPGRADE... uh oh. Gonna have to stop myself from getting an M9. Although if they can do it for £38 a month (cheapest I've found so far with 2GB data) then I might go for it. My internet is due soon too, so might try and get some sort of double deal! EXCITING. (lolnot)
tech_guy Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) The Powerbars are useless. Very cheaply made. Fully charged - it'll only put 50% charge in to my iPhone 6. My Anker will charge my phone fully twice on one charge. Oh, and if you don't return it after 18 months they'll bill you £5. Edited April 20, 2015 by tech_guy
dblight Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Picked mine up on Saturday whilst in town, took forever. Queued out the door as I was leaving! Lots of places have no stock. Maybe worth calling if you can may save you a wasted trip?
Danp Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Picked up 3 power bars on Saturday. For £1.05 they will do me.
rickjames Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Switchshop were giving their own ones out for free at BETT, so I'm good. 1
DanTheLacky Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 For the sake of 35p can't really complain, misses got one yesterday but hasn't tried it yet. Was told it would fully charge most of the current phones out (emphasis on most I guess).
Joanne Posted April 20, 2015 Author Posted April 20, 2015 Got it. No questions or ANYTHING. Awesome. I have a switchshop one already, but I gave that as a gift to the husband. I'm nice like dat.
newpersn Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Sorry, as there's been such high demand, we need a 'power pause' to recharge stock! Please try again from 8am 24th June. You weren't charged for your text.
MatthewL Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Walked past EE on Saturday and didn't stop, queue was half way through town. Will try again on Wednesday when I am in town.
arwen Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 The Powerbars are useless. Very cheaply made. Fully charged - it'll only put 50% charge in to my iPhone 6. My Anker will charge my phone fully twice on one charge. Oh, and if you don't return it after 18 months they'll bill you £5. ^^this ^^ If you want/need more power, spend £21 on an anker . Over 6 times the power capacity as the power bar, not much bigger and 18 month warranty with one of the best customer focused companies I have ever done business with. I've had my older generation version of that for around 2 years, still quickly recharges my Nexus 5 around 3.5 times before it needs recharged. 1
Joanne Posted April 21, 2015 Author Posted April 21, 2015 my phone keeps charge all day anyway, just for emergencies innit.
HarryMonkey Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 Texted last week, got charged for the text, never had a code back, it seems that I haven't made a chargeable call on my PAYG phone in the last 3 months ... 1 week out, except the GPRS had rinsed all of the credit on the phone a few weeks ago but that doesn't count apparently
AMLinington Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 I left EE and went to GiffGaff and haven't looked back. When I finish paying for my phone all I'll end up paying per month is the £15 goody bag and my phone is totally network-neutral. I don't know why I didn't do it before. My service coverage is pretty good - no better or worse than any other network and there is a handy (optional) text option that pops up on the screen after you make a call telling you how many minutes and how much credit you have left (you put credit on the account to cover calls made to numbers not included in the minutes, but the inclusive minutes packages cover a LOT - 0800 numbers are actually free and 0345 and 0845 are blocked if you have no credit so you can't get yourself into trouble). I bought the LG G3 and love it. A lot of people have said the speakers are rubbish - if I want to listen to music out loud I'll put it on the Sonos. It's perfect for me. Good battery performance, lovely clarity on the screen, responsive and quick.
Garacesh Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 Got an Anker 13,000mAh battery. I don't think I need one of these piddly little things
Arthur Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 EE recalls Power Bar chargers over fire risks EE's free Power Bar portable chargers have been incredibly popular with customers, but recently a medical student was left with nasty burns after one exploded while charging. And it can't be coincidence that EE has just issued a recall request for all Power Bars sporting the model number E1-06. EE says it's "identified a very small number of incidents where Power Bars have overheated," isolated to this specific batch number, which Mobile News believes accounts for half a million units -- EE's subsequently told us less than half that number are actually in customers' hands, with the rest accounted for in its stores. The carrier warns these Power Bars "could pose a fire safety risk," advises that customers stop using them immediately, and asks they turn them in at their nearest EE store. Returned units will be replaced once EE has figured out what's going on with the bad batch. The network operator believes Power Bars with different model numbers are perfectly safe, but it's still putting a temporary stop to the swap-in-shop program while it recalls and restocks. http://vgy.me/k4Wgom.jpg
Arthur Posted December 16, 2015 Posted December 16, 2015 EE now wants all Power Bars returned. http://ee.co.uk/recall Updated 16 December 2015 We’re recalling all EE Power Bars. This is just a precaution, but we want to make sure all our customers are safe. If you have a Power Bar, you should stop using it straight away and hand it in to one of our stores. We are taking this action because we are aware of a very small number of further incidents where Power Bars have overheated in circumstances that could cause a fire safety risk. Keeping our customers safe is extremely important to us, and that’s why we’re taking this voluntary and precautionary action.
hardtailstar Posted December 16, 2015 Posted December 16, 2015 EE now wants all Power Bars returned. EE Power Bar Recall | Information Update | EE cheers!
Joanne Posted December 16, 2015 Author Posted December 16, 2015 Urgh, I had the text today. Need to find the USB cable that came with it! Mine did get really hot when charging the phone..
MatthewL Posted December 16, 2015 Posted December 16, 2015 I wonder if they will start charging those who don't return them seeing as they put some bits in the small print.
Joanne Posted December 17, 2015 Author Posted December 17, 2015 Yeah it was a fiver wasn't it? Mine will be going back asap. I haven't used it in months.
hardtailstar Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 I use mine a couple times a month, I do have a much larger portable battery I use more often. I noticed mine being hot from the start,
eyetea Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Do you have to return it with the cable... mines been permanently... filed.
Joanne Posted December 17, 2015 Author Posted December 17, 2015 hahahahah! I was wondering that because I've misplaced the cable. I think it's in a bag from when I went to MK.... I'll do a bit of digging tonight!
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