Moblie phone for Glasto?

[1mills]

Sorry if this topic has been up before, (the search doesn't seem keen on checking).

Basically the Iphone's battery isn't going to be up to Glastonbury, so I'm thinking of buying a cheapo bog standard phone for it, so thinking there must be some old school phones about that have really good battery life.

Any recommendations on where's best to look for cheapo phones? It literally would only need to make calls and receive messages.

[halvin]

How about Amazon? You can pick up a new sim-free phone for £20 delivered.

[chuckley]

nokia.

[cossie65]

Im in the same boat, i need to take a phone with net connection tho, really handy for finding out about secret sets was gonna take my 5800 and a spare battery but dont want the worry really, so need to think of a cheapy old one with web. any ideas?

p.s. sorry to hijack the post

[sashabella]

Buy a spare battery from eBay? You can normally pick them up for a couple of quid.

xx

[halvin]

Buy a spare battery from eBay? You can normally pick them up for a couple of quid.

[swell]

Buy a spare battery from eBay? You can normally pick them up for a couple of quid.

xx

[1mills]

For an iPhone? Are you sure about that?

You can get battery-powered iPhone chargers on eBay.

[karlpowell]

Forget mobile phones ...take a walky talky with you , much more fun and you can anoy the security by keep trying to order drug meets on there channel .

[ampersand]

Just ordered 2 spare battery for a nokia n96 of ebay £8 quid delivered from hong kong also 2 spare nikon battery's for my camera for 5 quid, now all i have to do is not lose them!!!

[joshwarrr]

Forget mobile phones ...take a walky talky with you , much more fun and you can anoy the security by keep trying to order drug meets on there channel .

[Man drew]

I had good intentions of turning my phone on once a day if i got lost, problem was i was so battered on the first day i forgot to turn it off and it ran of of battery! No great loss though!

[r0cky]

Forget mobile phones ...take a walky talky with you , much more fun and you can anoy the security by keep trying to order drug meets on there channel .

Edited May 22, 2009 by r0cky

[tinpottery]

I have a festival phone, Nokia, it even has snake II on it!

[lianne and craig]

or you could claim to be on the outside trying to get in and send them running around out side.

Which ever phone you buy its worth getting an extra battery. There is always the Orange charge tent, not use it so don't if its good. Anyone who has?

[Redcanadahat]

just become mates with the gate crew and use their power to charge your phone. that's what i do. (but i work the gate so techically i'm allowed!)

[Jutt69]

A few tips for preserving the battery life on your phone:

1. Change the wallpaper to a black. (I use a completely black theme)

2. Turn off any screensavers. (unless it just turns the screen off, which is good!)

3. Turn off sound/vibrate (best to pick one it's quite tricky without both! Vibrate uses most battery)

4. Turn the brightness of the screen down (if you can)

5. Only use it when you really need to and try and switch it off when sleeping (if you sleep at Glasto)

I have also built a battery powered USB charger, it was very easy to make and provides a clean 5 volts that will charge most phones, mp3 players etc. It is better than the cheap ones you buy on site which don't give you the 5 volts that a lot of products need.

Oh and I have to point out just how shit it is that you can't change the battery in an ipod/iphone without breaking the case open. When will people realise that there are better mp3 players and phones out there? Don't be a sheep with white headphones!

[norainplease]

Sorry if this topic has been up before, (the search doesn't seem keen on checking).

Basically the Iphone's battery isn't going to be up to Glastonbury, so I'm thinking of buying a cheapo bog standard phone for it, so thinking there must be some old school phones about that have really good battery life.

Any recommendations on where's best to look for cheapo phones? It literally would only need to make calls and receive messages.

[srvman]

i am going to purchase a few batteries.....best way to do it....or have two phones, leave one in orange chill tent....

[young561952]

MOBILE PHONE AT GLASTO

There are tents at glasto for charging ur phone folks. its ORANGE who set it up but its not just for ORANGE phones. there are various stations inside, depending on what kind of phone u use. so u dont necessarily have to take batteries.

have fun ya all

xxxx

[Dukeicon]

i am going to purchase a few batteries.....best way to do it....or have two phones, leave one in orange chill tent....

[oyyouno]

best idea is get a nokia 1110/1111/1112 probly less than £20 and battery will last all weekend!

[irons]

I realy need my mobile for the Glasto weekend. It has my bus ticket on it (sms massage thingy), and I'll need it on Monday morning for an alarm, bus leaves early.

I got a battery charger thing for my phone for my birthday last year. It charges it quick, but it drains like a bugger afterwards. I've backed it up with buying a spare battery from EBay, cost me £4.99 inc P&P. That should be me covered.

[srvman]

It wont be there when you go back....

You are supposed to stay there with them, also by leaving it you'll end up having to queue twice to get in and sometimes the queue is mahoosive!

[Dukeicon]

dont want to start something...

but you are completley wrong....

you are given a locker key.....

you leave for an hour or 2 come back open your locker...if your phone is fully charged they put it to the side for you...

i know this as fact ....i have used the service... and was talking to the dude who owns the whole operation and fully explained it...you dont have to que to get it....you simply just go and get it....

ill be bringing like 4 batteries this time...alot more convienient and much less hassle for only 20 quid