AnkerBox

AnkerBox

By Power Mobile Life LLC

  • Category: Utilities
  • Release Date: 2016-04-01
  • Current Version: 2.0.1
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 19.29 MB
  • Developer: Power Mobile Life LLC
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 8.0 or later.
Score: 2.5
2.5
From 14 Ratings
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Description

Located in businesses across Seattle, AnkerBox dispenses portable phone chargers. Chargers can be rented from and returned to any box using the AnkerBox app. Charge your phone anywhere. No cords. No outlets. No awkwardly waiting by a wall. It’s free for 30 minutes. Then, $1.99 each day. HOW ANKERBOX WORKS • GRAB. Get a phone charger from AnkerBox using the AnkerBox app. • GO. Use the charger anywhere and recharge your phone up to 3 times. • RETURN. Return the charger to any AnkerBox throughout Seattle. HOW THE APP WORKS • See nearby AnkerBox locations, including the number of available chargers and empty slots. • Rent a charger in less than a minute. Just enter the BOX ID and the charger type you want. • Track the length and cost of your rental, and see your rental history. CONNECT WITH US • Email: box@anker.com • Website: ankerbox.com • Facebook: facebook.com/theankerbox • Twitter: @Anker_Box • Instagram: ankerbox

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Reviews

  • No longer works sadly

    1
    By aporter
    I loved AnkerBox (prior review below) but it no longer works. I have tried frustratingly for the past three time to rent when I NEED a battery and the app says network not available and the box won't spit out a battery. Very sad and frustrating to see a great product go by the wayside. This product could have succeeded had Anker invested in some marketing instead of hoping people spot them at a bar and try them. --- This product is AWESOME. So slick...your phone is dying, you open this app and moments later a battery is ejected from the machine for you to use for free for 30 minutes. Desperate for a longer charge? $1.99. Easy. And you can return the battery to anywhere that has these things (they appear to be EVERYWHERE in Seattle). They are very smart too...without asking they know what kind of charger you need (lightning or micro usb). Highly recommended!

  • Convenient but so spammy

    2
    By Kayla Elida
    I really liked renting chargers from AnkerBox when I needed to, but I changed the app settings to not allow notifications and I still get 10-20 notifications a day. I have never had an app override my settings like this before, but it's so obnoxious that I'm deleting the app. I don't know what else to do.

  • Great while traveling

    5
    By Miss Skully
    For my use case this was probably perfect. So I was visiting Seattle and my battery was low. I was at a restaurant that had an AnkerBox. I thought it looked cool, cuz I'm from San Francisco and we see new tech like this a lot, and I realized it could solve my problem! So I gave it a try and was happy to get 30 free minutes!!! I was expecting to pay right away, so that was nice. Took only 3 minutes to figure it out and add my credit card. Then I could have enough battery to use Google Maps to be able to get back to my AirBnB! Thank god! & Love the ejecting device, so futuristic. Bring this to SF. :)

  • Actually works

    5
    By MaxCircus
    Saw the box, download the app, used the charger for 10 minutes, didn't get charged. Do you realize how game changing this is for a guy who likes skinny jeans? No more phone cords or charger plugs mucking up my silhouette! Hurray!!!!!!

  • Great idea, horrible execution

    2
    By fdawg2k3
    Only one out of four of the locations I was taken to exist, resulting in a long walk to nowhere and still a dead battery.

  • Bad experience

    1
    By Jaodjeboakahwiehd
    This app says you rent a charger for a day for $2, but if you return the charger and take it out again the same day, you get charged again.

  • Rented, went to return, box was off

    1
    By Azerb92
    Rented a box for a quick charge, eager to top off for 20 minutes before I had to meet up with friends. Went to return and the box was no longer working and I couldn't return it. Guess that's how they get you to hold onto it for long enough to charge you the daily fee. Do yourself a favor and avoid this terrible service.

  • Great concept and execution!

    5
    By neuron.spike
    The entire workflow of getting a charger, charging my phone and returning was seamless. Keep up the good work.

  • Bad experience

    1
    By Sherpa Steve
    I have an iPhone. Where ever I am at it will never let me get charger unless I am connected to wireless network. So even though I have LTE or 4G the boxes that I've tried to rent from says I'm not connected to Internet. When I know I clearly am through my wireless data.

  • Bad experience

    1
    By Ch3rryb3ll
    Want throughly the whole process of downloading and payment info entry. Then charger didn't work but I was charged regardless.

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