We already know that the Manly Ferry offers pretty good free Wi-Fi. Now some boats in the fleet offer an additional convenience for gadget-minded travellers: a charging station for phones.
Reader Edward spotted this ChargeBar on a ferry over the weekend. I’m not sure when the five-month trial is mentions kicked off, but it’s a handy idea if you’re short of power on the trip home. Thanks Edward!
Sarah
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 4:37 PMIt could be the new water cooler place to meet / be social – over the phone charging station. Except it’s over compatable technology, you could all hang out and wait for your phone to charge.
*nods at the fellow Iphone user. ” I really like your case”
Jess
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 4:59 PMFunnily enough, this happened to me recently at the pub – battery was getting low, so I had to sneak off to the charge station while everyone was having a roaring conversation. Ended up having a mate come over to charge his and we had a really good catch up chat we’d been ‘meaning to have’ to for ages :)
Dane
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 4:47 PMYou wouldn’t want to leave your device there or it could become a swap station! Nice place to pick up a new charged phone for free!
Jess
Monday, December 19, 2011 at 5:54 PMThe Peroni sponsored ones in the bars I’ve seen all have a warning saying they take no responsibility for theft, etc.
John
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 1:18 AMI was on this ferry last week and saw this, and was amused
Tim
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 10:56 AMWhat a great idea!!! It’s free, right?
Dave
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 10:58 AMGreat idea! Can’t believe it’s taken so long for someone to do this. Nice work Manly Ferry!
Lauren
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 11:00 AMI catch the Ferry everyday from Manly, and I think this is a fantastic idea. You wouldn’t leave your device unattended anyway, and I also noticed there is a warning on the side panel not to leave your phone unattended whilst its charging. Besides anything else, there isn’t much else to do on the Ferry so it’s not a hassle to stand with your phone anyways, good way to pass the time!
Simon
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 3:58 PMCheck out – http://www.chargebar.com.au , they are the company behind this activation. I believe they also do some event hire for charging stations too as well as long term installations.