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Kevin

Kevin

Turbo Monkey
Sep 6, 2004
4,540
1,007
In Holland sticking my finger in a dike...
Im drunk and I just got a wireless charger for my phone.

And I just had to share this wonderful experience because it has improved my quality of life by about a zillion.

I just put my phone on my night stand every night without plugging it in, and in the morning I just pick it up.

20$ Life Changer. Shits crazy yo...
 
junkyard

junkyard

You might feel a little prick.
Sep 1, 2015
2,616
2,347
San Diego
Ive had one for more than a year. Like you said it changed my life. No more of that shit when the cord or phone wears out and you gotta have it sit just right so it charges.
 
jdcamb

jdcamb

Tool Time!
Feb 17, 2002
20,050
8,770
Nowhere Man!
I had a problem with my Battery. I took my phone to the Apple store. They fixed it by giving me a new phone. New phone came with a new plug and a Cable. So I had 2 of each. When my brother comes over he always plugs in his phone. My old Cable was not charging the new phone. I put it in the tool drawer in the kitchen. My brother brought over his Cable. I noticed there were 2 again. Thinking it was the old one I put it in the drawer. Couple of days go by. Another cable appears. I asked my Brother about it. He gives me the I can't believe I am related to you look. I knew what day it was though.
 
Sandwich

Sandwich

Pig my fish!
Staff member
May 23, 2002
21,835
7,095
borcester rhymes
the number of people I talk to who don't wirelessly charge is too damn high

dude it's like $12 for a charger. I have on in a lamp. It's easy, and if your phone isn't shit then life is good. if life is charging phones of course
 
Westy

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
56,016
22,047
Sleazattle
I got a wireless charger. It made about 3 seconds of my life marginally easier each day.

What am I doing wrong?

Actually. what the fuck are you people doing that whether or not you have to plug in a phone has any affect on your quality of life?
 
Da Peach

Da Peach

Outwitted by a rodent
Jul 2, 2002
13,781
5,220
North Van
Westy said:
I got a wireless charger. It made about 3 seconds of my life marginally easier each day.

What am I doing wrong?

Actually. what the fuck are you people doing that whether or not you have to plug in a phone has any affect on your quality of life?
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You’ve hit the point of diminishing returns.
 
CBJ

CBJ

year old fart
Mar 19, 2002
13,167
5,041
Copenhagen, Denmark
I got my eye on one you can build into any wooden countertop mounting under the countertop hidden away. I am in the process of getting a new bedside table and induction charger is a must.
 
ALEXIS_DH

ALEXIS_DH

Tirelessly Awesome
Jan 30, 2003
6,204
833
Lima, Peru, Peru
Where can I get me one of these magical contraptions?
how do they work? I have a samsung s9 and an iphone 6. Am I worthy of such technology?
 
ALEXIS_DH

ALEXIS_DH

Tirelessly Awesome
Jan 30, 2003
6,204
833
Lima, Peru, Peru
Westy said:
I got a wireless charger. It made about 3 seconds of my life marginally easier each day.

What am I doing wrong?

Actually. what the fuck are you people doing that whether or not you have to plug in a phone has any affect on your quality of life?
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I try to minimize the decisions/actions I have to make everyday to the bare minimum.

I have found that after 20-25 decision/actions, the quality of them declines. I try to save those 20-25 for where it matters the most financially.

Remembering to plug the phones consumes one of those decisions/actions.
 
AngryMetalsmith

AngryMetalsmith

Business is good, thanks for asking
Jun 4, 2006
22,057
12,786
I have no idea where I am
Westy said:
I got a wireless charger. It made about 3 seconds of my life marginally easier each day.

What am I doing wrong?

Actually. what the fuck are you people doing that whether or not you have to plug in a phone has any affect on your quality of life?
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Internet porn, duh man. Can't have your battery die mid stroke. The job has to get done.
 
stevew

stevew

resident influencer
Sep 21, 2001
41,165
10,105
Westy said:
I got a wireless charger. It made about 3 seconds of my life marginally easier each day.

What am I doing wrong?

Actually. what the fuck are you people doing that whether or not you have to plug in a phone has any affect on your quality of life?
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nothing.

you are doing nothing wrong.
 
johnbryanpeters

johnbryanpeters

Hero
Sep 27, 2001
36,818
18,393
Making moss sad in New Haven, Vermont
So poking around, My Anker "wireless" (it still needs to be plugged in, d'oh... charger, once the S9's fully charged, sits there and uses two to three times the one watt that the wired charger uses under the same circumstances. Not a lot of power still, but all of those bricks we have plugged in here and there can add up to something reasonably substantial...
 
6thElement

6thElement

Schrodinger's Immigrant
Jul 29, 2008
17,244
14,718
johnbryanpeters said:
So poking around, My Anker "wireless" (it still needs to be plugged in, d'oh... charger, once the S9's fully charged, sits there and uses two to three times the one watt that the wired charger uses under the same circumstances. Not a lot of power still, but all of those bricks we have plugged in here and there can add up to something reasonably substantial...
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Is the reason I'm not in any rush to get one, inefficient while charging compared to the brick with cable.
 
slyfink

slyfink

Turbo Monkey
Sep 16, 2008
9,796
5,627
Ottawa, Canada
johnbryanpeters said:
So poking around, My Anker "wireless" (it still needs to be plugged in, d'oh... charger, once the S9's fully charged, sits there and uses two to three times the one watt that the wired charger uses under the same circumstances. Not a lot of power still, but all of those bricks we have plugged in here and there can add up to something reasonably substantial...
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I only charge to 80%. I usually don't let the charge get below 30% (unless I don't want to interrupt a.. uhh.. session). The internet has convinced me this is better for my phone's battery. the wireless chargers make this easier.
 
eric strt6

eric strt6

Resident Curmudgeon
Sep 8, 2001
24,396
15,166
directly above the center of the earth
Ruth had a wireless charger. she stopped using it when it became too much of a hassle due to the magnets we use for the hands free dash mounts interfered with the charging. My Motorolla Z4 uses the C type cable and so far the only cable I have bought for it has worked perfectly for 7 months. Our phone do not come into the bedroom with us they get charged in another room. Work texts and notifications come in at all hours and we don't want the annoyance.
 
Toshi

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
39,767
8,762
I have an Anker wireless charging dock on my bedside table. I also bought a few wireless charging pads that I stashed at work, at the computers I typically use.

They are nice, I guess, especially the ones at work. They make my life approximately 0.001% better, noting that covering up the blue light that appears on the dock when I set the phone down to charge is nearly equivalent an inconvenience to finding the port and plugging it in.
 
Kevin

Kevin

Turbo Monkey
Sep 6, 2004
4,540
1,007
In Holland sticking my finger in a dike...
Toshi said:
I have an Anker wireless charging dock on my bedside table. I also bought a few wireless charging pads that I stashed at work, at the computers I typically use.

They are nice, I guess, especially the ones at work. They make my life approximately 0.001% better, noting that covering up the blue light that appears on the dock when I set the phone down to charge is nearly equivalent an inconvenience to finding the port and plugging it in.
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I started using a sock for the light...
Super annoying.
 
Brian HCM#1

Brian HCM#1

Don’t feed the troll
Sep 7, 2001
32,230
382
Bay Area, California
Toshi said:
I have an Anker wireless charging dock on my bedside table. I also bought a few wireless charging pads that I stashed at work, at the computers I typically use.

They are nice, I guess, especially the ones at work. They make my life approximately 0.001% better, noting that covering up the blue light that appears on the dock when I set the phone down to charge is nearly equivalent an inconvenience to finding the port and plugging it in.
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My wife just bought 5 of them on Amazon and placed them throughout the house. The days of missing cords when I need to charge my phone are done! Damn kids and their friends were always taking the cords and like usual, failed to put them back to where they found them.
 
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