Before I buy:
http://www.tomtom.com/products/products.php?ID=209&Language=4
Can't seem to find a provider of XDA car kits in the US and I'd heard that some people successfully used a TomTom kit so I looked into them.
I have a trip coming up next week so I'd like to buy a solution ASAP.
This is a car kit for TOMTOM rather than the XDA-2 By that i mean its a simple holder for the XDA-1 (the xda-2 will fit but it tight unless you remove the battery cover) it power the XDA and the GPS thats it, It is not a car kit for a mobile phone
John
Ok thanks for the quick response, if it'll fit the XDA II (even snugly) and power both it and the GPS then at least I'll know what I'm getting.
I'd love to get a regular car kit for hands free but have come up empty looking for a stateside retailer. Anyone else out there know of one?
The XDA-1 car kit dose work with the XDA-2 and also you can connet your GPS to it, but there is no aerial connetin the XDA-1 kit.
I use the simple OMTOM Cradel in my car with a BT200 bluetooth headset, but i have friends who still use there old XDA-1 car kits
John
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Is there a dedicated in Car Kit for the new XDA II yet? I have read that the original XDA kit could be compatible but am interested in knowing if an updated kit has been launched and if so where I can order it.
Ed
I informed at a shop selling MDa's about that :
They expect the O2 XDA/MDA II carkit in Januari 2004.....
There is a car kit, which is used when you have Tom Tom installed, but I believe you can purchase of eBay. XDAII will fit provided you take off the battery cover first.
Steve
Stevepda said:
There is a car kit, which is used when you have Tom Tom installed, but I believe you can purchase of eBay. XDAII will fit provided you take off the battery cover first.
Steve
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Steve do you have any links to or pics of this unit? I presume removing the battery cover is to gain access to the internal bus connection socket.
Ed
http://klingtech.dk/produkter/qtek-2020.php
here in the buttom there is a car kit which they sell as a xda2 thing
not sure if it's just the old car kit though
Rudegear,
I am currently in Denmark and trying to decide if I should get the Qtek 2020 here or wait till I am back in the asia-pacific area and get an Xda label.
Anyway on the klingtech site they state 32M ROM, is this correct? The Xda site says 64M ROM.
Thanks,
Nick
not sure about the rom size but as far as i know then all
Himalaya's are the same hardware wise
if you should buy or wait i think should be a question of price vs. waiting
but klingtech is not the cheapest place to get it it's cheaper here
http://www.pdashoppen.dk/product.asp?product=5450&page=1
http://www.salgsbutikken.dk/frames.asp?mainpage=frontpage.asp&catid=
Hi
Which is better and why: the expansys or seido car mounts ?
There have been some discussions on the pros and cons of the expansys; besides the fact that pda audio isn't pushed through the car speakers, it seems to work well. Anybody with feedback on the seido G2500 ?
Also, where is the most convenient place to install the mount - in the centre of the dash somewhere or, for UK drivers, to the right of the steering wheel ?
Cheers
JP
Does anyone have the Seidio unit yet? According to their website still to be released.
sorry, missed that it is 'available soon'.
It does look sleeker than the expansys one though.
I'm waiting for the Seido G2500 to be released, I have not seen the other one but would really like to see any others, but so far the Seido G2500 has been the best on features and price... I'm planning on getting a bluetooth GPS as well and the Seido G2500 has an output to charge your GPS as well so its a great solution for me...
Any other sujestions?
I will probably get the seidio when it is released but the Expansys unit does appear to have an external antenna connection to mate with the connector on the XDA II, that could be useful.
As far as the BT charge facility on the Seidio G2500 I like that too but the Navman GPS 4400 unit I was planning to get isn't listed on the Seidio list of available BT charger options.
One other thing, I use the Seidio iSound wireless FM transmitter with my XDA II as an MP3 player in my car. It enables the sound to be broadcast through the car stero system. Works really well. The people at Seidio tell me that an adapter will be required for the iSound to work with the Seidio G2500 but that adapter has not been developed yet.
Hi,
I've been pondering over this for a while now. I'm finding it difficult to get a wired car kit for the XDA 2 in the UK. Now the official O2 is not yet available (but I'm sure someone will argue this point) however the pictures of the offical kit is no good for me. The O2 website shows a cradle that goes over the top of the handset, blocking the SD slot. I need this open so that I can use a SDIO wireless network card in the car kit... wardriving and all that... I've found the following kit advertised for £150 that looks like it does not block the SD slot, all the info I have is this photo:
http://66.135.202.34/02/i/01/c8/74/ba_1_b.JPG
I've emailled the chap selling them and he says that the kit is made by E-Lead and it is the offical kit from O2 in Germany...
The question I have is several people have reported that the official kit does not play Tom Tom Sav Nav instructions out the car kit, and that it only plays phone calls. I was wondering if anyone (probably in Germany but also maybe UK...) knows if this is the case with this kit too...
Cheers all
Kev/.
I wish to use a standard earphone (other than that bundled by HTC) with 3.5 mm stereo pin. But the problem is that HTC accessories are not readily available in India. Now what I thought is, can we not make a homemade adapter by cutting a mini USB cable and connecting / soldering it with a standard 3.5mm stereo adapter. In that case the microphone of course will not work. I have read at HTC site that the mini USB of HTC vox (may be all other phones of HTC) is a propreitory 11 pin connector. So can a standard mini USB cable be satisfactorily used ?
Anybody has any idea ?
This is what I use with my VOX
http://www.semsons.com/2miusband3st.html
it works perfect, and I got it delivered to my home in India.
but I dont use it anymore cause I have got the new Jabra BT3030 bluetooth stereo headset which is so perfect.
Thanks Prajith. I am thinking of buying one.
Also ebay
Do a search on ebay for "USB audio adapter for HTC Vox". They are very cheap.
JK
BUY IT from XDA DEVELOPERS STORE
Its available in the store.xda-developers.com
http://store.xda-developers.com/xproduct.php?xProd=1859
http://store.xda-developers.com/xproduct.php?xProd=1853
@naidu001
you can get two of the connectors I mentioned in that price.
and hey it can be used for charging too, which the connector you mentioned cannot.
Rightly said Prajith your conector has boyh USB mini and 3.5 jack. Actually I purchased a few things from another site where postage was further cheap at $3 per item. But it seems that cost of the items are cheaper at the link shown by Prajith.
Anyway I am searching for an adapter with miniUSB, 3.5 earphone jack and microphone too for answering calls. I know this will be avaialable but the shipping costs are main.
@parthabhatta
talk to some of the other windows mobile users near place and buy this together. That way shipping cost becomes very less and they may offer a discount also. I had bought 30 of those, now I have only one and that too I dont need.
I would seriously suggest that you try a bluetooth stereo headset, you would never again use a wired headset. Ever!
Let me know if any of you folks have bought this miniusb to 3.5 mm audio jack converter for Vox from xda store. How easy is to order one from there?
I live in Bangalore. Is there any one knows which is the right place here to find it?
prajith said:
This is what I use with my VOX
http://www.semsons.com/2miusband3st.html
it works perfect, and I got it delivered to my home in India.
but I dont use it anymore cause I have got the new Jabra BT3030 bluetooth stereo headset which is so perfect.
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Hi,
On ordering these itmes from abroad, the way you ordered from semsons, do this cause any custom, duty or taxes etc other than price and shipping charges mentioned over website?
Thanks
chandanbs said:
Let me know if any of you folks have bought this miniusb to 3.5 mm audio jack converter for Vox from xda store. How easy is to order one from there?
I live in Bangalore. Is there any one knows which is the right place here to find it?
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I ordered it from brando shopping. I don't remember the price paid but they have a standard 3 $ per item charge for shipping anywhere. The item will reach you within a fortnight maximum.
The url is probably shop.brando.com.hk or google with brando shop and you will find the exact address. No extra customs duty etc has to be paid.
Thanks PrabhatBhatta,
i went to Bangalore's National Market and tried a few adaptors, none could really work actually. Then i tried a final one which is the same as seidio one, which worked atlast for me. I bargained it for Rs160.
I'll be driving around South Africa for a month next October and want to use my Desire as a GPS navigator. Don't yet know what car I'm going to be renting and even if I did, the rental company could easily give me a different (but similar) one when I get there. Can anyone suggest a reliable holder which I can use with a charger connected? I'm guessing that one which sticks to the windscreen would be a safer bet because it's more universal than an air-vent version but not sure if the phone will overheat. Looking for something sturdy that doesn't let the phone vibrate too much.
Thanks.
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I'll be driving around South Africa for a month next October and want to use my Desire as a GPS navigator. Don't yet know what car I'm going to be renting and even if I did, the rental company could easily give me a different (but similar) one when I get there. Can anyone suggest a reliable holder which I can use with a charger connected? I'm guessing that one which sticks to the windscreen would be a safer bet because it's more universal than an air-vent version but not sure if the phone will overheat. Looking for something sturdy that doesn't let the phone vibrate too much.
Thanks.
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Buy a cheap one, no more than 5 bucks. Every single car holder is made from poor quality plastic.
lambada24 said:
I'll be driving around South Africa for a month next October and want to use my Desire as a GPS navigator. Don't yet know what car I'm going to be renting and even if I did, the rental company could easily give me a different (but similar) one when I get there. Can anyone suggest a reliable holder which I can use with a charger connected? I'm guessing that one which sticks to the windscreen would be a safer bet because it's more universal than an air-vent version but not sure if the phone will overheat. Looking for something sturdy that doesn't let the phone vibrate too much.
Thanks.
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There are 2 kinds of holders first choose the one you want then look it up on Ebay or Clove.
Active e.g. search google for Brodit Active Holder - HTC Desire
Passive e.g. search google for Brodit Passive holder with tilt swivel - HTC Desire