Anyone know if there is a release date for this yet?
The last rumored release date was April, so who knows. Have you seen the price though? $40 for the battery cover and $70 for the pad, ouch. And it adds a little hump to the back of your phone
I was wondering the same thing, I've been waiting for a wireless charging setup.
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Yea that price is rough. The problem is that I have very little to no reception at work and it just eats my battery. I keep my phone plugged in while I am at my desk but take my phone with me when I leave so I am plugging and unplugging thirty times a day...
SirVilhelm said:
Yea that price is rough. The problem is that I have very little to no reception at work and it just eats my battery. I keep my phone plugged in while I am at my desk but take my phone with me when I leave so I am plugging and unplugging thirty times a day...
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Same. Ill definitely be buying the wireless charging stuff. Checked my phone.. time without signal 91% eeeeek lol
Where do you look that up?
If you're at 91% something is wrong, also the pad is a one time investment it will work with any device that you get the cover for, so you can charge this phone and then your next phone so the price isn't as bad as it seems when you consider a new OEM charging cable is like 20$
I wonder if the QI inductive battery cover will be compatible with an old palm touchstone charger? Those are super cheap right now. Or if it would be as simple as doing a touchstone cover/charger combo conversion similar to the ones done with the EVO, but simpler because the contacts are visible on the inside of the case?
Just me thinking aloud but I would love to see if there is any interchangeability with these standards and googling isn't turning up much.
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I was wondering if anyone had gotten and used the receiver door for the Powermat charging? If so, how was it?
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I was wondering if anyone had gotten and used the receiver door for the Powermat charging? If so, how was it?
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I got the receiver door a few days ago and I absolutely love this product! It was kind of a pain in the ass to get on, but now that I have it situated there are no issues at all with it.
I wish i could use one of these things, but i do a lot of plugging in and out and it doesn't look like i could shave off the inside to support the extended battery.
I got one, and it is going back. It does fit with the extended battery, but I can't find a case to fit it. My main complaint is that I leave it on my nightstand to charge while I sleep, but once it hits 100% it stops charging. So when I wake up my battery has already began to drain since it stopped charging in the middle of the night. I don't like waking up to a battery that say 80-90.
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I got one, and it is going back. It does fit with the extended battery, but I can't find a case to fit it. My main complaint is that I leave it on my nightstand to charge while I sleep, but once it hits 100% it stops charging. So when I wake up my battery has already began to drain since it stopped charging in the middle of the night. I don't like waking up to a battery that say 80-90.
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makes sense. i would not want it then either. i was looking to get one but i need a case to fit it too.
mine just does not want to charge my phone. the indicator lights signify that a connection has been made but the dx does not show that it is charging. I was reading on another thread about this and they said it had to do with the connectors gettin worn out, but ive only used mine twice so hopefully they will send me a new one. I dont suggest getting one right now, they are new and still faulty.
I'd stay away...
I've had to return 3 of them. I originally bought for my wife so she could just place it on the mat and charge her X and we've had nothing but issues with them. They're just to temperamental from even the most basic use.
I'd stay away and put the money on a docking station.
lynseyw said:
I got one, and it is going back. It does fit with the extended battery, but I can't find a case to fit it. My main complaint is that I leave it on my nightstand to charge while I sleep, but once it hits 100% it stops charging. So when I wake up my battery has already began to drain since it stopped charging in the middle of the night. I don't like waking up to a battery that say 80-90.
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happened to me too it powermat really sux dont buy it
I love this thing, but a lot of people damage the back door when they first install it.
It's easy to fix though, on the back side of the chargeback where the flex connection go's in you see 4 little pins if you take a small screw ; driver like the eye glass kind and press them down it will fix the connection and the phone will get charged.
man i really love the idea of a powermat but glad that you all pointed out that the idea is there just not the execution...thanks all for the great heads up on staying away from them
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I've had to return 3 of them.
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3 bad ones in a row pretty much sum up the issue for me Was thinking about it.. not anymore lol
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Seriously, it’s about damn time. The Wireless Charging Battery Cover for the HTC Thunderbolt first showed up back in April, but just like the multimedia dock (which has gone completely MIA), we’ve been stuck without it. The good news is that it’s looking like you can walk into a Verizon store this weekend and pick one up, however that may be your only option for purchase. For whatever reason, we’re not seeing it listed in Verizon’s online store at this time. Cost is $29.99, but don’t forget that you’ll need the charging pad which is available for $69.99.
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I called a few corporate owned stores in the Nassau/Suffolk area this morning and none of them have this in stock, actually they all say it is absolutely not available yet. If anyone has any luck tracking this down can they possibly post a picture of the packaging back and front as well as the receipt so we have the VZW sku numbers. The website listed a part # of HTC6400WLDR before they removed the page a few months back. OP was quoting droid-life.com on this one and I'm wondering if they were sent some bad info...
Picked up the back and the charging mat. Not worth it. Charges slower and heats up the battery to about 46°c
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Picked up the back and the charging mat. Not worth it. Charges slower and heats up the battery to about 46°c
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Was thinking about getting this but I think I'll just stick with my Trent battery and call it a day. It charges just as fast as plugging it into an outlet.
$100 to charge wirelessly seems a bit steep to me
If they made one for the extended battery, I'd give it a shot.
Wouldn't it be easier and cheaper to use a dock? I mean the point of this is convenience in charging the device
So I plan on going to an all weekend music festival. Not sure if my campground will have electric outlets available on my campsite. I do have two extra batteries, so that helps. But I know with my Sensation I could go through 3 batteries in ONE DAY of a fest easy. It's too late to order anything online so eBay and whatnot are out of the question.
I guess my actual question is, Any one have a good idea for charging batteries quickly? I have a car charger but that would take two or three hours per battery and I'm not asking someone to let me drain their battery like that. I know there are solar chargers but I assume those would take FOREVER! I wonder how well those little battery powered duracell or whatever chargers work? Luckily, according to the maps I'm going to be in a great coverage area so that will help, and I can always turn off the data I guess but... I'm looking for something relatively inexpensive, practical, and works without a lot of hassle. tia
id look into external batteries.
i dont really have any better suggestions. maybe someone else will
there's no way a car battery would die charging the phone...you probably could charge your phone several dozen times easily.
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there's no way a car battery would die charging the phone...you probably could charge your phone several dozen times easily.
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sure, but just having the car would lead to other things being used, car radio, and just overall, having the battery and whatever being drained is not a good idea. I'm looking for some kind of external power source. I've seen some reviewed, I'm looking for personal experience and what kind of process is involved.
there are plenty of external power charger...
http://www.amazon.com/New-Trent-Sen...d=1345703890&sr=8-5&keywords=portable+charger
that one could charge your S3 4-5 times.. guess it would have helped to start looking a few days earlier? :silly:
there is also something like this but you'd be lucky to fully charge the S3 once..
mintyboost.
I've used mipow and it's pretty good.
but if you're going camping, turn off your phone and enjoy the outdoors
just buy an inverter. problem solved. you can always start your car to recharge the car battery :good:
actng said:
I've used mipow and it's pretty good.
but if you're going camping, turn off your phone and enjoy the outdoors
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plan on using my phone for lots of pictures and videos. not so much for internet purposes so I guess turning data off would help
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there are plenty of external power charger...
http://www.amazon.com/New-Trent-Sen...d=1345703890&sr=8-5&keywords=portable+charger
that one could charge your S3 4-5 times.. guess it would have helped to start looking a few days earlier? :silly:
there is also something like this but you'd be lucky to fully charge the S3 once..
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yeah i'm a slacker, lol so you don't think that duracell one would work very well?
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just buy an inverter. problem solved. you can always start your car to recharge the car battery :good:
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I was thinking about an inverter too. probably could get a cheap one at radio shack, no?
Buy an extra car battery, specifically for charging the phone?
Just leave it in the back of the car and connect up cables to charge the phone with.
You can try this if a bestbuy close to you has it
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Accesso...&skuId=4823783&st=external battery&cp=2&lp=12
or if you want to next day something from Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Anker®-10000m...745264&sr=1-2&keywords=anker+external+battery
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yeah i'm a slacker, lol so you don't think that duracell one would work very well?
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it's only 2000mah so it' would barely fully charge the S3 once.
tony yayo said:
plan on using my phone for lots of pictures and videos. not so much for internet purposes so I guess turning data off would help
yeah i'm a slacker, lol so you don't think that duracell one would work very well?
I was thinking about an inverter too. probably could get a cheap one at radio shack, no?
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inverter :good: walmart :good: then just return it when u get back lmao :good:
I have the Anker Astro 3 10000MaHr battery for when I go motorcycle camping. That is good for about 5 recharges.
Find a car to charge off of. You won't harm the huge car battery.
Forget solar. It is WAY too impractical for what you want.
If you must have it NOW, the extra car battery (or cheap lawn mower) isn't a bad idea either.
Hi guys,
i have some issues with charging my inc2.
it is not accepting any charge anymore, tried diffrent chargers, cables, even on my pc but nothing. The orange charging LED just flashes slowly on and off...
Any ideas?
Need to replace phone or replace charging port.
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Snake-Plissken said:
Hi guys,
i have some issues with charging my inc2.
it is not accepting any charge anymore, tried diffrent chargers, cables, even on my pc but nothing. The orange charging LED just flashes slowly on and off...
Any ideas?
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Yes, unfortunately it is a known hardware issue. Over time, the charging port starts coming loose. Like mentioned above, you CAN fix it yourself. There are video tutorials on YouTube and the replacement part can be had for under $10. If your device is still under warranty, Verizon will replace the phone. If it's not under warranty (or if you just want to give it a go), the port replacement process is pretty straightforward.
I might give it a try. Does anybody have a video or a link?
The weird thing is, that the battery is discharging very fast, could it be just a bad battery?
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Could b the back door on your inc 2. I believe you need the back door on to charge cuz it goes thru contacts on the back. I dropped mine one day and charging and getting signal was almost impossible till I figured that out and bought a new one
Ok.
Seems to charge now. Won't touch it until it is full. After that I will check what is going on.
I don't know where this issue came from.never dropped it nothing. It was even in a Otterbox
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The issue stems from regular use. The charging port is essentially held in place only by the connections to the board. Repeatedly plugging and unplugging the power cable causes it to break over time.
actually just replaced the charger port on my incredible 2 today. It really wasn't that difficult at all. If you have any questions feel free to PM me
yeah it has to be replaced. happened to me last month. It's honestly like the worst flaw with this phone
Snake-Plissken said:
Ok.
Seems to charge now. Won't touch it until it is full. After that I will check what is going on.
I don't know where this issue came from.never dropped it nothing. It was even in a Otterbox
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Def need to replace it. Same issues I was having at one point with it randomly taking charge. I found that if the charger is plugged in a held a certain level ( i placed the phone on a flat surface with a book under the cord for leverage) it would charge just fine.
If you are rooted and sending back, make sure you revert to stock to avoid any annoyances.
I've managed to solve this issue without messing around with the phone's innards (the last time I did it was a disaster and I was forced to buy an entirely new phone). It's not pretty, but if you twist a rubber band around the micro usb end of your charger, plug your phone in, twist that same rubber band around the phone itself, and make sure the connection very tight, you might get some more life out of your charger port.
Ugh. I can't wait for my upgrade.
Nice name there Dave.
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gdwy89 said:
I've managed to solve this issue without messing around with the phone's innards (the last time I did it was a disaster and I was forced to buy an entirely new phone). It's not pretty, but if you twist a rubber band around the micro usb end of your charger, plug your phone in, twist that same rubber band around the phone itself, and make sure the connection very tight, you might get some more life out of your charger port.
Ugh. I can't wait for my upgrade.
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While, I give you major kudos points for MacGuyver-ing a solution, that's more of a quick band-aid than a real fix. I could imagine having a rubber band around the phone could potentially hinder usage.
But hey, way to think outside the box! :good:
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While, I give you major kudos points for MacGuyver-ing a solution, that's more of a quick band-aid than a real fix. I could imagine having a rubber band around the phone could potentially hinder usage.
But hey, way to think outside the box! :good:
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Thank you. You're telling me. Do you know how hard it is to use a touch screen with a rubber band across it? Oy.
Right. The caveat here, of course, is that this technique will only help charge your phone until the charging port becomes so disconnected from the board that no amount of force will reestablish this contact. And this will inevitably happen because you're going to keep plugging and unplugging your phone from the charger which is what created the issue in the first place.
If you know you have big, sweaty, idiot hands (like me) that are going to destroy your phone if you take it apart (like me) and you can tough it out: more power to you. The other alternative is to buy an external battery charger and a second battery. The disadvantages here are pretty obvious (e.g. you have to carry a second battery around; if you forget a second battery, you can't ask another Android user to borrow their phone charger, etc.).
I am buying a cheap s4 mini and planning on making it into a glorified remote for my entertainment center, which means it will only be used for the living room/home. I really like some of these leather battery covers ive seen, and want to get a wireless adapter as well. one of those pads that stick under the battery and plug into micro usb.
does anyone have any experience with this? on my nexus 5, wireless charging seems to work well enough with a case. since the s4 mini wont have a case, but just a leather battery cover, I wonder if it would still work?
I have a wireless charger, but it heats the phone up like hell and also brakes the battery.
The leather case will work with the wireless charger for sure, but your phone will heat up and you can also burn it. So be careful.
Right. My nexus 5 gets pretty hot as well, but I've seen users claim its bad and others seem to say it's not. I figure under regular use it shouldn't be too bad. The phone will mostly just be used as a remote, which probably isn't very demanding on the hardware. Its not like I'm playing games, browsing, watching movies, etc.
I'm hoping with cellular off (and brightness turned down) I can extend battery life. Phone will just be placed on dock at end of the day to charge.
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Right. My nexus 5 gets pretty hot as well, but I've seen users claim its bad and others seem to say it's not. I figure under regular use it shouldn't be too bad. The phone will mostly just be used as a remote, which probably isn't very demanding on the hardware. Its not like I'm playing games, browsing, watching movies, etc.
I'm hoping with cellular off (and brightness turned down) I can extend battery life. Phone will just be placed on dock at end of the day to charge.
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Ah yeah, but be careful, heating batteries can also explode.
unvaluablespace said:
does anyone have any experience with this? on my nexus 5, wireless charging seems to work well enough with a case. since the s4 mini wont have a case, but just a leather battery cover, I wonder if it would still work?
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Yeah shouldn't be a problem at all. You may want to get a 3 coil wireless transmitter base/pad since they are much less picky about placement. I'd also recommend installing battery doctor, it claims to reduce to a trickling charge once you hit 95% charged.
RoyaLKurTx3 said:
I have a wireless charger, but it heats the phone up like hell and also brakes the battery.
The leather case will work with the wireless charger for sure, but your phone will heat up and you can also burn it. So be careful.
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You should try a different wireless receiver. I'v been using a generic one for about a year and I'v never had an issue with heat, much less "burn it". Your receiver may be defective.
the s4mini doesn't support wireless charging though does it?