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The perfect little travel charger for the #iPhoneDuo
Almost like it was made for the Duo. Really good in the hand when folded, OKish when unfolded.
Anker Nano Power Bank,5,000mAh - £20 from Amazon.
Reasons NOT to buy the iPhone Duo (according to x) ✍️
❌ You can’t drop it off a building without it breaking
❌ You can’t pour a handful of corse sand directly into its hinge without it breaking
❌ If you stab the inside screen with a knife more than twice it just breaks
❌ If you bend it backwards with so much force it makes you physically shake, it breaks
❌ Some app developers haven’t redesigned their apps in the last 5 days
❌ If I get one of the tiny fraction which are already broken, it doesn’t matter if Apple replace it immediately, under warranty, you should still absolutely not buy it just in case.
What else am I missing?
Great “service” from @RoyalMail today. Four items collected, including two for special delivery (total value £850) and two Amazon returns. Guy turns up as expected, with the labels, we ensure they are all on the right packages. This was at, checks doorbell video footage, 2.45pm. Yes, I have the collection on video, and screenshots taken.
Have not had usual collected emails, Amazon reports collection might be delayed.
Emails at 7.03pm from Royal Mail say it was “unable to fulfil your collection request” on all four items.
Of course, customer service phone shuts at 6pm.
Yes, I’m venting. Not least as it will no doubt be a right PITA hassle with both Royal Mail (although SD items have proper insurance) and Amazon to get sorted. And I’m not on best place, healthwise, to deal with such things.
Now all sorted. Looks like a standard system message that goes out when items not scanned before some arbitrary cutoff point. Both special delivery parcels arrived OK, both Amazon returns now showing as picked up. @RoyalMail really should do better with sending out such emails tbh.
Arse. Leak from bath, water came through kitchen light downstairs. Stopped when bath had emptied, so it’s not going to be a big deal. But insurance company is so snowed under with the storm stuff, can’t get the ‘emergency’ cover plumber to us until Thursday evening. No biggie, won’t use bath/shower in meantime (who doesn’t love sharing a strip wash with their partner) but a pain nonetheless. Talk about bad timing…
I’m returning the Duo Folio case. Looks lovely, but I’ve found it to be too much hassle for me in use since Friday. Front flap awkward when using Duo folded. Kickstand really not great, for me at least, I prefer a MagSafe ring thing tbh.
Most of all, though, it’s flimsy and falls off when opening/closing up phone too much for my liking.
Your mileage will vary, naturally, but it’s not for me. Using a vegan leather JEtech case (mag backplate and hinge cover, no adhesives) with a screen protector, at least for now.
Excellent advice.
⚠️ WARNING: Things to avoid with your iPhone Duo.
• Don’t rub keys or coins against the inner screen
• Don’t dig your fingernails into the inner screen
• Don’t scrape the titanium frame with a knife
• Don’t rub chainmail armour against the display
• Don’t peel off the screen protector
• Don’t pour dirt into the hinge or ports
• Don’t bury it in the sand
• Don’t force it closed if something is stuck
• Don’t fold it 10,000 times just to see what happens
• Don’t put it in a freezer at -20°C and repeatedly fold it
• Don’t hold a lighter up to the screen
• Don’t sit on it when it’s unfolded
• Don’t bend it backwards
• Don’t twist the phone to test its strength
• Don’t drop it down a flight of stairs
• Don’t run over it with your car
Or if you do, make sure you have AppleCare+ 😆
The perfect ring piece for the iPhone Duo with Folio - looks even better IRL, the blue is a great match. Shame the Apple logo isn’t centred, but maybe that’s just my OCD kicking in…
