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My $3.00 ghetto car mount

No much going on in these forums so I decided to share this with you guys for fun.
I never had good luck with car mounts in the past especially with my Vibrant. The two ones I did purchased were flawed, one fit the phone so tight that I thought it was going to damage it and the other one hung from the window with suction cups and was always falling off. Needless to say they were both a pain in the ass!
On my commute home I like to listen to the TNT podcast or watch if possible, so I found and inexpensive solution that is ghetto but effective. I used some 3m frame hangers found at any walmart. It fits perfectly snug with my seidio active case. Here are some pics.

speedometers are overrated anyhow. .

isn't $3 kinda expensive for 2 hooks?

mrpagercao said:
isn't $3 kinda expensive for 2 hooks?
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not really, they are 3m "top of the line". No seriously, it works great.

when you mount the phone on, they kinda look like two little hands with their thumbs sticking out.

talltexan said:
speedometers are overrated anyhow. .
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There's plenty of apps for that. Plus I'd like to think that most people driving are capable of estimating speed to a reasonable degree.
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haha good one. but what case is that ?

looks like a secondary traffic violation waiting to happen... nice idea though.
i bought an exo-mount universal car mount and its very well made and works great.
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Brazildiogo732 said:
haha good one. but what case is that ?
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looks like the D30 case.

Brazildiogo732 said:
haha good one. but what case is that ?
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It's this one (Seidio Active case), I know because I have it too: http://www.seidioonline.com/t-mobile-samsung-galaxy-s-II-active-case-black-p/csk3ssg2tk-bk.htm

You can geta speedometer app from the market for free! Lol...good work..
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SwervFusion said:
You can geta speedometer app from the market for free! Lol...good work..
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or u can use the GPS's speedometer if u have one

LMAO! that's awesome!
but you could have got those from a Dollar store noh? it'll have been a My $1.00 ghetto car mount topic instead

Hahahahaa brilliant!!

That looks unsafe at all times.

raduque said:
That looks unsafe at all times.
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Indeed....I wouldn't like to be in front if him...
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iLeopard said:
Indeed....I wouldn't like to be in front if him...
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Or on either side of him.

This is awesome. I can't stop laughing.

You my friend are a badass!!
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I like! Good idea!
Thanks for sharing. Something to put on my Walmart shopping list.
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Liquid Armor Screen Protection?

Anyone try this stuff......or know of anyone who has?
http://www.dynaflousa.com/product_info.php?products_id=127

skeeterpro said:
Anyone try this stuff......or know of anyone who has?
http://www.dynaflousa.com/product_info.php?products_id=127
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Someone said they were using rain ex, this sounds similar. I just checked it out , seems the local sprawl-mart has it. The website pic want that black bottle in your link, but the description was nearly identical. 20 bucks and its in stock. I'm gonna pick some up and try it out on my old galaxy s phone first. I'll report back after the Patriots whoop Arizona.

I read about using RainX as well so I have decided to give it a try since I already had a bottle in the garage. So far it has created a very smooth and slick surface. It has also kept the fingerprints off, but I have only started using it. I will let you all know how it works out.
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Cant beat this deal i just got mines today
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nope not brave enuff to try...or rich enuff to buy another one if fails
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I've heard of just using car wax as well.... I could see it working, but if you don't like the feel of the screen it would a b!tch to get the wax off
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prenedo said:
I've heard of just using car wax as well.... I could see it working, but if you don't like the feel of the screen it would a b!tch to get the wax off
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Car wax? Can't say I've heard of that one! But have used RainX on old TF101. Worked all right but needed re-applying after a while. And one didn't get the "added protection" of a film.

Are all the 10.1 the same as in cases i can usena n8000 case on my n8013
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I tried the RainX but was not to impressed with its durability. As much as I use my tablet I would have to reapply almost daily. Which sucks considering the time it takes to apply then remove the haze. :thumbdown:
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staffman28 said:
I tried the RainX but was not to impressed with its durability. As much as I use my tablet I would have to reapply almost daily. Which sucks considering the time it takes to apply then remove the haze. :thumbdown:
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Agree. It was an interesting experiment but that it didn't "last" prompted me to move to a protector.

gronimo21 said:
Are all the 10.1 the same as in cases i can usena n8000 case on my n8013
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Best of my knowledge it should be fine.

caution

Guys put a case on your note 2. A case that is in a higher altitude then your screen. if not and you drop it once on the screen or any of the corner, the screen will crack. I dropped it once and it cracked. :crying:

Guys. Put a case on any smartphone that has a glass screen. If you drop it on its face or corner it will likely smash.
Its common sense. Like driving a car drunk. You might make it to your destination safe but your likely going to crash.
Not trying to be an ass, but if you want a phone that doesn't smash get a flip phone
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Thanks for the warning.
But its common sense that if you drop any fragile device it will break
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g2tegg said:
Guys. Put a case on any smartphone that has a glass screen. If you drop it on its face or corner it will likely smash.
Its common sense. Like driving a car drunk. You might make it to your destination safe but your likely going to crash.
Not trying to be an ass, but if you want a phone that doesn't smash get a flip phone
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hey guy its a friendly warning guy. dont comment next time guy. no one needs your attitude guy

Yoshiikim said:
hey guy its a friendly warning guy. dont comment next time guy. no one needs your attitude guy
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Woah enough with the guy, guy! We have enough threads about people dropping and smashing their phones. Your not helping anyone letting people know what everyone knows, you know?
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Lol
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twanskys204 said:
Lol
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Didn't we both just comment all over two different threads about this? Lol.
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I want a case that covers the whole screen and protects it. I don't care if I can use the touch screen or not.
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Why does it feel like a large amount of people just realized if your drop a smart phone chances are its gonna break? I drop mine on carpet all the time (with a case) and nothing happens, but I know the second I drop it on asphalt or a hard surface its prolly done with. This phone is no different than any other smart phone I've owned.........treat it like a wine glass
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I suggest an Otterbox, I love mine
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Spogatz said:
I suggest an Otterbox, I love mine
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Unless you're this guy... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2099533
This thread is a rehash of the thread I just linked to.
Logic states; Dropped Phone = Breakage. Even flip phones are no exception. Why do you think manufacturers consider that abuse?

Spogatz said:
I suggest an Otterbox, I love mine
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cn u post pics of your otter box?

g2tegg said:
Woah enough with the guy, guy! We have enough threads about people dropping and smashing their phones. Your not helping anyone letting people know what everyone knows, you know?
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Guy lol that's funny..
Current Devices: At&t Samsung Galaxy Note, Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Asus Google Nexus 7 Super Tablet
Current Roms: Jedi XP 9 (Note 2), AOKP (Galaxy Nexus), Nexus 7 Stock

i have owned at least 6 different smart phones, and have had an otterbox commuter or defender on all of them. It is really one of the best cases out there, some will say that the ballistic case is better but they both work amazingly

Why can't Sammy make a rugby-tough GN2? ...they should lol.

Yoshiikim said:
hey guy its a friendly warning guy. dont comment next time guy. no one needs your attitude guy
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I'm not your guy, buddy.

Jrockttu said:
I'm not your guy, buddy.
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Haha priceless! I still can't get over how people are mad at how a phone with a glass screen will magically smash when dropped. Its like getting angry when you drop a glass cup.
Imma wrapping my phone with bubble wrap. The new I'm to cheap to buy a Otterbox solution.
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Bummed Wireless Charging was not stock

So I spent way too much time researching wireless charging mods for Note II's in general only to realize that the Sprint specific version has the charging port terminal holes filled in.
Why did they bother?
I just received a Touchstone for my Touchpad, would have been awesome to have that available for my Note II w/o having to drill holes in my casing and void the warranty.
Oh well.
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No holes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179636
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00mred00 said:
No holes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179636
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Nice find, I wonder if it will work through my Ringke SLIM. The Touchpad Touchstone is almost powerful enough to charge it through a rather thick folio case...hmmm
Also a bit hesitant to solder anything...I think I'd rather drill a hole in my plastic, since both would void warranty.

MeetFace said:
Nice find, I wonder if it will work through my Ringke SLIM. The Touchpad Touchstone is almost powerful enough to charge it through a rather thick folio case...hmmm
Also a bit hesitant to solder anything...I think I'd rather drill a hole in my plastic, since both would void warranty.
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I did mine with just holes. No soldering and works through my seidio surface case
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33262214
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jyan_osu said:
I did mine with just holes. No soldering and works through my seidio surface case
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33262214
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Yeah, thanks for sharing, that's what I was referring to in my OP, I guess I don't want the MOD enough to void the warranty.

MeetFace said:
Yeah, thanks for sharing, that's what I was referring to in my OP, I guess I don't want the MOD enough to void the warranty.
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Just buy an additional mid plate
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00mred00 said:
Just buy an additional mid plate
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Not a bad idea. Thanks for suggesting =]
I'll look into that.

MeetFace said:
Not a bad idea. Thanks for suggesting =]
I'll look into that.
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Check out this item I found on eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=160956489686
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00mred00 said:
Check out this item I found on eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=160956489686
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Very Nice find and thanks for sharing.
Gotta love this:
"We have many other pretty phone case for sell, welcome to our store and have a good trip."

00mred00 said:
Just buy an additional mid plate
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Wouldn't the warranty be void even if you put on another midplate?
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yankees45us said:
Wouldn't the warranty be void even if you put on another midplate?
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Yes it would.

Otterbox commuter+ gs4+173mph drop=

Unfortunately didn't survive..
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I don't think anything in any type of case would survive such a drop. Maybe a Nokia stick phone. But that's about it.
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elesbb said:
I don't think anything in any type of case would survive such a drop. Maybe a Nokia stick phone. But that's about it.
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thank god it wasnt my phone lol... I wonder how a defender would have taken it tho..
We were out on our bikes today and my friend wanted to mount it to his gas tank and used double sided velcrow.. It worked fine at normal speeds, but in the high 100s, that thing flewwwwwwwwww!

If it was realky anywhere near that fast its not that bad, yeah it's f***ed but it's not totally blown apart..
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Mr. bird said:
If it was realky anywhere near that fast its not that bad, yeah it's f***ed but it's not totally blown apart..
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i dont think the commuter protects the screen right?? whereas the defender covers the whole phone??

joemagistro said:
i dont think the commuter protects the screen right?? whereas the defender covers the whole phone??
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Yeah but that was the shear impact that destroyed it. Defender has it's own screen protector to cover the screen. Nothing more than a thin piece of plastic. I actually feel the commuter has more impact protection cause it has the harder case behind the soft shell thus dispersing the impact over a wider area allowing the soft shell to absorb it. And like I said, I highly doubt anything would have survived that.
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How did this happen? 173 is not normal driving speeds.. Sky diving?

test878 said:
How did this happen? 173 is not normal driving speeds.. Sky diving?
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the OP said the below: it's not normal driving speeds anywhere in the US, unless on the track, so they were speeding.
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We were out on our bikes today and my friend wanted to mount it to his gas tank and used double sided velcrow.. It worked fine at normal speeds, but in the high 100s, that thing flewwwwwwwwww!
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I'm sure they were out on an open track day
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What happend to the battery and the battery cover???
I also was wondering how the defender case would of taken that fall.
Are you getting it fixed???
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Any updates did you get a new phone???
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I doubt any case would have protected the phone at that speed.
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173mph, you say?
You're friend is lucky it was just the phone that died.

Did you atleast recover the video? Haha

joemagistro said:
We were out on our bikes today and my friend wanted to mount it to his gas tank and used double sided velcrow.. It worked fine at normal speeds, but in the high 100s, that thing flewwwwwwwwww!
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I gotta ask...WHY did your friend mount it to his gas tank?