Desktop charging stands - a good idea (General Comments...)

Member Name: SimonMackay

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Date:	24/09/01 (22 review reads)
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Advantages: Ease of use, Provides a place for you to put your phone, Ability to charge your phone and a spare battery at the same time

Disadvantages: Extra cost of accessory, Extra accessory to take around with you

One accessory that is very useful for all mobile phones is the desktop charging stand. These stands allow you to "dock" your phone into them in order to charge up its battery.

Most of them have a second bay for you to charge a spare battery for your phone. All of them don't come with their own power supply; instead, you connect the battery charger that came with your phone to the charging stand in order to power it.

They are a must if you ever buy a spare battery for your phone; or upgrade your phone to one that is "accessory-compatible" with one that you have upgraded from. It als avoids the need of you fumbling around to plug your phone's charger into your phone when you need to charge it up. This is also a boon for phones that use a charger that connects to the phone using a connector that has lugs on it that can easily break off;p or is very difficult to use.

As well, the stand looks neater than a phone lying around on the bench, with its cable plugged in and connected to the mains. They can be regarded as a "home" for your phone when you are at home or work -- you know where it is at all times.

The only problem with using a charging stand over direct connection is that there is one extra accessory to take with you when you traval.

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