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I love using my hd to watch movies hooked up to aux input in my car,
I got one of these of ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-CAR-CHARG....c0.m14&_trkparms=65:1|66:2|39:1|293:1|294:50
its already snapped!
I want something that allows you switch between horizontal/vertical and tilt funtion for tomtom and core player
I may try velcro stickers or maybe an air vent holder
any other ideas?
I have had 2 of these..they are absolutely rubbish, the insertion clip snapped both times. I have also tried another holder (universal one) and that turned out to rubbish too, I threw it away. Another time the suction disc came away from the arm. I have also tried my own custom made holder - I took a leather phone case and screwed it into the back of the arm attachment, that worked much better than the worthless gadgets of ebay. So save your money and forget buying from ebay, it maybe worth spending a bit more for a better quality item. And just yesterday I found my my xda orbit holder provided by O2 so using that for now which fits the Touch HD very well.
My side I buy that for my car Car Windshield Swivel Mount Dock for HTC Touch HD. At 5.60$ nobody can make better!
Work like a charm!
KaNiMziE
I had a universal jobby off ebay, that was a bit rubbish since where it clamped onto the phone it obscured the volume control buttons.
Ordered one of the HD specific designed ones and will see how that goes.
KaNiMziE said:
My side I buy that for my car Car Windshield Swivel Mount Dock for HTC Touch HD. At 5.60$ nobody can make better!
Work like a charm!
KaNiMziE
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I've had two of these and on each occasion the clip broke, it's useless!
If anyone is still searching
I've got a magnetarm for my HD combined with a metalpad. Works fine and you can rotate your pda in any order.
http://www.amazon.de/MAGNET-HALTERUNG-T-Mobile-Compact-Autohalterung/dp/B000RXZUPA
I will mounting this one Car Portable Device/Gadget Holder and Windshield Mount
and after then when I use it, I tell you
laguna33p said:
I've had two of these and on each occasion the clip broke, it's useless!
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I have it for 3 weeks now and no trouble at all, very fast delivery and safe, only 2 weeks at my door....
KaNiMziE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533649
Brodit holder + charger
I have recently installed a holder and charger for my Touch HD and can highly recommend it!!
http://www.brodit.com/
The installation was somewhat easy, had to open the dashboard to connect it to power behind the stereo.
Pro Clip makes some amazing solutions. I have used them for years on numerous devices.
Balthazar81 said:
I have recently installed a holder and charger for my Touch HD and can highly recommend it!!
http://www.brodit.com/
The installation was somewhat easy, had to open the dashboard to connect it to power behind the stereo.
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that looks really good
does the charger fast it at the fast htc charger rate, or at the slow usb plug rate?
DontHate said:
that looks really good
does the charger fast it at the fast htc charger rate, or at the slow usb plug rate?
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Goes pretty fast. Haven't done any comparison, but I can't complain. I normally drive 45 minutes to work and twice a day charging is fine for me.
Balthazar81 said:
I have recently installed a holder and charger for my Touch HD and can highly recommend it!!
http://www.brodit.com/
The installation was somewhat easy, had to open the dashboard to connect it to power behind the stereo.
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got one as well it pricey but well worth it
mrobo said:
I will mounting this one Car Portable Device/Gadget Holder and Windshield Mount
and after then when I use it, I tell you
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I like the look of the solid mount to the screen, but the holder looks a bit busy.
How have you found it?
Paul.
I got my own here www.mobilefun.co.uk
In this page you can find just about everything you need for your touch hd or any other phone... Bad thing deliveries are done only within the EU countries
The link for the holder i personally purchased and i'm 100% satisfied is here:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/htc-touch-hd-car-holder-p19992.htm
If you are looking for something a lot cheaper that goes with a car charger in the pack you can look here:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/drivesafe-car-pack-for-the-htc-touch-hd-p20932.htm (only difference with the first one is a little more stiff on adjusting method) but its still perfect and safe & both are really easy to adjust horizontally and vertically the phone & they are both built for windshields which means you can video type your driving
I suggest it without second thoughts!
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that looks really good
does the charger fast it at the fast htc charger rate, or at the slow usb plug rate?
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Got the same one. Pricey but oh so worth it. I love it,and would def recommend it. I've tried the suction ones, and they for some reason keep falling off the windscreen, even with cleaning the surface/drying it etc.
The brodit just clips into your dash, and fit your touch hd perfect. They make mounts for every car.
I love it!!!
And it charges at a normal rate, just like a standard wall charger.
I have this one and it's excellent..
Brodit holder question
I have a cheap universal effort I bought from some motorway services - Im looking for a better solution - im using airvent attachment - its a three pronged affair which clips over one of the vent "stays". Its wobbly as hell - which is fine most of the time, except when you are attaching the charging cable. Does the Brodit attach to the airvents ? if so does it attach solidly ? in a better way than my three pronged clip ??
Depending on your car and which mount you want.
For my Xantia, using the vent beside the steering wheel the mounting plate fits in around the vent, between the vent unit and the dashboard body, rather than the cheapo ones that clip feebly to the vent.
At the moment I'm using two of the suction cup ones that people have had problems with.
Superglue is your friend (no, do not superglue it to the windscreen no matter how temping that sounds!).
The internal flange which holds the silicon cup to the base of the arm breaks up causing it to regularly fall off teh windscreen, some good superglue carefully dripped in fixes this. The other problem I've had is the ends breaking where the metal snake fits in, again superglue (pull back the concertina cover) in each end sorts this.
Ok these are things that should not go wong in a good product, but when they're available for a couple of quid shipped from China, it's to be expected, and thankfully easily rectified.
Has anyone got the details of a UK supplier of Brodit?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...38080&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_3651wt_1260
Found this car mount for the G1. As opposed to the universal ones which are significantly bulkier and honestly dont look that good. This one is sleek and will let you open the G1 to keyboard mode without undocking he phone.
I've ordered it. I'll let you know in a few weeks
Any updated?
This thing looks great and cheap!
Nope. Thats the downfall with getting things from HK off Ebay. Takes forever.
I will post a review maybe take some pictures. I really hope it lets me open the screen and use it full out.
this is what i got :
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110438371574
ordered it on 29th Nov, still no sign, tracking says : Shipped
Thats the downfall with getting things from HK off Ebay. Takes forever.
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True!!
Both of those are a custom fit for the G1, but notice the design of them. You can't use the car charger while the phone is in the mount. The 'clip' is covering the charger port.
This one is designed to allow you to charge the G1 while it is in the mount:
http://www.g1depot.com/igrip-custom-fit-flexible-mount/3A78A5815.htm
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Both of those are a custom fit for the G1, but notice the design of them. You can't use the car charger while the phone is in the mount. The 'clip' is covering the charger port.
This one is designed to allow you to charge the G1 while it is in the mount:
http://www.g1depot.com/igrip-custom-fit-flexible-mount/3A78A5815.htm
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Do you own this? I assume you can open the G1 while its in the holder? And is it sturdy/work well? Held in place alright and whatnot?
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Do you own this? I assume you can open the G1 while its in the holder? And is it sturdy/work well? Held in place alright and whatnot?
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I don't own one 'yet' because the site says it will be available around 12/30. Looking at the pic, it doesn't seem to interfere with the operation of the phone... meaning you can still slide it open as well as charge it.
I've decided to make a 'temporary' dock for my G1 until the one above is available. I used the back portion of a clear cover that I had laying around. I figured I would put it to some use since I had it!
Here are a few pics:
I got this one to use in my car and love it! Charger fits in and it can be rotated in any direction. Plus you can move it from car to car without messy window rings. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UGMTKC/ref=oss_T15_product
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I've decided to make a 'temporary' dock for my G1 until the one above is available. I used the back portion of a clear cover that I had laying around. I figured I would put it to some use since I had it!
Here are a few pics:
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That was a great idea. I got the cheap one off ebay and the cover does block the charge port. I am going to do a little dremel tooling on it to see if I can make it better. If not I will buy a couple of the cheap cases off ebay and try your mod.
The Ebay one also completely blocks the speaker. I will cut a hole for that too.
billquinn1 said:
That was a great idea. I got the cheap one off ebay and the cover does block the charge port. I am going to do a little dremel tooling on it to see if I can make it better. If not I will buy a couple of the cheap cases off ebay and try your mod.
The Ebay one also completely blocks the speaker. I will cut a hole for that too.
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You can never go wrong with a dremel tool!! I didn't know that those ebay holders cover up the speaker too. It kinda makes the phone useless while its in there. I got the idea for the one I made off the proclip website. Rather than spending $30 bucks for theirs, I just made my own! I popped the trim off from around the heater/radio and used 3M double sided tape to secure the metal bracket that I bent to shape. Then used another piece of 3M to secure the back portion of the clear cover to the bracket. Of course, I put the 'Dual' sticker on there just for kicks!!!
I got myself a ProClip G1 mount.
http://www.proclipusa.com/brodit-de...h-cable-with-3-in-1-adapter-849868-17354.aspx
It is a little pricey but the build quality is great and has a swivel mount. And yes you can open the screen and access the keyboard while mounted. Only downside (besides the price) is that you have to remove the rubber dust cover from the mini-USB charging port on the G1/Dream. I was kind of ticked off when I found this out after ordering it but I have been without it for quite a while now and haven't had any problems. I usually carry this G1 in my pocket and sometimes on my holster (when my work G1 isn't on me).
tekkitan said:
I got myself a ProClip G1 mount.
http://www.proclipusa.com/brodit-de...h-cable-with-3-in-1-adapter-849868-17354.aspx
It is a little pricey but the build quality is great and has a swivel mount. And yes you can open the screen and access the keyboard while mounted. Only downside (besides the price) is that you have to remove the rubber dust cover from the mini-USB charging port on the G1/Dream. I was kind of ticked off when I found this out after ordering it but I have been without it for quite a while now and haven't had any problems. I usually carry this G1 in my pocket and sometimes on my holster (when my work G1 isn't on me).
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A little pricey..... I guess!
hi all, i got myself one of these and it comes with a car charger. though i found the cord was not long enough from my cigarette lighter to windscreen.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dedicated-W...3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1262888830&sr=8-3
mrhousto said:
Both of those are a custom fit for the G1, but notice the design of them. You can't use the car charger while the phone is in the mount. The 'clip' is covering the charger port.
This one is designed to allow you to charge the G1 while it is in the mount:
**Unable to post link due to my restrictions I guess. See mrhousto's original post**
mrhousto
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So I didn't see anyone comment on this yet. But I went ahead and bought this due to the decent price and what appeared to be the ability to open it while mounted.
So the answer is definitely "yes" to everything I wanted from it.
Yes, it does allow you to open the screen while mounted.
Yes, the clip does hold the phone very well and it is pretty easy to put and remove the phone with one hand.
Yes, you can plug in a charger while mounted and you don't have to remove the little charger door to use it.
Yes, there is a hole in the back so the speaker/camera is exposed so I guess you could record video, or take pictures while driving if that is something you wanted to do. Also, the microphone on the bottom is not blocked in case you want to just use speakerphone while mounted.
Yes, it feels very solid and well made. It says it "Made in Germany" on all of the parts which makes me feel good. "The German's make good stuff!"
Yes, The body clip itself does come off the arm so you could in theory use this for a different phone assuming you can get just the body clip online.
No, you cannot use this with anything other then a regular sized battery/door. (hopefully this was obvious)
Overall, for $20-$25 (depending on shipping), this is an awesome mount for your G1. I haven't actually tried mounting it on my window yet but the big suction cup (~3 inches wide) with the pull lever thing look like they will work great.
Boogy
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this is what i got :
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110438371574
ordered it on 29th Nov, still no sign, tracking says : Shipped
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I order this one and finally got it.
It doesn't seem to fit in the way the picture is. The picture shows the "big" tab at the bottom. The problem with this is that it covers the hole for the charger. Also for me it doesn't quite fit so the top tab doesn't clip on to anything and doesn't hold the phone.
If I put it in upside down then the small tab doesn't cover the hole for the charger and it seems to fit nice an snug. But when it is in upside down you can no longer slide it open as the bigger tab is clipped onto the front. That is no big deal for me any ways as I don't plan on opening it while it is in the holder in the car.
the perfect mount/ who needs a navigation system
I also went to g1depo.com and got the windshield mount, it arrived four days early and yes to all the major questions. Opening capability, charger connection, speakerphone/camera hole, and it is also sturdy and well made "German" to be exact. and only 25.00 with shipping. Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!
zodagreat said:
I also went to g1depo.com and got the windshield mount, it arrived four days early and yes to all the major questions. Opening capability, charger connection, speakerphone/camera hole, and it is also sturdy and well made "German" to be exact. and only 25.00 with shipping. Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I hate to burst your bubble but.....
http://www.shop4tech.com/item8622.html
$6 shipped and it fits the G1 perfectly (yes I actually have one). It's a universal design so it's plenty adjustable. Even if it's not as pretty as some it does the job for a fraction of the price.
benmyers2941 said:
I hate to burst your bubble but.....
http://www.shop4tech.com/item8622.html
$6 shipped and it fits the G1 perfectly (yes I actually have one). It's a universal design so it's plenty adjustable. Even if it's not as pretty as some it does the job for a fraction of the price.
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thats nice and everything, wonderful price...but uuhh...its intended purpose are for navigation devices, although it may have no problem holding, I don't think it would allow all of the g1 usage in dock such as rotating landscape/portrait, opening/closing keyboard, charging with dual 3.5 headset jack/usb extention.
Are there any good carmounts that fit a g1 with the extended battery back cover?
I held off getting a car dock for my Captivate since i knew i was getting a new car (mounting would have been much different). now that things are settled with the SGS2, i finally got around to ordering my dock...
http://www.proclipusa.com/brodit-de...d-cigarette-lighter-adapter-512255-18750.aspx
great options from ProClip USA, but since my car's cig lighter is behind my right arm (07 S2000) the only option i had was to get the hard wired one (http://www.proclipusa.com/brodit-de...cord-for-fixed-installation-513255-18750.aspx). when i get this installed and wired up, i'll post pics. i'm going to love the set up, now i'll just need to buy a new BT (A2DP) enabled HU so i can eliminate all visible wires from my cabin...
pics to follow
this car dock is amazing... i just installed it and hard-wired it into my cigarette lighter for power, and it works perfectly. the phone fits in nice and snug, yet pulls out easily (but not too easily that it would ever just fly out on its own).
does the dock accept the phone with a case on .. or is it a pretty snug fit?
buy the adjustable one. have had mine for my last 3 smartphones.
http://www.proclipusa.com/brodit-device-holder/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-(at&t)/adjustable-holder-with-tilt-swivel-875214-18750.aspx
Coreym said:
does the dock accept the phone with a case on .. or is it a pretty snug fit?
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not at all... it fits as snug as you can get...
pinoyxpryde said:
buy the adjustable one. have had mine for my last 3 smartphones.
http://www.proclipusa.com/brodit-device-holder/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-(at&t)/adjustable-holder-with-tilt-swivel-875214-18750.aspx
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what he said...
The adjustable one fits great with a thin skin on the GS2. I"m also on my third phone with the same cradle
If you have multiple vehicles, or phones also consider the proclip quick release system.
[I'm new so no links for me. go to proclipusa & search for "move clip"]
makes daily mix & match a 10 second operation.
pinoyxpryde said:
buy the adjustable one. have had mine for my last 3 smartphones.
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Lucke said:
this car dock is amazing... i just installed it and hard-wired it into my cigarette lighter for power, and it works perfectly. the phone fits in nice and snug, yet pulls out easily (but not too easily that it would ever just fly out on its own).
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Do you keep the phone on it's side like that? Do you have issues during a turn? The website mentions issues with cell/gps signals with the phone horizontal. Do you see that? Are the 'arms' that hold the phone made of metal or plastic?
Same questions to the guy above who said he had the adjustable version. I was thinking, I'd like to do a micro-usb charging/AUX analog audio output cable (instructions are on this forum). I'd like to keep my case though. And this looks like the perfect solution. I might have to fab something up to put the phone on my dash above the stereo (for optimum viewing/GPS angle). Any thoughts on that idea? Thanks!
Jim
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Do you keep the phone on it's side like that? Do you have issues during a turn? The website mentions issues with cell/gps signals with the phone horizontal. Do you see that? Are the 'arms' that hold the phone made of metal or plastic?
Same questions to the guy above who said he had the adjustable version. I was thinking, I'd like to do a micro-usb charging/AUX analog audio output cable (instructions are on this forum). I'd like to keep my case though. And this looks like the perfect solution. I might have to fab something up to put the phone on my dash above the stereo (for optimum viewing/GPS angle). Any thoughts on that idea? Thanks!
Jim
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no problems with GPS while the phone is is landscape mode. no issues while turning either as the phone fits very snugly in there. the sides that hold the phone in are thick plastic and have "channels" for where the phone slides in.
Greetings all,
This phone is a beast and it is a shame that it does not have an official car dock. I am coming from an Atrix and am really used to the ease of snapping it in place and charger/aux cable is already connected to the mounting unit.
Note: I do not have a Bluetooth enabled receiver in the car, nor do I want the HTC or any other Aux => Bluetooth music adapter.
A few questions:
1. Is there an OFFICIAL car dock for another phone that will fit the AT&T Optimus G? (preferably with audio through USB)
2. Anyone know if the IBolt for Galaxy S3 will fit the AT&T Optimus G?
3. I have read the post on the Infuse Car dock, but doe it pass audio through USB? Would it work with Optimus G?
4. If anyone has any other working solution, I would really be thankful if you could share it.
Thanks all!
I'm using the USA Gear vent mount, I've had it for over a year and haven't had any problems with it. You can find it on amazon for $15.00 plus shipping. The mount swivels so you can use your phone in landscape or portrait mode, it's universal too soo you can clip in basically any cellphone.
I use the Samsung Galaxy universal car dock in my avalanche.
I have the body glove case but the dock works great with or without a case.
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So I have managed to find an Infuse car dock for $5 dollars. It is not a bad solution for holding the phone, and the charging feature works. The audio does not work however, and you are required to plug the aux cable into the headphone jack.
Optimus G does not fit in the dock by default. You need to take a pair of pliers and bend back the corners a bit.
Can you provide pictures? I am curious how bad/good the fit is. Thanks in advance.
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So I have managed to find an Infuse car dock for $5 dollars. It is not a bad solution for holding the phone, and the charging feature works. The audio does not work however, and you are required to plug the aux cable into the headphone jack.
Optimus G does not fit in the dock by default. You need to take a pair of pliers and bend back the corners a bit.
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Does anybody know if the audio not working is a hardware or software limitation of our LGOGs? I'm looking for an in-car solution myself, and would much prefer to have audio out through USB, rather than plugging in to the headphone jack as well.
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Can you provide pictures? I am curious how bad/good the fit is. Thanks in advance.
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Pics are on this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975199
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Hoping it works with arliberator and my appradio 2. Very much enjoy the setup with my nexus 4.
Edit: doesn't play well with appradio
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My in-car setup is a Sony bluetooth head unit with an LG Smart Tag that turns off my wifi, activates bluetooth and opens my Google Play Music app
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I bought a 20$ one
I got a cradle at Walmart for 20$, its a universal unit and holds phones securely with foam and a back grip. works as expected the only real problem you have to overcome yourself is getting it not to vibrate like crazy when you are idling, though i drive a Jeep so could be a car thing, I guarantee my car is in the top tier of vibrations, i solved mine by taping a small piece of foam or cardboard rolled into a tube and then getting it to sit on top of it, got it positioned exactly how i wanted it. just with i had a bluetooth stereo deck so i could axe the wires.
For a mount, I use the iOttie windshield mount found here --> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007FHX9OK/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00
My AT&T LGOG fits in the above mount both with and without my case (Candy Skin Cover - http://www.ebay.com/itm/400356840024?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649)
I have a Pioneer FH-P8000BT (http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-FH-P8000BT-Double-Din-Receiver-Bluetooth/dp/B001411BZ2) in my car, and the LGOG connects to it just fine for Bluetooth audio (tested with Google Music, Onecast, Doggcatcher, Songza, Pandora) and works well for telephone features as well. I have a 2008 Scion xD.
I use this mount: Mountek nGroove Universal CD Slot Mount, but instead of using it in the CD slot like it says (which would cover up my deck's screen), I have it in between two panels in my dash off to the side of my Clarion NX409's touch screen. That Clarion deck has bluetooth and it works better with my OG than it did my old GS2. All I have to do is plug in my USB charger if I want to, and I'm all set.
I picked up an Infuse dock last night at an AT&T store... I see a bit of time with a Dremel in my future. And I need to print a sticker to cover the Samsung logo, lol
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I picked up an Infuse dock last night at an AT&T store... I see a bit of time with a Dremel in my future. And I need to print a sticker to cover the Samsung logo, lol
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Do you have a case on your phone?
Yes, the Diztronic.
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And it fits in the car dock with the case on?
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No. Was being optimistic. Will work on it some this weekend, but extremely tight even without case...
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I bought one of these prior to seeing the discussion of the Infuse dock, and planned to use it. But I was hoping for something with integrated charging to launch a Car Home app.
http://www.shopandroid.com/ibolt-prodock-alumina/3AA9715.htm
For $5 it's worth playing with, but I may go back to the iBOLT, since it lets me keep the case on.
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does anyone have a sku number for the Infuse Dock? It might be easier to find one at a store that way.
My receipt shows item ID 74965
My Solution
Hey guys, I just got a new LGOG a couple of weeks ago (All stock and not rooted) and have been browsing this forum for ideas. A little background on my previous setup: I have a 2010 Civic and come from a Atrix 4G, plus being a person who spends a lot of time driving for work I loved the dock for the Atrix. I even loved the stock customizable Car Dock Software as well. But a fellow Car traveler turned me on to Car Home Ultra.
Now with the LGOG I wanted a similar setup,
Dock I am using:
Can't post links until 10 posts sorry:
iBolt ProDock - Search Amazon $26
Dock was smaller than I though and the LGOG did not fit until I put on the larger legs. And now it fits with or without my case (See below for my case) Plus I love that I can manage my one cable in the back of the dock. It comes with Air vent mounts, but I need it in the windshield. I will actually take pictures when I arrive a location to check in and having this dock allows full view with the camera. (you will see in the pictures below I have the phone all the way to the left for clearance for the camera) I also bought a left angle micro-b 3ft cable for power since it seems cleaner.
Using this Bluetooth setup my wife used before she go her new phone:
Belkin Bluetooth Car Handsfree - $50
The reason I use this is because it eliminates the 3.5 cable plus Android has always had issues with Notification and the headphones. When on headphones/aux this phone will mute the audiobook I have playing and play a distorted alert through the speaker (Non AUX speaker) then nothing until 4 seconds later my audiobook comes back. (I hate this when a good part of a book comes) I live off alerts and if I mute them I lose work. But when I muted the phone one time, the Notifications worked great, they played through the headphone/AUX and didn't skip music/audiobook. But I missed lot of emails/call when I am not in the car since I forgot to take it off silent.
Case I bought so I can still see the red notification light through the case:
TMax Smoke Checker TPU Case Cover for LG Optimus G E970 - Search amazon $6
It fits nice, not clear but pretty close.
So I also wanted the LGOG to go in Car Dock mode (Launch Car Home Ultra) when put in the dock, so the wife had the small magnets that you can cut and stick on things (Craft magnets I think). And I am still working on the best location but put it in the lower left so now the magnet activates the Car Dock mode automatically. Also the magnet I am using is not powerful enough to activate the car dock with the case on, I am looking for a stronger flat magnet and will install it soon. (See pictures) This dock also has an arm that comes out to hold the phone when in Portrait mode, I use it to perfectly align the phone with the magnet to launch the Car dock. Also without the Car Dock mode the lock screen and phone calls are in portrait mode even if the phone is in landscape. But in Car Dock mode it fixes it.
I could not post pictures but send me message and I will give you Dropbox links.
Sorry for the long post, hope this gets some of you ideas and I wanted to share mine. I know it's not perfect and my setup might cost more than the 5 dollar infuse dock with Dremel, but being on the road I needed something a little more. Thanks for all the ideas, and hopefully my first post here is helpful.
Edit: After typing all this out I just found out I can't post links and no pictures or links to pictures, sorry about that, makes my post pretty useless...
Anyone have any nice finding on desktop and in car docking? Other than a brodit active charging cradle I couldn't find anything similar, would like to find something similar to hold the phone up higher a bit than leave it in the center pocket or have it stuck to the windscreen or air vent. Thanks
no body drive here? that cant be true, maybe you happy with any kind of car holders, I like one tht made to fit, so now I'm making my own, 3D Printed, with cutout for camera button, which isn't really needed
I just use a holder that goes into the CD player since I never use it. You want a stand that also works when it's on your desk? Why?
I don't know about other colour of this phone, but I have the one that's like a mirror and it slides around way to easily and I prefer to it to be on a charging dock, I will be designing a holder to add on to the cradle to hold the charge cable so I don't have to pick up the cable and plug it in anymore, just slot the phone in, I made mine to click on air vent
I have the chrome one as well, and I don't use a case or anything, unfortunately I don't even have a screen protector on it right now either. I use this in the car: Exogear Exomount. This works really well in the car, but obviously it won't work for you on your desk. There are lots of holders like this one though that have grips, my phone never slips out of this one.
That looks nice and neat, but I don't need to buy one now after designing and printing my own, just making a addon to hold the charging cable so when I slot the phone in, the cable plugs in like the brodit active charging cradle but doesn't cost me 65euro plus shipping, more like 2euro and few hours drawing in CAD , I will be designing a desktop one as well that also holds the charge cable, I made one for the z5 and was very handy, this phone is terrible for sliding around but it's a brilliant phone to use even with everything stock, the 3D creator is amazingly good too, all other scanner I tried were awful
P.s. I haven't use any sort of protective cover on my phone's since the z1, don't actually need it, and never even scratch a single screen for years, let's hope it stays this way in saying that, this xz premium has slide off the desk I don't know how many times, at least few times a day, but not a mark on it thank God