Well, it took almost a month to get here but it arrived!
I bought 2 desktop cradles and a spare battery.
http://www.netimes.com/shop/desktop-cradle-w-2nd-battery-charger-for-htc-hd2-t8585-htc-leo-p-2457.html?cPath=80_731
It came all the way from HK.
I thought the phone would charge only using the power plug but you have to use the usb cable. The power plug is used only for charging the spare battery.
Here are some pictures of it standing on my office at work:
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Looks very good quality. But it seems like its totally standing on MicroUSB no other support... i hope it will not damage MicroUSB port....
wat you think???
HD2 is so pretty!!!!
It stays very well. The place where it stands its very tight and the usb port is not the support of the device. It stays there good even without inserting it to the maximum. I'm quite happy with it.
Hey there...
Looks like the same cradle as the one I ordered. Still waiting for mine to arrive though. What is the build quality like?
David
The build quality is pretty good. Can't complain.
Its light, made of hard plastic and the sides have a silvery plastic cover.
Besides the silver sides (which give it a cool look) the rest is just hard plastic. On the bottom there are 6 rubbery stand points which give it a good grip on the desk.
Thanks... Wish my cradle had arrived - left my USB cable at work, so can't charge my phone!
CloneboyZA said:
Thanks... Wish my cradle had arrived - left my USB cable at work, so can't charge my phone!
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Dont be so simple minded lol. Go buy yourself another cable for work and one for home ?
Well, that's why I bought the cradle!
How many hours it takes to fully charge the original battery?
I have the exact same one (I think), took me about two weeks to get it from Hong Kong to Norway..
The grip is firm, almost too firm for my likings.. Have to use both hands when lifting the phone off the cradle..
Question to lorin.bute: Have you experienced any problems when syncing with activesync using the cradle?? My computer recognizes the connection when I put the phone in the cradle, but I get a "time out error" when attempting to sync.. Works fine when using cable only.. Only tried on one computer though, and without the AC-adapter connected...
Speaking of which, are you sure the AC is just for charging the second battery?? I've allways thought that charging through USB doesn't give as much current (500 mAh or so?) as AC does...
One last thing: Do you have that INSANELY bright blue LED on the back/right hand side of the cradle?? It freaks me out!
Duppsko said:
I have the exact same one (I think), took me about two weeks to get it from Hong Kong to Norway..
The grip is firm, almost too firm for my likings.. Have to use both hands when lifting the phone off the cradle..
Question to lorin.bute: Have you experienced any problems when syncing with activesync using the cradle?? My computer recognizes the connection when I put the phone in the cradle, but I get a "time out error" when attempting to sync.. Works fine when using cable only.. Only tried on one computer though, and without the AC-adapter connected...
Speaking of which, are you sure the AC is just for charging the second battery?? I've allways thought that charging through USB doesn't give as much current (500 mAh or so?) as AC does...
One last thing: Do you have that INSANELY bright blue LED on the back/right hand side of the cradle?? It freaks me out!
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Yes, the grip is quite strong.
I have no problems with the sync. I sync at home and it definitely works. At work, active sync runs but no items are synced. Everything works fine.
If i don't connect the cradle to the pc, the led doesn't turn on ... and there's no charge symbol on top and s2u2 does not show the battery. that for me meant that it doesn't charge with the power plug. Remember that i have the one with a spare battery charger.
Yes i do have the blue light... that goes all the way to the roof of the room
It doesn't bother me that much.
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How many hours it takes to fully charge the original battery?
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I haven't fully discharged it. When i do i'll let you know.
got my new dock today as well. Here are some (not so brilliant) pics
Is that the one with the audio output? Wasn't that offered only with the UK plug?
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Is that the one with the audio output? Wasn't that offered only with the UK plug?
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yes this one has the audio output, i'm currently charging using the usb cable although it did come with a uk plug.
Correction: It does charge only with the power plug. It wasn't before because i had the spare battery charging. Now its just perfect because i don't want it syncing all the time
I've also ordered the same style cradle with the OP. The total payment is just 30$. And as u said here, it seems to be worthy with that amount
Cat a costat transportul si cat a durat pana in Romania (How much did you pay for shipment to Romania)?
carbunaru said:
Cat a costat transportul si cat a durat pana in Romania (How much did you pay for shipment to Romania)?
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The shipment costs 7 euros with the royal mail (which is very slow). I received it in almost a month. If you chose DHL for the shipment you get it in 5 days but you pay 20-30 euros.
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Does anyone know of a car charger that fits in perfectly in the cig lighter in the car. All Incar chargers I have ever bought never fit in perfectly and with the slightest amount of touch lose power until I push it in again.
I want a nice snug fit just the the cig lighter has with its own lighter thing. I absiolutely hate the give/movement these incar chargers have.
Any ideas?
Hey there, i bought an adapter and just use my usb cable that came with the phone..
Its a tight fit with just a little movement. Never looses the connection, have had no problems
http://www.amazon.co.uk/eXpansys-USB-Car-Charger-Adapter/dp/B00008W5N8
I have one of these:
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Belkin Micro USB charger
I use it with this http://www.fommy.co.uk/view-full-page.asp?divid=HTC&model=HTC+HD2&skuno=82268. The Belkin Micro charger can be bought from much anywhere and it works very well.
car charger
I use Igo chargers, never had problem, just buy new tip when you change phone. Don't have to carry charger for every phone. They have multi charger kit, comes with home,car, &tip, & retractable cord. Love it, they fit snug, with led lite. Quig
i got one of these for 3 bucks on sale. and for the price it friggin rules!!!
http://www.meritline.com/mini-usb-interfaced-incar-charger---p-41421.aspx
I use a dual USB car charger from Griffin Technology known as the powerjolt.
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powerjolt-dual-universal
No other car charger fits my cigarette lighter slot as well. I think this is quite tight but can still pop out. My high tech solution is to stick a bit of card in there with the cahrger. It works perfectly and doesn't need to be wedged in very far to create a rock solid connection.
xavierdemon said:
I have one of these:
Belkin Micro USB charger
I use it with this http://www.fommy.co.uk/view-full-page.asp?divid=HTC&model=HTC+HD2&skuno=82268. The Belkin Micro charger can be bought from much anywhere and it works very well.
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I even got this, but you have to open it and melt pin 2&3 together that the Leo can be charged with more than 500 mAh and its recognized as charger not as USB Port
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I even got this, but you have to open it and melt pin 2&3 together that the Leo can be charged with more than 500 mAh and its recognized as charger not as USB Port
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I haven't modded mine at all and it works fine
xavierdemon said:
I haven't modded mine at all and it works fine
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What colour is your led mine is green, mybe different product in germany
The LED is Green on mine as well and it doess charge the phone perfectly well as have used numerous times without any problem.
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Works well, snug fit too.
The leo ´s plastic parts are covered by some kinda smooth coating. I wonder if it takes damage if you use car holders (especially the brodit one - I think I might buy this one). What do you guys say? Has anyone experiences with this?
is 500mA enough to charge the phone + use navigation or play music?
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Works well, snug fit too.
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yes works very good.
alecs said:
I use a dual USB car charger from Griffin Technology known as the powerjolt.
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powerjolt-dual-universal
No other car charger fits my cigarette lighter slot as well. I think this is quite tight but can still pop out. My high tech solution is to stick a bit of card in there with the cahrger. It works perfectly and doesn't need to be wedged in very far to create a rock solid connection.
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I bought this one at walmart on our way out of town one day to run my HD2 and my daughters iPhone 3G...My HD2 always overheats when I use it (the LED flashes orange and green after about 15-20 minutes) Even if I dont have anything else plugged into it.
Mine may be an isolated issue (though I dont see how)...but I dont know if I would recommend this...as overheating the battery often cannot be good in the long run.
methodz said:
i got one of these for 3 bucks on sale. and for the price it friggin rules!!!
http://www.meritline.com/mini-usb-interfaced-incar-charger---p-41421.aspx
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Does this sit flush on the top of the lighter jack?...that would be the perfect solution so I could unplug the cable but leave the adapter in and still be able to close the ashtray (change drawer) lid.
...Have you had any power or overheating issues?...(see my post above)
It looks like the price in your link has gone up to 12.99...but a quick google search gave me a price of 5.99+free shipping
So, I went to walmart and picked up two of them Seagate Free Agent GoDock's
They were $3 each, mentioned in another thread.
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So, here's my final product:
I wrote up an article on it, if you wanted to read it or jsut to visit my sitew, which is a not for profit hobby site designed to help people, check out the post ...HTC Hero Dock
Thanks guys.
Cool story bro!! Though I personally cannot stand charging my Hero through USB (atleast until they hack the phone to take all the current that usb2 can output)
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Cool story bro!! Though I personally cannot stand charging my Hero through USB (atleast until they hack the phone to take all the current that usb2 can output)
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Plug this usb dock into your usb wall charger...problem solved.
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Plug this usb dock into your usb wall charger...problem solved.
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actually i have this for my freeagent drive and the back there are two usb's in the back one says power if you plug them both in your phone should charge much faster than regular usb. or go with kc's advice you may not have 2 usb ports to spare. or you could buy a usb hub and then you'd have more usb ports and wouldnt have to worry about plugging it into the wall. some people may feel safer plugging into a wall though so you could do that too like kc said. you'd need a 110v wall charger with a usb input though. if you dont have one you could get it when you get the usb hub.
sdotcarlisle said:
actually i have this for my freeagent drive and the back there are two usb's in the back one says power if you plug them both in your phone should charge much faster than regular usb. or go with kc's advice you may not have 2 usb ports to spare. or you could buy a usb hub and then you'd have more usb ports and wouldnt have to worry about plugging it into the wall. some people may feel safer plugging into a wall though so you could do that too like kc said. you'd need a 110v wall charger with a usb input though. if you dont have one you could get it when you get the usb hub.
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I was simply advising him to shove the usb cable into the wall outlet with out an adapter....your way seems safer..
Kcarpenter said:
I was simply advising him to shove the usb cable into the wall outlet with out an adapter....your way seems safer..
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i was just trying to talk as much as possible without saying anything.
I was the op of the previous thread about this. Your version looks much cleaner than mine
I don't own a dremel so I just used scissors
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jeremysterling said:
I was the op of the previous thread about this. Your version looks much cleaner than mine
I don't own a dremel so I just used scissors
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Thanks for the compliment and I wonder.. would using both USB plugs, plugged into my computer, give the battery as good of a charge as it does with just one usb, since it's a slow steady charge instead of a wall outlet jamming as much charge into the battery as it can in a short amount of time? All the wall charger does for me is gives my battery a surface charge, phone will show 100% but drop to 60-70 in a matter of 20 mins.
jerry43812 said:
Thanks for the compliment and I wonder.. would using both USB plugs, plugged into my computer, give the battery as good of a charge as it does with just one usb, since it's a slow steady charge instead of a wall outlet jamming as much charge into the battery as it can in a short amount of time? All the wall charger does for me is gives my battery a surface charge, phone will show 100% but drop to 60-70 in a matter of 20 mins.
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Didn't think Lithium batteries had those kind of problems. Sure you don't just need to calibrate your battery? Juice is Juice to an Li bat. from what I have been taught...but then again I aint an Eletrical Engineer....
jerry43812 said:
Thanks for the compliment and I wonder.. would using both USB plugs, plugged into my computer, give the battery as good of a charge as it does with just one usb, since it's a slow steady charge instead of a wall outlet jamming as much charge into the battery as it can in a short amount of time? All the wall charger does for me is gives my battery a surface charge, phone will show 100% but drop to 60-70 in a matter of 20 mins.
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i don't think it matters. i've played around with it and haven't noticed a big difference if one or both plugs are in. funny story though, if you have both plugged in charging your phone will using wifi tether the phone should give you a message along the lines of:
"the power source is insufficient, please switch sources or switch to wall charger"
make sure you calibrate your battery and don't have the gsm auto bug (if you're using a custom rom), because that'll kill your battery
This is way cool! Ill gladly spend 3 bucks and fashion a notch in it for mah Hero. Thanks for the post.
i went back to walmart to get another one, i want one to make a car dock and they were sold out
Hell my Walmart has dozens of them left...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=706597
check this out, for anyone wanting a car dock, only $10
This was a great idea from the OP...thank you for it!
I was just randomly browsing Walmart today and came accross the goDock, last one! Remembered reading this thread and decided to buy it! Hell its only 3 bucks!
Here are my results:
For anyone reading this thread that hasn't already gotten themselves a goDock and done this...here is my 2 cents on the mini-project...
You cannot have a case on the hero to use the dock, well i should say you would have to do some further modification to the dock than what has been done here. The dock has too narrow and short of a space for the hero to connect to USB with the case on. I have tried a soft case, small hard case, and full hard case and it is the same results with all three of course.
If you don't have a Dremel you CAN use sharp scissors as mentioned, but it will be messy. Best to use a Dremel on lowest power setting with a round "sanding" head - see picture below! The plastic is really soft and going slow with a sanding head will make the plastic stay smooth and look a lot nice. If you absolutely can't use a Dremel the second best bet would be to use a utility knife, the ones with the break off blades that are razor sharp. I have used those before for quick plastic work and if you sand the surface afterwards it looks just as good. It is just less accurate if you are going for a symmetrical curved line.
Alright, if anyone hasn't checked this out yet...get your ass to walmart and do it now! I just picked up three more docks!!! ONE DOLLAR A PIECE!!!! If you are looking for a simple dock then you have to be out of your mind not to do this for only 1 dollar!
ebbinger_413 said:
Alright, if anyone hasn't checked this out yet...get your ass to walmart and do it now! I just picked up three more docks!!! ONE DOLLAR A PIECE!!!! If you are looking for a simple dock then you have to be out of your mind not to do this for only 1 dollar!
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Aww lucky you, bought mine for $3.18. I used wire cutters and some 150 grit sand paper. Came out pretty good.
Just bought another one and going to mod it to fit the extended 3500mAh battery from seidio.
amazing dock Ebbinger_413 is my brother and we went to walmart same day to get these literally took like 10 minutes to sand 3 of them down and work awesome for the hero probably for the evo too
Kcarpenter said:
Sure you don't just need to calibrate your battery?
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make sure you calibrate your battery...
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Can someone please tell me how to calibrate my battery?
Thanks!
A couple of Desk Docks popping up around the web recently, anyone got one and can give a brief review?
Cheaper one £9
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Extended one (with additional Battery slot) £15
They don't look bad but best to get one that has the micro-usb AND a headphone plug - that way you can attach it to your Hi-Fi, pc etc to pump the sound from!
If not then these ones from Brando look nice:
$18 + $3 P&P
$17 + $3 P&P (various colours available!)
I have always found Brando excellent and have used him for years now - I have just got the reflection free screen protector for my HD7 and it makes it easier to see outside and much smoother to the touch!
yeah good point, i don't think i've spotted one with a headphone socket yet... I wonder if we'll see docking stations with built in speakers anytime soon....
Fingers crossed - always annoys me the iPoo gets docks galore but HTC phones don't even though they have great audio capabilities!
I've bought this one: http://kidigi.com/product_lv2.php?pid=1230
It has well working line-out and it can charge a second battery. It looks and feels great.
BUT my PC does not recognize my HD7 in the cradle. It can be charged via USB but not synced
chr5s11 said:
I've bought this one: http://kidigi.com/product_lv2.php?pid=1230
It has well working line-out and it can charge a second battery. It looks and feels great.
BUT my PC does not recognize my HD7 in the cradle. It can be charged via USB but not synced
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That looks very nice!
The description says it charges and syncs. Did you contact the company for a replacement or fix? Maybe you got a bad unit
chr5s11 said:
I've bought this one: http://kidigi.com/product_lv2.php?pid=1230
It has well working line-out and it can charge a second battery. It looks and feels great.
BUT my PC does not recognize my HD7 in the cradle. It can be charged via USB but not synced
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I had a Kidigi cradle for my touch pro - you have to have the MINI-usb power adapter plugged in AND the MICRO-usb supplied with your phone plugged in to the PC for it to sync.... that way it charges and syncs at same time.
adamelphick said:
I had a Kidigi cradle for my touch pro - you have to have the MINI-usb power adapter plugged in AND the MICRO-usb supplied with your phone plugged in to the PC for it to sync.... that way it charges and syncs at same time.
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Thanks for the hint. I tried that, but it doesn't work either. Syncing via WLAN works fine.
I wrote to the support of the shop where I bought it, but I haven't got any reply so far.
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They don't look bad but best to get one that has the micro-usb AND a headphone plug - that way you can attach it to your Hi-Fi, pc etc to pump the sound from!
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I just bought one of these.
I had the equivalent for my HD2, and it's really excellent. It's got everything I need - spare battery charging bay, power connector, USB to PC connector, audio connector - the full set. A good price too.
- Link
Buyed THIS ONE yesterday.
When it will arrive I'll post my opinions and, hope, some photos.
Bye, Marco.
Wow some of those are quite nice looking.
William Hart said:
I just bought one of these.
I had the equivalent for my HD2, and it's really excellent. It's got everything I need - spare battery charging bay, power connector, USB to PC connector, audio connector - the full set. A good price too.
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These both look good.
I was looking at one just the other day. Still not sure which to go with.
Yeah I really like the look of that charger, does someone have a trusted site for the States? I wanna buy one, but I just don't know about some of these sites.
And the sites that do look decent, are always in the UK! What gives?!
Can someone hit me back with a link for State side website that you've personally bought from before, and that the company does exist somewhere.
Thanks yall!
Do any of these docks/cradles work with a case on?
I have the PixelSkin case for my HD7. Will my phone with the case on fit in any of these docks/cradles?
Good Day,
I presently own both the hd2 and hd7, and am not able to dock either phone while in their cases...Due to the chargers fitting so well as to promote
stability while charging. (Of course it may depend on which cradle you own/purchase.) I have 2 different style cradles, and both give the same results.
I hope this helps.
Good Day,
I have purchased 2 different style cradles...1 from mygadgetgarage (hd2/hd7) (ebay) and the other from talkietech (hd2) (also ebay). Both sites treated me excellent. Fast shipping/Great prices.
i just bought a slip in real leather case by HTC. Good thing is you can just pull up your phone without using fingers to squeeze through the side when you need to pull out the phone.
What do you think of this horizontal cradle for the Incredible S?
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I still hope there will be a vertical cradle, although the plugin for the chargder is on the side.
I think I like it more then a vertical one ... The wide view allows for better seeing mails, pictures ... whatever ... And it's more stable too maybe. I'm getting one
oh! I want! I want!
haha. ) - does this work with evo? I like horizontal as well. less likely to topple over, cause I use the phone as an alarm clock and grab for it blindly to shut it up. )
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this looks good! is it on sale online now?
bxang1986 said:
this looks good! is it on sale online now?
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Website says 1. April, hope that is no joke ;-)
Kidigi now has the horizontal cradel for sale.
HTC Incredible S USB Desktop Cradle with 2nd battery slot
Any one has it? Is it good? Where to buy it (UK)?
here is also vertical one:
Wouldnt the vertical one affect reception since it blocks the bottom of the back cover?
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The IncS fits in my old HD2 cradle, but since the charger is on the side on the IncS, oppersit to the HD2 where its at the bottom, i had to do some "modding".
i could not find anyone who sells the kidigi horizontal cradle.
sdxda said:
i could not find anyone who sells the kidigi horizontal cradle.
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there are a few on ebay but not the kidigi. Mostly from Hong Kong.
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_from=R...c+incredible+s+dock&_sacat=See-All-Categories
I ordered the horizontal cradle from Mugen Batteries, together with an extended 1800 battery.
I already have the battery, which does make a difference btw.
The cradle was not in stock and should be available end of this month (May).
Delivery and service excellent btw...
pbeutler said:
I ordered the horizontal cradle from Mugen Batteries, together with an extended 1800 battery.
I already have the battery, which does make a difference btw.
The cradle was not in stock and should be available end of this month (May).
Delivery and service excellent btw...
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Exactly same... They said cradle will be send in the end of this month...
Battery is completely crap! To everyone - Don't Buy It!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqry0vi7fjw
made mine with Optimus Prime behind it ;D
few more pictures
@vontdeux, is that cradle a self creation?
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@vontdeux, is that cradle a self creation?
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aside from the "barbie doll" yes..made out from wood, carved using mini dremmel+sandpaper.
@ GoblinIT: why is the battery crap? I have a different opinion....the battery definitely gives me more power and lasts about 30-40% longer.
The cradle was posted to me yesterday and I should have it within the next 2 weeks..
Mugen Power Crap!
I've just received cradle from Mugen Power and I wouldn't recommended it to anyone.[FONT="]
[/FONT]OK. Cradle is really well done, looks solid etc. but...
LEDs - Left always blue, Right always green... Whatever you plug or not... So what are they for?
Audio mini Jack is covered, so forget about plugging anything...
You can't know if second battery charging process is finish or not...
And the worst - look at attached image - power plug - what is this? Where I can plug it? Crap!
Delivery time: over 1 month and 1 week
It is not the Kidigi one, it is cheap copy...
Waste of money. Don't buy it... Maybe if you buy it in Europe you would get the proper plug... but evidently please don't buy it from Mugen Power![FONT="]
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@ GoblinIT: why is the battery crap? I have a different opinion....the battery definitely gives me more power and lasts about 30-40% longer.
The cradle was posted to me yesterday and I should have it within the next 2 weeks..
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So have you got it? What is your opinion? Battery life is not only my opinion, it was tested and my test showed it has shorter battery life then original one from HTC...
^ Thanks for posting that and warning me. I was about to order it from them and I am now glad I didn't.
I am going to continue looking for an authentic one and if I find one I will be sure to share it on here.
I also got the cradle and despite the fact that it does what it says; you can charge phone and battery, it feels really cheap and 'plastic', so on the cradle I agree with GoblinIT.
I still am happy with the battery though.
KiDiGi dock
I got tired of samsung taking forever to release a desktop dock, so I went and bought the kidigi and have been using it for a week now. I have to say the dock is amazing . It fits the phone perfectly and holds it in tight . My test for a good dock is if i can place the phone to charge when im drunk, and i have to say its a good dock. . I had a seidio and it was a pain getting the micro usb to line up.
maybe a few picture of the dock?
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Sorry cant show you phone on the dock, i dont have a camera besides my phone.
Does the dock fit the phone very tightly or would there be room for a silicone case?
Looks good though. I wondered about mounting one of these permenantly in the car instead of using a brodit active holder
Pillock said:
Does the dock fit the phone very tightly or would there be room for a silicone case?
Looks good though. I wondered about mounting one of these permenantly in the car instead of using a brodit active holder
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This fits really tight and no room for case. Would be a really good car mount, the phone doesn't move at all, but don't know about permanently mounting something to a car.
babluc said:
This fits really tight and no room for case. Would be a really good car mount, the phone doesn't move at all, but don't know about permanently mounting something to a car.
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using this as a car mount is actually a good idea, just use some strong velcrow. but the downside is that you wouldnt be able to the 3.5mm headphone jack due to the design. what a pitty for people like me who use aux for audio
Does this dock cause the Nexus S to go into dock mode?
I have dock from Odds and Pods.
It looks exactly the same as one described in this thread but no KiDiGi label on it.
Few things which might be helpful for some.
Mine phone did not went into dock mode until I modified dock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12143413&postcount=38
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12160799&postcount=40
Dock working fine with Best Skin Ever attached - so there is some room for protection also.
I would not recommend this dock to use it in the car. Not in the place where I live.
If you have only smooth roads, no bumps at all - then yes - maybe. But your phone is not hold in docking station by anything but small USB plug.
Imagine what will happen with this on some bumps.
Consider buying this one for car instead:
http://www.kidigi.com/product_lv2.php?pid=1265
http://www.4u-mobi.com/onlineshop/online_shop_detail.php?pid=5694
Also I have a question to thread author.
Does your dock working OK in USB transfer mode?
Mine just showed up and I was pleasantly suprised of the build quality. Fits perfect.
I got the one with the spare battery compartment.
Best part about it is that it charges the phone, syncs usb, and charges the spare all at the same time rather than one at a time like some of my older versions i've bought.
If it only had an audio out jack in the back it would be the ultimate.
Ordered it here but can be found cheaper with some research: http://www.4u-mobi.com/onlineshop/online_shop_detail.php?pid=5692 showed up in 10 days
jacksonj51 said:
Mine just showed up and I was pleasantly suprised of the build quality. Fits perfect.
I got the one with the spare battery compartment.
Best part about it is that it charges the phone, syncs usb, and charges the spare all at the same time rather than one at a time like some of my older versions i've bought.
If it only had an audio out jack in the back it would be the ultimate.
Ordered it here but can be found cheaper with some research: http://www.4u-mobi.com/onlineshop/online_shop_detail.php?pid=5692 showed up in 10 days
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So the usb sync works, transfer files, on the one you got? Just want to make sure since the other person said it only charged his phone (unless I read it wrong).
Works perfectly fine.... They ship it with 2 different cables, 1 is obviously for data transfer and the other is for charging... you can tell because one is thick vs the other very skinny... so I hope whoever said it didn't work didn't get their wires crossed up!
jacksonj51 said:
Works perfectly fine.... They ship it with 2 different cables, 1 is obviously for data transfer and the other is for charging... you can tell because one is thick vs the other very skinny... so I hope whoever said it didn't work didn't get their wires crossed up!
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Good to know. Thanks for confirming.
jacksonj51 said:
Ordered it here but can be found cheaper with some research
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Could you please tell us where you could find it cheaper ? Because, personally, I find that is has a very nice design compared to other alternatives, so I would really like to buy it. Preferably cheaper than 27$. So, again, please tell us where to find it cheaper. Thanks !
Also, on their site, it says that under DC and USB charging, the output is 500mAh. My Nexus S DC charger says 700 mAh. How is that going to affect the charging time ? Almost +1/3 of what it is right now ?
I also understood from other sources, that USB can only give a max output of 500 mAh, is that true ? So the only down-side for this dock is the 500 mAh DC output... it would've been better if it had 1A.
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I also understood from other sources, that USB can only give a max output of 500 mAh, is that true ? So the only down-side for this dock is the 500 mAh DC output... it would've been better if it had 1A.
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Can't help you out with the rest, but yes, USB ports can only output up to 500 mAh.
legojj said:
Does this dock cause the Nexus S to go into dock mode?
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Bump. Does the phone enter dock mode?
Does this fit with the I9023 also?
So, where do you find it cheaper ?
Anyway, I found it on shop.brando.com (I think it's a replica of the KiDiGi model). Unfortunately, I can't post links here, so if you want to find it, do a search for "Google Nexus S USB Cradle" on their site. It's 18$ only for charging the phone and 25$ with a slot for charging the battery. That's compared to 27$ and 31$ respectively for those 2 from KiDiGi.
Also, apart from the KiDiGi models and these replicas, I've also found the chinese ones on eBay. Those are around 10$ each, but I don't quite recommend those. They also come with a 500 mA DC charger each, so there's nothing good here, opposed to the 1A charger that comes with the KiDiGi and those replicas on brando shop.
Hope this helps somebody.
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Bump. Does the phone enter dock mode?
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Id like to know this as well.
Does it put the phone into Clock mode?
-Ash-
No, it does not enter dock mode. Tested on both ports.