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EBay 10 MicroUSB for 12 bucks

Check it out. I just ordered some.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Lot-10-Micro-US...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3a5cd179db

None of these 3rd party micro USB cable fits Captivate without physically mod them.

True, however they are very easily modded. I just cut mine at an angle with a box cutter. WOrked like a champ.

Yeah I don't mind cutting them. But I heard that the BB microUSB cables fit.

more importantly, what do you need 10 wires for?

Because if this is the new standard then friends will be comming over ask to charge there phone or I misplace cables. I swear in the last few years I have like like 20 MiniUSB cables. Or atleast it feels that way.

why dont they fit? a lil too big?

http://www.amazon.com/BlackBerry-Ca..._1_1?ie=UTF8&s=wireless&qid=1280986721&sr=8-1
$1.69 eligible for super saver shipping/2 day shipping with amazon prime, or $1.89 and free shipping with no minimum purchase (click on "26 used and new from $0.01")
Yes, 10 for $12 is cheaper per cable, but this is better if you only want 1 or 2.
SiL3nTKiLL said:
why dont they fit? a lil too big?
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Yea, the plastic around the connector is a bit big to fit in the recessed hole on the captivate. Not a problem though, a boxcutter cuts the excess plastic away easily.

Monoprice cables are far superior to everything else in terms of value/quality. The wire does in fact work with the captivate, but it doesn't go all the way in.
A minute of course nail file work or a quick swipe of a dull blade to take off the bottom corner will repair that. Super easy to fix and nobody would ever notice.
I think I bought a few gold plated 10' cables with ferrites for around $1.70 ea.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5459&seq=1&format=2
Monoprice always delivers top notch quality at less than the absolute lowest price.
Monoprice = pure love.
Or if you wanna be really cheap, you can go with this one. Its as cheap as your ebay crap but no doubt higher quality: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=1030307&p_id=4867&seq=1&format=2#description

Aight well I got my cables. 1st they are legit Black Berry cables or atleast in BB bags. and they fit in the Captivate with no trimming.

YellowGTO said:
Aight well I got my cables. 1st they are legit Black Berry cables or atleast in BB bags. and they fit in the Captivate with no trimming.
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I agree no trimming needed, I used my BB micro usb cables with no issues. The rubber around the connectors on those babies are really large too.

eatkabab said:
Monoprice always delivers top notch quality at less than the absolute lowest price.
Monoprice = pure love.
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never heard of this site before. thanks for the link. i've always been a newegg guy, guess i might have a new favorite tech supply site. good prices

Typically I get my cables from monoprice, but since this connector is slightly different I decided to get some actual Samsung ones off ebay. They were 2.99 with free shipping... you can find them by searching for "OEM DATA CABLE Samsung Captivate i897 Vibrant T959 new!"

droidal said:
never heard of this site before. thanks for the link. i've always been a newegg guy, guess i might have a new favorite tech supply site. good prices
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Monoprice doesn't supply everything. Monoprice is absolutely EXCELLENT for WIRES first and foremost, then they produce a slew of other products you might find useful as well. Such as a Digital HD antenna (TV must have digi tuner to use this)...
Beautiful site/company run by absolute saints.
The absolute cheapest and highest quality to ever come outta China

[FYI] Cheap cables that work

FYI
Meritline has 6 ft cables on sale that are good quality and will work for data and charging. I already have plenty but someone may want to take advantage.
http://www.meritline.com/6-ft-micro...&hq_e=el&hq_m=2025028&hq_l=20&hq_v=5f5c245bc1

Best place for cables hands down is monoprice. 15ft microUSB for $2.02, 3ft for $1 (other sizes too, i'm just too lazy to list)
great for just about any cable you could ever need.

Meritline also has free shipping.

I just went to dollar tree to see what's going on there and was looking around and found one for my phone it was the last one and it works perfect nothing wwrong and the stock one broke
sent from my aria

I'll second the Monoprice.com recommendation. I've been buying from them for years and have never been dissatisfied. Their home theater cables are extremely high quality and dirt cheap.

911jason said:
I'll second the Monoprice.com recommendation. I've been buying from them for years and have never been dissatisfied. Their home theater cables are extremely high quality and dirt cheap.
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Ill third this site...I have never used them and actually never heard of them until about 2 weeks ago...it was absolutely jaw dropping how ridiculously cheap their products are...+1

I bought a retractable cable from a seller via Amazon.com for like 0.60 LOL!

Official HTC Desktop Dock now available!

Finally the official HTC Desktop Dock is now available and appears to be only in stock at HTCpedia.
shop.htcpedia.com/htc-thunderbolt-desktop-charging-dock.html

powells85 said:
Finally the official HTC Desktop Dock is now available and appears to be only in stock at HTCpedia.
shop.htcpedia.com/htc-thunderbolt-desktop-charging-dock.html
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My opinion...
If this would have been released with the phone or shortly thereafter I think it would have sold like hotcakes. I have no doubt that I would have bought one.
But now that the phone has been out for so long a lot of people have found other alternatives or have gotten used to just using the kickstand (like me).
For 60.00, I'll pass.
http://shop.htcpedia.com/htc-thunderbolt-desktop-charging-dock.html

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My opinion...
If this would have been released with the phone or shortly thereafter I think it would have sold like hotcakes. I have no doubt that I would have bought one.
But now that the phone has been out for so long a lot of people have found other alternatives or have gotten used to just using the kickstand (like me).
For 60.00, I'll pass.
http://shop.htcpedia.com/htc-thunderbolt-desktop-charging-dock.html
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Yes I totally agree... I say that money can be better spent on the ext battery!

$60 bucks?? i will also pass

where's the HDMI out? boo!

Too little too late, htc. I am absolutely not paying 60 dollars for a cheap piece of plastic that does nothing my current wall charger doesn't do.

Frankly, that looks very similar, if not, exactly like the dock on the verizon website.
And they sell for the same price.

Looks nice and I might consider it if/when it drops to a reasonable price.

Looks great, but I';; wait until it comes down to about $25.

Pass as well on this. $60 is better spent elsewhere.

60$?!?!?!?!
this is the **** that pisses me off
$14.99 pls?
its cool i got a dock with my kickstand

Also, I'll probably wait until someone sells this on amazon for a really cheap price.
Only a matter of time I say...
EDIT:
It seems there are merchants selling the car dock for about 17 dollars new (at time of post). Plus other non-HTC desktop docks for about 30 bucks
http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-HTC-V...DGGA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1309550923&sr=8-3

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where's the HDMI out? boo!
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HDMI out is impossible since the TB doesn't have an HDMI port. And its really not needed on a phone....

Bonetwizt said:
HDMI out is impossible since the TB doesn't have an HDMI port. And its really not needed on a phone....
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That is one opinion. This was a great feature of my old X, I was disappointed the Thunderbolt didn't come with it.

I went ahead and ordered one, I had one for my old Droid and liked it when using it as an alarm clock.
Wish it would have been a little cheaper though.

Here's a 3rd part equivalent for half the price
Amazon

Really HTC? After months of waiting this is what you bring is this overpriced dock with no HDMI out on it? How about dropping this to $30 then I might be interested. Otherwise epic fail.

HTC y U NO PUT HDMI PORT?!?!1?!! =[

Because they really failed with this phone. I loved it at first, but now I am just beginning to hate it. With the issues like the stupid usb location, gps issues, no HDMI, random reboots, etc I am really beginning to regret my decision from launch day.

DemoManMLS said:
Really HTC? After months of waiting this is what you bring is this overpriced dock with no HDMI out on it? How about dropping this to $30 then I might be interested. Otherwise epic fail.
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Seriously. When I heard the $60 price tag, I thought that this must have an hdmi to come close to making it worth it. I agree with the post above, this phone is ok, but no where near the build quality of the OD Droid.

iOttie Easy Flex Wireless Qi Car Mount

Looks like iOttie is taking reservations for their Qi car mount. Spoiler alert: It's $80.
http://www.iottie.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=1058&ProductType=321
I was hoping for a $40-50 price point. So, yeah, I'm a little disappointed.

Yeah $80 is way too high especially when you can get more "Premium" Chinese Qi Car docks for about $45. I figured the price was going to be more than we requested when the "Rep" that had the iOttie post suddenly went silent. $50 was just the high end of Purchasable range. $80 is high even if there were NO other options on the market. Heck the OwlPad sold for LESS than that much when it came out...over a year ago. So yeah makes me feel the company is trying to fleece the N5 owners.

Hey guys,
We did not go quiet on the postings - we were just advised from XDA moderators that that kind of posting is not permitted within the forums.
We do appreciate the constructive feedback with regards to our product & pricing. We will pass that information onto our management team for more detailed review.

I would buy it for around $40-50 but definitely not at $80.

80? This is why I've refused to buy the tylt vu. I have zero problem shelling out cash for accessories but that's ridiculous.
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80? Probably cost 15 to make at those quantities. I'll pass, thanks.

the air dock is better than this, and it costs less at $69, but even that's still way too expensive for this kind of thing. $80 is just ridiculous.

We are actually giving away a Nexus 5 and some Easy Flex Wireless mounts on Facebook today - be sure to check it out.
Also, the price you guys see is MSRP - but the MAP price that it will be sold at on Amazon and other resellers is $69.95.

iOttie said:
We are actually giving away a Nexus 5 and some Easy Flex Wireless mounts on Facebook today - be sure to check it out.
Also, the price you guys see is MSRP - but the MAP price that it will be sold at on Amazon and other resellers is $69.95.
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$70 with that 20% off offering that you all are sharing via Facebook if you sign up for the contest is pretty solid considering how much everyone likes the car mounts.

thacounty said:
$70 with that 20% off offering that you all are sharing via Facebook if you sign up for the contest is pretty solid considering how much everyone likes the car mounts.
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yeah the retail price isn't what it'll be on amazon. Funny I wrote in to them when I first got my nexus 5 asking if they were making one. Glad to see they did.
I'm curious on final price. Been using their mounts for awhile and find it pretty good.
I do have 2 of the indiegogo airdocks coming though. Which in the end is a better solution if it works.

Looks nice to me, I'd be all over it.

iOttie said:
We are actually giving away a Nexus 5 and some Easy Flex Wireless mounts on Facebook today - be sure to check it out.
Also, the price you guys see is MSRP - but the MAP price that it will be sold at on Amazon and other resellers is $69.95.
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The contest says it ends the 47th of April? I tried to enter but apparently it's closed already.

Curious, I see that people are upset at spending $80 for a modern and functional mount that also wirelessly charges your phone. I think it looks awesome and I would totally buy it, but I'm curious, what other alternatives exist?
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New Jer-Z said:
Curious, I see that people are upset at spending $80 for a modern and functional mount that also wirelessly charges your phone. I think it looks awesome and I would totally buy it, but I'm curious, what other alternatives exist?
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Other than the Air Dock which was a Kickstarter but now goes for $69 now and the OwlPad which has been out for OVER a year which sells for $57. There are others on Amazon and Aliexpress from $35-50 depending on quality. $80 for a plain old QI charger is just over priced. For $69 at least the Airdock has the Magnets for the N5 included in the design.

One thing to consider with a wireless charger dock for the car is how much flexibility in positioning it offers, cause most of the time, you'll probably need to put it where it can get some direct air conditioning. This Easy Flex Wireless, if it's like the Easy Flex 3, can be rotated 360° and put the phone hanging in front of the vents of my car.

Does anyone know if this will work with case on. I would get it but I wanna know if can have a case on my nexus and it will still work. If you know the answer please let me know. Thanks
iOttie said:
We are actually giving away a Nexus 5 and some Easy Flex Wireless mounts on Facebook today - be sure to check it out.
Also, the price you guys see is MSRP - but the MAP price that it will be sold at on Amazon and other resellers is $69.95.
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johneduardo said:
Does anyone know if this will work with case on. I would get it but I wanna know if can have a case on my nexus and it will still work. If you know the answer please let me know. Thanks
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It does, like any other Qi charger. IIRC Qi can do something like half an inch distance. In any case, it should be fine for any cases that are not battery cases or metal ones.

Not bad, but bouncy....
I pre-prdered this dock using the Facebook coupon, and it arrived over the weekend. I tried it out in the hopes that it would not exhibit the bounciness that the other wireless charging dock I ordered had.
I used my phone, both with and without it's TPU case (my phone is an LG G2) in this dock and on all but the smoothest of roads (I live in Michigan, so "smooth road" is almost an oxymoron) the bounce is very noticeable. There is just too much flex in the arm of the dock.
I have written to them via their facebook page in hopes that I receive a reply and hopefully a solution.

The pricing is now $69.95 on amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IRHQZTI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2FE6D62A4WM6Q

I have one and it doesn't charge with my case off. It will with case off. Maybe I should have it replaced
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It does, like any other Qi charger. IIRC Qi can do something like half an inch distance. In any case, it should be fine for any cases that are not battery cases or metal ones.
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TWO OEM Wireless Charging stands for $55 (today only 9 Apr) at Woot

Today, Woot has TWO of the previous model wireless charging stands for $55.
Samsung EP-NG930TBUGUS Fast Charge Wireless Charging Stand - 2 Pack

I checked the price on Amazon, they don't sell the two pack and for a single one it's $24 (refurbished) - $49.
Not a bad deal.
Needless to say, I bought the deal. One for work, one for home.

I got two of those (not from Woot though) and they work great.

Already sold out

You know, I posted this already yesterday when I ordered it. It was already sold out by the time this was posted:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71797434&postcount=4

Have a new batch... just order right now.
http://electronics.woot.com/offers/samsung-fast-charge-wireless-stand-2pk-1?ref=el_cnt_wp_3_18

I received mine in less than a week after ordering even though they said the 23rd, I got them about 3 days later. Really nice looking chargers. Not knockoffs at all. Sturdy feeling too.

These are back in stock in case anyone is interested.

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These are back in stock in case anyone is interested.
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Sold out

ProStreetCamaro said:
Sold out
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Okay, I just bought 3 more pairs, not more than 10 minutes ago.

This is back in stock of as of this morning for anyone interested. This works with any device not just the s8+:
https://electronics.woot.com/offers/samsung-fast-charge-wireless-stand-2pk-13
These are new not refurbished. Just thought I'd point that out.