USB charging device upgrade needed

StockportGerbil

I have assorted family members / visitors who all need to charge their devices at the same time. I have a desktop charging device with multiple USB ports, which I’ve had a few years, but only one is a QC 3.0 port. I am now seeing multiple newer devices which only charge from that QC 3.0 port, so there are squabbles over that one port.

Is there any charging device which has multiple QC ports?

Will a newer / more powerful device solve the problem?

Thanks

Kevin

googler

Seriously, if they have particular charging needs, get them to bring their own charging devices. 

Amazon has a range of mains adaptors that would appear to fit the bill, from around £7.99 each. Send them the links and tell them to buy their own to bring with them.

flaneurs_lobster

googler said:

Seriously, if they have particular charging needs, get them to bring their own charging devices. 

Since it now costs about £200 to charge a mobile phone I'd tell your visitors to charge their stuff before they arrive.

Neil_Jones

StockportGerbil said:

I have assorted family members / visitors who all need to charge their devices at the same time. I have a desktop charging device with multiple USB ports, which I’ve had a few years, but only one is a QC 3.0 port. I am now seeing multiple newer devices which only charge from that QC 3.0 port, so there are squabbles over that one port.

Is there any charging device which has multiple QC ports?

Will a newer / more powerful device solve the problem?

Thanks

Kevin

A bit of planning and monitoring of existing charging levels before heading for the charger might be more prudent.

It could be considered relatively rude to insist on wanting to charge your phone on somebody else's tariff because they (the visitor) couldn't be bothered to charge it up before leaving.  I would never insist on using anybody's charging facilities when I was a guest in their house, and I normally ensure a device of mine had sufficient charge before I left my premises.  If they ask and offer, that's different, but I wouldn't presume that's an option.

k_man

flaneurs_lobster said:

googler said:

Seriously, if they have particular charging needs, get them to bring their own charging devices. 

Since it now costs about £200 to charge a mobile phone I'd tell your visitors to charge their stuff before they arrive.

Citation required....

@StockportGerbil, devices will still charge on the normal USB ports, just not quite as quickly, unless the normal ports are very low power..

QC3 is usually only upto 18W (sometimes upto 24W, but not that common, and only at the start of charging).
A normal USB port should be 5 - 10W.

Belenus

I have no issue with visitors asking to charge their mobile devices as the cost is minimal but I can see a coming issue with electric vehicles.

I recently read a reader's letter in a newspaper about visitors who arrived in their electric car and immediately asked  'Where is your car charging point?'.

They didn't first ask if it would be ok to charge their car and offer to pay the not insignificant costs involved.

Visitors don't normally expect their hosts to pay for petrol or diesel to fill their car?

I can see this becoming a regular occurrence as electric vehicles proliferate.

Neil_Jones

In due course electric cars should in theory be able to cover the same distance as petrol and diesel cars, so that argument should become relatively moot over time.

StockportGerbil

It's generally kids and grandkids visiting. My wife's iphone 12, sons iphone 11, son in law's oneplus phone and assorted tablets (mostly Amazon Fire 10s) and gaming devices all vying for the one QC port. It's alot easier if I provide some charging capacity and I really don't think the power usage would be particularly costly.

(I would also point out in exasperation that iphones seem to have battery life measured in minutes and the oneplus phone is pretty ancient, but he likes it, however the battery in that is showing its age. As for kids remembering or even thinking to charge devices...)

debitcardmayhem

£45 , I have one https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B088CZ8CYG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1