I'll be traveling over seas this summer ( to Italy ) and was wondering if anyone has any recommendations on a charger that would work over there, or should I simply be better off buying a converter for my standard charger?
Also, would anyone be able to recommend a sim card ejector? I'm planning on unlocking my Sim Card to use one over there.
I just came from back Spain and I used my stock charger with an adapter. No problems at all.
Our chargers support up to 240 volts... in Italy they use 220 volts. All you need is a wall adapter
Tip: don't buy a cheap-o adapter. They suck. I got mine at "El Corte Ingles" which is a large shopping center retail chain. They might have one in Italy but you can get an adapter anywhere.
Watch for pickpockets if you're going to Rome.
Thanks! I'll snag a few converters on Amazon or eBay then.
Yeah, I heard Rome was getting pretty bad, already got a cheapo decoy wallet just in case.
Vvh said:
Thanks! I'll snag a few converters on Amazon or eBay then.
Yeah, I heard Rome was getting pretty bad, already got a cheapo decoy wallet just in case.
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Haha. Have fun!
Sim card ejector - just use a paperclip
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I'll be traveling over seas this summer ( to Italy ) and was wondering if anyone has any recommendations on a charger that would work over there, or should I simply be better off buying a converter for my standard charger?
Also, would anyone be able to recommend a sim card ejector? I'm planning on unlocking my Sim Card to use one over there.
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Hope this i found help: All in one Travel Power Plug Charger Adapter
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Does anyone know where I can buy a mini USB to Micro USB adapter for my car charger? I don't want to have to buy another car charger.
i bought a few of these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002N8JJ04/ref=oss_product
they're pretty great
i chose them over a smaller rigid converter, because these are less likely to break your usb connectors
Check Monoprice.com
I went looking for low-cost adapters while waiting for my phone to ship, and there just didn't seem to be any that were cost-effective.
I wound up buying a brand new car charger for $6 on amazon and a handful of new USB to micro USB cables for less than $2 each on monoprice.
I can't see the economy in spending $5 to make my $4 mini-usb charger compatible with my phone, when a new charger is just $5 anyway. I really hope that monoprice starts selling some ridiculously cheap adapters in the near future.
Thank you very much!
Exactly what I was looking for. Now I need to come up with $25 worth of stuff to get the free shipping.
you can also get them at radio shack or bestbuy.. except at best by you have to buy it with a short cable as well cause that the only way they sell it, at radio shack you can by it by itself
I called Radio Shack, $12.95, ouch and no thank you. I can buy a whole charger for that price at WalMart.
Petronic's point is well taken. Gonna follow the same route too.
Thank you for all of the replies!
China to the rescue:
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and
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.36150
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These deal seem to be to good to be true. Anyone order from them before?
dealextreme.com is real popular in the GPS hacking world. I have never had any issues. Google them and I think you will find they are well used and received.
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Dealextreme got some great price. But shipping take about a few week because of international shipping from china. And customer service is bad. I purchase many thing there. For the price you will pay for a item there is a you how you say, "you get what you pay". Ebay us buyer is the best choice for faster shipping and little pricer item for HTC Evo.
catpunt said:
i bought a few of these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002N8JJ04/ref=oss_product
they're pretty great
i chose them over a smaller rigid converter, because these are less likely to break your usb connectors
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I got a few and they are great. Saved me from tossing out my old cables.
i assume that converting the mini usb to micro usb adapters will work with all the tilt 2 chargers i have. i have a car charger and 3 wall chargers and it would be nice if all i need to to buy a handful of these adapters instead of buying all new chargers...never can enough chargers i say.
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i assume that converting the mini usb to micro usb adapters will work with all the tilt 2 chargers i have. i have a car charger and 3 wall chargers and it would be nice if all i need to to buy a handful of these adapters instead of buying all new chargers...never can enough chargers i say.
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Taken from http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.35005
chinese people said:
Bottomline: its cheap, and works if you need to transfer data, but it doesnt work to convert a mini usb charger to a micro
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I picked a couple adapters. I wanted to use one on a charger and one on a data cable. But when I plug them in, the phone thinks it has been docked and I can't use it as a data cable. Will the one linked above work on a data cable?
http://www.meritline.com/mini-usb-micro-adapter---p-47016.aspx $2.09 shipped.
dealextreme.com is legit. I ordered from there two times.
If you want to have some real fun order there cell phone signal blocker. It works awesome! There is nothing more fun that being in a car with someone talking on their cell phone and a second later they are having their call dropped. F'n hillarious!
Hey where is the best place to buy a new USB cable for data transfer and charging?
I need one fast and cheap.
Your nearest dollar store.
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Your nearest dollar store.
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do they actually sell those lol?
I wouldn't even be surprised.
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Hey where is the best place to buy a new USB cable for data transfer and charging?
I need one fast and cheap.
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I bought one here if you like ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220685241015&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
It's about 2ft. and says its OEM Samsung. It does look like the cable that was in my t-mo Vibrant box only shorter.
Purchased on the Thur. 18th received Mon. 22nd.
Hope this helps
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Monoprice.com sells them pretty cheaply but if you need one now, the T-Mobile stores (Limited / Corporate - not sure about the Kiosks) have an L-shaped USB DATA cable for $10.
BEWARE! Some USB cables are for charging only. It has come to my attention that certain stores such as Radio Shack, etc have been selling $20 USB cables that do charging only. This is likely not intentional, it's just due to inexperienced staff.
For example, this caused someone to come to me and ask why they couldn't mount their phone to their computer. Well, you can't if the cable doesn't support it. Make sure it's a data cable and it will do both before buying.
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Hey where is the best place to buy a new USB cable for data transfer and charging?
I need one fast and cheap.
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if you need one fast, try going to the tmobile store and ask if they have any extra vibrant usb cables (or any other micro usb cable) in the back. say you would pay for it,but u need it quick because your cat chewed yours up. usually they wont charge. worked everytime for me. i did it to get headphones and cables for 3 yrs =)
tmo has them for 15 bucks. just bought one the other day. it wa n the mytouch slide section - dont matter its the same cord.
webshare
nearblack said:
Hey where is the best place to buy a new USB cable for data transfer and charging?
I need one fast and cheap.
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Why do you want to do that. go to the market and by webshare and you can sync your phone with music and movies with all the gadget via wireless router.
I buy all kinds of USB cords off of Amazon. I bought 4 BB OEM cords for 60 cent a piece and they all shipped to tether for 2 bucks (they were only 3 feet though) . And I got a 6ft cable for 2bucks free shipping. I would try there first. I ordered them all on Monday got them by Wed. The Bb cords came from NJ not sure where the other one came from.
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You can buy one at stores own by chinese people.
They always sell cellphone stuff; I personally got one from them very cheap.
So I had a TP2 before this, which used USB Mini. So, I have all these accessories from that still, and adapters would be great.
But, radioshack and all those places want as much for the damn adapter as they do for a new charger...
Is there a place to get like 5 adapters for cheap? China style maybe? lol
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Smith
Get it from eBay
http://compare.ebay.com/like/290464...er+converter+2&geo_id=1&adgroup_id=2302816170
I have one, it barely fits the Captivate. I had to shave off a little off the back of the adapter so it can be inserted more into the phone. Without doing so, the plug would just come off. Now it fits perfectly.
I just bought a single one of those over the weekend for $2.50 shipped, glad to hear they work albeit with a little modification.
smithisize said:
So I had a TP2 before this, which used USB Mini. So, I have all these accessories from that still, and adapters would be great.
But, radioshack and all those places want as much for the damn adapter as they do for a new charger...
Is there a place to get like 5 adapters for cheap? China style maybe? lol
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Smith
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did you know EBAY works just like GOOGLE. you type something, it shows you that thing!...
I bought my Galaxy Tab 10.1 at BestbuyCanada but they do not have the adpater for USB drives in stock or even listed as they do in the US. I have searched and searched but can find no stores in Canada that sell this. I can buy through ebay but looks like its about 3X the price.
Have any Canadians out there purchased one and if so, where did you get it? Maybe my best bet is to wait until they come here?
Thanks!
micro sd/mmc card/usb adaptors
Hi, considering sgt 10.1 have no micro sd/mmc and usb ports, might consider these adaptors approved by sammy. Around usd50 for both i.e rm150 plus. Found in kl malaysia, but ebay price is sky high.TQ
blue265 said:
I bought my Galaxy Tab 10.1 at BestbuyCanada but they do not have the adpater for USB drives in stock or even listed as they do in the US. I have searched and searched but can find no stores in Canada that sell this. I can buy through ebay but looks like its about 3X the price.
Have any Canadians out there purchased one and if so, where did you get it? Maybe my best bet is to wait until they come here?
Thanks!
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Might have no choice but to wait. Many of the ones being advertised on ebay are the 'duo' kits with sdcard and usb adapters, but nobody is going to have stock until the middle of September according to their auction listings. Accessories seem to be slowly trickling into local stores, well at least the cases and hdmi adapters at staples now. I don't like the idea of adapters hanging off the bottom of the unit because it makes it impossible to stand the unit up in pretty much any folio type case. You could mount the tablet upside down in the book case, but then some apps which default to landscape only display one particular way.
Rob
hello there ,
can any of you sgs3 users can recommend on a car cigarette usb charger?
I prefer something being sold in ebay,,
thank you
I use this Tiny USB adapter. http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/e24a/?srp=7
They also carry an "advanced" one with a switch. Sure you can find something similar on fleabay
http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/eea9/?srp=1
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hello there ,
can any of you sgs3 users can recommend on a car cigarette usb charger?
I prefer something being sold in ebay,,
thank you
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TBH, you can't go wrong with the Motorola charger. It's solid, name brand, and quick charges. (plus it's roughly 4.85 on amazon) The problem with ebay is fakes... for something like this.
Griffin 2A usb charger (charger only) use with a good microusb cable and you will never buy anything else again...
This thing charges so fast its crazy. And it's great quality, though expensive...
Be careful online.. Griffin sells their throw aways for super cheap in package so they look like retail products... (the upc might be 1 off or something)
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waiters said:
Griffin 2A usb charger (charger only) use with a good microusb cable and you will never buy anything else again...
This thing charges so fast its crazy. And it's great quality, though expensive...
Be careful online.. Griffin sells their throw aways for super cheap in package so they look like retail products... (the upc might be 1 off or something)
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found this one :
http://dx.com/p/genuine-griffin-car...charger-for-ipad-iphone-black-dc-12-24v-72687
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found this one :
http://dx.com/p/genuine-griffin-car...charger-for-ipad-iphone-black-dc-12-24v-72687
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not sure if that feeds 1A per port.
this is the one i have:
http://www.amazon.com/Griffin-Techn...d=1348876752&sr=8-1&keywords=griffin+Powerduo
it came with an iphone cable, gave it to my sister.
I got 2 Motorola car charges I got off of Amazon over a year ago. Never had a problem work really well with at least a dozen of phones of people who have been in my car and it charges really fast even on the GS3.
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I got 2 Motorola car charges I got off of Amazon over a year ago. Never had a problem work really well with at least a dozen of phones of people who have been in my car and it charges really fast even on the GS3.
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something like this ? http://www.ebay.com/itm/NIB-MOTOROL...460855?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2575390437
problem is that I can't buy from amazon
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something like this ? http://www.ebay.com/itm/NIB-MOTOROL...460855?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2575390437
problem is that I can't buy from amazon
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The one on amazon is real, the one you posted looks fake. The original motorola pushes out 950mA. Your mileage may very with a fake. Plus, it's half the price on amazon. Why wouldn't you be able to use amazon over ebay?
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The one on amazon is real, the one you posted looks fake. The original motorola pushes out 950mA. Your mileage may very with a fake. Plus, it's half the price on amazon. Why wouldn't you be able to use amazon over ebay?
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Because most of the sellers don't ship outside USA and Amazon don't have option to search for only sellers who ship to
my country