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Multimedia Dock

The accessory I am most looking forward to for the HTC Thunderbolt is the multimedia dock.
I love my desktop dock for the Nexus One and will definitely be getting the multimedia dock when it is released.
Does anyone know the timeline for release for the dock?

I will believe it exists when I see it. IIRC, there was supposed to be a dock for the incredible too. No links for sale at VZW, Amazon, or Best Buy. With the usb on the side, this is a much needed accessory and is keeping me on the sidelines. Oh, that and root/S-OFF. And it appears the battery life is still an issue. My incredible gets me through the day, but was about 4-6 hours when it was new/stock. Hopefully the thunderbolt will only get better.

filovirus said:
I will believe it exists when I see it. IIRC, there was supposed to be a dock for the incredible too. No links for sale at VZW, Amazon, or Best Buy. With the usb on the side, this is a much needed accessory and is keeping me on the sidelines. Oh, that and root/S-OFF.
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Its listed in the accessories section of the Verizon website. Well, it was listed on my corporate discount page anyway.

Not seeing it on vzw.com in accessories or via search.
Search for: thunderbolt dock
No results found for your search.
Can anyone post a screen shot of it from their corporate purchasing site? This phone has been coming soon for months, so it really doesn't make much sense not to sell the dock on the release date.

http://shop.htcpedia.com/htc-thunderbolt-desktop-charging-dock.html
its on htcpedia but not available yet. I want this bad boy also!

No screenshots just yet. Still at work. $60 regular price. $45 for me with discount.

Called vzw today to order my extended battery, but they said they don't have the docks in stock
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lol damn some1 beat me to the link first

still waiting... ugh. this is the one accessory I want!
(lets hope they leave a bit of wiggle room so you can leave your case on)

bmcclure937 said:
still waiting... ugh. this is the one accessory I want!
(lets hope they leave a bit of wiggle room so you can leave your case on)
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same here, local storeS lol, yes stores are outta the extended battery and never got media docks!
havent found anywhere to get the dock yet.

when I got the og droid they had combo pack with car dock and mutimedia dock all for 50 bucks hope they do that with the thunderbolt

Doubt that will happen considering the price for the Dock by itself is more than $50.

I got the car dock for free along with one of those double cases, screen protectors and cleaning wipes, and a car charger when I got my TB..
bought a dock for my og droid and barely used it tho...never used the car mount either. wont be getting a dock for the TB..

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So they just gave you $50 in accessories for free?
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I'm wondering about the connectivity options for this Multimedia Dock - can it provide a TV out connection for example?
It's not easy to find out and I have tried to search high and low to find something about the connectivity - the name Dock implies that it also offers the possibility to hook it up to an external stereo or TV set etc.
It would be greatly appreciated if someone has a link to more information about this product.

That would be great

lordv8r said:
So they just gave you $50 in accessories for free?
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No, they gave me like $100 worth of free stuff...

MYxdaUSERNAME said:
No, they gave me like $100 worth of free stuff...
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anything in that $100 a media dock? LOL! annoying that there not available yet. VW by me when i asked for an extended battery said we dont have them and tried selling me the carry along charger and i was like no thanks and magically he found an extended battery lol. unfortunately that didnt work to get a media dock

any word on this media dock yet?

Samsung Car Mount *2 Left

I dont know if this guy is for real or not, but i pounced on it so quick...2 left
http://www.ebay.com/itm/110795249570?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Rafoolik said:
I dont know if this guy is for real or not, but i pounced on it so quick...2 left
http://www.ebay.com/itm/110795249570?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
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Based on the title and photo that looks like the Verizon version. So it does not have the gold pogo pins. It's a big piece of plastic with holes cut out so you can plug your individual cables into the phone (power/AUX).
If that's what you are looking for then go to town, otherwise you might be disappointed.

krohnjw said:
based on the title and photo that looks like the verizon version. So it does not have the gold pogo pins. It's a big piece of plastic with holes cut out so you can plug your individual cables into the phone (power/aux).
If that's what you are looking for then go to town, otherwise you might be disappointed.
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what?!!!!! Noooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But how do you know? it says its compatible with all models and he doesnt give any hint that the pogo pins are missing...

The Verizon one is confirmed to not have the pogo pins. Also look at the pics on the ebay listing. On the base of the mount there should be two connectors one for power and one for the audio but there isn't anything there.
Watch this video for reference: http://youtu.be/2w7TgFmP74I?hd=1

the base is different on that model. The one you want has a thinker base. It looks like its 3/4 in thick
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jhuynh said:
The Verizon one is confirmed to not have the pogo pins. Also look at the pics on the ebay listing. On the base of the mount there should be two connectors one for power and one for the audio but there isn't anything there.
Watch this video for reference: http://youtu.be/2w7TgFmP74I?hd=1
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Thanks, i messaged the buyer request a refund and not to ship. is the correct one for sale in the u.s. im about to buy it from clove.co.uk

Rafoolik said:
Thanks, i messaged the buyer request a refund and not to ship. is the correct one for sale in the u.s. im about to buy it from clove.co.uk
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No, its not available here yet and may never be.

I'm having a hard time believing that they would manufacture the phone with the contacts on the side and then not release any accessories that use them. Maybe Google will sell them.
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Mr_Beefy said:
I'm having a hard time believing that they would manufacture the phone with the contacts on the side and then not release any accessories that use them. Maybe Google will sell them.
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Stranger things have happened.

They better!
I would hope they release one here in the states. I have heard conflicting stories on whether or not the charging GSM version will accomodate the LTE GNex. Any one know for sure?

Mr_Beefy said:
I'm having a hard time believing that they would manufacture the phone with the contacts on the side and then not release any accessories that use them. Maybe Google will sell them.
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My Nexus One accessories took weeks to months before they were available. I guess they want to give 3rd party manufacturers a chance to sell their knock offs.
The Ebay description does say, "The Vehicle Navigation Mount automatically puts your Galaxy Nexus handset in Vehicle Mode when docked." It might be legit.

dlaciv12 said:
My Nexus One accessories took weeks to months before they were available. I guess they want to give 3rd party manufacturers a chance to sell their knock offs.
The Ebay description does say, "The Vehicle Navigation Mount automatically puts your Galaxy Nexus handset in Vehicle Mode when docked." It might be legit.
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Vehicle mode only means that it will activate the car dock screen, or at least that is what it has done on my other phones. This doesn't really mean that it will have the charging pins though. After reading the description of the dock on Ebay I came to the conclusion it is like the current Verizon model and does not charge or have audio hook ups. It says something to the effect of "has cut-outs in the plastic so you can still plug in your USB cable to charge the device". I have no doubt that it is legit, it's just not the legit charging/audio dock.

Legit or not legit, the GSM car dock with the 3-pin connector isn't available as of yet. The few websites that have offered them show a pre-order status so there is no way to check for sure.
The Official US Samsung Car Dock (i525) part number is:
ECS-K1F8BEGSTA
The (Supposedly)Official UK Samsung Car Dock (i9250) part number is:
ECS-K1F2BEGSTD
Just in case anyone wanted to know the parts #.
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dlaciv12 said:
My Nexus One accessories took weeks to months before they were available. I guess they want to give 3rd party manufacturers a chance to sell their knock offs.
The Ebay description does say, "The Vehicle Navigation Mount automatically puts your Galaxy Nexus handset in Vehicle Mode when docked." It might be legit.
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Also, as far as I know.. The Galaxy Nexus does not have a stock Vehicle Mode app

I looked at that mount. Verizon had a universal on in the store that can work with my Defender case still on, so I went with that. It was only 19.99 plus I got 25% off.

[QUOTE Also, as far as I know.. The Galaxy Nexus does not have a stock Vehicle Mode app [/QUOTE]
Correct the Galaxy Nexus does not have car home. But interestingly enough my Nexus S got the Google update to ICS 4.0.3 and it does have car home on it.

belair56 said:
[QUOTE Also, as far as I know.. The Galaxy Nexus does not have a stock Vehicle Mode app
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Correct the Galaxy Nexus does not have car home. But interestingly enough my Nexus S got the Google update to ICS 4.0.3 and it does have car home on it.[/QUOTE]
That's weird, I guess they just needed to iron out a few bugs. Thanks for the update though.
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Rafoolik said:
I dont know if this guy is for real or not, but i pounced on it so quick...2 left
I hope you read the entire ad before you cleared the checkout...
"Please note, this dock does not have a built-in charging port. However, it does have all the perfect cutouts on the actual cradle that will allow you to easily plug in your charging cable directly into the phone, and also designed to allow easy access to all of the side buttons and ports on your device. "
It's the same as the one Verizon has at the stores, he's only charging ten dollars more.
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the verizon phone does have the 3 pins.. also.. does this mount use those?

Is this what we are looking for?
Snorkumler said:
Legit or not legit, the GSM car dock with the 3-pin connector isn't available as of yet. The few websites that have offered them show a pre-order status so there is no way to check for sure.
The Official US Samsung Car Dock (i525) part number is:
ECS-K1F8BEGSTA
The (Supposedly)Official UK Samsung Car Dock (i9250) part number is:
ECS-K1F2BEGSTD
Just in case anyone wanted to know the parts #.
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Also, as far as I know.. The Galaxy Nexus does not have a stock Vehicle Mode app
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I did a google search for the Official US Car Dock model number and came up with this. From the specs is looks like it has the charger and 3.5 mm jack in the mount.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ECS-K1F8BEGSTA-gallery

Samsunged again!

So what is our best option to pester samsung and/or Google to release the 3 pin car dock? And home dock?
Sent from my Nexus in Texas.

Bricks through windows, moltovs, maybe mailing body parts one at a time?
You could also try Twitter or something.

Stadsport said:
Bricks through windows, moltovs, maybe mailing body parts one at a time?
You could also try Twitter or something.
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tried the first 3 ... never worked
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I know, it's pretty silly isn't it? Not only are there no accessories out that use it, but apparently from what I read the charge isn't even enough to sustain the phone while it's on. Definitely a big dropped ball. There's really no excuse for that on a flagship phone.

Seriously!
I sure thought long and hard about the Razor because Moto "Puts out" when it comes to accessories and the Lapdock looks pretty promising if they get the bugs out of the new one.
There are plenty of issues to be irritated about with this phone (flaky data connection anyone?) and I have managed to keep my disappointment tempered since with 4.0.4 coming (SOON DAMMIT!) it should solve a lot of them but thank you for reminding me of another

May I suggest waiting another 11 days for the car dock?
http://www.expansys-usa.com/samsung-google-galaxy-nexus-vehicle-mount-225505/
And... another 12 days for the home dock?
http://www.expansys-usa.com/samsung-google-galaxy-nexus-desk-stand-226695/
EDIT: Interesting that those models are not compatible with the Verizon version.

Acererak said:
My guess is Verizon wants to sell their own car mount.
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But the mounts for the GSM and CDMA versions are incompatible so... this makes no sense. Verizon can't force Samsung to not sell to the rest of the world

Maybe the CEO just needs to wake up next to a horse head.

Stadsport said:
Bricks through windows
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Dont forget to attach a note to that brick so they get the message loud and clear.

Smokeey said:
Maybe the CEO just needs to wake up next to a horse head.
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I am Italian...

dmmarck said:
I am Italian...
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I'm Sicilian, we're the people who run the mob.
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thequinox said:
I know, it's pretty silly isn't it? Not only are there no accessories out that use it, but apparently from what I read the charge isn't even enough to sustain the phone while it's on. Definitely a big dropped ball. There's really no excuse for that on a flagship phone.
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I made my own cradle charger out of wood just so I could have one.
It appears the POGO pins only accept max of .5A, so it charges pretty slow. I use it as my overnight charger.
If you were using a car dock with GPS running, it won't sustain it at all, given that 1A chargers barely keep up if you're running nav.
I do want to say that I am really unhappy with the lack of accessories for it as well as the fragmentation of having two galaxy nexus form factors to deal with, which further reduces the desire for 3rd party accessory makers to look at making stuff for our phone. I feel like Samsung really blew it with this one.

wonshikee said:
I made my own cradle charger out of wood just so I could have one.
It appears the POGO pins only accept max of .5A, so it charges pretty slow. I use it as my overnight charger.
If you were using a car dock with GPS running, it won't sustain it at all, given that 1A chargers barely keep up if you're running nav.
I do want to say that I am really unhappy with the lack of accessories for it as well as the fragmentation of having two galaxy nexus form factors to deal with, which further reduces the desire for 3rd party accessory makers to look at making stuff for our phone. I feel like Samsung really blew it with this one.
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do we blame google or samsung? google probably gave in to verizon even though i am sure samsung has more say on accessories. so do we impale a nexus through the usb port and post it on samsung website's front page?

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do we blame google or samsung? google probably gave in to verizon even though i am sure samsung has more say on accessories. so do we impale a nexus through the usb port and post it on samsung website's front page?
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It's entirely Samsung, nothing to do with Google. They built the phone. Unless of course, VZ actually said - our phone has to be a different form factor, in which case they can die in a fire.
Someone at Samsung with some common sense should of said, gee golly, maybe we should just thicken up the GSM version half a mm, throw in a bigger battery and everyone would be happy.

Official Samsung Desktop Dock Supports Verizon Model

http://androidcommunity.com/verizon-galaxy-nexus-desktop-dock-available-from-samsung-20120221/
Looks like we're finally getting some official accessories from Samsung themselves. And as the article states, it clearly lists compatibility with the Verizon model. Is it too much to hope that the elusive car dock with pogo won't be far behind?

I'm an accessory junkie, but that price is not even close! I don't need to use the 3pin connection that bad.. Damnn..

For a desktop dock that doesn't do a data connection, $40 is my upper limit and even then, it would have to be awesome. My $15 upright dock I found here and picked up from Amazon is still working just fine.

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I'm an accessory junkie, but that price is not even close! I don't need to use the 3pin connection that bad.. Damnn..
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Those have been the rumored prices all along. You're paying for convenience.
I'll be buying both the desk dock and car dock thats for damn sure.

This is the one thing I am quite disppointed in Samsung. The Accessories should have been available when the phone launched. One of the reasons I purchased the phone was for the quick pogo connection, I hate having to plug and unplug usb.

It's a little pricey but I really like the idea of not having to physically connect the usb. I just bought this..
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NJ6EPI/ref=oh_o00_s00_i02_details
Very happy with it so far, but it does require 2 hands and a bunch of monkeying around. I would like this dock but $89.99 on top of the $20.99 I already spent on the other one makes the whole thing a little expensive.

This dock has a "line out" port on the back, so like the Pogo car dock, I'm guessing it'll be a Bluetooth dock (maybe with autoconfigure with the middle pin of the pogo?)

Must not order..... ordering ..no. yes .... arghhhh

This has got to be a joke - 90USD for a freaking charging dock? Anyone buying this is, with all due respect, a moron. Value your money people.

Pretty crappy if this is truly going to be the price.
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Extended battery?
While it does seem expensive, there's not much detail listed. Anyone find any info on the compatibility with the extended battery & cover for the Verizon GN?

*sigh* I miss the time when Google partnered with HTC, made the excellent Nexus One, and launched it along with a pogo-charging, bluetooth-media-connecting desktop dock, which cost $45.

Can't believe this is $90, looks like I am going to buy some legos and build my own

Yea $90 bucks is insane...
Hopefully some aftermarket manufacturers will make a similar dock for a good price...

I wonder if that is just the "Samsung" price. And the actual retail price will be lower?
I pre-ordered the dock for my GSM Galaxy Nexus and it is "only" $60. Which I thought was a bit expensive even at that price.
Hopefully the street price of the CDMA dock is also lower than the suggested Samsung price.

I ordered one yesterday and it will arrive on Monday, probably the most expensive accessory I ever bought. Coming from the Thunderbolt, whose official dock was 50+, it is a lot. However, the constant plugging and unplugging of the Micro USB cable takes a toll or your micro USB port.
I like to keep the phone in good condition, since I usually sale my phones after a year or so to trade up for something new, so I might be able to get $50 for it when I sell it. All in all I need a dock, and I'm tired of waiting for these other stores to start selling. I will probably have to stay off the Starbucks for a couple of weeks to recover that extra cost.

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Pretty crappy if this is truly going to be the price.
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sad, but seems to be true:
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EDD-D1F8BEBSTD-gallery

I'm under the impression that this dock is for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus and not the GSM version.

I think I will stick to the vertical one from ebay, at least I can also use my MHL cable out the back of it for when I install Ubuntu
Here £6.99

I could justify a car dock for that price since my car is my office, but there's a difference between justifying it and being willing to pay it. For people that would actually use it every single day for a good amount of time, I can see why someone would pay that much over someone that just wants a dock to charge it on while they're sleeping. It's still pricy though.
At night, I use the plastic dock/holder thing that comes with the Verizon spare battery charging kit. Pop the phone on there, plug a charging cable in, and put it in Clock Mode. It works just fine for me.
$90 is really steep. I know Samsung said that they were waiting on response to decide what accessories to make, but they should have inquired about price point as well. If it's any consolation, prices will come down with time. I guess I understand the business aspect of it, I know that at least the LTE version will probably never be a big seller, but it sucks non-the-less.

i515 Pogo Desk dock back up on Samsung's site!

I was expecting this to happen...
link here:
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EDD-D1F8BEBSTD
None in stock, but I'm on the back order list...

I would love to get this but $89.99 is highway robbery. Looks great though and thanks for the heads up.

Dock is in stock now. Just ordered mine. FWIW the shipping is free... Agree that $90 is steep but there are still no other POGO options for i515 that I've seen.

Now all I need is the POGO car dock...

Not that GSM version is any cheap also, but you pay for a really high quality made accessory, any original accessory cost more than aftermarket..

Sleuth255 said:
Dock is in stock now. Just ordered mine. FWIW the shipping is free... Agree that $90 is steep but there are still no other POGO options for i515 that I've seen.
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I don't know if you use a case or an extended (2100mah) battery but if you do, could you post whether or not they fit or if you think they would? I'm really looking forward to this thing but before dropping $90 on it I'd like know cause my phone always has the extended in and rarely ever leaves the cruzer lite tpu case. Thanks!
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np. I have extended battery but no case. I believe this was tested when the dock first appeared in Feb and the extended battery fit. I'll verify when I get it.

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np. I have extended battery but no case. I believe this was tested when the dock first appeared in Feb and the extended battery fit. I'll verify when I get it.
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Awesome, and thanks. I saw a lot for the GSM but not Verizon and I didn't see anything with a case but they all said it was a tight fit with no case so I'm not holding out a lot of hope it'll fit with the case but one can dream
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I received this a couple of days ago:
Thank you for your inquiry concerning about your Galaxy Nexus and we understand that you need a desk top dock that uses 3 pogo pins.
Samsung.com will begin offering the 3-pin desk dock for the Galaxy Nexus with Verizon Wireless this week. Currently, we dont have one available on our wensite to purchase. We invite you to call our Accessories Sales Department as we might have one available on our office to sell out.
Please call our toll free number 1-888-987-4357 and follow the prompted number queue for Accessories. A live operator can assist you between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, and 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Central Standard Time.
Thank you for your continued interest in Samsung products.
Sincerely,
Victor Technical Support
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55Pegasus said:
I received this a couple of days ago:
... Currently, we dont have one available on our wensite to purchase...
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That looks like a form letter. Did they really send out something with errors like that?
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E15i said:
Not that GSM version is any cheap also, but you pay for a really high quality made accessory, any original accessory cost more than aftermarket..
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I agree. I ordered the GSM model from Expansys earlier this week and it arrived today. I couldn't be more pleased with its fit and finish. It also happens to be just tall enough for me to squeeze in one of my Tagstand NFC tags.

Ordered mine yesterday and shipped today... we will see!

Chinpokomon said:
That looks like a form letter. Did they really send out something with errors like that?
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I ordered using the phone number yesterday. Shipped today.
And yes it came with the errors.
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file transfer?
could someone let us know whether the dock supports file transfer between the nexus and the pc/laptop? or is it just a charger?

drsnappyd said:
could someone let us know whether the dock supports file transfer between the nexus and the pc/laptop? or is it just a charger?
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The pogo pins are for charging and audio out... no reason to suspect this would allow for data transfer without pins analogous to D+ and D-. Samsung even lists it as being merely a charger in the spec sheet.
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Anyone find a place to get it cheaper?
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Anyone find a place to get it cheaper?
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DIY if you just want a charging dock without audio out, it's real easy to make, made my in 2-3 hours.
Of course if you DIY, you can't throw abuse it it, it's gona break faster than the original Samsung one, but it works

Any confirmation of it working with the OEM extended battery and back?

mine will show up in about 24 hours. I have the OEM 2100ma extended battery and will post results as soon as I know them. Based on posters who bought this dock back in Feb when it was first introduced, I expect it will fit w/o issues.

Can anyone confirm whether plugging an MHL adapter to the micro-USB output on the dock will provide one with video output?
This guys says yes, but I'd like to hear from others to believe it:
http://www.careace.net/2012/02/22/verizon-galaxy-nexus-desktop-dock-accessory-now-available/