So, I had an HTC One M7 and I bought the official HTC Car Kit for it. Now I've switched to the HTC One M8 and I realized that the car kit I have doesn't fit the M8. Considering I'm not willing to spend an additional $70 on a car kit that's almost identical to the one I have, I was wondering if it was possible to buy just the phone holder for the M8, and attach it to the car kit I already have. Do you guys know any store or website that would sell the phone holder only?
I also wonder this as the cradle part is now detachable. If I could use the original mount, charger and cable, but just change the cradle itself I would be very happy
You might get lucky hunting on craigslist or ebay for broken ones.
You can't buy just the cradle new.
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Has anyone got one of these and can testify they work and the sound quality is up to scratch before I part with £200quid times two.
I accept car kits are never perfect, but I had experience of a non-Nokia kit on a Nokia phone and I might as well have dialled and thrown the phone on the other seat. It would have been clearer. Stumping up for the genuine Nokia one fixed this and worked well.
Thanks in advance.
car kit
yeah..i got one..its quite good...but the supplied speaker is not great...much better if u wire into ur sound system
O2 Car Kit
Well, they finally arrived today and although not installed yet I've noted a few points.
1. You get a cradle for the phone, but no bracketry to secure it, so you slip your phone into a holster and this has a flat back plate. I've not found a bracket yet, but might be able to modify the one that came with the Nokia kit to work. I am also going to take this up with O2 to see what they have to say. They do state the bracket is not supplied, but only in the leaflet with the kit.
2. There is a second "data" connector on a tail from the cradle to "brain". I refer to it as a data connector as all the cable cores are fine, and there is a low voltage, low current connector on the end. I need to find out what this is for as it would be really handy if it was a serial / power connector for attaching a GPS receiver or similar.
3. The kit is actually made by ORA (www.ora.co.uk) but they do not sell it retail. Neither do they seem to know anything about it. Their techs told me to speak to O2 regarding the connector, O2 are more clueless still.
4. Other suppliers sell it at least £20 cheaper than O2. Shame I didn't find them first.
If anybody knows any detail on this "data" connector, then I would really appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.
That pesky 8 pin connector on the O2 Handsfree kit
Ahh, opened my mouth before looking. Answer is here....
http://www.xda-developers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3326
If any one has one of these and does not need the Australian adaptor I would like to buy it from you. It is just the part that has two angled pins that I am interested in and not the charger on anything. It is the one in the center of the four adaptors in the image. My unit ex Ebay has a European plug only. Placing a second adaptor on top of this makes it really awkward.
BTW I am well aware I can buy third party chargers on Ebay. Just that I would prefer to get hold of this part instead if possible.
So if any one has one that they don't think they will need, PM me and I will take it of your hands
I bought a "HTC" branded car charger from Ebay last week.
I got it in the mail today and it seems to be to be built too cheep to be actual HTC brand.
Is there a way to tell what is actual HTC and what is a second hand knock off?
Im not to sure I want to use this charger on my phone for fear it will get damaged.
Was it shipped from China/HongKong? => it is fake
Was it bought on eBay => it is fake
To be honest, I have never seen a HTC HD2 car charger made by HTC(perhaps it is sold with the car holder?). I need such thing but to be honest, I am also a little bit scared about damaging my phone.
Take some images so we can all take a look.
The HTC version of the car charger has the part that lugs in to the cigarette lighter and then a SEPARATE usb wire that connects to it which then connects to the phone, the wire is not permanently attached to the plug. If you bought one of those adapters that say "HTC" on it and glows (for under $10), you bought a fake.
I've got this item:
pearl.fr/automobile/accessoires-12v/station-de-recharge-usb-allume-cigare_PX1093.html add www before because of the silly antispam regulation
with the usb wire it's work well and I can charge 4 device in the same time (hd2/mp3/buetooh car hand free/gps
great and cheap
anyway 5 Volt is 5 volt and it's working !
Thanks for the replies...
yeah its from Ebay and it has the glowing HTC logo on it. wich = fake.
Oh well. glad I didnt spend a lot on it
guess it will be going into the trash with the packaging it came in. I am NOT going to risk my phone for over this piece of garbage.
thanks for the heads up on the "real" HTC car charger. Will search for one of them instead.
wolfee
wolfee said:
yeah its from Ebay and it has the glowing HTC logo on it. wich = fake.
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Huh? The official one has a lit HTC logo...
I have the official car mount and it comes with the car charger + cable. It's flat on the USB end and has a backlit HTC above the USB port.
Also, you can buy them separately.
does it work? if so, whats the big deal?
Like someone has asked, get some pictures up so we can inspect it
Charger
Seriously. I bought a Micro USB cable from the store for like 5.99. Been using the same cigarette USB universal charger for everything from GPS, to Tilt 2, to PSP, to bluetooth headsets using the same adaptor. Never had a single problem for about 3-4 years...
HTC=Taiwan
Taiwan=China (depending on who you want to ask)
Hong Kong =China
Does anyone know if you can get a seperate usb cable for the streak yet?
I want a spare one so i can keep it in the car, or a longer one because i find the one that comes with the streak to be too short.
Anyway if anyone knows where to get one then could they let me know
Just had a thought while typing.. just buy a usb extension lead...off to buy one to see if it works.
yes Dell sell them on their website mate
Another option is a USB extention cable. I got a 6FT for like $10 at RadioShack. Works great for me, you can also buy the Dell car kit that will work as a backup USB cable.
Is there a way to buy a compatible one?
I live in italy and we can order only from dell.it that obviusly hasn't streak and accessories in their site....
enne91 said:
Is there a way to buy a compatible one?
I live in italy and we can order only from dell.it that obviusly hasn't streak and accessories in their site....
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No one does one yet
ARHMogul said:
Another option is a USB extention cable. I got a 6FT for like $10 at RadioShack. Works great for me, you can also buy the Dell car kit that will work as a backup USB cable.
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It'd have to be blooming long to use in the car, depending on the car journey
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App
Well it has recently been confirmed that the streaks connection port is a PDMI connection. The Slacker G2 radio also uses a PDMI but no one has tried its cable yet. Specs are one thing but fitting is another. (Think of it how the first iPhone had a 3.5mm headset jack but you had to buy the apple headphones that didn't an elbow and were narrow enough to fit in there.)
So if anybody has, or knows someone that has a Slacker G2, feel free to try the cable out and tell us all
Source:
http://www.streaksmart.com/2010/08/dell-streaks-proprietary-connector-is-actually-pdmi.html
Images that I can find for the slacker 2 radio charging lead seem to show a standard mini usb connector. Maybe the pdmi connector is data only?
can u use the ones on ebay?
Now i ordered another one from Dell site....
With only one cable, I finally ran out of patience and also constant carrying existing cable from place to place everytime I moved around.....
I have to have one near my bed for reading/charging thru the night....one in the car - which I will carry around to office as well...in the coming months hopefully the price will drop or there will be another source - till then this will do.
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Images that I can find for the slacker 2 radio charging lead seem to show a standard mini usb connector. Maybe the pdmi connector is data only?
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I guess it has both. check out this dock for the slacker g2... looks the same.. also looks like the ipod connector so don't know for sure till someone actually tests it out.
oh and here's one on amazon for 27.99
Hello I am from the UK, I got the M8 at a great deal and it came today. However there is a problem with the HTC charger not being suitable for UK plugs, i.e they dont fit. However I got given an adapter for it unbranded, as a white plug with a USB slot for the HTC USB cable.
Now my worry is, from my knowledge you should only use chargers of the same brand as other chargers can do damage over time. Using the white plug given, it is not HTC branded, although the cable is still from HTC. But is this bad for my phone? That am not using a HTC branded charger? I want to charge it before it is powered on but I also don't want to use a dodgy charger.
Hard to say. If its some off-brand, cheap charger, it can have some defect that can conceivably damage the phone.
But if its decent quality, I interchange my MicroUSB chargers all the time (Samsung, HTC, etc.). Maybe technically not the best thing to do. But I haven't noticed any ill effects; and I'm willing to accept the consequences on the off chance something happens.
Worth buying the original IMHO.
http://shop.emea.htc.com/uk/p_htc_store_product.aspx?i=261982&phone=259879
Mine was shipped from Hong Kong so came with an English plug but I currently live in Australia. It shipped with a UK to AUS adaptor and this has been working fine. I think that's the cheaper option then buying a whole new charger.
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Hello I am from the UK, I got the M8 at a great deal and it came today. However there is a problem with the HTC charger not being suitable for UK plugs, i.e they dont fit. However I got given an adapter for it unbranded, as a white plug with a USB slot for the HTC USB cable.
Now my worry is, from my knowledge you should only use chargers of the same brand as other chargers can do damage over time. Using the white plug given, it is not HTC branded, although the cable is still from HTC. But is this bad for my phone? That am not using a HTC branded charger? I want to charge it before it is powered on but I also don't want to use a dodgy charger.
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I only say this because I did this.. i got my HTC ONE M8 and thought the plug didnt fit but the earth prong expanded (i havent had a new phone since htc one x .. apparently this is the new design on phones as my friend with S5 laughed at me when i said the plug confused me for a while lol)
well some cheap non brand chargers can harm your device battery. there are a lot of complains like this. so if you even want to change your charger i recommend buying the original HTC charger or same quality charger of other brands.