Story of a lost iphone USB lead for charging and data

"Apple insist on using their own connectors," complains one of my family.
Yes, sigh, I am without mine.
I manage to borrow one and leave it attached to the wall so it can't get lost.

Then we drive off for the day wtihout it!

Disaster!  Firstly, I want to use my phone for taking seasonal photos.
Secondly, I need to phone the family.
Thirdly, we lose each other at a motorway stop. I see the photo of my family member phoning to ask, "Where are you?" but, before I can answer, the phone has died.

When we meet up, we hunt through the car hoping that the connector will be attached to the car device in the compartment between the seats in the car. Sure enough, there is a lead. We have three leads - but none of them fits an iphone.

Then, happy moment. I am hunting through my huge handbag which holds everything you could want and many things which you don't want, when I find a phone charger. It has two leads, one for the iphone, one for all other phones.

The blue light is on, showing that it ischarged, ready to charge a phone.

Happy moment, yes, it has two connecting leads, and one has the neat squashed oval which fits the iphone - both ways up - unlike the other lead which is asymmetrical, like a hump baked bridge standing on flat ground.

The charger itself can be recharged plugging into the device which fits into a cigarette lighter.

iwalk portable battery charger with two connecting leads (attached, neatly slide into corner
Model number UBO3000.

It's absurd, or handy, that the Iwalk phone charger can be connected to another device to charge itself by a non apple connector, but that solves your problem if you have an apple device and no connector.

I tried connecting via the charger overnight but only got 17 per cent in the morning. Maybe I forgot to connect the phone. Anyway, I charged up the charger and then I could use it to charge the phone.

Useful websites
amazon.co.uk
amazon.com

   https://www.amazon.co.uk/iWALK-12000mAh-Portable-External-compatible


Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.

Sign Up For Samsonite Special Deals On Luggage

Photo by Bagoto from 2015 in Wikipedia.

Problem
I have always been a fan of Samsonite luggage, which I have often seen used by airline staff. But it's so pricey. Is it worth it?

Answers
I recently signed up on the Samsonite website and I get regular emails with special deals. Deals and 'steals' as the Americans say. They are usually for items which are too large in dimensions or too large for my budget, or both.

It is good to know what is available before a suitcase breaks and you have to make a quick decision.

I carefully read all the comments in the reviews. For example, a purchaser said she had less room under her seat on one airline's aisle seat.

What are the solutions? Buy a smaller suitcase? Don't pack it so full that the check-in people reject the weight or dimensions. Check the space under different seats. Be prepared to have it overhead instead of under the seat in front. Remove essential items before boarding in case you can't fit it under your seat.

Seats And Under-seat Space
Ensure that you and your partner have different seats (not one behind the other on the aisle) or different size and shape of luggage (Americans say baggage), so you can make better use of available space. Write to the airline to ask the dimensions of luggage space or look on their website to check.

Charger Port - but no charger
Another reviewer, or two, thought the suitcase contained a charger. No, it has an access point (I presume an edged hole? Surely not a plug point?) so you can have your mobile in your hand and link up to your own fully charged (we hope) charger inside the suitcase.

Here's the latest. If you read this a day later than I wrote it (Aug 19 2018) you will find different deals. Use the first half of the code as the second half is for a specific deal. Worth a look.

Samsonite Name History
The Wikipedia webpage reminds you that Samsonite was a name chosen from Samson in the bible (the one whose hair was cut by Delilah and who was blinded but so strong he pulled down the entire building. The name was intended to represent the strength (and thus reliability and sturdiness) of the luggage.

Samsonite Brand Expands
I was interested to see that American Tourister is a brand linked to Samsonite.

Variety of Luggage and Backpacks
I associate Samsonite with large hard-sided luggage. But they are also into small suitcases with spinner wheels, and backpacks with all mod cons.

Colour Contrasts
After the years of boring black, or inconspicuous black, they have now moved into marvellous magenta and raspberry colours.

Useful Websites
1 Samsonite online (from USA)
https://shop.samsonite.com/luggage/spinner-underseater-with-usb-port/905065377.html/?src=email&bxid=d889f269-c0e6-41ac-a540-821a2aac0093&utm_source=bm23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Weekly+Steal+-+USB+Underseater+Only+$79.99+%2B+Free+Shipping+-+Use+Code:+STEAL&utm_content=08/19/2018&utm_campaign=08.19.18+-+Final+Day+Weekend+Sale

2 Amazon

3 eBay

4 WORLDWIDE
Luggage sellers such as department stores in your city of residence
https://www.samsonite.co.uk/home/

5 WIKI
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsonite


I usually cut the code of the website to just the useful stuff which takes you to page one. However, this long code contains lots of interesting detail.

PS Keep an eye on the spelling of brand names. Don't blame me. The spellchecker keeps creeping up. It waits until I look away or click on update. Then, without warning, any variation on Tourist is sneakily and snakily changed to popular word of the moment.

Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Please share links to your favourite posts. Bookmark if you use bookmarks. I sometimes email links to myself and other family members to be sure I can find vital links.

Samsung Travel Adapter For Changing Phones

Problem
Travel adapters are bulky in your pocket.

Answers
When travelling it's a good idea to keep with you the cable and three-pin plug-in adapter.

I like the Samsung Travel Adapter. It folds flatter. One of the pins slides back in.

Another answer is to carry a flat charging device such as the iWALK. You have to keep your charger charged.

Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.