SmartPhones: what is your panic level?

pawnstarNate
pawnstarNate Posts: 1,728 Member
Battery % that is. Do you start thinking about it at 40%, get a little nervous at 25%, start biting your nails at 15%? Are in full panic mode at 5%?

I have a step daughter that is 11 and I am in total fear for her when she starts driving. She rides her phone on empty all the time. I'm afraid that will carry over to her driving strategy. lol
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  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    About 20% then I charge it.

    I have a charger at work so I'm always prepared :wink:
  • Whyareyoumad
    Whyareyoumad Posts: 268 Member
    I plug it in when it dies.
  • Kirstyw871
    Kirstyw871 Posts: 216 Member
    No panic, I always have a charger on me, and one in the car too.
  • Kirstyw871
    Kirstyw871 Posts: 216 Member
    Because iPhones are awful.
  • pawnstarNate
    pawnstarNate Posts: 1,728 Member
    I'm at 13% now and I'm totally fine with it.....I think....wait, what if I need to get on instagram? oh no! what if I need to send a bunch of pictures? holy crap....I'm torturing myself here!!! HALP! ok, seriously...I'm good :explode:
  • GadgetGuy2
    GadgetGuy2 Posts: 291 Member
    I carry a USB battery that I velcro to the back of the phone. It's built for my phone. Fits perfect, adds very little volume (depth) so it still fits in my holster.

    When phone dies, I attach the additional battery cable. Once the charge is transferred, I recharge the additional battery at my desk or wherever (usb off someone's computer or 110 AC charge ability.)

    I also carry a solar phone charger, for the rare occasion when I am not near a computer or 110AC outlet, and the sun is shining.

    So......no panic levels. Being prepared (I was a Boy Scout), can avoid panic in many situations, not just phone charging.
  • AnninStPaul
    AnninStPaul Posts: 1,372 Member
    I also carry a USB battery that can recharge my phone.

    My son is in the habit of charging his phone and (school-issued) iPad nightly. Conveniently the chargers are not in his room, so he can't be playing games on the devices all night.

    Hubby has enabled our phones with a locate so that he can find them...the text he gets back also tells him how much battery we have left so that he can bug us to recharge.
  • GradatimFerociter
    GradatimFerociter Posts: 296 Member
    Depends where I am.

    If I'm at home it is usually pretty low before I even notice. If I'm out and fear I may not be able to charge it soon I tend to tone down operations when my battery saver mode kicks in (30% or something).

    Thanks for reminding me to charge it. Lol.
  • heylookitsval
    heylookitsval Posts: 1,141 Member
    28% when the battery thing turns yellow.
  • YesIAm17
    YesIAm17 Posts: 817 Member
    Anything less than full and I freak.

    I have 2 extra batteries though... but still.

    My phone is USB 3.0 so it charges really really fast but still... I freak!

    Must have full power 24/7!!!!!!
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    Anything less than full and I freak.

    I have 2 extra batteries though... but still.

    My phone is USB 3.0 so it charges really really fast but still... I freak!

    Must have full power 24/7!!!!!!

    Lol you are funny.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    I'm baddazz live on the edge always 0% and i've dared the E rocket on the car many times. Always just make it.

    drives the BF insane :laugh:
  • Dino_bacon2112
    Dino_bacon2112 Posts: 341 Member
    I panic if I have to go anywhere with the battery low especially if the weather is bad. Otherwise, I'm really bad about getting back to people anyway and I think the people I talk to most frequently have come to expect that I rarely text or call back in a reasonable amount of time.

    Basically, if I'm sitting at home naked, eating mac and cheese, and watching Hulu: panic level=0
    If I'm driving in bad weather or walking to or from campus: panic level=intense.
  • I find that my iPhone 5 can last me quite some time on 2% so I rarely panic unless I know I will need it for something important later. When I'm in town and I pass by an Apple store I usually pop my phone on the display chargers for a few minutes. The trick is to use one on the iPad table because those chargers are faster. :)
  • cakebatter07
    cakebatter07 Posts: 814 Member
    I agree with dino_bacon. If I'm out on my own somewhere I start to get nervous if the battery is lower than 30%. But if I'm at home I don't really care.
  • KrisyKat
    KrisyKat Posts: 740 Member
    I've never let it go past 9%
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    Always have a panic level. Which is why I bought a car that has a hardwired charger, and I have a portable battery charger in my bag.
  • Illini_Jim
    Illini_Jim Posts: 419 Member
    Never panic. If my phone dies, it dies. I can survive…I lived without one for a helluva lot of years. I think we become too attached to them and lose a lot of our natural instincts when a situation arises that requires us to think and not rely on technology.
  • tehboxingkitteh
    tehboxingkitteh Posts: 1,574 Member
    I plug it in when it dies.
    +1

    I have a charger at work, home, and in my car. Not too concerned.
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    69 dude!
  • GadgetGuy2
    GadgetGuy2 Posts: 291 Member
    Never panic. If my phone dies, it dies. I can survive…I lived without one for a helluva lot of years. I think we become too attached to them and lose a lot of our natural instincts when a situation arises that requires us to think and not rely on technology.
    Agree with the attitude here.
    However, even cavemen kept the technology of the time handy (spear to fight the saber-toothed tiger attack).
    The thinking statement above, if done properly, would guide you to always keep your tools in good working order, and handy.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Never panic. If my phone dies, it dies. I can survive…I lived without one for a helluva lot of years. I think we become too attached to them and lose a lot of our natural instincts when a situation arises that requires us to think and not rely on technology.
    Agree with the attitude here.
    However, even cavemen kept the technology of the time handy (spear to fight the saber-toothed tiger attack).
    The thinking statement above, if done properly, would guide you to always keep your tools in good working order, and handy.

    gotta point there never let the fire die, so better not let the cell phone die or the bears will come and eat me and I wont be able to stay warm. When the phone dies the terrorists win.
  • eazy_
    eazy_ Posts: 516 Member
    Anything less than 75%, time to recharge.
  • whitebalance
    whitebalance Posts: 1,654 Member
    I have a step daughter that is 11 and I am in total fear for her when she starts driving. She rides her phone on empty all the time. I'm afraid that will carry over to her driving strategy. lol

    This could be good training for her... as her battery starts to deteriorate, the phone will die on her more frequently and she'll learn that she needs to recharge before it gets too close to empty. And with luck, THAT will carry over to her driving strategy. :bigsmile:
  • GadgetGuy2
    GadgetGuy2 Posts: 291 Member
    Never panic. If my phone dies, it dies. I can survive…I lived without one for a helluva lot of years. I think we become too attached to them and lose a lot of our natural instincts when a situation arises that requires us to think and not rely on technology.
    Agree with the attitude here.
    However, even cavemen kept the technology of the time handy (spear to fight the saber-toothed tiger attack).
    The thinking statement above, if done properly, would guide you to always keep your tools in good working order, and handy.

    gotta point there never let the fire die, so better not let the cell phone die or the bears will come and eat me and I wont be able to stay warm. When the phone dies the terrorists win.
    Yep.....:laugh:
    Or that snowday trip you take in the North Eastern Nevada wildlands, which turns into an overturned jeep in the middle of nowhere, with temps dropping below zero at night. It was a breadcrumb trail of cell phone location services (each tower recorded them as they drove by), that led rescuers to that area of the wilderness where they were found. Had their cell phones died early in the day, they might not have been found before cold and lack of food finished them off.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Never panic. If my phone dies, it dies. I can survive…I lived without one for a helluva lot of years. I think we become too attached to them and lose a lot of our natural instincts when a situation arises that requires us to think and not rely on technology.
    Agree with the attitude here.
    However, even cavemen kept the technology of the time handy (spear to fight the saber-toothed tiger attack).
    The thinking statement above, if done properly, would guide you to always keep your tools in good working order, and handy.

    gotta point there never let the fire die, so better not let the cell phone die or the bears will come and eat me and I wont be able to stay warm. When the phone dies the terrorists win.
    Yep.....:laugh:
    Or that snowday trip you take in the North Eastern Nevada wildlands, which turns into an overturned jeep in the middle of nowhere, with temps dropping below zero at night. It was a breadcrumb trail of cell phone location services (each tower recorded them as they drove by), that led rescuers to that area of the wilderness where they were found. Had their cell phones died early in the day, they might not have been found before cold and lack of food finished them off.

    with the circling vultures above and the blood thirsty coyotes lurking among the scrub...

    At first I scoffed at this post. Satisfied in my maverick lifestyle, but after this well thought out argument you cant argue with logic. Keep the tools handy you never know what might happen.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,989 Member
    Lol, I don't even own a smart phone. I'm happy when my battery goes low. Means I get to tell the other person on the other end that I can't talk long.

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  • Justifier
    Justifier Posts: 336 Member
    My phone battery sucks and it will die when it says it's at 85%. Getting past 95% is worry-town.

    I have a USB battery charger as well which basically needs to be plugged in all the time.
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    Instant panic sets in at 20% when the battery level turns from green to yellow. Full out panic mode ensues at 5% when it says "critical battery level reached. Plug into charger NOW".
  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    Anything below 80%