Car mount / Car holder - HTC Amaze 4G

Can somebody recommend a good car mount/holder? I use my phone for navigation, so it's very important for me to have a good car mount.
Thanks.

mike_seahawk said:
Can somebody recommend a good car mount/holder? I use my phone for navigation, so it's very important for me to have a good car mount.
Thanks.
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I bought this one. Like it so far.
http://www.amazon.com/Rotatable-Car...U1Y6/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1320168052&sr=8-7

jalshah05 said:
I bought this one. Like it so far.
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Are you able to plug in charger while the phone is in the holder?

I bought this one, it is awesome.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004Z8ZLOS
I like it because it is a solid mount and it's not bulky. The lack of bulk gives you access to all buttons and plugs, without looking weird or sitting in the mount incorrectly. Also, it really looks like it was designed to hold the phone in landscape, so it doesn't look like the mount is turned "sideways".

Can you put a picture if you don't mind please. Also what kind of car charger are you using. I want to put the mount on the left side and want to get the long enough power cable.
devcurious said:
I bought this one, it is awesome.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004Z8ZLOS
I like it because it is a solid mount and it's not bulky. The lack of bulk gives you access to all buttons and plugs, without looking weird or sitting in the mount incorrectly. Also, it really looks like it was designed to hold the phone in landscape, so it doesn't look like the mount is turned "sideways".
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salman.a said:
Can you put a picture if you don't mind please. Also what kind of car charger are you using. I want to put the mount on the left side and want to get the long enough power cable.
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If I remember to bring the camera in the morning, I'll take one tomorrow.
I am just using the cable that came with the phone and a generic USB cigarette light adapter. It definitely would not reach all the way to the left side of the driver.

These phones still accept standard micro usb charger. I use my retractable one i had for my g2x. Long reach and can take up slack with push of a button. Can get then anywhere for $10.

Bought this off ebay. Arrived today. Very nice dock, minimalistic and it comes with a micro usb plug that is hidden behind the dock and plugs into phone to charge it. To power it, you just plug another micro usb cord into the bottom of the dock to your power source. Haven't put it in the car yet. Will test it out on the way to work tomorrow.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Origina...500812?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item231541fa4c

devcurious said:
I bought this one, it is awesome.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004Z8ZLOS
I like it because it is a solid mount and it's not bulky. The lack of bulk gives you access to all buttons and plugs, without looking weird or sitting in the mount incorrectly. Also, it really looks like it was designed to hold the phone in landscape, so it doesn't look like the mount is turned "sideways".
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Finally took some pictures of the mount at the link above.
I used my "old" Vibrant, because I had to use my Amaze to take the pictures.
Again, I really like this one because it was designed to hold the phone in landscape mode.

For those that don't want the vacuum stand there's one for the vent and its really good. EBay -$5 radioshack - $10
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getrdy said:
For those that don't want the vacuum stand there's one for the vent and its really good. EBay -$5 radioshack - $10
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Could you please provide a link or name of the mount. I would like to check it out.
Thanks.

mike_seahawk said:
Are you able to plug in charger while the phone is in the holder?
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Yeah.... It has adjustable arms. So ou could put any phone or gps system and charge them also.

My retail store got a mount specifically for the Amaze today made by Htc. We also got desktop cradles a few days ago.
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Sikety said:
My retail store got a mount specifically for the Amaze today made by Htc. We also got desktop cradles a few days ago.
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That's awesome!!! Could you give us a link or store name? I would love to buy it!
What's the price by the way?

Sikety said:
My retail store got a mount specifically for the Amaze today made by Htc. We also got desktop cradles a few days ago.
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About time! Very good news indeed. I would also like to know where to buy these.

T-Mobile corporate location. Call your local store to see if they have them. Dock is 50 and comes with an additional wall charger. Car mount is 60 and comes with a car charger. We just started a special where you can get 30% off one accessory if you check in at the store on 4 square.
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Sikety said:
T-Mobile corporate location. Call your local store to see if they have them. Dock is 50 and comes with an additional wall charger. Car mount is 60 and comes with a car charger. We just started a special where you can get 30% off one accessory if you check in at the store on 4 square.
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Thanks! I just need to wait for my rebate VISA card to come in first. You wouldn't have pictures of these would you? I'm interested in both. Maybe a nice holster too.

Hopefully this worked. I don't personally own so this is the best I could do for pictures.
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Sikety said:
Hopefully this worked. I don't personally own so this is the best I could do for pictures.
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Those look sweet! Come on rebate card! Thanks for this!

Hopefully this worked. I don't personally own so this is the best I could do for pictures.
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So is this at my local corporate tmo store? I like that car mount. Looks like it launches the dock mode
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Those who are looking for the Motorola Rapid Charger locally

For those who are looking for the Motorola Rapid Charger locally, I ran into a guy at Best Buy who was the regional manager for the mobile department. He too has a Note. I explained the issues I'm having and what we all came up with as a resolution. Funny his he already had that Motorola Rapid charger.
Anyways, he pointed out the car dock kit
For the Droid X and X2. It comes with the very same charger we all are looking for. Here's the bonus: it was originally 49.99 but on clearance for 24.99. Not as good as ebay for 7.59 but I figured I had a 50 gift card after I took all those other chargers and cables back. So I bought the kit!
Here's the REAL bonus: not only does it have all the stuff for a car dock (although its for a Droid), but when.I got to the register, it rang up for 9.99!
I bought all 3 they had in stock.... ;-)
Check your local BB for availability if you don't want to wait for it to ship from ebay or amazon.
Sadly though, I'm still not charging while in use... :-(
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What issue were you having with the note? And do you mind posting a picture or link to the rapid charger you bought? I tried searching for it on Google but came up with a few different style chargers and am unsure which one your talking about. Thanks!
Can you provide a link, SKU, UPC, something we can search or reference?
Sounds like quite a deal
Thanks.
Here's a link to it on amazon. I couldnt find it on best buy. Im sure you'll need to locate it in the store.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003XFG2V0
thinguy said:
Can you provide a link, SKU, UPC, something we can search or reference?
Sounds like quite a deal
Thanks.
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Here's the charger in question. It comes with the car dock kit.
http://www.google.com/m/products/ca...ei=_1VNT5PpGYrtOd3YlZoC&ved=0CEkQ8wIwBA#prd:o
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What issue were you having with the note? And do you mind posting a picture or link to the rapid charger you bought? I tried searching for it on Google but came up with a few different style chargers and am unsure which one your talking about. Thanks!
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I purchased the Kensington dual port charger for iPad/iPhone from CompUsa. It has 2.1 amp and 1.0 amp ports. I used it in my 2008 Honda Civic Si and my car electrical started acting possessed. My power doors were locking/unlocking; alarm system wouldn't always work; drained battery needing me to jump start. Had left charger in lighter port w/o anything attached. Don't know if it was defective but car has returned to normal after I got rid of it might try another
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Imo just modify a USB cable as another post outlined.. Short the middle two data pins or splice the cable and short them then use a regular car charger with a USB port and the modified cable. Works for me
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th3g1z said:
Imo just modify a USB cable as another post outlined.. Short the middle two data pins or splice the cable and short them then use a regular car charger with a USB port and the modified cable. Works for me
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Take a look here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671083
So you are just using the cable for charging? The dock does not fit right?
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So you are just using the cable for charging? The dock does not fit right?
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You are correct. Just the cable.
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Atrix Lapdock with Droid Razr Maxx

I ordered it a couple of days off of Amazon for $60. Flipped the ports and shaved down the plastic pieces to make it fit and it works like a charm for both my wife's stock ICS and my rooted custom ICS ROM (Eclipse 1.1). I know some folks like the old webtop interface better but the interface is so smooth now. And plus, it has one thing that other tablets don't have: touch typing without an additional peripheral which was important to me. It is also definitely better with a bluetooth mouse but the trackpad is passable.
If you have a lapdock, where did you find extension cables for the ports in case I didn't want to shove it into the back? The best I can find right now for a set of female to male micro HDMI and USB cables is almost $30 including shipping (that's half the cost of the dock).
Also, what are some of your favorite apps in webtop mode? Been digging QuickOffice and the stock Google apps.
thelance said:
I ordered it a couple of days off of Amazon for $60. Flipped the ports and shaved down the plastic pieces to make it fit and it works like a charm for both my wife's stock ICS and my rooted custom ICS ROM (Eclipse 1.1). I know some folks like the old webtop interface better but the interface is so smooth now. And plus, it has one thing that other tablets don't have: touch typing without an additional peripheral which was important to me. It is also definitely better with a bluetooth mouse but the trackpad is passable.
If you have a lapdock, where did you find extension cables for the ports in case I didn't want to shove it into the back? The best I can find right now for a set of female to male micro HDMI and USB cables is almost $30 including shipping (that's half the cost of the dock).
Also, what are some of your favorite apps in webtop mode? Been digging QuickOffice and the stock Google apps.
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Just picked this lapdock up today at radio shack for $19.97. Also wondering the best local spot to get extension cables just to have them
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$20? Wow! You'd be paying more for the cables then.
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Thats a really low price.. I just check my local radioshack and even on the website and i couldnt find it. Can you please post a link or something. Thank you.
Hindle1225 said:
Just picked this lapdock up today at radio shack for $19.97. Also wondering the best local spot to get extension cables just to have them
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Not much of a link to post. I read this thread yesterday. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343268
I called my local radio shack and they had one. The guy working there couldn't believe it was marked that low on clearance. I hurried up there before they could tell me "it was sold". Have them look up that part number because they didn't think they had one til they searched. I think you can have then search other stores nearby also.
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Thanks for the info. I just picked one up. I checked within 25 miles but all out of stock. I wanted to get some and give them to people here if they paid shipping.
Hindle1225 said:
Not much of a link to post. I read this thread yesterday. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343268
I called my local radio shack and they had one. The guy working there couldn't believe it was marked that low on clearance. I hurried up there before they could tell me "it was sold". Have them look up that part number because they didn't think they had one til they searched. I think you can have then search other stores nearby also.
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At first i thought this thing was gimmicky. After using it for a week i can say this thing is great. With the logitech wireless mouse this acts just like a laptop. Scrolling with mouse, copy and paste like windows. Alt/tab shortcut to pull up other programs. I could mention more but... Basically i don't even turn my laptops on now.
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Hindle1225 said:
At first i thought this thing was gimmicky. After using it for a week i can say this thing is great. With the logitech wireless mouse this acts just like a laptop. Scrolling with mouse, copy and paste like windows. Alt/tab shortcut to pull up other programs. I could mention more but... Basically i don't even turn my laptops on now.
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I'm not there yet but I do use it more frequently than I thought I would. The keyboard takes a bit getting used to and the mouse is huge, too.
After a few days with it too all i can say is that i love it. My Toshiba Qosmio X775-Q7272 gaming laptop is a monster of a thing to be handling so when i found out about the $20 deal i thought i would give it a shot. Its pretty sweet. Charges
he phone while using it (not that i have to worry about charge with Razr Maxx). Wireless mouse works perfectly and keyboard has no delay at all.
2 things i dont like: 1 The area to the right of where you plug your phone in gets really hot. Even after 10 minutes of use. I'm sure that will shorten the life of cables and conections in that area.
2.I cant get my maxx to sit well enough in the plug so it keeps disconnecting here and there. Seen as the maxx has to be standing up i didnt really expect it to work. So i'll keep am eye open for a good deal on small extension cables for it so it can be chilling on the table. Or i'll keep trying to think of a way to mount the phone on the dock.
Hindle1225 said:
At first i thought this thing was gimmicky. After using it for a week i can say this thing is great. With the logitech wireless mouse this acts just like a laptop. Scrolling with mouse, copy and paste like windows. Alt/tab shortcut to pull up other programs. I could mention more but... Basically i don't even turn my laptops on now.
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greeky510 said:
2.I cant get my maxx to sit well enough in the plug so it keeps disconnecting here and there. Seen as the maxx has to be standing up i didnt really expect it to work. So i'll keep am eye open for a good deal on small extension cables for it so it can be chilling on the table. Or i'll keep trying to think of a way to mount the phone on the dock.
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Ive got it sitting in there well and dont get disconnects. I trimmed some plastic off the edge and it fits in snug.
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Anybody interested in buying an Atrix lapdock that has been reconfigured for RAZR?
Hi everyone, I'm not sure if this is allowed on the forum. I was selling my Atrix lapdock that I was using for RAZR MAXX on eBay, and got into a big mess with buyer and eBay (long story). Anyway, I don't trust eBay anymore so I'm looking to see if anybody is interested in buying it on XDA. If so, please PM me. I have a solid past eBay history and am willing to explain and arrange for a lower price than what was sold on eBay. Thanks in advance!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230830411769
imdaShiy said:
Hi everyone, I'm not sure if this is allowed on the forum. I was selling my Atrix lapdock that I was using for RAZR MAXX on eBay, and got into a big mess with buyer and eBay (long story). Anyway, I don't trust eBay anymore so I'm looking to see if anybody is interested in buying it on XDA. If so, please PM me. I have a solid past eBay history and am willing to explain and arrange for a lower price than what was sold on eBay. Thanks in advance!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230830411769
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Here's where you want to try and sell this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=476
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Stock Car Kit

Picked up the Razr Maxx HD on the 19th along with the Motorola Car Kit.
The Kit fits both the regular Razr HD and Maxx HD and also works with a silicone case (not for me,run naked)
Car kit works very well and removing and installing phone is smooth and charges it through the mount.
I use Pandora and Bluetooth constantly while driving and I am pleased with this kit.
Where did you get the car kit? Can you show a picture of it? I can't find one.
nawoa said:
Where did you get the car kit? Can you show a picture of it? I can't find one.
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I just bought one from Amazon.
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nawoa said:
Where did you get the car kit? Can you show a picture of it? I can't find one.
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I bought it the same time as the phone, from my local Verizon corporate store. I will try to add pics later.
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I found this image online, the charging port is at the back of the holding fixture.... very easy to install and remove phone.
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So where did you get the car mount, did you have to order direct from Motorola?
Honestly if there's one thing I envy iPhone and even Blackberry users for, it's the readily-available accessories.
I got mine from Verizon and works pretty flawlessly with the car dock app that's pre installed. The only problem I've noticed is that when I get a text while driving connected to Bluetooth it stops the music and says "say listen to hear the message", which is cool but it doesn't work at all for me.
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Is it possible to separate the holder from the suction cup mount and perhaps get it mounted on a generic vent mount (like what I use for my older iGrip/iBolt stuff)?
I just got my mount today and it works great EXCEPT for it doesn't come with the car charger with built in aux out port. Without that cable, you need to unplug and plug in your aux cable every time you mount. I used the charger and cable from the original Droid Razr mount and it works great and the audio out works just fine. Not sure why they didn't include this charger/cable with the Razr HD version though.
Just got mine from Amazon. Mine also didn't come with the Y aux+charging cable.
Unfortunately it's not the same style as my iBolt stuff... I'm ordering an Arkon swivel ball vent mount and hoping that'll fit this thing (want the AC to cool my device on hot days... even if we are entering into winter...)
So does this mount have a mini plug (3.5mm) on it that can be used since it doesn't have the charger with the splitter?
Ho no... I wanted to by one on Amazon.com the RAZR Car Dock Motorola... and I can't, I'm outside of the U.S. ...
robstunner said:
I got mine from Verizon and works pretty flawlessly with the car dock app that's pre installed. The only problem I've noticed is that when I get a text while driving connected to Bluetooth it stops the music and says "say listen to hear the message", which is cool but it doesn't work at all for me.
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You can't help but appreciate the irony of telling phone to "Listen" to your text message and yet it never hears.. Reminds me of being married..
Does anyone have a part number for the Motorola car charger that also has audio out? For $40 Motorola could have included the car charger IMHO.
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Does anyone have a part number for the Motorola car charger that also has audio out? For $40 Motorola could have included the car charger IMHO.
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This is what Motorola has on their website.
.motorola.com /us/consumers/Custom-Audio-and-Power-USB-Cable-for-Vehicle-Docks/m-Custom-Audio-Cable,en_US,pd.html
Sorry, can't post links yet. Add www and take out the space after .com
It doesn't have the Razr HD on the compatibility list, but it looks like the cable that was included in the original Razr car dock.
I ordered one and will let you know if it works.
drvic71 said:
This is what Motorola has on their website.
.motorola.com /us/consumers/Custom-Audio-and-Power-USB-Cable-for-Vehicle-Docks/m-Custom-Audio-Cable,en_US,pd.html
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It doesn't have the Razr HD on the compatibility list, but it looks like the cable that was included in the original Razr car dock.
I ordered one and will let you know if it works.
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I'm using the charger that came with the Droid Razr mount that I bought last year and it works just fine and it looks exactly like that charger, so it should work just fine.
To answer someone else's question, no the mount doesn't have the 3.5mm jack, you need to plug straight into the phone each time you mount it. That's why the charger is so key so you have everything plugged in already and just mount the phone and go. Pretty weak that they didn't include it. Overall though, I like the mount better than the one for the Razr (non-HD). The ball locks tighter and doesn't move at all and the docking mechanism is better.
Just got the car mount/home smart mount (whatever its called). Worth every penny (was a little pricey). As op said very easy and smooth to mount. Also much safer IMO having your phone directly in front of you on the dashboard instead of down in your palm for the maniacs that insist on using their phone and driving (should be treated like a dwi IMO). :beer:
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Hey chef where did you pick that up from and how does it mount in your car? It is a little unclear from the picture.. Thanks buddy!
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I would like to buy the car kit from Amazon US, but I can't because I'm outside of the US... Any idea ?
Thank you
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Hey chef where did you pick that up from and how does it mount in your car? It is a little unclear from the picture.. Thanks buddy!
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I bought it at the Verizon store ($79 I think) and its a package deal. It has the home mount and car mount separately but in the same box. It also came with an HDMI cord, a dual charging plug with 2 syncing/charging cables, a docking smart cable and a car charging plug. The "smart" home dock is just as cool as the car dock. A little expensive but worth every penny IMO. I use the home dock a lot also.
Edit. The pic I posted is the home dock. The car dock looks typical but well built.
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Orphee said:
I would like to buy the car kit from Amazon US, but I can't because I'm outside of the US... Any idea ?
Thank you
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You could ask someone from the xda marketplace to buy it for you and you could PayPal them the total.
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I use always brodit.
But for the razr hd it is not available yet.
The old brodit holder from my razr maxx fits the hd very well.
The only thing what I have done was a hole making for the micro usb.
Save me 28 euros.

ibolt mount available 1/7/12 @ Verizon wireless $39.99

ibolt mount available 1/7/12 @ Verizon wireless $39.99
Htc6435mnt is what I been told
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Ordered mine through Amazon. Same price. Same Jan 7th ship date.
Memnoch73 said:
Ordered mine through Amazon. Same price. Same Jan 7th ship date.
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but if you get a discount you save some $ at vzw
What is this mount we are talking about? I could use one for this guy.
Anyone get one of these yet?? Mine from Amazon finally shipped today. Looking forward to having a car mount again.
Hrmm... For some reason I was thinking the iBolt mount would have a built in wireless charging pad too. Bummer. Would be awesome of one of these would come out with a wireless charger built into them.
I can't find this thing anywhere. The one on Verizon says it only works with the Incredible LTE.
It's on amazon. Search for ibolt xprodock for HTC.
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Waiting for my shipment as well!
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Got mines today! Finally got a car dock for this phone! This holds my phone easily with the large ballistic sg maxx case! Pictures and review to follow
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Ordered one from Amazon, shipped quickly. The mount is well made, and the extra long usb charging cord is nice if you need that. However, plugging in the mini usb end to the phone is a pain in the butt once the phone is in the mount. I would say that is just the design of the phone and not an issue with the mount.
The pictures and description of the mount made me think the mini usb charging tip was a firm metal arm that would make plugging in easier, it is just reinforced in the plastic so it keeps a bend to it (like Gumby).
Getting the phone in and out of the mount is fairly easy with one hand, the spring loaded clamp seems a little aggressive to me....the phone is definitely not going to fall out
I got my mount in over the weekend. Love the mount - I'm using it with a proclipusa mount and iBolts ball adapter. I prefer this mount over the proclipusa mount I had for my Thunderbolt. I haven't tried using the charging chord yet so I can't speak to that - as said above it was different than what I was expecting from the pictures.
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I got my mount in over the weekend. Love the mount - I'm using it with a proclipusa mount and iBolts ball adapter. I prefer this mount over the proclipusa mount I had for my Thunderbolt. I haven't tried using the charging chord yet so I can't speak to that - as said above it was different than what I was expecting from the pictures.
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I like the proclipusa mount as well. I believe the ibolts ball adapter you're talking about is the AMPS plate found here, correct? I will try this.
http://www.ibolt.co/21145
Yes, that's it.
What charge are you using? After an hour of navigation and Pandora my phone will drop from 100% to 60% while charging using a generic usb adapter.
Thanks,
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rcicu said:
What charge are you using? After an hour of navigation and Pandora my phone will drop from 100% to 60% while charging using a generic usb adapter.
Thanks,
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I just use the USB that came with the phone, plugged into a mini aux/usb socket. I don't have much of a commute, so I don't charge in the car very often.
rcicu said:
What charge are you using? After an hour of navigation and Pandora my phone will drop from 100% to 60% while charging using a generic usb adapter.
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I was getting "Insufficient Power" messages on my DNA from my enercell(radioshack) branded dual USB DC Charger. I just purhcased the Verizon Wireless DC charger with integrated Micro USB cable and additional USB slot ($29.99). Seems to work well.
damilla said:
I was getting "Insufficient Power" messages on my DNA from my enercell(radioshack) branded dual USB DC Charger. I just purhcased the Verizon Wireless DC charger with integrated Micro USB cable and additional USB slot ($29.99). Seems to work well.
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Radioshack sells a couple Dual USB DC Chargers, but the amperage is quite low on one of them. Definitely get the one with the higher amperage as it is the same price (at least at mine).
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Radioshack sells a couple Dual USB DC Chargers, but the amperage is quite low on one of them. Definitely get the one with the higher amperage as it is the same price (at least at mine).
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Best buy sells some high amp 3.1 usb only plugs with 2 usb spot or a 3.1 with micro and usb spot
need to get one of these

[Q] Car mount with fixed USB charger HELP

Hi Guys,
I'm looking for a car dock for my Nexus 6 similar to the pro clip or this fix2car mount http://www.holdersandmounts.co.uk/f...on-mount-dash-mount-with-usb-car-charger.html[1]
Basically my criteria are that I want to be able to take the phone in and out of the mount without having to attach the USB cable after. I want the USB cable to be fixed and the phone simply slides in to it.
The pro clip would cost me 150$+ and the fix2car one I linked would run me close to 70$. I'm looking for something about half that price.
Hope you guys can help!
Thanks
0 replies on XDA and on reddit, something tells me i'm about to drop a hundred bucks on a car mount... AGAIN!
PSA to anyone thinking about it: DO NOT get the airdock 2, it's a piece of poop and the phone falls off constantly.
If you must have the fixed plug, you could hack one in place with some JB Weld. A lot of guys did just that back in the "old" days.
Or suguru, that stuff works great for something like this. BTW, my airdock works great.
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If you would like to charge your phone in a car dock without having to attach USB each time why don't you get the QI charging dock? It is about $35-$40 here in US, probably about same in UK. And will work with non-bulky case.
EugeneR said:
If you would like to charge your phone in a car dock without having to attach USB each time why don't you get the QI charging dock? It is about $35-$40 here in US, probably about same in UK. And will work with non-bulky case.
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welllllllll the reason why im trying to avoid a QI charging dock (which btw is not a make or model but the technology, can you specify which model you're referring to?) is because i bought this neato quick charge usb lighter thingy and i'd like to be able to use quick charge..... wireless QI charging is pretty slow and when having the screen on, and steaming music, and using maps for nav, it doesn't actually gain any charge!
three west said:
Or suguru, that stuff works great for something like this. BTW, my airdock works great.
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sugru is 22 american. add shipping, conversion to canadian dollar, and duties and it comes out to a lot thanks for the suggestion, though.
i think i am going with this:
http://www.lightinthebox.com/imobi4...ger-for-motorola-google-nexus-6_p2642248.html
georgeism said:
i think i am going with this:
http://www.lightinthebox.com/imobi4...ger-for-motorola-google-nexus-6_p2642248.html
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Nice find! I didn't know anyone made one like that for our Nexus 6.
georgeism said:
welllllllll the reason why im trying to avoid a QI charging dock (which btw is not a make or model but the technology, can you specify which model you're referring to?) is because i bought this neato quick charge usb lighter thingy and i'd like to be able to use quick charge..... wireless QI charging is pretty slow and when having the screen on, and steaming music, and using maps for nav, it doesn't actually gain any charge!
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Well, I am doing the same, streaming and navigating, with Nexus 6 in the dock, using 2.1A USB lighter thingy and it charges.
I am also aware QI is a technology and not a model. There are quite few of those. I am using this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N4H1R1M?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s01
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Well, I am doing the same, streaming and navigating, with Nexus 6 in the dock, using 2.1A USB lighter thingy and it charges.
I am also aware QI is a technology and not a model. There are quite few of those. I am using this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N4H1R1M?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s01
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the problem is that QI will bottleneck your charging. using a quickcharge usb lighter thing will work via a cable but not through QI!
QI will support up to 15 watts of charging in the future, it was actually announced like a couple of weeks ago or something, so future models will support quick charging
I have quick charger at work and at home. In the car I need the dock I can use with minimum effort and without connecting/disconnecting USB frequently
georgeism said:
i think i am going with this:
http://www.lightinthebox.com/imobi4...ger-for-motorola-google-nexus-6_p2642248.html
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Curious to know if you got the holder yet?
From the pictures on the site, it appears that one of the claws on the top lands directly on the power and/or volume buttons.
Would like to know if it interferes with proper operation?
uicnren said:
Curious to know if you got the holder yet?
From the pictures on the site, it appears that one of the claws on the top lands directly on the power and/or volume buttons.
Would like to know if it interferes with proper operation?
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it can if you have it completely tightened down, but you would not be able to pull the phone in and out if it was tightened down. the way i have it now is the clamp holds on to the lip of the phone but not so tightly that I can't easily put the phone in and out of the dock. The clamp does not press on the buttons, this way.

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