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So I went onto monoprice.com and was able to get a complete car kit that included a cigarette to USB adapter, 3ft USB to 5-pin microUSB cable, and universal car mount, all for a total of $11.28 $11.37 including shipping!
the individual items are:
cigarette to USB
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10826&cs_id=1082602&p_id=3523&seq=1&format=2
USB to 5-pin MicroUSB
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=4867&seq=1&format=2
Car charger
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003WRBGK6/ref=oss_product
Universal GPS car mount
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10840&cs_id=1084001&p_id=5272&seq=1&format=2
I hope this helps anyone who is looking for a cheap but effective mounting system for their car
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The adapter did not charge the phone correctly, so my phone would drain faster than it would recharge. I went to amazon.com and bought a car charger that should work great, and only ends up making the total a few cents higher
Wow. Good price there.
The output of the car charger is 1000ma, the stock wall charger is 700ma I believe. You think it'll hurt it? If anything, I think the phone will just get warmer than normal when plugged in.
that's the car mount I use. Picked it up from there, really cheap but you get what you pay for. Its an ok car mount but not great.
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speoples20 said:
that's the car mount I use. Picked it up from there, really cheap but you get what you pay for. Its an ok car mount but not great.
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Well hey, it'll work right? Lol.
As for the charger, I'm not sure. I don't think I'll do anything bad really.
dam thats not a bad price!
Just a FYI
Even though the car charger is rated at 1000mA, it does not have the D+ and D- pins shorted together. This causes the phone to think it is connected to a data only device (and not a power supply). Because of this, it only draws 500mA, which when using with Navigation actually causes more drain than what the charge is.
It's a simple fix though. Just pull apart the charger, and solder the middle pins together (look on the underside of the board, and solder together the two middle solder points). The proper way to do it, and the way I did it, was to bridge it using a 200ohm resistor.
Ask that kinda sucks. Well I'll see how it works before I try anything. Is there a canker on that site that will work correctly? Or is the problem with the car to usb rather than the usb cable itself?
I bought one of these chargers for my duaghter before this thread and it does not work with her Vibrant. Guess I will have to mod it.
jinx8402 said:
Just a FYI
Even though the car charger is rated at 1000mA, it does not have the D+ and D- pins shorted together. This causes the phone to think it is connected to a data only device (and not a power supply). Because of this, it only draws 500mA, which when using with Navigation actually causes more drain than what the charge is.
It's a simple fix though. Just pull apart the charger, and solder the middle pins together (look on the underside of the board, and solder together the two middle solder points). The proper way to do it, and the way I did it, was to bridge it using a 200ohm resistor.
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You have to be a hard core tweaker to break down an solder a $2 cable. I wasted more than $2 worth of time just reading the post about it.
Ok, so it didn't work. The phone just said that the usb had been plugged in, but it didn't charge. I took a pic of what the charger looks like torn apart, can you tell me where I need to souder? Am I going to have to tear open the usb casing, or is it something I can do without tearing it apart any further?
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So I grabbed another car-to-usb thing, and now it says It's charging but It's apparently draining faster than it is charging :-( it doesn't even seem to be slowing down the drain. Do you guys think that a different cable might affect things, or should I just get a new charger/adapter?
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So I grabbed another car-to-usb thing, and now it says It's charging but It's apparently draining faster than it is charging :-( it doesn't even seem to be slowing down the drain. Do you guys think that a different cable might affect things, or should I just get a new charger/adapter?
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I don't have this charger, but try using the cable that came with the phone. If its the same, then try to exchange it or using a different cable.
I also bought mine from monoprice and it does not charge. It only drains .
Will look for alternatives.
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You have to be a hard core tweaker to break down an solder a $2 cable. I wasted more than $2 worth of time just reading the post about it.
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I just did a few quick searches, because like a few others have said, it drains faster than it charges when using navigation. Not good if you're on a long trip.
Also, it is not the cable itself it's the charger that is not correct. I used both a monoprice wire and the oem one that came with phone. Just as an update, I have noticed that while soldering the points helped a little, it is still not pulling as much as even the stock wall charger (which is only rated at .7A). I found this out by going to the file /sys/class/power_supply/battery/batt_chg_current.
-While plugged into the wall ithe value is showing 1050 on average.
-Plugged into usb it shows 850 on average
-On the modified car charger around 900 on average.
So even with the mod it still doesn't pull the full amp and still drains a bit quicker than the charge
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Ok, so it didn't work. The phone just said that the usb had been plugged in, but it didn't charge. I took a pic of what the charger looks like torn apart, can you tell me where I need to souder? Am I going to have to tear open the usb casing, or is it something I can do without tearing it apart any further?
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You can try the fix and see if you get better results than me. If you look at the port that you would plug in the usb cable, (from the angle you took the picture) you will see four pins "bend" down into the pcb board. These are the four pins I am talking about. The outside two are for power. The middle two are your D+ D- (data) pins. if you flip over the board you will see the 4 factory solder points, just add a dab of solder to the two middle points.
I bought this combo as well and the charger works fine for my usage: pandora on my one hour commute. I can't get navigation to work right (and I know how to get to work so I have not tested that.
Only flaw so far is that the audio cable from my phone placement on the windscreen to the aux-jack in for my stereo is an inch too far than my cable can reach. Time to get a longer cable.
I just went ahead and bought this on amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003WRBGK6/ref=oss_product
This should do the trick, and when coupled with the gps mount is only a couple cents more than buying the adapter+cable
it would make the total package... $11.37
what do you guys think about this one?
http://www.amazon.com/Portable-Char..._21?ie=UTF8&s=wireless&qid=1282314027&sr=1-21
suppose to replace car / wall charger as a one unit...
The new car charger works great when my phone is asleep it will fully charge in under an hour! The only thing is, with my screen all the way up using gps it still drains a lot faster than it charges. When I turned the screen down, it didn't seem to go down at all in the 5 or 6 minutes of driving I did. Does this screen really suck THAT MUCH power??? Are there any chargers out there capable of charging this phone well enough to allow for full screen brightness while using the gps functionality?
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The new car charger works great when my phone is asleep it will fully charge in under an hour! The only thing is, with my screen all the way up using gps it still drains a lot faster than it charges. When I turned the screen down, it didn't seem to go down at all in the 5 or 6 minutes of driving I did. Does this screen really suck THAT MUCH power??? Are there any chargers out there capable of charging this phone well enough to allow for full screen brightness while using the gps functionality?
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I'd like to know the same thing.
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I'm on the hunt for an car mount for this phone that isn't a clunky universal one. I would also prefer one that I can permanently wire a charging cable, but I don't want one that sits in the cigarette lighter socket; wouldn't be practical for my car.
Has anyone seen one that might fit my needs? I've had a hard time finding Aria specific mounts in general.
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i got 1 of these http://www.netimes.com/shop/enhance...-htc-aria-htc-gratia-p-2816.html?cPath=80_777 that attaches to the windshield with suction cup. it fits the phone very well. have to be careful when cranking down the adjustments not to crack the plastic. it happed to me a couple of times but they're only $6 so i guess you could buy several. not sure about the charging options. my phone came with a cigarette lighter adapter.
Awesome, that looks like exactly what I was looking for! Now to wire a usb cable up to the mount...
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I was thinking about buying a charger four my captivate since mine is not working properly....
can anyone give me a recommendation good a good wall charger?
things I'm looking for is
1. Ability to separate the usb part and the wall charger part.
2. Usable for a long time
Would be nice to have a car changer.
Doesn't matter if its online or in real store.
p.s. Sorry if this belongs in the "captivate accessories" section
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The oem charger and usb cable for the kodak playsport zx3 is great quality and fits snug as a glove in our phones port. It also has the ability to sepperate.
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The oem charger and usb cable for the kodak playsport zx3 is great quality and fits snug as a glove in our phones port. It also has the ability to sepperate.
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Hey thanks for the info! Do you know where I can buy it? And the price?
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If you need a new mouse too, I use my MS Darkforce mouse charging cable for it most of the time. Really long cable and fits awesome.
Fiin said:
If you need a new mouse too, I use my MS Darkforce mouse charging cable for it most of the time. Really long cable and fits awesome.
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That might actually work!! I'll think about it.
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The cable that comes with the moto backflip is nice and sturdy.. just fixed my Samsung cable today.. get some pliers and very carefully squeeze on the tip. Unplug and plug into ur phone to see if the phone starts to charge with out being in a certain position.
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I just got a car charger from amazon for $3
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Looks like they're ready to ship for VZW version!
http://www.proclipusa.com/default.a...e_holder=false&p_pageid=1&dtype=&leftorright=
Who's first?
Just ordered. I've been looking every day waiting for this. Thanks!
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Will this work with the Samsung extended battery? I saw no mention of that.
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It should work but I'll let you know for sure when I get it.
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I think it's bull**** that they charge an extra 20 bucks for the same dock thats hardwired. I mean YOU hardwire it instead of plugging it in to a cigarette lighter!! It's more effort/work. They should charge more for the cigarette lighter one IMHO. Since thats the case, I will just cut off the lighter plug, splice the wires, and hardwire it that way.
I'm pretty sure the hard wired one includes an adapter box. You can't just cut the cigarette lighter adapter off because you need something to convert 12V to the correct voltage to charge the phone.
What I did was went to Radio Shack, bought a female cigarette lighter receptacle, hard wired THAT under the dash, and plugged the cigarette lighter plug from the dock into that. Works great.
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I ordered mine in early Jan and just got conformation from them that it is shipping Monday. I got the hardwired version - I think the hardwired charger is better than the cig lighter version (2 amp vs. ?)
They are spendy but well worth it.
Will this fit the unlocked GSM model?
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Will this fit the unlocked GSM model?
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They have that listed as a separate clip. Just use the selector on the main page of their website.
Can someone who gets this test it out with a TPU case?
I ordered the Verizon Galaxy Nexus mount a while ago and just got it yesterday. It fits great, with both the normal and extended battery.
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Can someone who gets this test it out with a TPU case?
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It won't work with any case. Get their adjustable mount for that.
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It won't work with any case. Get their adjustable mount for that.
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which doesn't have built-in charging.
I just ordered a Griffin PowerJolt. I hope I get one of the newer ones that work with ac mode.
I use the USB port in my deck.
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I bought this and it will be the only car charger i will ever need to buy im set for life, and it was like $2, very good quality
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-T-Mobile-...04272&sr=8-1&keywords=htc+mytouch+car+charger :good::good:
I just got one of the low profile Griffin Powerjolts .... I haven't used it for a full charge yet, but it appears to work ok so far.
What is the AC mode you are speaking of?
I don't recall the exact part number, but its the oem HTC kit I got for my One S prior to trading it in. Nothing fancy, but high quality and power, and the S3 doesn't seem to be picky.
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I use the USB port in my deck.
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How do you stop the deck from trying to index the whole phone? That is the problem I've had when trying that in the past. Is their a setting somewhere, or a cable mod that allows charging but no data?
I use the I-GO, bought it at Radio Shack in I think 2004, been able to charge any phone I've had since then all you have to do is buy the little adapter for each phone, just got one for my GSII for 7 bucks after changing from an IPhone.
Using the t mobile branded mini usb chadger that i got with moto razr. I added a mini to micro usb adapter.
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Scosche reVIVE II. It has 2 ports, 1amp and 2.1amp. I usually use the 2.1 amp port and it works great.
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I usually use the Motorola rapid car charger amazon 5 bucks never had any issues, come with long cord and looks nice.
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I was using some cheap usb charger but it was going loose all the time so I purchased Scosche Powerfuze.
It is a bit expensive but top notch product.
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I just got one of the low profile Griffin Powerjolts .... I haven't used it for a full charge yet, but it appears to work ok so far.
What is the AC mode you are speaking of?
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Some cheapo usb adapters do not charge at full power. They charge as if they are plugged into a computer (500ma)
It is because the factory forgets to short the datapins.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehi...52677200&sr=1-1&keywords=motorola+car+charger
I use the motorola charger. I had heard good things so I bought one and it seems to work just fine.
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How do you stop the deck from trying to index the whole phone? That is the problem I've had when trying that in the past. Is their a setting somewhere, or a cable mod that allows charging but no data?
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When I plug my phone in its charge only. Only when I go to "USB mode" dose it index the phone.
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I did a lot of research and came up with the following. Been using it for a week now and it charges fast. I did short out the two center usb pins. This is a true 3.1 amp charger. It does not split the power to charge two devices like most 2 amp chargers do. One plug is 1 amp and the other is 2.1 amp.
Mediabridge High Output Dual USB Car Charger For iPad and iPhone (3.1 Amp)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007TV88F2/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8