[ssvirk]

Hi,

I was wondering if you can charge your 9900 (or any BlackBerry phone) with the PlayBook charger? Is the PlayBook charger the same thing as the BlackBerry Premium Charger?

Thanks!

[FF22]

I've been using the pb's charger with my 9650/bold for months now - charges quite a bit faster than the standard charger.

I use the Rapid charger (not the dock) for my pb.

[marclh1992]

The normal BB charger is 750mA, the PB charger is 1800mA (1.8A), it is safe to use (as far as I can tell) and it charges a lot quicker.

[Smiley88]

I've been using the PB charge for all my BBs for the last year and it charges twice as fast.

[Abrante]

As mentioned above, the Playbook charger is a "Rapid Charger" for Blackberry phones. Don't try it the other way around though (BB phone charger for the PB) , as I am sure you can figure out the charging results

[alnamvet68]

I did find that the PB charger is too small for my wife's 8330 Curve, which has a larger "mini" USB.

[FF22]

I did find that the PB charger is too small for my wife's 8330 Curve, which has a larger "mini" USB.

Crackberry sells a very small adapter to change a micro into a mini. I drilled a small hole in it and ran a loop of thin cord through the hole to attach it to my micro charging cable.

And I've got adapters that go the other way, also. Covered in both directions!

I should add, I don't know the charging needs of Rim's older mini-usb phones.

[grnnreg]

Are you talking about a car charger, a wall socket charger or a computer USB drive charger? And while I am asking a dumb questions, should the playbook charge when connected to the computer via the USB cable or will it only charge from the a wall socket?

Thanks for your help.

[narci]

I had issues with my wife's 9700 charging with the PB charger. It causes a bunch of pixels on the screen to go black near the middle.

Left it alone for a couple days charging with the supplied 9700 charger and eventually the black pixels went away.

[FF22]

Are you talking about a car charger, a wall socket charger or a computer USB drive charger? And while I am asking a dumb questions, should the playbook charge when connected to the computer via the USB cable or will it only charge from the a wall socket?

Thanks for your help.

A computer usb provides very little power to the pb. So if you actually use the pb while charging on a computer, you may still LOSE battery power.

[js8229]

The included PB charger IS the premium BB charger, so it will quick charge a BB just fine.

[Mail4dez27]

same here, i use the pb charger on my 9900!

[thisissun]

good to know, now i can replace my 9700 charger with the PB charger

[JWNY]

thanks for the useful information!