Nexus One - CAR DOCK!!! Americans help! - Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey american friends.
I am going to the states soon, and looking to pick up a car dock. is there any shops where i can walk in and buy - without using internet + delivery.
(going to LA, vegas and san fran) BOOYAAAAAAA!

No.
[char length is ****ing lame]

ya know, I think it's better to just get a good, generic car mount and a car charger (+ a 3.5 jack for audio in to your radio? - all of it cheaper btw) rather than paying for that car dock.
It won't fit and connect well with a case on the nexus, and so taking off a protective case all the time (defeats the purpose of the case now doesn't it) would drive me nuts.

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2.5 mm to 3.5 mm Stereo Adapter

Hi,
I'd seen some of these on ebay and some of the specialty sites, but I didn't really feel like paying $15 after shipping to get one. So on a whim, I went to radio shack bought one they had there, and gave it a try. It worked. Unit is a 'Stereo to Stereo Audio Adapter' 'Accepts 1/8" phone plug fits 3/32" phone jack'. Item number 274-373, upc 0-40293-13186-9.
$3.99
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but it dont let you use a mic and pickup the phone like this one does it ?
http://pc-mobile.net/pxdaa.htm
i used the adaptor from radioshack $2.99 i think
i plug my casset adoptor in the car, and listen to mp3s on my car stereo... and oh yea, i can use the mic just fine! its nice when im driving. auto stop the music to take the call, then goes back to music, very nice

8/12 Already bought the Home Dock from Dell US

Well as soon as I woke up today I went online to by some streak accessories, but while on the site I could only find the car kit. So I started a chat and they told me that the accessories were only available if you purchased a Streak at the same time. That was bs so I told the girl I bought mine from Dell.Uk ( Ebay ) and then she set me up with a purchase window. $76 later though I am feeling some buyer's remorse. I'm trying to rationalize by telling myself I will keep this phone until Froyo at least and that giving away my iPhone4 was worth it all. <sigh> So far it has been good I guess.......
jnovello said:
giving away my iPhone4 was worth it all. <sigh> So far it has been good I guess.......
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Well, that statement is all you need.
Did you feel the chains come off?
You gave away an iphone4 for free? I would of sold that bad boy!
*Omnipresent* said:
You gave away an iphone4 for free? I would of sold that bad boy!
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I gave it to my wife... so in a way I sold it for an immense amount of worth.
jnovello said:
I gave it to my wife... so in a way I sold it for an immense amount of worth.
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Thats funny, I did the same thing!!! I had to give my wife the iPhone 4 so I could get the Streak. I pre-ordered mine as soon as I woke up!!! I was a little upset that I had to spend an additional $100 to get the home and car docks, you would think they could throw one of them in for the $300 price tag... Oh well, I cant wait until tuesday! Hopefully it will be worth every penny of the $450 I paid
jnovello said:
I gave it to my wife... so in a way I sold it for an immense amount of worth.
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Aha good thinking now every time she calls you the phone will lose signal and cut out and you won't have to talk to her...........very clever
if yours is a uk streak you can download 2.1 now? releasted today in the uk... check the other thread for the link!
I did not purchase a Streak yesterday but did indeed purchase the car docking kit and the home docking stations. Considering from the home docking station you will have hdmi out, it is well worth it
But yes a complete ripoff for just a piece of plastic. The car docking kit was a decent price
spartan73 said:
if yours is a uk streak you can download 2.1 now? releasted today in the uk... check the other thread for the link!
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I still to this day do not know which version of the phone I have. I know it is a US version unlocked, but beta or what I do not know. Anyway, I have updated to 2.1 and I had a few problems. The best one is now my usb cable will not work....so....my streak is dead waiting for a charge on the dock that should arrive IN 5 DAYS!
Muo said:
I did not purchase a Streak yesterday but did indeed purchase the car docking kit and the home docking stations. Considering from the home docking station you will have hdmi out, it is well worth it
But yes a complete ripoff for just a piece of plastic. The car docking kit was a decent price
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The home AV dock is a quality piece of kit, way better build quality than the ones I've bought from SE & HTC in the past. Don't knock it til you've seen one! Having said that the price is still shocking
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I've had the home dock for about a week now and I am very happy with it. It is a quality piece of equipment. I never have to fumble getting it in there like with the regular charger. Slides right in every time! Sits perfect height next to my monitor. I love it and have almost entirely forgotten that I paid over $70 for it.
With the PDMI connector, I find it hard to connect the USB cable. I have read the reason for the PDMI, and perhaps the hard fit is to help stabalize multiple sized devices on one port.
I read that the Slacker G2 radio uses a similar/same connector and has a dock of sorts(mini usb charging and line-out) for around $30. No HDMI, but for charging on my desk, it would be nice.
Anyone know whether it will be compatible?
samstables said:
The home AV dock is a quality piece of kit, way better build quality than the ones I've bought from SE & HTC in the past. Don't knock it til you've seen one! Having said that the price is still shocking
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It's pricey, yes. But it's solid, looks very nice, it's not as annoying as plugging the cable every time, and it does not require powered-on PC to charge, or replugging to wall socket.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/smoku/4924352956/in/photostream/

Streak Charging cable...

***UPDATED in post #40 & #58.....THEY WORK!!!***
Have to wait until the CNY (Chinese New Year) is over to get it in, but after sending an OEM cable & spec'ing the cable with one of my contract manufacturers in China..we should finally have an economical solution Especially for those of you outside of the US (since it seems you pay more).
The finished cable (30pin PDMI to USB) sample should be sent to me on the 14th of Feb, and will take a few days to get here (US). Once it does, and is tested to work...I will be placing a large qty order. They also have compatible car charger adaptors, but not sure I want to pick those up as well. Have to wait and see how well the cables are received by the community.
I'll update the thread when I get the sample in.
Hope they work! If they do you can count on me to order at least 2, you can never have too many cables!
count me in also,
Sounds great. Any idea of price at this point?
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It would be nice to have an AV dock that also will compete with the official Dell's than getting a Slacker G2 that isn't made for the Streak
+1 If the price is right and they work, I'm interested.
Thanks for the post!
I'd be interested as well.
Tag me in for 4 of them
very cool.. I sucked it up and ordered an extra cable, car dock, and slacker dock.. but I might consider getting an spare in case I lose one or the one in my car finally breaks..
i would definitely buy 2 if price is right and it works
+ 1 ill be in for a few for sure
I'll definitely take one if the quality is good.
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+1 for sure!
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PS- Make an PDMI to Apple iPod adapter and you'll do well. That way I can pop my Streak on an iPod desktop speaker without mucking about.
+1 for 1
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joihan777 said:
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PS- Make an PDMI to Apple iPod adapter and you'll do well. That way I can pop my Streak on an iPod desktop speaker without mucking about.
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thats a great Idea..with all the those 3rd party Icrap accessories available , we can take advantage of it if there is a PDMI to Ipod/Iphone adapter.
I will get 2 when available.
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+1 if < USD$6
Sigh...
Feb. 14th is the date Dell just emailed me to tell me is now my new "adjusted" shipping date for the order I placed on January freaking 24th for $43.38 for 2 cables! I've NEVER in my life had to wait this long for something to ship, especially for freaking cables! They should have millions in stock! Anyway...
I'll prolly buy 1 or 2 of these cables if they're good.
Will these be longer than the 6 inch long (or should that be short?) cables Dell provides? Too short to plug into my USB port on my PC, too short to charge in my car while talking. Poor design, poor design... Dell really fell short on this phone and its accessories and advertising. I LOVE the phone, but come on...
I'd be in for an order of at least 2 also!
I also love the suggestion of a PDMI -> iPod/iPhone connector/bridge.
Ideally it could stretch across the whole bottom of the streak (or at least the width of an iPod/iPhone) the so that the streak would sit flush with any idocks.

help me find iOttie iTap Magnetic Air Vent Mount or clone

ok so im in Australia, and im really set on getting one of these mounts and combining it with a quick charge 2.0 in car charger.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Q3G8LPQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2FE6D62A4WM6Q
the problem is they don't ship to Australia from amazon and i don't want to pay over $60 for postage thru a redirect. ideally i want to get a clone that is basically the same, it needs to have the swivel part and a decent clip to attach to the vent.
i can't find anything else on amazon. anyone can help?
bowser84 said:
ok so im in Australia, and im really set on getting one of these mounts and combining it with a quick charge 2.0 in car charger.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Q3G8LPQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2FE6D62A4WM6Q
the problem is they don't ship to Australia from amazon and i don't want to pay over $60 for postage thru a redirect. ideally i want to get a clone that is basically the same, it needs to have the swivel part and a decent clip to attach to the vent.
i can't find anything else on amazon. anyone can help?
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well nevermind me i found one already on ebay of all places, in case anyone else is after one.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/iOttie-i...43?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item259e009dab
way more expensive, but with current AU conversion rate and having to pay for postage will work out cheaper then from amazon anyway.

P40 Pre order Promotion mistake fixed

Thank you for choosing Huawei and submitting your claim.
We recognise that the details of our recent Huawei P40 Pro pre-order promotion were not clear enough, and that some customers have received a CP60 Wireless charger (15Watt) when they were expecting a CP61 Wireless Charger (27Watt).
Customer satisfaction is very important to us and we are very grateful to those customers who were amongst the first to order the Huawei P40 Pro. We would therefore like to provide all customers who submitted a valid claim with a voucher that they can use to purchase the CP61 Wireless Charger from our Huawei Store. That is, of course, in addition to keeping the original CP60 Wireless Charger.
You will receive your voucher and instructions on how to redeem it by 11th June 2020.
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Just got this email, hope we can use it on something else
Interesting - who exactly sent the email? Huawei Customer Services or the Promotions Team (which is a separate company).
That's the same information I was told from the UK Customer Service Manager a few weeks ago but hadn't actually heard anything since. Nice to see they've finally put it right, but the initial handling of this was terrible. You'd think Huawei would want to negate any bad press with its current position. The company that handles the promotion has prior for this type of thing though (not sending items out, misleading terms, shocking customer service - Opia Limited).
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Interesting - who exactly sent the email? Huawei Customer Services or the Promotions Team (which is a separate company).
That's the same information I was told from the UK Customer Service Manager a few weeks ago but hadn't actually heard anything since. Nice to see they've finally put it right, but the initial handling of this was terrible. You'd think Huawei would want to negate any bad press with its current position. The company that handles the promotion has prior for this type of thing though (not sending items out, misleading terms, shocking customer service - Opia Limited).
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Huawei Promo semt the email. Yea i agree with the negative press, with what is going on and i was already mad at them for the slow updates. This would go a long way if we can use it as a voucher to get anything we want on the store
flystarjay said:
Huawei Promo semt the email. Yea i agree with the negative press, with what is going on and i was already mad at them for the slow updates. This would go a long way if we can use it as a voucher to get anything we want on the store
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Just checking did you actually receive the voucher? Seems the promo team are still denying a mistake. They have offered some people only a £10 voucher.
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Just checking did you actually receive the voucher? Seems the promo team are still denying a mistake. They have offered some people only a £10 voucher.
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i thought the voucher is coming after june 11th? no i have not received the voucher.
guys i order mine not on pre-order but normall.. I presume i cant get this one too?
marcel112 said:
guys i order mine not on pre-order but normall.. I presume i cant get this one too?
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No. It was the pre-order deal. You had to submit proof of purchase before a certain date and only from select retailers.
Which country are you guys from? In Germany, the preorder bonus was gt2e and freebuds3
In the UK the pre order deal was;
Freebuds 3
CP61 wireless charger (but they sent cp60)
Supercharge in car charger
I am in the UK, i claimed the promo and received the 15W CP60 charger (plus the 27w car charger and freebuds 3) - I wasn't that bothered as I don't like flat chargers and have stuck the car charger to the bedside table to use as a stand and charge at 27W. Because of this i never queried the claim.
This morning Huawei have emailed to say that as the promo terms wern't clear I will receive a voucher to buy the faster CP61 charger by the 11th June. So looks like they are pro-actively contacting people who claimed.:good::good:
AnthonyParryUK said:
I am in the UK, i claimed the promo and received the 15W CP60 charger (plus the 27w car charger and freebuds 3) - I wasn't that bothered as I don't like flat chargers and have stuck the car charger to the bedside table to use as a stand and charge at 27W. Because of this i never queried the claim.
This morning Huawei have emailed to say that as the promo terms wern't clear I will receive a voucher to buy the faster CP61 charger by the 11th June. So looks like they are pro-actively contacting people who claimed.:good::good:
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how easy is it to use the the car charger as a stand? cause i have not open mine and looking to sell it
flystarjay said:
how easy is it to use the the car charger as a stand? cause i have not open mine and looking to sell it
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Super easy for me. It comes with a clamp with super sticky 3M tape on it. My bedside table has a shelf on the back so was able to stick it to he verticle bit holding the shelf, so it's above the actual table. Probably more difficult if you're looking to stick it on the table itself though as the clamp isn't that big. The charger has a car input and a USB C input so i just use the original Phone charging plug and cable and get the full 27W charging. I love the fact that it has sensors to grip and release the phone - honestly thats the main reason i decided to use it instead of the 15W charging stand that i already had!! :laugh: :silly:
I have an Audi A3 with the aeroplane style vents - the car charger wouldn't clip onto the vents (or anywhere else for that matter) and even if it did it's so heavy it would of dragged the whole unit down. My only option was to use the 3M pad to stick it on and I didn't wanna do that. Something to think about if your car doesn't have conventional air vents (A class comes to mind).
My Voucher code to get the correct charger arrived today and its worth £69.99 ... Can confirm it is not specific to the charger. You're able to buy anything from their store. I didn't need another charger, so I've got some smart scales on their way to me
got my voucher as well, yay, wish the expiry date was december or so to give me a chance to raise funds to buy their laptops
In ireland is the only place you get only the freebuds 3. very disappointing.
In case anyone wishes to know the status for Germany: Last Friday I received a little package from "Teqcycle Solutions GmbH" with a Huawei GT 2e Smartwatch and Freebuds 3 inside.
GT 2e is a real fine piece of technology, the Freebuds 3 are okay: Real nice and clever design, great feel and secure fit in your ears. Also the noise cancelling works astonishingly well, really makes a difference which I didn't expect. In addition, using the Freeebuds 3 for phone calls works pretty well, my dialog partners didn't even notice I was using a headset, they all reported a real great sound quality. But the sound if listening to music is just okay, weak bass, sound not really transparent and well defined, nothing to write home about. Plus inability to switch off the headphones without returning them to the charging case (which even allows wireless charging, so you can charge the case wirelessly with your P40 Pro). I *hate* forced charging as it wears down the battery quickly, especially devastating for tiny batteries like the 30 mAh ones in the Frebuds 3. I also miss some more touch control - at present, the Freebuds only react on double taps, not on single taps, not on triple taps, not differentiating between short and long taps, narrowing the range of control actions to just two, which is far too less.
Oops, wrote more than intended!
Klosterbruder said:
In case anyone wishes to know the status for Germany: Last Friday I received a little package from "Teqcycle Solutions GmbH" with a Huawei GT 2e Smartwatch and Freebuds 3 inside.
GT 2e is a real fine piece of technology, the Freebuds 3 are okay: Real nice and clever design, great feel and secure fit in your ears. Also the noise cancelling works astonishingly well, really makes a difference which I didn't expect. In addition, using the Freeebuds 3 for phone calls works pretty well, my dialog partners didn't even notice I was using a headset, they all reported a real great sound quality. But the sound if listening to music is just okay, weak bass, sound not really transparent and well defined, nothing to write home about. Plus inability to switch off the headphones without returning them to the charging case (which even allows wireless charging, so you can charge the case wirelessly with your P40 Pro). I *hate* forced charging as it wears down the battery quickly, especially devastating for tiny batteries like the 30 mAh ones in the Frebuds 3. I also miss some more touch control - at present, the Freebuds only react on double taps, not on single taps, not on triple taps, not differentiating between short and long taps, narrowing the range of control actions to just two, which is far too less.
Oops, wrote more than intended!
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I have to agree on the FreeBuds 3. I was disappointed with mine mainly due to the sound. I really wanted to like them as I'd moved from Apple to Huawei (P40 Pro). But compared to the 2nd Gen AirPods they really don't compare. Battery life isn't as good, sound quality is off the mark especially with bass as you say. I also found the ANC didn't work great, especially walking with it on as the wind creeps in creating a strange sound effect. And lastly I felt they give me a headache, I could sense them firing off waves when I had them in (which I know, makes me sound crazy...:silly. Sold mine and bought a wireless charging case for my AirPods and now I'm happy again!
hmm i really liked the sound and the bass, i thought it was as good as beats by dre, i was genuinely impressed.
I wish it had longer lasting battery, longer than 4 hours. Also wish you could control the volume, how did Huawei not add volume control to it?
and unfortunately, it is always charging

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