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Good online reputable/cheap store for accessories?

So I went to my a local electronic store (that shall remain nameless) and wanted to get a few accessories. When I asked for a USB mini to micro adapter and they wanted $14 for it (should be around $5). I decided I need good place to get a all those little cell phone accessories online. Anyone know of any good ones? Looking for things like a hard case for it (body glove or other), the usb adapter mentioned above, retractable cable, 16 gig micro usb, things like that. I want to be able to get them all in one place. I could use some sound advice... going a simple google search gives me some sketchy places, and newegg does not carry it all.
Thanks

www.cellularfactory.com
Don't know if they are good, but going to give them a shot

I always use eBay for most of my accessories, they're usually the cheapest.
My friend works for www.wirelessemporium.com But they still have a very limited selection of accessories for the EVO.
For misc. cables and stuff, I always use www.monoprice.com

Seconded for Monoprice. If you don't mind waiting, you can find some stuff on dealextreme.com

Another vote for monoprice on any cables. I picked up two 3' micro usb cables, two 10' micro usb cables and two mini hdmi to hdmi cables for ~$20 after shipping. They got it to me faster than expected as well.
No offense, but if you are wanting the best price on all of the accessories, you need to be a little more realistic and not expect to get them all from one place.

I tried looking for the HDMI cable that works on our phone, but I couldn't find it on monoprice...
Can anyone post a link or point me in the right direction? Thanks!

Anyone??????????????

GReddySetGO said:
Anyone??????????????
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http://www.monoprice.com/products/s...rd=Video+Cables+-+Mini-HDMI/HDMI&keyword=hdmi

kingcliff00 said:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/s...rd=Video+Cables+-+Mini-HDMI/HDMI&keyword=hdmi
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Actually, I'm not sure that the one quoted above will work (is it Type D?) I know for sure this one will: http://www.amazon.com/Amzer-Micro-H...TF8&coliid=I2WK7R1BUCN60S&colid=2C6307WFQ3WEQ but it's not cheap... The EVO uses Type D, hdmi 1.4.

jamerican413 said:
Actually, I'm not sure that the one quoted above will work (is it Type D?)
but it's not cheap... The EVO uses Type D, hdmi 1.4.
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You have got to be kidding me. I already fricken ordered the above one....

HDMI
The post about the HDMI from monoprice is wrong type. That is a MINI HDMI, the EVO's take type D MICRO Hdmi as of right now I don't see them on Monoprice

AVOID this company (Amzer) at all costs. The slimiest customer service of them all.
jamerican413 said:
Actually, I'm not sure that the one quoted above will work (is it Type D?) I know for sure this one will: http://www.amazon.com/Amzer-Micro-H...TF8&coliid=I2WK7R1BUCN60S&colid=2C6307WFQ3WEQ but it's not cheap... The EVO uses Type D, hdmi 1.4.
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Where to get micro USB to a female usb

I can't find any on amazon that prove to have data transfer or hosting capabilities.
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I recommend one of these types:
http://www.meritline.com/micro-usb-type-b-male-to-usb-a-female-cable-black---p-62877.aspx
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250817547531#ht_4462wt_905
But the less ideal ones, that may put physical stress on your usb port because they are bulky and heavy, are also available:
http://www.priceangels.com/Micro_USB_On-The-Go_Host_OTG_Adapter_Pair__p17467.html
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0023FTRUO
*Edit
Don't buy this one from amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/USB-Micro-Adapter-Converts-Devices/dp/B0027YYMU6
As it does not have OTG compatibility, i.e. your Xoom will not be host while using it. The others above all have OTG compatibility.
I've orderd the ebay one.
Hope this information was useful.
Cheers

I ordered this cable, I think it is compatible
what do you think?
see attachment
thank s

Sorry to be the bringer of bad news.
If this is the same cable as the one you bought:
http://lunashops.com/goods.php?id=1434
Then I don't think it will fit in the Xoom.
That one has a Micro USB A male, and I think the Xoom can only take a Micro B.
For Products that are compatible with OTG, they are supposed to have an AB type port that allows the A cable to attach for OTG and the B for Slave. But it seems that OTG was an after thought for Motorola and thus the Xoom only has a B-type port, so you have to get an unconventional Micro-B to USB A type for it. Hence why they are so hard to find.
Here is what the different connectors look like, from wikipedia:
And this is the port for the Xoom:
The cables I linked to above all look like they have Micro USB B males.

I ordered this one http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290540648726
Is it compatible, too?

correct me if im wrong, but has anyone found a usb otg cable that will actually work with the xoom. I dont mean cables that were made up. I mean a cable from an actual website or store that works out the box? I see people recommend the ebay one, but does anyone actually have it? Im looking all over the internet for a confirmation on something that works.

archosfan said:
I ordered this one http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290540648726
Is it compatible, too?
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This one looks like it should fit, but I'm not sure if it is made for OTG or not. Suppose there is no way to know until you get it.
Timrock, I have ordered the eBay one I posted earlier, I can let you know in a week or two. But it looked right, said it was for OTG and was really cheap, so I'm not to worried if it doesn't work. Will make my own if it doesn't.
But ya, otherwise we can wait to see which ones the other guys used.
Maybe check in the dev section where they released the kernel that allowed USB host, maybe someone there will confirm which ones worked.
Cheers

neaux said:
I ordered this cable, I think it is compatible
what do you think?
see attachment
thank s
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I found another thread where a guy had a Micro USB A cable like the one you ordered and he just filed his down to fit it in.
Here is his post on another thread
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Well, the iGo is no good, because they probably don't have the data lines connected, as it's for charging.
The one in your next post on eBay won't fit if it's an CA-157 substitute, I got hte real Nokia CA-157 and the connector is squared off at the end, picture: HERE
however, I did get a file to the end of my CA-157 and filed it to fit, and YES it works (taking a picture now)..... attached.
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Hope this helps
Cheers

Well I just ordered the $2.99 one from Meritline.com. They say it ships from the warehouse in China and should take 2-3 weeks. But hey shipping was free and they accept Paypal, so I didn't have to give them my credit card...
We'll see.

The cable to go seems this one!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004UAG6WC/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=A2WCWU062KR80P
The official from Motorola

I ordered mine for $4 (free shiping) from china sometime last week, it has not arrived yet lol, but I'm far away anyhow, I couldn't wait and used a micro usb cable I had laying around and a femme USB port and got myself a "free" OTG, and somewhat aesthetically pleasant to the eye.

HDMI Adapter $12 !!

Found and ordered this tonight they have more
230724218606
$11.85 for the HDMI adapter for our phones. Nice.

Where is the link?
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copy paste that numbers on ebay search... you'll find the product..
btw.. nerys71 you're an ebay bargain hunting bro!!! thanks a lot!

yes
Yes he is... Great find. Been looking for this.

looks good. Thx op
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yeah best I could find before was $26.49 and I just did not want to pay that for a little adapter
last night I Just started going through the 177 page of crap that comes up for "epic touch" looking for goodies. (most crap cases
if you have FF and you keep EBAY as your default "search" option all you have to do is highlight that number right click "search ebay" (it will "search" whatever engine you have "active" in the search box) not sure if its built in or its a addon I have I think its built into FF.
otherwise yes just plug that number into ebay.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p..._id=1083314&p_id=8675&seq=1&format=4#feedback
not samsung, but i wouldnt believe ebay on it being 100% OEM. monoprice is something i trust, and this mhl adapter works fantastic

For most things I don't care if its OEM as long as it works (I have learned to prefer OEM batteries unless they are good batteries)
Monoprice. are those prices shipped? is that like a deal extreme site?

Not at all like dealextreme, they ship from california.
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I would say it is OEM. I picked this one up 120792846359 back in October and it was OEM and works great. Was the lowest I could find at that time.

Does the Samsung cable have a charging port as well?

I don't know I sure hope so.
although with the extended battery it looks like I can play about 84 minutes of video and I was down to 85% battery life so about 5.6 to 1 minutes to percent. so roughly 560 minutes or about 9+ hours per charge.
WOW and that is at full volume and full screen brightness. assuming that depletion rate holds (I just might have to test that one day)

GReddySetGO said:
Does the Samsung cable have a charging port as well?
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Yes it has charging port.

Got mine in the mail today and it is indeed an OEM samsung adapter. Works perfectly and it does charge while playing. Thank you for the heads up.

WOW you got it before I did
Mine processed through philadelphia tonight at 1856 so I might have it tommorrow or saturday depending on what they feel like doing.

locoboi187 said:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p..._id=1083314&p_id=8675&seq=1&format=4#feedback
not samsung, but i wouldnt believe ebay on it being 100% OEM. monoprice is something i trust, and this mhl adapter works fantastic
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Monoprice is the bomb. I get tons of quality cables, speaker stuff, etc. from them for incredible prices. Did I mention that their stuff is quality too?

I bought the one from Monoprice that locoboi187 linked in post #7. It's working fine. It was $11 shipped.
In addition to the HDMI jack, the adapter also has a jack to plug in your phone charger, and thus power the adapter and also charge your phone. I had made the assumption that connecting the charger was an optional nicety, but it turns out to be required. It has to be plugged in so that the tv will see the connection. That makes it a little cumbersome since you have both the HDMI cable and the charger cable to contend with, but it works.
Question: Is there any way to turn off the phone screen while its outputting video to the tv?

I don't have anything with HDMI so I can not test but have you tried simply pressing power to turn off the screen?
I know in many programs the program keeps running (podcast player)
moboplayer turns off when you hit power time permitting and if I remember I will try some others. Does core player make an android app?
I bet one of them has a "screen off" function.

If you press the power button to turn off the screen, then the HDMI output turns off too.

I picked up the monoprice mhl hdmi adapter, looks solid. I didnt like the fact that the samsung "oem" one on ebay didnt show a picture of it having a seconday micro usb for charging the phone. I also picked up 220855903037 from ebay. I plan to use both together with 160708041305 and my logitech 5.1 surround setup. Going to have a 20" lcd monitor on the corner table. This will achieve a make shift jukebox. I hope it all turns out like im hoping. Ill make a post with the results.

Micro USB cables - overpriced and cheaply made

My first micro USB cable broke the other day when my phone fell off my bed... it bent the metal plug (lol) and broke the cable.
I bought a replacement cable from best buy. 20$ down the drain. A month later the cheapo cable was not charging, and I had to force the cable through yoga positions to get get it to charge.
And like me, the cable was not supposed to do yoga every night and it ceased to work.
Best buy had failed me. (Surprise surprise)
So I went on amazon and ordered a 6 dollar cable. Woo! Cheap!
....
2 days later (Amazon prime )
Cable arrives.
HOLY CRAP
It is a gold plated cable, and feels to be about the most durable USB cable I think I've ever seen.
I've been using the cable for the past month or so and its awesome. The connection is great, (no wiggle. Hehe) and the cable is just durable.
So to all of you with micro USB cable woes... go to Amazon and buy that 6$ cable (so lazy I can't even link... smh) it will ruin all other cable experiences for you.
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I totally agree with you! I went to radio shack looking for just the USB cable as I dont need the plug that you connect it to bc mine is fine..They wanted 20-30 bux for just the cord!!! Im like no way...I went to amazon & read sum reviews some neg sum positive but the one that came in works great for me so far (knocks on wood)! Here is a link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004T0GHOU/ref=oh_o04_s00_i00_details
Also got this micro SD reader: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012Y02CE/ref=oh_o02_s00_i00_details When I plug it in it says its a sandisk...working fine so far so much easier than having to use my phone to transfer files!

Mediabridge - USB 2.0 A-Male to Micro-B Cable (6 Feet)
(I can't post links... smh)
here is the one I bought. Right now its only 3.99 as a prime user!
IT ROCKS MY SOCKS lol '

Monoprice.com, like two bucks. I have a bunch of them.
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lath19 said:
Monoprice.com, like two bucks. I have a bunch of them.
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THIS!!!!
Monoprice is the only place for cables of any kind!

Whoa ill definitely use that site if mine ever breaks, however, I don't think that will happen
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I take that back...the micro sd reader is dead...piece of crap, only worked 2 times

cable wholesale.com. nuff said
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I'm going to have to also support Monoprice. My only advice is that you should probably use Paypal if possible. They had a data breach a year or so ago where some user data was compromised.

wow guys, never, and I mean never buy cables from Bestbuy or any other retail store. Always buy online, and if you spent over 5 bucks for cords, you overspent on cords! a great website to find deals on any cords is slickdeals.net (there's a saying at those forums that if you spend more than 5 bucks on HDMI cable's, you are either ignorant or a moron that likes to waste money.)
P.S. - HDMI is digital so its either you have a connection or you don't, gold plated **** is still ****. Don't waste your money on things that doesn't even effect picture quality. Sorry for going out of topic, just want you guys to save some money.

jacobjohn said:
wow guys, never, and I mean never buy cables from Bestbuy or any other retail store. Always buy online, and if you spent over 5 bucks for cords, you overspent on cords! a great website to find deals on any cords is slickdeals.net (there's a saying at those forums that if you spend more than 5 bucks on HDMI cable's, you are either ignorant or a moron that likes to waste money.)
P.S. - HDMI is digital so its either you have a connection or you don't, gold plated **** is still ****. Don't waste your money on things that doesn't even effect picture quality. Sorry for going out of topic, just want you guys to save some money.
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AMEN!

monoprice rules
i'l like to add my support for monoprice as well, there's no reason to buy any sort of cable from anywhere but there unless you're getting it for free... 9 times out of 10 when i buy something from there i usually end up getting 2 or 3 plus some other stuff since everything its so cheap. Quality is never an issue, in fact my monoprice hdmi cables have outlasted other store bought (Expensive!) hdmi's.... i dont understand how the people who work at monster cable, etc can sleep at night knowing they's built an entire business based on lying to, misleading, and ripping people off who don't know much about tech....

cp320703 said:
i'l like to add my support for monoprice as well, there's no reason to buy any sort of cable from anywhere but there unless you're getting it for free... 9 times out of 10 when i buy something from there i usually end up getting 2 or 3 plus some other stuff since everything its so cheap. Quality is never an issue, in fact my monoprice hdmi cables have outlasted other store bought (Expensive!) hdmi's.... i dont understand how the people who work at monster cable, etc can sleep at night knowing they's built an entire business based on lying to, misleading, and ripping people off who don't know much about tech....
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I live by monoprice haha

I bought some from amazon for 49 cents i bought like 5 of them. I've had them for over 5 months and still working great. I have them all over the house lol

+10 for Monoprice....I have an Amazon prime account and I still go to monoprice first for the quality of their cables. Their search and site layout is nice too, they are like Radio Shack on steroids (the good king of steroids)

lath19 said:
Monoprice.com, like two bucks. I have a bunch of them.
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Yes best place ever to buy any wire. Don't let people in best buy or any other retail store try to sell you the same exact wire for $20. They convinced a friend of mine into buying one of those $50 monster hdmi cables, and I was like bro you just got robbed. I took one of my hdmi cables that I purchased from monoprice and hooked it up to his tv and asked him if he could see a difference. He ended up taking that cable back.

monoprice is the ****. i got a 50' hdmi cable on sale for like 10 bucks, along with a 1/8th to rca audio for my stereo system, for dirt cheap. i think it was like 5 bucks. the left channel died a year after i bought it so i emailed them and they mailed me another no questions asked. i have a micro hdmi to hdmi for my phone and it works great got that for a few bucks most likely.. their stuff is so cheap. my friend does audio work for theaters and concert venues and he uses monoprice for everything. they're a solid company with a really good rep.

Jackoo7 said:
but... With FullHD you need to be more carefull with cables. And you have never heard of HEC or 1.4 standards?
For excample with 1080p-settings bad cables can give black picture or some red pixels are blinking a bit.)
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happened to me

Jackoo7 said:
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In some cases you can use the cheap $3.40 cable
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/gold-p...m-connection-cable-1m-length-27449?r=34774240
but... With FullHD you need to be more carefull with cables. And you have never heard of HEC or 1.4 standards?
For excample with 1080p-settings bad cables can give black picture or some red pixels are blinking a bit.
DX has good cables. I am using this:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/gold-plated-1080p-hdmi-v1-4-cable-1-8m-42297?r=34774240
Price: $9.20, and this:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/premium-wrapped-hdmi-to-mini-hdmi-cable-1-8m-14031?r=34774240
Price: $5.37 including shiping
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I go to comcast for HDMI cables. They don't have anything long but if you have hd service from them (and probably if you don't) you can walk in and tell them that your hdmi cable dies and they'll hand you a new one. Between that and moving a few times in the last couple of years, I have 6 comcast hdmi cables still in the baggies they come in ready to go

micro usb to aux and usb?

Can you get basically one cable to plug in the S3 and it split to charge and aux? Like the ibolt cable does but just the cable and not the dock

I have see some other threads on xda about making one but I couldn't find anywhere to buy one. I just ordered the bolt for now, but would swap for a slicker car cradle and a cable with the ability you mention. Let me know if you source one
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wiz4769 said:
Can you get basically one cable to plug in the S3 and it split to charge and aux? Like the ibolt cable does but just the cable and not the dock
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Unable to find one. I even went as far as trying a micro USB to apple 30 pin, as I had a 30pin to USB + 3.5mm jack, but it did not work.
The one that comes with the ibolt works perfect tho, I have to say. Not sure why people don't like the cradle, it does it's job well for me.

mdt73 said:
Unable to find one. I even went as far as trying a micro USB to apple 30 pin, as I had a 30pin to USB + 3.5mm jack, but it did not work.
The one that comes with the ibolt works perfect tho, I have to say. Not sure why people don't like the cradle, it does it's job well for me.
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A stand-alone cable would allow the convenience of one-cable charge/audio out when you have a case on your phone and use a universal dock. I'm waiting for one of these cables.

Im surprised there is not one...and the reason for the cable is you can get a universal cradle and the cable for half the price of an ibolt...plus I hear they are really bulky and the phone is sunk in there as its one size fits all. But this is only what I have heard and could be mistaken.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Ladekabel-3-...el_Adapter&hash=item4d04258961#ht_3834wt_1048
Does it work? No idea.

shamez23 said:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Ladekabel-3-...el_Adapter&hash=item4d04258961#ht_3834wt_1048
Does it work? No idea.
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gotta love photoshopped images...
I wouldn't trust it.

170000+ sales and still 99.8% of his customers seem to be OK with what they got. Doesn't look very untrustworthy to me.
No guarantee it will work, though.

I ordered one of these last night, the length isn't ideal at 1.2m but hopefully just enough. I will report back when it arrives

Want the cable? Why not simply order it from Amazon, like I did?
Since this is my first post, I am unable to post Amazon's link directly, but if you search for iBolt on Amazon.com, you should see it for $9.95. The 3.5mm aux cable is not gold plated though. Enjoy.

1st time poster said:
Want the cable? Why not simply order it from Amazon, like I did?
Since this is my first post, I am unable to post Amazon's link directly, but if you search for iBolt on Amazon.com, you should see it for $9.95. The 3.5mm aux cable is not gold plated though. Enjoy.
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Exactly what we've been looking for. Ordering now.

Is anyone has working OTG Cable? i bought 2 but none of them working, i used kernel siyah with JB custom Rom.
-Problem: it always Bland USB Storage.

1st time poster said:
Want the cable? Why not simply order it from Amazon, like I did?
Since this is my first post, I am unable to post Amazon's link directly, but if you search for iBolt on Amazon.com, you should see it for $9.95. The 3.5mm aux cable is not gold plated though. Enjoy.
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Thanks. Heres the link. http://www.amazon.com/iBOLT-Samsung...&ie=UTF8&qid=1350578912&sr=1-1&keywords=ibolt
But 9' is kind of OD. I have the iBolt car mount and that **** is long as hell. I had to zip tie it and it looks like of messy.

Awesome find! I agree though, 9' is ridiculous. I guess its better to have more, than not enough?

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Thanks. Heres the link. http://www.amazon.com/iBOLT-Samsung...&ie=UTF8&qid=1350578912&sr=1-1&keywords=ibolt
But 9' is kind of OD. I have the iBolt car mount and that **** is long as hell. I had to zip tie it and it looks like of messy.
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When I ran my cable in my car (just a monoprice cable, i don't use a ibolt) I pupped a couple dash panels off, and ran it INSIDE the dash... then of course (because I am a dork) i took apart the car adapter.... and hardwired it to the fuse box. now the only evidence of a cable is the 3" that goes from the a pillar to the mount. totally worth it, but you need a long cable to do the routing.

Sounds like it might be worth checking out.
Was there an issue using the iBolt cable and JB? I know there was something that was not working right with an update or rom or something, sorry too lazy to search at the moment...I would hate to get this cable and the update to JB come out in a month and then figure out there is a problem. Hopefully I got this wrong

wiz4769 said:
Can you get basically one cable to plug in the S3 and it split to charge and aux? Like the ibolt cable does but just the cable and not the dock
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there is a thread on the forum on how to make on. cant post link sorry. hope this helps
/showthread.php?t=1321491
also confirmation here that it works:
/showpost.php?p=29172480&postcount=5