September 10, 2004

By: Wendy Whittaker
Website: http://www.1st-in-cell-phones.com

Travel Cell Phone Charger: Don’t Leave Home Without One

Where were you when your cell phone battery died? Most likely you were far away from your home or office and wishing you had a travel cell phone charger. A variety of travel phone chargers are available and anyone who ever leaves home should have one.

The most common travel cell phone chargers are devices that allow you to charge your cellular phone battery while you drive. These chargers are inexpensive. On the web, most models sell for $6 to $20. It just makes sense to have one of these chargers if you spend any amount of time in your car. The car cell phone chargers can easily be stored in the glove compartment. Most will allow you talk while the phone is charging.

Other types of travel cell phone chargers are small, compact chargers designed to be plugged into a wall outlet. Choose a model that is small enough to easily fit in a purse or briefcase. Some travelers carry one of these inexpensive chargers in their carry-on bag and a second one in their suitcase. If you are traveling internationally, be sure that your travel cell charger works in 220-volt outlets or that you have a converter.

A third type of travel charger is good to have when you are far from any power source. If you’re outdoors or your car battery is dead, you can use a windup charger to give your phone new life. Look for a compact kit that comes with adapters to fit several types of phones—that way you can charge a friend’s cell phone in an emergency. You charge the phone by using a small hand crank. Three minutes of cranking gets you an average of five minutes of talk time or up to 30 minutes of stand-by time.

Also See: cool cell phone accessories.

Author Notes:

Wendy Whittaker contributes and publishes news editorial to http://www.1st-in-cell-phones.com.  A cellular phone industry resource featuring articles, comparisons and reviews of cellular phone and service plans.