Cingular Go Phone: Port Inc. Travel Connection Pak Europe W/ Power/ Phone Adapters Review

You get a grand total of 3 (yes, three) power adapters that convert from a US plug to foreign (but not the other way around):PWR110 (EurAsia, apparently not grounded), PWR-104 (UK, grounded), and PWR106 (Europe, grounded).Apparently, these connectors work in about a hundred nations across Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa/Middle East, and S. America.

You could spend the same amount of money buying the 3 adaptors individually, but then you wouldn't get this vast array of exotic and arcane phone adaptors.There's not much use for phone adapters anymore, between ubiquitous wireless service and access to high-speed internet.But maybe your grandchildren can donate the set to the Smithsonian someday.And it boggles the mind to see the variety of creative configurations for making a small number of copper wires connect inside a plastic junction.Some of the phone adapters have more robust metal connections than the AC adaptors...you'd think they were carrying 20 amps at 220 Volts.

Another bonus:the plastic case may be just the right size for carrying around your old 33 1/3 rpm records, once you wear out the connectors from constant heavy use.

Note that there is no voltage conversion going on here...your 110V device can still get fried if you plug it into a 220V outlet even with the right adapter.

Anyway, the price was fine, the connectors are fine, but take note that there are only 3 pieces out of this vast collection of junk that you're ever likely to need.

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