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Need car mount for rental cars when traveling

I do a lot of business travel and I have found that the windshield mount is not working well for me and my DINC. The last rental car windshield slanted so far back it made it hard to reach my cig lighter for charge.
I need a dashboard mount but need one that is designed to be taken in/out of cars often...not fixed or where the sticky tape will wear out quickly of get stuff on the sticky when in my bag.
Any suggestions pls???

Get one with a vent clip. They work pretty well.

http://www.amazon.com/Bracketron-PHV-200-BL-Mobile-Device-Holder/dp/B0014S5FVQ/
i use this. its really good. cheap and does not look half bad either.

Aa traveler, I can't believe I never thought of a vent clip. -- Tanks!

k.electron said:
http://www.amazon.com/Bracketron-PHV-200-BL-Mobile-Device-Holder/dp/B0014S5FVQ/
i use this. its really good. cheap and does not look half bad either.
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Man I hate that mount.. My wife loves it though. she has it for her droid X in her suv.. when there isnt a phone in it.. it rattles like nobody's business.

luvit said:
Aa traveler, I can't believe I never thought of a vent clip. -- Tanks!
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Actually I find every time I bring only the vent clip I get one of those cars with stupid circle vents which never hold the clip correct. I gave up on the vent type.
This one has both to choose from.
http://www.amazon.com/Arkon-Univers...d-Smartphones/dp/B003ELOOZO/ref=pd_cp_e_3_img

I bought one from walmart for $20 in the automotive accessories section. It's a windshield suction cup mount and works very well.
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Check this one out:
http://cnettv.cnet.com/breffo-spiderpodium/9742-1_53-50094470.html
If you are not sure whether this will securely hold the phone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhEoVvTyiN8

I have not checked-out each link in this thread, but I want to remind you that some towns or states, like California, enforce a law where NOTHING can be mounted to the windshield.
I have traveled to CA often.

dan h said:
Check this one out:
http://cnettv.cnet.com/breffo-spiderpodium/9742-1_53-50094470.html
If you are not sure whether this will securely hold the phone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhEoVvTyiN8
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That looks sick. I'm going to try it out.

Found this in EVO thread, looks pretty sweet
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848234

ksidirt said:
That looks sick. I'm going to try it out.
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I have it and use it everyday. It's very sturdy and works really well. It accommodates my phone with the extended battery.
You can find it on ebay for $14 and if you use billmelater, you get $10 credit.

dan h said:
I have it and use it everyday. It's very sturdy and works really well. It accommodates my phone with the extended battery.
You can find it on ebay for $14 and if you use billmelater, you get $10 credit.
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Thanks. I already bought it on eBay last night for $13 with free two day shipping.
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Universal car dock?

Do any of you use a universal car dock?
I'd like to be able to clip it to the vents so that I can easily reach it for navigation.
Anyone using one that they'd recommend?

I have this one and I'm very happy with it. It's not a vent holder though. I found that the SNS is a bit big to hang off the vents.
EDIT: I can't post links so just search ebay for 'nexus arkon'.

pugland said:
I have this one and I'm very happy with it. It's not a vent holder though. I found that the SNS is a bit big to hang off the vents.
EDIT: I can't post links so just search ebay for 'nexus arkon'.
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I kinda like it, thanks!

mizunox said:
Do any of you use a universal car dock?
I'd like to be able to clip it to the vents so that I can easily reach it for navigation.
Anyone using one that they'd recommend?
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I have this one, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003Y3BEV4 it's meant for the IP4 but works great with our phone. I like the fact that I can use it with other phones in the future.

I use a clingo car holder, its golden, if your in vancouver you can probably find one at london drugs, thats where i got mine

Clingo is great.. for about 3-6 months.
I've gone through four Clingo mounts. Every time, after a few months the green backing starts literally falling apart and leaving residue on the back of the device.
I really wanted to love Clingo. But the pads are basically disposable. Sadface.

mntbkr said:
I have this one, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003Y3BEV4 it's meant for the IP4 but works great with our phone. I like the fact that I can use it with other phones in the future.
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I use this one as well, it worked for my evo, nexus S, and my wife's pre, and an ipod.
It also comes with a window attachment AND a vent attachment. I've seen it on amazon for as low as 8.99 so I actually own two.
Throw an NFC tag on that with a nexus and pure gold

Sweet car mount

Hey guys, I found this in the Droid 3 section. This mount seems pretty sick. I may just cave and buy it. Up to now I have kept modifying my car mount from my original droid. I made it work for my d2, and now (kinda..) my bionic. But it is not as secure anymore.
This looks nice!

That actually does look sweet! I wonder how it holds up and how long the suction holds.
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It looks sweet. The only problem I see is the clip looks wide. Going off the dimensions of the iPhone 4 it looks to be about 1 1/8 inch wide. If you clip it on the side you will have to cover the charging port or volume down button since there is only about an inch of room there. It says it can accommodate up to a a 5" screen so you might be able to clip it top to bottom. I might still go ahead and get it and mod it if I have to. Good find.

If you are going to spend that much money on some generic piece of junk why would you not just buy the one that is made by Motorola for the phone?? http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...ryDetails&archetypeId=12747&accessoryId=47728

Then there's the clingo.
http://www.clingo.com/car-mounts/universal-car-dash-mount

elislurry said:
If you are going to spend that much money on some generic piece of junk why would you not just buy the one that is made by Motorola for the phone?? http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...ryDetails&archetypeId=12747&accessoryId=47728
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Why do you call those docks "junk"
Perhaps, people don't want to buy device specific car docks every time they get a new device.

Does look pretty nice, the only thing I see is that it would take both hands at an awkward angle to to squeeze the back then mount the phone...instead of just placing the phone in the cradle with the oem dock.

alemondemon said:
Why do you call those docks "junk"
Perhaps, people don't want to buy device specific car docks every time they get a new device.
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+1 - While these two docks aren't my cup of tea, doesn't mean they wont suit someone else's needs!

Get the moto branded bionic dock and never plug/unplug another cable.
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elislurry said:
If you are going to spend that much money on some generic piece of junk why would you not just buy the one that is made by Motorola for the phone?? http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...ryDetails&archetypeId=12747&accessoryId=47728
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Id buy the "junk" way before the verizon one it looks sweet. Dont be such a downer he wantes to show something nixe and he did. If u have nothing relivent to say keep it to yourself
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This looks great for someone who has a family that might not all have the same smartphone. I'd much rather have this in my two cars so that it doesn't matter which car I drive, I can still mount my Bionic and my wife can mount her Droid 3.

I just got this one yesterday. Gotta say, I'm pretty dissapointed. Jiggles around quite a bit, even though it's locked down tight. The suction cup mount holds very well though.

mill guy said:
I just got this one yesterday. Gotta say, I'm pretty dissapointed. Jiggles around quite a bit, even though it's locked down tight. The suction cup mount holds very well though.
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From what I've seen even the ones made device specific still jiggle a bit.
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idefiler6 said:
Then there's the clingo.
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This is awesome. I wonder how dependable it is? I need something that I can depend on for my motorcycle. Do you think it would work if I have a Body Glose case with the swivel clip? (Obviously just the nub would be on the phone, not the whole clip)

The one Made by Motorola for the Driod Bionic, only cost 10$ more. Plus to charges the phone, and activates the Dock App.
The on in the OP looks like a Giant clothes pin with a suction cup attached to it. It would come in handy for phones that dont have car mount made for them.

cbal04 said:
This is awesome. I wonder how dependable it is? I need something that I can depend on for my motorcycle. Do you think it would work if I have a Body Glose case with the swivel clip? (Obviously just the nub would be on the phone, not the whole clip)
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I don't know but I know they use this sticky technology in things like clean room door mats to take dirt off your shoes for entering a sterile environment. The sticky never runs out, you just wipe it with a damp cloth. As far as on a motorcycle...well I won't make any guarantees.

I've used the Arkon Mobile Grip with my Sensation and it works great, I've recommended it to others on xda and elsewhere and they've been happy with it.
I've tested it with the Infuse and it fits with room to spare, so it'll work with the Bionic.

I have the motorola car mount and it recently started to mess up (the car charger chord doesn't fully connect to the car mount thus no charging unless directly connected to bionic) this one looks nice I'm going to buy...FYI its on Amazon for under 20
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I have to say, these are pretty bad ass universal docks... Why go device specific.. I understand that its just the same price, but the Bionic for some of us isn't the first phone we'd mount in our car... So its actually a savings... Plus, the cardock app isn't GREAT, the google car home is universal...

I went with the Clingo
before this I used the Universal VZW vent mount and the DroidX Car Mount... Both IMO sucked and Bulky-
This has to be the Simplest Dock ever-
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Exogear car mount and replicas

So I've been looking at car mounts and the Exogear is the one I like, but I find it a bit expensive. I found plenty of replicas on Ebay such as:
Cheapest I found
Another cheap one.
Even there are differences between the replicas - the suction pad is different between these 2.
So do you think these are good enough? Comparable suction? Durable enough, so they don't break within a month?
What do you think?

Anyone?

cyper.bg said:
Anyone?
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I've had the "Arkon SM410" for months and I love it. Look it up on Amazon. Works perfectly on my Note II.

BenThereDidThat said:
I've had the "Arkon SM410" for months and I love it. Look it up on Amazon. Works perfectly on my Note II.
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I have broken 3 of those ...and they are very bulky
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cyper.bg said:
So I've been looking at car mounts and the Exogear is the one I like, but I find it a bit expensive. I found plenty of replicas on Ebay such as:
Cheapest I found
Another cheap one.
Even there are differences between the replicas - the suction pad is different between these 2.
So do you think these are good enough? Comparable suction? Durable enough, so they don't break within a month?
What do you think?
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Hi I have second one.
It's OK for time to time using. Mounted on front window with phone its little shaky during ride.

Fly2cz said:
Hi I have second one.
It's OK for time to time using. Mounted on front window with phone its little shaky during ride.
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Hm, I ordered the same one. Hopefully it works properly.
The phone/whole mount doesn't drop I hope?

I have the exogear use for both of my devices ( note 2 & nexus 4 and it works perfect, see attached picture
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So I ordered THIS one and used it on a 60 miles trip today.
For its price I am very pleased with it. It holds the phone securely and while it's a little shaky on a bumpy road I don't think that it will fall off the window.
I've tried to put it on different surfaces, but it will only stay on surfaces that are completely smooth. My dashboard wasn't, so it didn't attach well to it. Glass - no problem. It is very secure. Polished wooden furniture - no problem too.
mardos said:
I have the exogear use for both of my devices ( note 2 & nexus 4 and it works perfect, see attached picture
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Can you please post more pictures of your unit. I want to compare it to mine. Thank you.

Here you go
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Here you go
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Mine is in the car, but it looks absolutely identical to yours.
I'll get it tomorrow to compare it.
I would assume yours is a bit shaky too?
If it's not too much can you get a picture on the suction pad
Thank you.

cyper.bg said:
Mine is in the car, but it looks absolutely identical to yours.
I'll get it tomorrow to compare it.
I would assume yours is a bit shaky too?
If it's not too much can you get a picture on the suction pad
Thank you.
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Sorry for the delay lol
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You get what you pay for... you can do like me and buy about 5 or 6 different ones that are cheap and shake rattle and roll as you go down the road...
Or you can bite the bullet and pay ~$70 and get the best mount out there. ProClip

I got an exomount 1 off ebay
It's definitely one if the easiest mounts to insert and remove the phone.
Its great that I can use it with a case
My only complaint is it is a quite shaky and also the phone moves a little in the mount due to the narrow width of the clamp

I wouldn't trust a cheap holder to hold my expensive phone...:angel:

The iOttie mount is solid and WILL attach to irregular surfaces, like a textured dashboard. Mine came in today, and it is very sturdy, haven't got a chance to use it yet. Other folks here have confirmed that it sticks to dashboards with no problem, even if they aren't smooth.

Is it shaky because of the spring in the clamp maybe not song enough? Or something else
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It bounces because the arm from base to ball joint is plastic and quite skinny so it's not real solid.
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I am about to get the new Exo mount 2. Hope it is better than the first generation.

I used this for my evo shift and it expands enough to fit my note 2. Got it from Radio Shack
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I have just bought both the real exomount 2 and the replica from ebay. Can't wait to get my hands on them.
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Invent car mount

I recently bought a car mount for my note 2 which fits in the air vents of my car, from 'invent'. Despite what they said on the web store, it does not fit my note 2, so I get my money back, no worry about that. But does anybody know of an alternative that will fit the note 2? I specifically want an air vent solution, so others will not do.
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Isn't the phone a bit heavy for venting? Any vent mounts I've ever used cause the vent to roll down and put the phone at an awkward and unusable angle.
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I would love to help you, but help yourself first: ask a better question
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No need to re-invent the wheel I have been using for years Arkon Mega Grip mount and been using it for the last year with my Note 2 (also Slim Grip Ultra works great, check it out in my review, in my signature link below).. It also comes with a very sturdy air vent mount. Though I don't use it in air vent, sounds like it's exactly what you are looking for: http://arkon.com/megagrip/megagrip-windshield-vent-mount.html
What's totally cool with it, it has universal ball-joint mount so you can use it with other mounts as well.

IOTTIE! it's 10, better than any other mount and it will hold many other phones too. It's universal but sold as for the note II and s4. It'll fit most big phones.
You can stick it anywhere and it won't fall, you can also rotate it completely in any direction you want.
It's not vent mounted, but why do you want that? Theres a million better places for it.
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Have you tried solution from Brodit?
On their site you can just select type of your phone and your car and the configurator will find all versions they have for your combination.

TheNetwork said:
IOTTIE! it's 10, better than any other mount and it will hold many other phones too. It's universal but sold as for the note II and s4. It'll fit most big phones.
You can stick it anywhere and it won't fall, you can also rotate it completely in any direction you want.
It's not vent mounted, but why do you want that? Theres a million better places for it.
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iOttie is good, but doesn't work well at all with Zerolemon battery. Trust me, I tested and reviewed them all (check out my signature link). Slim Grip Ultra is the only universal that fits everything up to Note 2/3 and 7"/8" tablets and it will hold a heavier phone even with ZL battery.

I use this for my note 2 with a sedio case on it
http://www.amazon.com/Aduro-Univers...Revolution/dp/B00CLDPDCE/ref=pd_sim_sbs_cps_1
works great and fully adjustable

asidrave said:
I use this for my note 2 with a sedio case on it
http://www.amazon.com/Aduro-Univers...Revolution/dp/B00CLDPDCE/ref=pd_sim_sbs_cps_1
works great and fully adjustable
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Yep, that one is good too and working with ZeroLemon as well as Defender. Btw, you can get these for about $2 plus change on ebay if you don't mind waiting 2-3 weeks for shipping from SH

I followed vectrons advice and ordered the mega grip. Now anxiously awaiting delivery
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cyrixke said:
I followed vectrons advice and ordered the mega grip. Now anxiously awaiting delivery
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Let us know how it works out for you, and take some pictures!!!

I am using this holder and it is perfect: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=190837202707
@phablet

Does it hold with a case?
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borijess said:
Does it hold with a case?
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That one looks like for a naked phone only.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK_tIe052w8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn89-X7rvS0
I have this and works really good, should fit anything phabet sized even with bulky casing. While I had read reviews that it sticks on any flat surface but I hadn't tested its strength, it has been on my windshield for more than 6 months and never fall off on its own.

Kellicros said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK_tIe052w8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn89-X7rvS0
I have this and works really good, should fit anything phabet sized even with bulky casing. While I had read reviews that it sticks on any flat surface but I hadn't tested its strength, it has been on my windshield for more than 6 months and never fall off on its own.
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It is very interesting and perhaps finally right for me, I can only use the dashboard rough, please let you do tests to see if it really holds on a rubberized surface and rough? and a secure link? would not buy his fake.

babak said:
It is very interesting and perhaps finally right for me, I can only use the dashboard rough, please let you do tests to see if it really holds on a rubberized surface and rough? and a secure link? would not buy his fake.
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Can't help testing because I wouldn't wanna dismount it from my windshield and go through the cleaning process, but here's a review I found on google, you may read and decide, heh.
http://www.squidoo.com/exogear-exomount2-review

Kellicros said:
Can't help testing because I wouldn't wanna dismount it from my windshield and go through the cleaning process, but here's a review I found on google, you may read and decide, heh.
http://www.squidoo.com/exogear-exomount2-review
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Thanks but I've read reviews of disastrous amazon.it and now I have many doubts.

babak said:
Thanks but I've read reviews of disastrous amazon.it and now I have many doubts.
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I have no idea about the problems people had, it has been in my car for a while and still working great. I live in an asian country that has hot climate through out the year with my car always parked under the sun, so i'm not sure if its the hot wheather.