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Brodit Active Holder and Proclip - Cheapest Price?

Today, received my Brodit Active Holder from Mobilefun. £37.45 inc VAT and Delivery.
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/8605.htm
Received the Brodit Pro Clip from IncarDiscount. £18.94 inc VAT and Delivery.
http://www.incardiscount.co.uk/categories.asp?cat=11500
-Best prices I could find in UK. No problems.
Anyone found cheaper including vat and delivery?

how does it fit? and can you post some pics or email them to me ?

Brodit Passive Holder and Windshield Mount for the USA?
I'm looking for the Brodit passive holder for the JasJar and a compatible windshield mount with an adjustable goose-neck, I'm in the US. www.proclipusa.com doesn't appear to carry either, although I understand they are the US distributor.
Anyone, any ideas where I can get these?

bodge said:
how does it fit? and can you post some pics or email them to me ?
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Tomorrow Ill take some snaps for you and post them.
But I can tell you, it was a doddle

Re: Brodit Passive Holder and Windshield Mount for the USA?
galt said:
I'm looking for the Brodit passive holder for the JasJar and a compatible windshield mount with an adjustable goose-neck, I'm in the US. www.proclipusa.com doesn't appear to carry either, although I understand they are the US distributor.
Anyone, any ideas where I can get these?
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I am looking for one in the USA as well. Proclip USA claims that they will have the Passive holder soon, but haven't gotten a definitive answer from them. None of the UK shops appear to be able to ship outside of the US, so I guess we are stuck waiting for Proclip USA to get them. Because the Jasjar is not really a USA device, I'm sure they are not in any hurry to get them in.

tyl said:
Today, received my Brodit Active Holder from Mobilefun. £37.45 inc VAT and Delivery.
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/8605.htm
Received the Brodit Pro Clip from IncarDiscount. £18.94 inc VAT and Delivery.
http://www.incardiscount.co.uk/categories.asp?cat=11500
-Best prices I could find in UK. No problems.
Anyone found cheaper including vat and delivery?
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HandNav.co.uk have got special bundle deals,
Proclip+Active Holder with tilt/swivel for Pocket PC & mobile phone (Added value bundle. Brodit proclip / car bracket [652713] + Brodit PDA mount/Holder powered through cigarette lighter socket [649] O2 XDA Exec ) £49.98 inc vat and free delivery.
Andy

Heh heh, nice find!!

So how does this clip function.
Do you slide the Universal in, or do you kind of clip it in.
Is the power cord attached to the clip and you just slide it down in to the usb port, or is the wire just dangling all over the place when it's not connected.
I hate multi action holders and dont want something where i have to use both hands and a foot to get it in place.
I go in and out of my car many times a day, so it should be easy and without hassle.
I can live with the fact that i have to use a BT GPS, even though i love my BA holder having the GPS integrated, ooohh and what other choises are there out there.....none :?

Like you, bosjo, I've become accustomed to having my bluetooth GPS receiver powered via a wired link to my old M2000 active cradle. Having juice supplied to both M2000 and BT GPS meant I could never get lost.
I'm hoping in due course these Brodit M5000 cradles will also allow power to be supplied to BT GPS otherwise it's going to be a mess of wires in my car!
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tyl said:
bodge said:
how does it fit? and can you post some pics or email them to me ?
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Tomorrow Ill take some snaps for you and post them.
But I can tell you, it was a doddle
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Pics ?

Damn it twonk - JUST ordered my clip and active holder and then read this post....stupid stupid me.
Anyway - was only £2 more.
The cheapest Brodit ProClip I could find was http://www.carkitonline.co.uk
£17.12 total (13.62 on its own) so pretty good!

CarKitOnline have got O2 Exec holders in and is actually cheaper than HandNav - you need to phone them because the phone is not listed on the website yet.

Coming up to three weeks now waiting for my active holder from mobilefun
Avoid like the black death in my personal opinion

Why dont you just call them and ask them what their problem is. Did they mention that the delivery time is less than that? I am sure ordering from Brodit direct would have been much better.

Yeah they do seem a bit unresponsive...they sent me out a screen protector and a cigarette adapter within a day but my leather case and brodit holder is still 'out of stock'. I phoned them and they gave me a date of 18th...so try phoning them and they will tell you when more stock is coming in.
IN the end i cancelled my brodit holder from them and brought it from handnav (who were supplying the clip anyway) for cheaper .
Still waiting for the leather case though..........
Unversaldoc - how much is the brodit holder direct from them? Surely they will charge more!!

They keep saying stock is arriving, that date comes and no stock, same again this morning, think i was told new stock was coming on 16th Dec and another lot coming 19th Dec so i should definitely have it before the 21st.
Best bit is you pay postage for 2-3 day delivery muuuhaaahaaha
Trouble is the wifes bought me it on her plastic as a stocking filler so i dont want to bug her for her card again, you know how they growl

Hi All,
I sell the Brodit kits and know that Brodit had a severe quality control issue with the charging leads on the active charging cradles, which meant they had to go back to the drawing board and get new leads shipped in from their supplier, hence long delays.
I still have stocks of the all Xda Brodit ranges inc. the Exec in stock if anyone is interested. Please PM me.
Seems a shame that no one told you all of the delay though.
Bryson
www.dsldevelopments.co.uk for all Brodit cradles and proclips

bryson said:
Hi All,
I sell the Brodit kits and know that Brodit had a severe quality control issue with the charging leads on the active charging cradles, which meant they had to go back to the drawing board and get new leads shipped in from their supplier, hence long delays.
I still have stocks of the all Xda Brodit ranges inc. the Exec in stock if anyone is interested. Please PM me.
Seems a shame that no one told you all of the delay though.
Bryson
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I tried pm'ing you before i ordered anywhere else, never got any reply

bryson said:
Hi All,
I sell the Brodit kits and know that Brodit had a severe quality control issue with the charging leads on the active charging cradles, which meant they had to go back to the drawing board and get new leads shipped in from their supplier, hence long delays.
I still have stocks of the all Xda Brodit ranges inc. the Exec in stock if anyone is interested. Please PM me.
Seems a shame that no one told you all of the delay though.
Bryson
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I tried pm'ing you before i ordered anywhere else, never got any reply

@Cut,
Costs around £60 for the holder and the pro-clip not including delivery costs. I agree, they are expensive compared to the other resellers but they are dependable and have fantastic support. Personally, i wouldn't mind paying the extra £10 just for the quality of support and feedback

Tripod?

With such good video, I'm really keen to get a tripod, or at least a tripod adapter.
Can anyone recommend something? I realize an 'official' tripod is probably not on the cards, but maybe a 'generic' model you can recommend?
Thank you!

http://joby.com/gorillamobile/original/

That's exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much!

Is that confirmed working? I ask because to me the textured back on the SGSII seems like it would be a problem for a suction cup.

Anybody got a tripod solution that is working? I really need an accessory for this, and all the ones I see on Ebay and similar only work to the width of 62mm.

I know I'm pimping it everywhere at the moment, but I'm really impressed with my Breffo SpiderPodium. Would work quite well as a tripod, I'd have thought,

Thanks, to be honest I was looking at it for just that purpose last night... hmmn, could be doable.

Unfortunately the Joby model is not avail in the UK - and buying it from the US would be a 12 quid shipping fee... on something that already cost 25 quids.
So I'm back to square one...

I need this aswell, but still couldn't find a good one. If I want to buy the joby, which one should I buy? I've only seen those for iPhone. Seen the universal, but I don't think we can use it for SGS II.
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cigaro78 said:
Unfortunately the Joby model is not avail in the UK - and buying it from the US would be a 12 quid shipping fee... on something that already cost 25 quids.
So I'm back to square one...
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It is available from various places, John Lewis being one. However, the cheapest I could find is £25 from the below link.
http://www.24retail.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=872022
Sent from my £2.99 Casio digital watch.

Pagnell said:
It is available from various places, John Lewis being one. However, the cheapest I could find is £25 from the below link.
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Sadly, no, they have various models, and this is the SLR model. The model for the SGS2 would be the mobile one with the suction cup and the two adhesive pads. While you can get a gorilla pod in the UK (amazon), the mobile kit doesn't seem to be available.

Hi everyone - I finally found that Joby Mobile in the UK. cost was only 11.99 inc delivery. I must say I took a gamble, because the site doesn't look very professional - it's http://www.7dayshop.com.
But they charged my card correctly and I received the tripod within the week, so all is well than ends well
Now the question is 'does it work' and the answer is a resounding 'yes!'. The suction cup takes time to get accustomed to but once you get the hang of it works perfectly. I'm using a rubber phone cover, so I guess this helps. If you don't have any luck with the suction cup, it also comes with adhesive pads (non marking) and finally it also comes with the standard camera attachment so you don't have to carry two tripods.
I must say for 11.99 I'm very pleased!

thanks for sharing your experience.. might get one as well

[CAR] Best unofficial car dock / phone holder

As the official dock is way too expensive imo, I thought I'd start a thread where people can post their unofficial car docks they bought and the experiences they made.
So far I came across two docks, the [CAR] Passive holder from Brodit (2nd pic)
and one I found on ebay, sent from Hong Kong (pic below): Windscreen Car mount small (1st pic with text "one X")
This one also can be bought with various different mounting options. I am not sure how easy it will be to dock and undock the phone in the mount though, looks rather tight.
I think I will wait some more days / weeks before I'll buy something.
Any other car kits you guys found?

2nd looks pretty decent for a cheap mount

Here another one, brodit active, but really ugly...

chrishull85 said:
2nd looks pretty decent for a cheap mount
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the problem is it's being sent from HKG, if customs here decide to have a look at it I end up paying CHF 35.- (double the amount that thing costs) customs service fee, I almost might as well buy an official one
I would get this one, but I need a seller here in Europe.

Hey this one is low cost and will do the job:
ebay swivel one x holder
I used ot use it with my old DHD which now feels so ridiculously heavy!
You can mount it witht he provided suction that holds well enough.
Or if you buy some 3m automotive grade double sided tape
You can mount it on other places that don't have a smooth glass finish.
I had it stuck on plastic trim near the driver door/window.
The surface was mildly bumpy but that 3m held on well until the day I removed it.
Popping the phone in and out, and rotating it with force didn't budge it!
Out of curiosity I also purchased this one:
Those protruding clips can probably come off easily.
Some 3m on that flat surface and it will probably stick anywhere.
I like this one because it sticks out and gives a greater range of movement / angle.
Secured near the door you can have your arm rested on the seal and access the phone easily.
Unlike the official (or any other suction windscreen mounted one) which forces you to lean towards it awkwardly.

maxseemo said:
Out of curiosity I also purchased this one:
Those protruding clips can probably come off easily.
Some 3m on that flat surface and it will probably stick anywhere.
I like this one because it sticks out and gives a greater range of movement / angle.
Secured near the door you can have your arm rested on the seal and access the phone easily.
Unlike the official (or any other suction windscreen mounted one) which forces you to lean towards it awkwardly.
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How easily can you mount and demount the phone in this one?
I am also looking into getting this one, I also already have the cradle, would you mind taking a pic without the phone in it for me to see if it would fit for my cradle (with my old mount I could simply take away the "case" which held the phone, was secured with 4 rectangular holes in roughly 2.5 cm distance to each other)?

geenyous said:
How easily can you mount and demount the phone in this one?
I am also looking into getting this one, I also already have the cradle, would you mind taking a pic without the phone in it for me to see if it would fit for my cradle (with my old mount I could simply take away the "case" which held the phone, was secured with 4 rectangular holes in roughly 2.5 cm distance to each other)?
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Hey sorry I should have stated that I only purchased. Still waiting for it to arrive.
It does function how you describe though...

maxseemo said:
Hey sorry I should have stated that I only purchased. Still waiting for it to arrive.
It does function how you describe though...
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Great find, thanks!
I will have to wait for it to pop up in Europe, if I buy from HKG I risk having to show it to customs which will cost me too much to justify...

and another one, shipping again from China though :
Windscreen Sunction Mount Car Holder For HTC One X S720e / HTC Endeavor

using this1 ( swivel one) with my NS at the moment and will use it with my new One X in two days once it arrive
Cheap and do the job, no need to change all the time you change phone so good. Before I use to buy a car holder for each phone I had and than sold it with but after I bought this no need as it hold all the phones very well
maxseemo said:
Hey this one is low cost and will do the job:
ebay swivel one x holder
I used ot use it with my old DHD which now feels so ridiculously heavy!
You can mount it witht he provided suction that holds well enough.
Or if you buy some 3m automotive grade double sided tape
You can mount it on other places that don't have a smooth glass finish.
I had it stuck on plastic trim near the driver door/window.
The surface was mildly bumpy but that 3m held on well until the day I removed it.
Popping the phone in and out, and rotating it with force didn't budge it!
Out of curiosity I also purchased this one:
Those protruding clips can probably come off easily.
Some 3m on that flat surface and it will probably stick anywhere.
I like this one because it sticks out and gives a greater range of movement / angle.
Secured near the door you can have your arm rested on the seal and access the phone easily.
Unlike the official (or any other suction windscreen mounted one) which forces you to lean towards it awkwardly.
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geenyous said:
and another one, shipping again from China though :
Windscreen Sunction Mount Car Holder For HTC One X S720e / HTC Endeavor
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This one has a hole for the camera and possibly can be used a support for shooting a video from the dashboard.
Just a thought.

rikardo1979 said:
using this1 ( swivel one) with my NS at the moment and will use it with my new One X in two days once it arrive
Cheap and do the job, no need to change all the time you change phone so good. Before I use to buy a car holder for each phone I had and than sold it with but after I bought this no need as it hold all the phones very well
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Just ordered one on amazon myself.
Your comment about not having to change the holder all the time convinced me and also the minimalistic design / small size.
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This one has a hole for the camera and possibly can be used a support for shooting a video from the dashboard.
Just a thought.
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It can definitely be used for that (did it with my HD2 myself), but the swivel one will also not cover the camera lense.
Just don't film yourself doing anything stupid...

Arkon has a bunch of mounts for the One X, windshield mounts, dash, cupholder, they even have a micro usb lighter socket mount: http://arkon.com/htc One X/

Shady Gambino said:
Arkon has a bunch of mounts for the One X, windshield mounts, dash, cupholder, they even have a micro usb lighter socket mount: http://arkon.com/htc One X/
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Hey thanks for finding that.
This one here is pretty much spot on to what I been looking for:
The way them brackets expand in their demo video looks like it will hold a phone even if it's in a tpu case.
They ship outside of US too but the best part is that they allow you to use your own fedex/ups account.

This is the one I purchased.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/160777560050?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
I really like the way the suction on the windscreen works. Some of these other car mounts are horrible, they fall off after a few minutes, hours ect...
The fit of the HTC One X on the bracket is very tight, won't ever fall off.
Happy with this one.

Btw this one arrived... 6 days transit, not bad for HK.
The item is not the best though.
The neck is more stiff then my first erection when I discovered p0rn. Hard to bend.
The phone sits well tight in the bracket but putting it in feels like I'm going to damage the phone.
Not the best. Ebay didn't deliver.. usually they only have quality true? lol
Anyway, I will purchase that one from Arkon. Looks decent and can cater to multiple phones.

I've just found the following item on eBay which may be of interest to UK HOX owners:
[Unfortunately I can't post a link as I haven't posted more than 8 times on this forum]
Search eBay for item no: 360454478820
£5.95 free postage within 2-3 working days.
Looks to be the same item/design as the on in the OP
I'll be placing my order today and will post again with feedback hopefully by the end of the week

not bad this is, use to have one of these for my old HTC HD2
only problem is when you change your phone for something different,new than you have to sell this with the phone and buy a new one again.
So I've decide to go for some universal accessories as I was tired of changing the holders,dockings, chargers all the time. Especially in car access. as I always ended with reinstalling cabels, holders, etc..
But good solution for someone who don't mind to change or who's not changing phones often
andygatford said:
I've just found the following item on eBay which may be of interest to UK HOX owners:
[Unfortunately I can't post a link as I haven't posted more than 8 times on this forum]
Search eBay for item no: 360454478820
£5.95 free postage within 2-3 working days.
Looks to be the same item/design as the on in the OP
I'll be placing my order today and will post again with feedback hopefully by the end of the week
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maxseemo said:
The phone sits well tight in the bracket but putting it in feels like I'm going to damage the phone.
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Could you check the back of the phone holder itself, I ordered one just like yours and it has 'G21' stamped on the back. (G21 is the Sensation XL)
I can manage to get the phone in, but the fit is so tight I'm scared the screen will crack when I hit the first bump in the road...

maxseemo said:
The way them brackets expand in their demo video looks like it will hold a phone even if it's in a tpu case.
They ship outside of US too but the best part is that they allow you to use your own fedex/ups account.
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Yeah, it'll definitely fit with a TPU case as long as it's not super thick.

Good car holder for 5" phone

Hi, looking for good car front window holder for iOcean X7 Elite, it means 5" LCD. Have someone some holder in use and are satisfied with it? Ebay or chinese shop are allowed...

Florentpraha said:
Hi, looking for good car front window holder for iOcean X7 Elite, it means 5" LCD. Have someone some holder in use and are satisfied with it? Ebay or chinese shop are allowed...
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I have tested every single car mount (all my reviews are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192333), and found this one to suite my needs the best for Note 2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2174449
The only problem you are in Prague, so you have limited choices where to buy it.

Thx for help. Arcon is not problem, Ebay save it...

Rsly said:
I found a holder in below link, very good
http://www.pipomall.com/360-degrees...es-and-tablets-black-p-673.html?cPath=583_598
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Do you have it and actually use it? To be honest I have no idea how a bunch of small suction cups can hold a big/heavy phone or attach reliably to a textured case, etc. It looks like it could only work on a smooth surface without any texture or bump and definitely will not be able to accommodate a phone with a case. So it will be risky if your phone is attached naked to the back and you go over the bump where it can drop down in the car unprotected.

Tablet bag purchase recommendations?

Hey Guys
I'm going away to Malta soon (lucky me) :highfive: and I wanted to invest in a tablet bag to carry my stuff onto the plane with me and when I go walking around Valletta sight seeing.
Looking on Amazon I haven't found a decent case that claims to fit up to more than 10.1" tablets, I also have the Samsung Book Cover on my tablet which would add a bit extra bulk. I also want it to carry my phone Nexus 6, 1 Charger for the Tab S, A quite hefty battery pack, Six Axis Controller (for my gaming on the go ), Very small bluetooth keyboard and mouse and lastly some extra cables like USB OTG etc...
The best one I have found so far is this one
http://www.amazon.co.uk/messenger-t...TF8&qid=1437638802&sr=8-5&keywords=tablet+bag
I also found a review that said it fitted someone else's Tab S. Though I'm worried as mine has the Book cover on it. I don't want it to be a big bag like a laptop one as I'll be walking around with it a lot.
Could you give me recommendations on tablets bags and which one's you guys use? Or if you have the bag in question could you tell me if it'd fit with the Book cover on it?
Any help would be most appreciated
Thanks
abillybob

I've always been fond of The North Face and currently use a Surge II backpack. It has way too many pockets for storage, and it has a protective tablet pocket that perfectly fits the 10.5s with Samsung book cover. It also has this as a separate compartment that you can add a small lock if you wish...... These bags are pricey but should last you the rest of your life.

Itchiee said:
I've always been fond of The North Face and currently use a Surge II backpack. It has way too many pockets for storage, and it has a protective tablet pocket that perfectly fits the 10.5s with Samsung book cover. It also has this as a separate compartment that you can add a small lock if you wish...... These bags are pricey but should last you the rest of your life.
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Cheers mate. Do you have a link for the bags?

Well you can go to the Northface website to see the various styles then find a place to purchase. I bought mine from a online vendor here in the US. You can save some money by getting a previous version (they release new colors and patterns every year and the old bags get discounted) but i couldn't recommend the brand enough.