http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/accessory-details/index.jsp?q_sku=sku5100298&q_categoryid=cat1910038#fbid=g2g3EvSl2w2
ShabbyPenguin posted this in the Photon general section because it gets more hits. I figured some people here would want this since it's the right price.
It should work with the Razr as it does the Photon via simple mod, Thanks to CDThomas9. Here's his mod. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223032
I just bought one.
Does anyone know if it'll work with the 4G on the Razr out of the box? On AT&T supposedly it only works on wifi unless you buy a tethering package.
damn.... cant get it in canada it seems....
bah!!! I want to pick up two, but alas us canucks are left out in the cold. Damn it. anyone know if this is available in store?
well i just reserved one from a store for tomorrow. Going to see if I can get it to work with the Razr
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I just bought one.
Does anyone know if it'll work with the 4G on the Razr out of the box? On AT&T supposedly it only works on wifi unless you buy a tethering package.
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u have to mod it. but its not a huge deal. takes 5 mins. it will sit like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm_m1ZpunOA
im in canada right now too. u get raped on everything up here. when i bought my phone, i had to pay 75 for customs on top of the 50 i already paid for shipping.
sorry to bring bad news but, it looks like that deal is over now. its been showing it for $99 for a few hours now.
That why I called earlier today and talked with the manager. they reserved it and post noted that it will still be $50
Just thought I'd share my thoughts on the Atrix Lapdock. First, with the removal of the four screws shown in the Photon thread over at XDA, the HDMI and USB wires become free. It plugs right in and fires right up! No webtop or other mods needed. Mobile data works fine as well, in the att description, it says you need tethering for it to work, but i just have a grandfathered unlimited plan, and it works fine. the phone sits on the back ok, but with nothing much more than the wires to hold it in place. Other than that I can only complain about how close the touchpad is to the spacebar, but it can be disabled by double-tapping the top left corner. I got mine in-store, they will price match the web site, just FYI.
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I'm not talking about the ports (I can handle that).
I'm curious whether it will work on 4G or not. Supposedly, you couldn't use the full-featured browser on the Dock unless you paid AT&T extra, but I don't know if VZW has a similar restriction, or if it works on this particular peripheral.
ok so i bought one, i aos bought these so i dont have to convert anything
can't post links so look these up on ebay
Micro USB B Male Female M/F Extension Charging Cable
New Hdmi Female To Mini Hdmi Male Cable Adapter M/F M F F/M Converter Cables Pc
and
Micro HDMI socket Female to HDMI Male adapter convertor
looks like it should cover it for connections.
anyone find better please let me know.
4G works perfectly. The lapdock is a little sluggish but hell for $50 I'm not complaining. I actually flipped the contacts around. I had to dremel the holes a little but other than than, a perfect fit. The phone sits upside down in the dock.
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I'm not talking about the ports (I can handle that).
I'm curious whether it will work on 4G or not. Supposedly, you couldn't use the full-featured browser on the Dock unless you paid AT&T extra, but I don't know if VZW has a similar restriction, or if it works on this particular peripheral.
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4G works perfectly. The lapdock is a little sluggish but hell for $50 I'm not complaining. I actually flipped the contacts around. I had to dremel the holes a little but other than than, a perfect fit. The phone sits upside down in the dock.
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can we get pictures?
Looks like Motorola caught on. It's $100 and "Out of Stock."
Ill see if I can get some pics. Here are some pics. What I did was follow the above posted MOD. I dremeled down the back hoping that the phone would fit with the case on it. It didn't. It is held sturdy and works.
Looks pretty good. I'm like 2 sec from buying this, is there anyway possible that you could post a video of the software running? I know its short notice but pleeeease lol.
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Well I went ahead and pulled the trigger on it. But I'd still love an early video . Btw here's a link to purchase for 79.95 (it is a refurb though) You can get an extra 20% off by using code FACEBOOK20.
Total ends up being like $66 shipped.
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Ill see if I can get some pics. Here are some pics. What I did was follow the above posted MOD. I dremeled down the back hoping that the phone would fit with the case on it. It didn't. It is held sturdy and works.
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nice , but does netflix play upside down?
let me ask if i dont dremel it( i dont have one) will it fit ok?
Link??
No link visible for the refurb.
Here are the links for the refurb lapdock:
from ATT $75: http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...0257&q_categoryid=cat1370029#fbid=GFrrJ2opWB3
from All4Cellular: $66 shipped after FACEBOOK 20 coupon.
http://www.all4cellular.com/motorola-atrix-4g-laptop-dock-refurbished.html
(11th post in 3+ years... I might quite possibly be the least exciting poster at XDA.)
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So I am on the fence between which one to buy. Besides the price point and the mod for the Atrix lapdock, are there any differences between the two? Does the Atrix mod keep the photon securely in place when docked? Are there any hardware differences?
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Julian
Atrix lapdock requires modification. According to someone who posted in another thread the Bionics doesn't, but the Photon doesn't sit on it perfect either. There is talk of the Photon getting it's own lapdock, maybe it will even be cheaper.
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Atrix lapdock requires modification. According to someone who posted in another thread the Bionics doesn't, but the Photon doesn't sit on it perfect either. There is talk of the Photon getting it's own lapdock, maybe it will even be cheaper.
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Thanks for your reply. Yea I was the one that confirmed that the Bionic lapdock works with the Photon and although I know it does not sit flush with the dock, the phone is secure.
I was wondering if there were really any differences regarding the keyboard or mouse pad for the two lapdocks. Anyone have any input?
I ended up getting the Bionic Lapdock. So far so good. I actually went through 4 Bionic lapdocks before finally getting one that did not have a defect with it. The first three had dead pixels. Luckily the Verizon stores were kind enough for me to try all their stock. I cleaned out two local Verizon Corp stores of the lapdock stock since all of them had dead pixels.
BUYER BEWARE: Please try using the actual lapdock you are going to buy before committing. you never know if there will be dead pixels!
Other than the occasional lag and the insane palm sensitivity of the track pad, i love this thing!
**Hint: When typing a long post such as this, you can temporarily disable the track pad by tapping on the white led twice. tapping twice again will activate the track pad.
Well I got my Atrix Lapdock in last night and swapped the ports around and have some initial impressions.
FIT:
Photon does fit snugly but you have to be careful because the ports do not line up exactly. If you notice the videos people have posted you notice that they have to wiggle the Photon to get it to fit. Well once I saw that I immediately took it apart and placed a very small piece of hard plastic under the USB port. To lift is to the proper angle. Once I did this now the Photon slides into the dock very smoothly it’s not perfect and hangs every now and then but it also does the same in the cardock.
PORTS:
I have seem numerous posts where people have asked about swapping the ports so the Photon would sit flush. Well sad to say it’s not possible. Two things make this not possible. One the ports on the Photon make the phone where with either method the phone will stick out. Second you would have to cut the hole larger on the Micro HDMI side to fit the USB which would cause the port to wobble and not sit properly.
SPEED:
As other users have posted it is not the fasted in the world. But this may be attributed to the fact that from what I have read one core is disabled on the Photon. Also I notice on the Phone Mirrored screen under notifications it shows. " This device is not optimized to work with the Lapdock model" now everything I have tried has worked and mind you has worked well. I would compare this to my old HP 1000nr netbook in terms of speed. I am running the latest update with Webtop version WT-1.2.0-160.
SOUND:
The speakers seem to work well. I would compare them to be as loud as say an Ipad or Touchpad. You also have the option under settings to use the phones speakphone if you prefer.
SCREEN:
Well the screen is very crisp and the videos I played seems to look very nice. When I blew up the phone screen I didn’t notice much pixilation and everything looked nice. But then again I am not very picky and as just as happy with a 720p TV as I am with a 1080P.
BATTERY:
Will have to update on this later since I’ve only had it for a day but it is very nice to know that you can use this and your phone will be charged when you pull it off.
CASES:
Photon will not work in the lapdock with any cases currently avaliable. I have a case that i cut to fit in the cardock which it works in the cardock but does not work in the lapdock.
If you want something small to throw in a bag and send a lot of texts or emails this is great. Will work for web browsing but it is about as slow as a netbook so at time you may be frustrated.
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So I am on the fence between which one to buy. Besides the price point and the mod for the Atrix lapdock, are there any differences between the two? Does the Atrix mod keep the photon securely in place when docked? Are there any hardware differences?
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Julian
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I am going to wait the several weeks until the Motorola electrify lapdock should be out. The Electrify is a photon twin announced by U.S. Cellular, so there should be no worry of the photon falling out when you move the lapdock. As noted on another thread, the elctrify lapdock was confirmed by U.S. Cellular.
I ended up buying the bionic lapdock and I'm loving life.. yea I spent $300 on it, but it was worth it =)
I just ordered a mini HDMI cable from Amazon this morning. But I'm not entirely sure what I will be getting.
I'm using Paranoid Android (ICS, CM9) on my phone, but I don't think it touched the webtop partition. The official webtop coming in ICS from Motorola looks cool, but I'm sure I don't have that. So will I just have HDMI mirroring, or what? My wife's Electrify is pretty much stock, so anything I'm screwed out of for unlocking and using an ICS ROM won't apply to her phone.
(Electrify is Photon minus WiMax/4G, and US Cellular branded; otherwise, same phone.)
Even with the official ICS update all you will get is mirroring as WEBTOP3.0=TABLET MIRRORING. Except for Moto specific apps there is very little difference between the two.
photon needs micro hdmi not mini.
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photon needs micro hdmi not mini.
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Yep, I'm screwed. I ordered the wrong cable. Didn't know there were 3. Maybe Amazon will let me return it; if not, the mistake only set me back $5.47. That plus what a micro will cost will still be fair.
But I mean, I won't need a Bluetooth keyboard or mouse, or dock, just micro to HDMI and I can run Android apps on my TV?
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www.monoprice.com I love them for cables.
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www.monoprice.com I love them for cables.
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Everyone loves Monoprice, but their prices are 2-3 times or more what Amazon charges. Their prices are great compared with the store, but they're not the cheapest around by far. And my wife's not amused that I wasted five bucks on the wrong cable... Although I see now that my camera requires Mini HDMI, so maybe we'll hold onto the cable. We'd have to eat the shipping cost anyway, I'm sure. Not that I need an HDMI cable for my camera, since my TV doubles as my monitor, but at least the cable isn't useless.
Now I just need an HDMI hub/switch. Second-generation HDTV (if you consider the CRT ones to be first, mine is flat panel but also only 720p) only has one HDMI port. Oh man, Amazon slaughters Monoprice here! Monoprice's cheapest is $24.65 for a 3-in, 1-out switch, but Amazon has one for $9.04. Ouch!
with monoprice you get really solid cables, the cheaper ones are a gamble half the time.
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So it's the Monster argument but on a smaller scale? Pay more and the cable works better, or don't pay as much and risk getting a dud? I see a lot of reviews on Amazon saying the cables are fine.
If the HDMI cable on Amazon doesn't work, I'll buy one on Monoprice for 4 times as much, and I'll get it in green, and consider the $1.65 a lesson learned.
no, monster claims better performance, monoprice only makes solid cables that won't have a short in them. I wish you nothing but the best though.
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While it was a display port cable, Amazon allowed me to return it with free shipping... however I have Amazon Prime so I got free shipping to begin with as well. No money lost on my part.
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Even with the official ICS update all you will get is mirroring as WEBTOP3.0=TABLET MIRRORING. Except for Moto specific apps there is very little difference between the two.
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Photon got a ics update?
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with monoprice you get really solid cables, the cheaper ones are a gamble half the time.
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And, for me at least, the gamble has always been worth it to save 50% - 75%. I have no experience with monoprice, so entirely possible that I would find their prices quite acceptable.
In my experience, in the real world electrons really are very non-picky. Give them a path from A-B on a reasonable guage metallic conductor with reasonable quality connectors. It is that simple.
As I posted in another thread, someone did a double-blind test with a soldered string of dry cleaner hangers vs. Monster speaker cable. Nobody could tell the difference!
in the large quantity I've bought, I've had quite a bit of doa cables, just a hassle id rather avoid, but paying monster prices is just stupid.
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Well, I got the cables, and the mini HDMI is indeed the wrong one (not that I doubted you guys). And the HDMI cable works. No dud. $1.65 got me a cable that works. I'll take that luck.
Photon didn't get an official ICS release. We're talking about Moto's ICS that they've been advertising, and rolling out for other phones, like the Droid RAZR. You can find it on YouTube on Motorola's channel, and it's probably been posted around XDA as well.
Finally ordered a proper micro HDMI cable. The mini HDMI cable fit our camera. We never figured on using the feature, but now we have the cable and it didn't even cost that much. No real loss I guess.
Got the Micro for $2.58. Amazon again. Free shipping again.
Disappointing.
I'm running AOKP right now, and all I got was mirroring, i.e. whatever was on my screen showed up on the TV. However, rotating it rotated it on the TV, but it stayed within a portrait frame, making it sideways. There's apparently no way to fill your screen, at least not that I could tell.
I'll test my wife's phone later. Locked, not rooted, and even running the stock launcher. Complete vanilla Electrify running Gingerbread, 2.3.5. Should be the same as an off-the-shelf Photon.
Much cooler on my wife's phone. Seemed to look better on the TV, and rotation worked. Looked kinda crappy (stretched). Played Asphalt 6 -- much cooler than playing it just on the phone. Still a crappy racing game though.
I suspect it not working well with the JB ROM is due to lack of drivers. So if you updated your Photon to 2.3.5 and you're sad that you can't unlock, know that you at least have this advantage, such as it is, over those of us who did unlock. And take advantage of it, I got the cable for under $3.
Hey guys. I just wanted you all to know that of the three options: Nokia Charging Pillow, plate, or stand. It's all about the stand! I've purchased all three and I wish I would have purchased the stand FIRST! I didn't know about it until after I purchased the pillow and the plate. The plate sucks because you have to make sure the phone is centered at all times, otherwise your phone doesn't charge or over heats or both. I've had bad experiences going to sleep and waking up to a beeping 120 degree phone. The pillow sucks because well for me it was pointless. It didnt help me in any way, I just took the plate out of the pillow and then it became a plate, which I just finished explaining. The pillow itself is a waste of money. The stand is perfect, you don't have to worry about your phone being centered because once its put on the stand it is centered. Anyways. To me, the plate and the pillow were mistakes. They should have only created the stand in the first place. Its perfect! I bought it from AT&T on employer discount for around $50, I think regular price its about the same as the others at about $65.
I got the stand used through Amazon and it does work pretty well. As others have mentioned though the NFC while working isn't in the best spot, and the phone can't be set horizontally either to watch videos or something. I'm sure there will be better ones down the line when wireless charging catches on.
Can you post a link to the stand, I see a ton when I google.
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Hey guys. I just wanted you all to know that of the three options: Nokia Charging Pillow, plate, or stand. It's all about the stand! I've purchased all three and I wish I would have purchased the stand FIRST! I didn't know about it until after I purchased the pillow and the plate. The plate sucks because you have to make sure the phone is centered at all times, otherwise your phone doesn't charge or over heats or both. I've had bad experiences going to sleep and waking up to a beeping 120 degree phone. The pillow sucks because well for me it was pointless. It didnt help me in any way, I just took the plate out of the pillow and then it became a plate, which I just finished explaining. The pillow itself is a waste of money. The stand is perfect, you don't have to worry about your phone being centered because once its put on the stand it is centered. Anyways. To me, the plate and the pillow were mistakes. They should have only created the stand in the first place. Its perfect! I bought it from AT&T on employer discount for around $50, I think regular price its about the same as the others at about $65.
I know I just finished bashing them but If anyone wants to buy them off me let me know. $60+shipping for the pair? $35+shipping for each? Let me know...
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Can you post a link to the stand, I see a ton when I google.
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It's just like this one:
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store...ing-Stand-for-Nokia-Lumia/productID.259027900
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I got the stand used through Amazon and it does work pretty well. As others have mentioned though the NFC while working isn't in the best spot, and the phone can't be set horizontally either to watch videos or something. I'm sure there will be better ones down the line when wireless charging catches on.
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Well, you can't set the phone down horizontally and watch movies on any of the 3 can you? I just think that out of the 3 this one beats the other 2 hands down. And I think because it is always centered it charges slightly faster too. With the plate I am always wondering if its sitting on it correctly. Which is pretty annoying, especially if i pick it up at night when im in bed and i try to center it again in the dark...
Hopefully Verizon carries this thing online soon so I can use my discount. Otherwise it is fairly expensive especially since I plan to buy 2 or 3.
I also have the stand and agree it is the best option. You actually can get it to play and charge while horizontal if you don't mind propping it up on something. I have not been able to get the NFC to even activate and yes, I have it turned on in the settings. Maybe I am touching with the wrong spot on the phone. Can anyone discuss how this works?
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Hopefully Verizon carries this thing online soon so I can use my discount. Otherwise it is fairly expensive especially since I plan to buy 2 or 3.
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AT&T had it last week and I bought one with my employee discount for $51.75 which is a lot better than $69. I tried to buy another one yesterday but it was out of stock. When it's back in stock I'll see if I can work something out with anyone that wants one. I could just buy it and have it shipped straight to you instead of myself. Paypal transaction or something. Anyone interested in something like that PM me
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I also have the stand and agree it is the best option. You actually can get it to play and charge while horizontal if you don't mind propping it up on something. I have not been able to get the NFC to even activate and yes, I have it turned on in the settings. Maybe I am touching with the wrong spot on the phone. Can anyone discuss how this works?
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The NFC chip in the phone is behind the HTC logo, but it won't activate since the tag in the charging stand is for Windows Phone. You'll have to download an app called NFC Retagger to set the tag to launch an app or action
The NFC tag on the stand is on the front, on top if the little white light. I believe it says "NFC" in small print.
This confused me also, because I expected the NFC to be in the back if the stand, so the phone would see the NFC while charging. But, I don't know, maybe the current interferes with it or something.
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AT&T had it last week and I bought one with my employee discount for $51.75 which is a lot better than $69. I tried to buy another one yesterday but it was out of stock. When it's back in stock I'll see if I can work something out with anyone that wants one. I could just buy it and have it shipped straight to you instead of myself. Paypal transaction or something. Anyone interested in something like that PM me
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Thanks. I may be able to go through AT&T also since my company also has a discount through AT&T. I'll check. Thanks for offering.
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Thanks. I may be able to go through AT&T also since my company also has a discount through AT&T. I'll check. Thanks for offering.
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Yeah, I have a discount with Verizon and AT&T is well. You should be able to. sweet
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The NFC chip in the phone is behind the HTC logo, but it won't activate since the tag in the charging stand is for Windows Phone. You'll have to download an app called NFC Retagger to set the tag to launch an app or action
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I have no problems with it activating out of the box
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I have no problems with it activating out of the box
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Hmm, for me it didn't work, but glad it worked for you. :good:
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Hmm, for me it didn't work, but glad it worked for you. :good:
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Lol. It just makes me wonder why that is
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The NFC chip in the phone is behind the HTC logo, but it won't activate since the tag in the charging stand is for Windows Phone. You'll have to download an app called NFC Retagger to set the tag to launch an app or action
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Thanks, I will try that.
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Thanks, I will try that.
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Just to report back, NFC Retag worked for me. Easy to use and set up, works great with the stand and you do have to have the phone screen active and hold it sideways. Probably easier to just turn on the app but nice to know it works. This is new technology for me, other than the commercials of people tapping phones together I am not familiar with other ways this feature is used in everyday life but I am here to learn.
Thanks again.
found this the other day and just ordered one..price was right and it looks good, but takes awhile to come from overseas..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-One-Max...S_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item3cd9b1cff7
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found this the other day and just ordered one..price was right and it looks good, but takes awhile to come from overseas..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-One-Max...S_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item3cd9b1cff7
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looks nice, let us know how it works when it comes in if you dont mind
sure will; its says delivery is between jan 2-10th, so it will be a bit!
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looks nice, let us know how it works when it comes in if you dont mind
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Just got it today, so it didn't take as long as I thought..
It looks exactly like the ebay picture, and the fit and finish is very nice as well. It comes with an insert that you can remove, so you can put a slim case on your phone, and still keep it in the dock, or leave the insert in and put the phone in "naked". It comes with a USB cable, but NOT a charger, which is fine with me, as I have so many cables and chargers already.
For the money, it was WELL worth it; this dock, with a "name brand" on it would be at least 29.99 or more, so for 16.99 shipped, its definitely worth it, if you want a desktop vertical dock for the phone!
hey @wase4711, Look Google listened to you
Neat: Google Search v3.2 Finally Enabled Google Voice Search Instead Of The Old Voice Dialer With Bluetooth Headsets
PS: did not try it on my phone yet & did not find your bluetooth thread lol
I'll let you know when my first royalty check comes.:good:
Horizontal dock options?
In a perfect world there would be a horizontal (aka landscape) dock option for this device, but I haven't found it yet. Has anyone else had any luck?
ahhh i was hoping for the charger feature!
I purchased 2 Motorola keylinks one from Motorola's website and one from a T-Mobile store. I want to share my though about this little device.
Let me start by saying the keylink is much smaller than I imagined it would be. The device itself isn't anything fancy its just a little triangular key fob with a single button and a hole in the back whose function I am not sure of at this time. The fob won't get in your way like the battery pack micro would and I don't even notice that its there.
The Motorola connect app is what is used to find your phone or Keylink should you misplace it. If you lost your phone simply double tap the Keylinks button to have your phone chime in a really annoying "come find me and shut me off" fashion.
Edit: I found out what the tiny hole on the back of the Keylink is. Its a speaker for when you "Ping it" from the app. The button on the back also flashes green to make it easier to find. It should be noted that you hedge to press the button to get out to stop beeping unless there's a set time it beeps for. (I haven't tested it to see how long it beeps for before stopping)
(I blacked out the street names in the screen shots for privacy reasons)
The app won't let me create and OP and post pictures in the same post so here they are:
did you ever use the moto power pack micro prior to this?
i use the power pack micro and it does not get in my way at all. i have push button start in the ride so the keys stay in my backpack, etc.
different strokes i suppose. i picked up the power pack micro for its charging gimmick and the fact that i can attach it to the moto 360s charge base (i carry one around in my backpack) so i have power to charge that little guy when needed.
appreciate you taking time to post on this gadget. you answered the questions i was wanting to know...
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The fob won't get in your way like the battery pack micro would and I don't even notice that its there.
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did you ever use the moto power pack micro prior to this?
i use the power pack micro and it does not get in my way at all. i have push button start in the ride so the keys stay in my backpack, etc.
different strokes i suppose. i picked up the power pack micro for its charging gimmick and the fact that i can attach it to the moto 360s charge base (i carry one around in my backpack) so i have power to charge that little guy when needed.
appreciate you taking time to post on this gadget. you answered the questions i was wanting to know...
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Its just too big for me. I tried one out and I didn't like it. I understand everyone has a need, I was just addressing those of us who want something small that can fit easily into your pocket without adding a huge bulge.
I think the micro is good for some but not everyone, I like to have the bare minimum when I carry my keys as you can see, but if I left it in my bad out wouldn't be bad at all, however I prefer it on my keys where I can't lose it.
i purchased a keylink too mainly for the trusted device. Im loving it so far no problems here.
Anyone know if these are water resistant? I drive a motorcycle, sometimes in the rain and through puddles.
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Anyone know if these are water resistant? I drive a motorcycle, sometimes in the rain and through puddles.
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The are "splash resistant" just like the Moto X and Nexus 6 so it should be fine. If you look at the image I posted of the box you can see it mentioned on the back.
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whoa I thought I was the only one who drove a KIA and had the nexus 6
might have to try one of these out even though it bugs me to have a lot of extra on my keys.
dligon said:
whoa I thought I was the only one who drove a KIA and had the nexus 6
might have to try one of these out even though it bugs me to have a lot of extra on my keys.
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I like my keys to be minimal as well. I used to have a Ford SUV but I couldn't stand how many issues it had (I bought it new too). I love my KIA, its Android inspired because I can.
Anyway the Keylink is small enough not to notice so I would give it a try. T Mobile was sold out all around where I was, I called 7 stores to find one.
Pilz said:
I like my keys to be minimal as well. I used to have a Ford SUV but I couldn't stand how many issues it had (I bought it new too). I love my KIA, its Android inspired because I can.
Anyway the Keylink is small enough not to notice so I would give it a try. T Mobile was sold out all around where I was, I called 7 stores to find one.
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I have an '08 Ford Expedition. I bought these aftermarket flip-keys on eBay from a place close to me in NY and have worked great. I dont think the Keylink will add much heft to this LOL
I never even knew T-Mobile sold the Keylink. I didn't see it on their website, but T-Mo's Accessories website is horribly laid out.
PaisanNYC said:
I have an '08 Ford Expedition. I bought these aftermarket flip-keys on eBay from a place close to me in NY and have worked great. I dont think the Keylink will add much heft to this LOL
I never even knew T-Mobile sold the Keylink. I didn't see it on their website, but T-Mo's Accessories website is horribly laid out.
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They have it in store you just have to call and see if it's in stock. I love my Keylink and its much easier the way that you have it. I keep my house keys separate from my car keys because I don't like everything on one keyring. The Keylink is less than half the size of your key judging from in the picture. I hope you like it as much as I do. It doesn't do a lot but it does what I need it too and thats start makes it great.
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They have it in store you just have to call and see if it's in stock. I love my Keylink and its much easier the way that you have it. I keep my house keys separate from my car keys because I don't like everything on one keyring. The Keylink is less than half the size of your key judging from in the picture. I hope you like it as much as I do. It doesn't do a lot but it does what I need it too and thats start makes it great.
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I bet my needs are simpler than yours. I want to keep my phone locked. If I am at work, i dont like the hassle of a lock. but if i walk away to hit the restroom, i wont have a coworker sending out funny messages from my phone
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I bet my needs are simpler than yours. I want to keep my phone locked. If I am at work, i dont like the hassle of a lock. but if i walk away to hit the restroom, i wont have a coworker sending out funny messages from my phone
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Yeah that's about what I need mine for. I goto school for engineering and if I lose my phone I don't want someone to get into it. I hate putting in a pin or password so this is easier for me.
Thanks to my XDA buddy @Pilz, i ordered this, and FedEx delivered one day early. I am impressed by the build quality, and the Motorola Connect app. I attached a photo of it attached to my car key fob to show size.
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Thanks to my XDA buddy @Pilz, i ordered this, and FedEx delivered one day early. I am impressed by the build quality, and the Motorola Connect app. I attached a photo of it attached to my car key fob to show size.
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It looks so tiny next to your car key. My second one came today too! This is easily the best little device.
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It looks so tiny next to your car key. My second one came today too! This is easily the best little device.
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To me, it actually looks bigger in my photo than it really is. i dont even realize its hanging on my keychain most times.
PaisanNYC said:
To me, it actually looks bigger in my photo than it really is. i dont even realize its hanging on my keychain most times.
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That's how I feel, I forget that it's there until I look at my keys.
PaisanNYC said:
Thanks to my XDA buddy @Pilz, i ordered this, and FedEx delivered one day early. I am impressed by the build quality, and the Motorola Connect app. I attached a photo of it attached to my car key fob to show size.
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Somewhere a poor pitot tube is exposed...
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Somewhere a poor pitot tube is exposed...
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Ironically my best friend also has the same lanyard for his Ford Expedition. He got it when he took flying lessons.
I received my Keylink today, the build quality is excellent, but I hate the fact you have to use Motorola Connect, keep location settings on, and give them permission to collect data in your phone....