Can anyone recommend one? I live in london and fed up with holding my phone while riding (which is also rather dangerous, as anyone who cycles in london will know).
I've seen a couple of options on ebay, but don't wanna shell out on something that's gonna fall off at any given moment.
Cheers guys
Have a look around here http://www.ram-mount.com
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Which Car Adapter do you recommend guys for the Hero?
Ive seen these:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WINDSCREEN-MO...ries_MobilePhoneBatteries?hash=item23038de0be
This looks a bit cheap
What about this one, looks half decent:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AIO-PREMIUM-C...ries_MobilePhoneBatteries?hash=item23049b1982
Any other suggestions peeps?
I use a Brodit active mount. Looks good but is not cheap (about £30 ish in UK). But then I just slide the phone in and charging starts as soon as i switch on the ignition. I have used Brodits for my last 3 phones and all have worked well.
Cool you got a link for it, found it about £34.99 anywhere recommended?
Thanks dude
Got mine from prepaymania - it was £27.04 including delivery. Now it is £28.22.
They were fine, but got let down by the lying toads in the Royal Mail who insisted they had tried to deliver but I was out. The note saying that got delivered the next day by the postman! So had to collect it from my Royal Mail depot. But NOT Prepaymania's fault.
BTW I have mine hard wired in via a ciggy lighter behind the dash. Don't try wiring it in direct or you will fry your Hero because the ciggy lighter adaptor houses a voltage reducer. No wires show and I mount it using a car specific Brodit car mount as well.
Cheers dude. I don't want tyo drill in to the dahs, do they have a sticky thing that has to go on the dash as well? Or is there another way of doing it.
appreciate the link
Look at Brodit's site here. Click on "choose the mount for your vehicle" and put in the details. They do fittings for almost every car going and none of them involve any drilling.
You then need to find somebody who stocks them. Normally easy (prepaymania may) for more common cars. May have to wait a bit longer for unusual ones
Make sure you order one for RHD cars if in the UK!
I order the one on ebay but It broken after couple of twists. After a good glue it works perfectly!
I do not know if it affects th G2 battery life a lot but i use one of my blackberry phone chargers i think it's the one for the bold 9000
so far i didn't notice much change in battery life plus it chargers more than 70~90% of battery life in about 30-50 minutes.
just to add to my previous post. I have a silicon case on my Hero and that won't fit on standard car holder. My trick is to light it up so it warm up and expand it a bit and it fit perfectly!!
Ive bought one off ebay now, a herbert reicher one! I think thats what it is called!
Will see how i get on with it!
Funkyfin2000 said:
What about this one, looks half decent:
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Any other suggestions peeps?
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Avoid londonmagicstore on eBay.
I bought one of these holders and they sent me one that was meant to be a for a Nokia N97 and then insisted it would fit the Hero too despite the size difference. My N96 I had at the time fit so an N97 or Hero would just fall straight out lol. Sent back and got a refund luckily.
If anyone could recommend a car holder that would be suitable for running the Hero in landscape mode I would be grateful, the Brodit and Herbert Richter ones don't look to be secure enough.
I'm looking at one on Mobilefun that seems to be the correct version of the one from Funkyfin's eBay link.
A few days ago I bought an HTC car kit. Unfortunately as a new user here, I'm not yet allowed to post external links but the name of the kit is "CU-S210". Just google it and you should get a lot of results.
It says HTC on the box but if you look closely, it seems HTC buys from Herbert Richter (the flexible mount is labeled "HR" and on the cradle, there's a "made in germany" and I assume, it is HR as well since it looks exactly like the HR ones).
My opinion: I haven't gotten round to testing it on long trips but so far it works quite well. The phone is easy to get in and out but it still feels safely in place, even in landscape mode.
Well, if you drive a landrover through the rocky wilderness on a daily basis, I assume it wouldn't hold forever (however, then you probably wouldn't use a phone for navigation anyway ^^ ) but for regular street use I see no problems with landscape mode.
My brodit holder for the Hero works fine in landscape mode - in fact that is how I use it most of the time with my sat nav app. It has a ball mount so swivels easily and holds the Hero very securely
Anyone find any cases yet??
What do you think about the head phones??
Ive been using a Seidio belt pouch that I bought for my Touch Pro 2 a year ago and it fits it perfectly. I also just bought the REALOOK screen protector from amazon but im expecting to get that within a few days. Ill let you know if its worth getting or not, but the general consensus with that brand on other phones is its invisible, perfect fit, maintains the smooth glass feel of the screen.
Thanks Man!!
i have been searching for weeks.. to no avail.. i mean.. i've found a few that MAY work.. but my phone is on the way now .. soooo.. long story short.. best case i could find.. for myself was .. where other than the AT&T accessories page.. right where i should have started here s a link...or not.. thank you spammers.. anyway.. should be easy enough to find
I placed my order last night for the Invisible Shield maximum protection package. It ended up costing about 27 bucks shipped, but I've heard nothing but good things about this setup. I'll let you all know when it comes in.
OLD School and New School
I've actually been using the case from my 8125 for my past three phones (Tilt, Tilt2, and now Surround). It's a little tight on the long axis, but that's not the end of the world. I had wanted a new one; but the only one I found was $35 and I'm not willing to shell out that kind of money.
Regarding headphones, this is the first phone where I get over 95% reliability on my Bluetooth S9s, and given how uncomfortable the stock ones are I'm willing to live with a couple of skips.
Hard Case
Hi guys...
I bought this Hard Case on ebay. It feel nice on the phone.
Invisashield
Just got the surround yesterday and had the girl at Best Buy put the invisashield on. I don't normally like screen protectors as it takes away the sensitivity, but I don't even notice that this one is on. It gets a high rating in my book, not to mention that if anything goes wrong with it, it's replaced.
I promised my brain injured son a netbook or tablet for his birthday. (The injury was to his right brain and his left brain is normal.) He will be 37 on Friday, but in a lot of ways he functions around 4 to 7 years old. And he loves to play Angry Birds on my HTC EVO View.
The director of his adult day care program and I talked at length about it. We came to the mutual conclusion that giving him a tablet is extremely risky It has to be a 7" tablet with a Gorilla Glass screen and a battery that is not removable.
For a couple of weeks I've grown weary of checking craigslist and store ads daily for something suitable. At this point an HTC Flyer appears to be the best choice, even though $300 is way out of my comfort zone. When I finish posting, they are holding one for me at Best Buy...
I bought an M-Edge zip-up pouch (that is a bit oversized) and a new lunch box with an outside pocket that the M-Edge pouch will fit into. His daycare program will secure the tablet each morning and put it back in his lunchbox when they check for things that don't belong to him just before he gets on the van to come home.
He will only be allowed to use the tablet at the day care program's computer desk as a reward for not having tantrums or taking other people's things. At home it will only be allowed to be used at the kitchen table.
I will secure it to the desk at the program and the kitchen table at home with a laptop lock / security cable (alarm?). Unfortunately, if he defeats the cable lock, the Flyer could wind-up in the bathtub (Like his Mother's Droid X). And he is pretty good at getting rid of the evidence of things he destroys.
Something like a Seidio Convert or Otterbox Defender case would help protect it from falls and also give me something to attach the security cable to. Unfortunately, Seidio may never make a case for the Flyer, and the Otterbox
Defender is not available yet. I really like the idea of a silicone skin inside a polycarbonate shell. (Seidio active and convert cases have done a pretty good job protecting my EVO 4G phone.) I hope someone knows of a similar case.
Plan 2 is to use something like double sided tape to secure a silicone skin inside a leather folio case (so he can not take it apart easily). Either way, I need to make sure the Flyer is protected when he drops it. But I also need something that he can not easily remove to attach a security cable to.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Hello.
I'm very sorry to hear about your son.
But if you would breathe easier with a cheaper tablet, I would wait for the kindle fire to release. Its only $200 and has all the capabilities of a normal tablet but with Amazon's restrictions on it (ie he will be able to play angry birds and much more on it)
Don't quote me on this but I believe it has a gorilla screen protector but I'm not too sure on whether or not it has a permanent battery.
Also, you would be able to spend around $60 adding protection to it. Bodyguardz tab protector, and maybe an otterbox if it releases at the time.
You can preorder it now and you'll get it by Nov 15.
All in all, its going to be $100 cheaper than the flyer.
I hope this helps
theomni, Thanks for your reply. First they told us he would never survive the surgery. Then they told us if he ever came out of the coma he would be a vegetable. After 17 days he woke up.
These days, he would be just as happy discussing where they give out the best toys with happy meals as he would be discussing the pitching staff of the Arizona Diamondbacks. (And I don't watch baseball, so I have no idea how he knows that stuff.) I never use the "R" word, so he surprised the heck out of me a few months ago when, out of the blue, he told me he is glad he is retarded because his brothers have house payments...
He is actually pretty happy and outgoing most of the time. He pretty much says what's on his mind. (in fact, he hardly ever stops talking.) For the most part the economy (and bad knees) forced me into retirement. But occasionally, when we get a job he looks forward to helping me. His pay is usually a happy meal or a $5 toy at WalMart.
Some of his favorite activities at the day care center are zoomba(?), bowling, dancing, and he knows the words to every country song that plays on the little Sony FM radio that's usually in his pocket. I'm kind of like my dad, the radio interferes with thinking. (And riding in the truck with him would be a lot easier if he didn't sing along so off key.)
He's not so happy when he gets in trouble for taking the batteries out of the remote control instead of just asking for one. If we go to a customer's house, I have to check his pockets before we leave. He gets caught with "other people's things" in his pockets at the day care several times a week. It could be one of his nephew's toys or something from our house they find when he gets there. Or it could be something like a cell phone that belongs to one of the staff when it's time to go home. Trying to reason with him about that is like trying to reason with the dog. It just doesn't work.
A few days ago when I picked him up and we checked his pockets he had a toy that belongs to another "client". When I asked him to give it back he told me and the director of the program we don't have to worry about him taking things from stores because they have cameras and would call the police.
Keeping track of what he has in his pockets keeps us on our toes. That's why I have so much concern about getting him a tablet.
Anyway, we were on our way to Best Buy this afternoon when he told me he would rather have $50 to spend on anything he wants at Toys R Us instead of a tablet. So I'm off the hook, at least until Christmas.
I appreciate you sharing what you're going through. I have a daughter that is developmentally disabled, though she is only 4, and I can sympathize with your trials.
Just as my opinion, I would echo what theomni said about the kindle fire. It is likely to have quite a huge aftermarket for accessories and may have either exactly what you need in terms of a case/security method or at least something easily modified.
Good luck in your search if you are able to put it off until Christmas.
You all are in my prayers and if you do decide to buy a htc flyer. They have a otterbox defender shell coming out for in the next couple of weeks. The toughest shell you could ever buy I have one for every device I have. Might want to look into it. They may have one for any tablet u might purchase just check into the site periodically they are always adding a new shell. And again you all are in my prayers. God bless you all and I wish you all the most happiness and serenity in the world.
Sent from my HTC Flyer P510e using XDA App
And check Amazon they have a case that's similar to the otterbox. I would have to look up the name or the case and get back to you with the link
Sent from my HTC Flyer P510e using XDA App
Hey, thanks for the update. I wish you all with the best of luck with your challenges. I pray that it becomes easier
Well, this happend sometime ago but i figured i'd share it just in case.
so, i dropped the stylus pen (for the hunderdth time or so) and it fell directly on the nib, cracking it almost into two halfs.
i started looking for replacements nibs. HTC had no idea what i was talking about, and after a short search i found this:
https://store.motioncomputing.com/TABproducts.asp?SolutionCatID=95&LevelID=3&TabID=1
i have no idea why or how htc, thinkpad and this guys all have the same pens but they are the only ones selling nibs.
i purchased the 5 for 13 kit, got it after a while from a friend living in the states. (shipping is ridiculously expensive out of the USA).
the replacement took about a second, you simply yank one out, and shove the new one back inside.
it's not the original color, but it works just the same.
so incase anyone else should encounter a destructive fall - its a solution.
So I'm looking for a bicycle case for my Z3. You know, a case that has a mount you can put on your bike.
Now the iphone and other phones have tons of options, like this .
I have been looking around but haven't found anything for the Z3. So I hope I'm lucky here, and find someone who has come across one.
Thank you! :good:
Found a bunch, is this what you're looking for?
http://www.amazon.com/Emarket-Motor...sbs_cps_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0E6HEF7KGKTYNQ6VDGNS
http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Grip-Mo...8&qid=1428630386&sr=8-7&keywords=z3+bike+case
http://www.amazon.com/DURAGADGET-Ro..._sbs_pc_7?ie=UTF8&refRID=1Q9NYCD5E6YTWD54VKZ7
I use one like the first one above. Works great, I just needed to apply a bit of dampening tape between the phone holder and bike mount to eliminate rattle. Used a similar one for my XZ for 18 months and it was great. The phone did pop out twice when I encountered serious puncture inducing pot holes but I try and be more careful nowadays
I might bite on this one
http://www.armor-x.com/#!product/prd1/3832457931/tx-sn-z3-sony-xperia-z3-rugged-case-with-x-mount