maybe to solve the battery problems we could all buy emergency chargers.
if you have one with solar panels and batteries yu can charge your diamond everywhere.
and you do not need to have a thicker diamond.
examples:
http://www.globalsourcesdirect.com/servlet/the-5042/Universal-Solar-Chargers/Detail#
http://www.tradestead.com/product_info.php?currency=EUR&products_id=1940
sandervanzijl said:
maybe to solve the battery problems we could all buy emergency chargers.
if you have one with solar panels and batteries yu can charge your diamond everywhere.
and you do not need to have a thicker diamond.
examples:
http://www.globalsourcesdirect.com/servlet/the-5042/Universal-Solar-Chargers/Detail#
http://www.tradestead.com/product_info.php?currency=EUR&products_id=1940
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maybe sould get a discount buy-action (inkoop actie)
But i'm off to holiday so we maybe do that later.
i got the solar charger today.
is is almost a thin as the diamond ;-)
but it charges the diamond pretty quick. just put this in your bag and you can keep the diamond in your pants. no need for an extra battery, thicker diamond etc.
sandervanzijl said:
i got the solar charger today.
is is almost a thin as the diamond ;-)
but it charges the diamond pretty quick. just put this in your bag and you can keep the diamond in your pants. no need for an extra battery, thicker diamond etc.
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Which one did you buy (from which site). Seems like a very cheap and easy thing to have... just in case.
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Which one did you buy (from which site). Seems like a very cheap and easy thing to have... just in case.
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Yeah, I am joining to question. Which one/where did you buy it?
Thanks in advance!
i bought the one from tradestead (see first post).
it has the ridiculous price of 5 euro ex shipping.
sandervanzijl said:
i bought the one from tradestead (see first post).
it has the ridiculous price of 5 euro ex shipping.
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I ordered one for me too. Could you tell me how do you connect it to Diamond?
In the description stays "4 x Connection Cable (Nokia, Samsung, Motorola and Sony Ericsson)". Is there any adapter to USB or something else?
I think Motorola also uses mini usb.
the different connectors were inside.
i sent an email to the company explaining which conectors i needed.
there is also an usb exentension cord included. so you can basically connect anything with a normal usb connection
sandervanzijl said:
i got the solar charger today.
is is almost a thin as the diamond ;-)
but it charges the diamond pretty quick. just put this in your bag and you can keep the diamond in your pants. no need for an extra battery, thicker diamond etc.
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Don't forget that if you're just using solar to charge up, the small size solar panel will mean it will take a day or two in constant very strong sunlight.
I've got a solio charger which folds out to 3 solar panels which are each as big as this. Living in good ol' blighty with it's not so sunny days, it can take 3-4 days to fully charge the internal battery (1000mah), one of these single panel jobs would take over a week
cant you connect these up to a power source and charge the internal battery that way?
then when your out you just insert the emergency charger to the phone.
I've got a Solio in Sydney and it's still not great, but yes you can charge them off a usb port, which is what I am doing for now. Not as environmentally friendly but it works and is a useful spare power supply.
Related
It doesn't have to be expensive to get more battery life
ONLY $10.99
Check this out:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.15622
Even that it's Chinese-made, I might be a nice deal.
I've already ordered mine
....and I've ordered several things from DX, and with no complain at all!
Free shipping all over the world, and very cheap prices!
Just F.Y.I.
/Pape
*** UPDATE ***
Now I've used the new bat. from DX for some days now, and it really got power!
I'm now on my 3rd. day and still approx. 1/3 bat. power left! And I have used the GPS and WiFi quite a lot!
With the orig. bat. I had to charge every night! .... but not now
I will soon do a 'time-test' for both bats., with GPS, music and WiFi turned on, to see exactly how much more power the bat. has.
'I'll be back'
/Pape
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Let's talk when you receive it.
great find!
dx is a well known company.
Its 100% trust. I have bought a lot of times there and 0 problems.
Free shipping
Issues with back cover
I read about some issues that the back cover has when using the camera. Itsays that you can see the lip of the case where the extended battery sits has this been verified thank you.
About the back cover, it looks very strange non ? does it not weird when using the diamond with that thicker part ?
Ciao
Fred
Received the bat. today. Looks promising
There's a lot of power in the battery, and I'll do some testing and share the results.
The back is 'thin' plastic and NO diamond shapes I'll add some pictures one of the days.
But so far, good
/Pape
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CyberKurt said:
Received the bat. today. Looks promising
There's a lot of power in the battery, and I'll do some testing and share the results.
The back is 'thin' plastic and NO diamond shapes I'll add some pictures one of the days.
But so far, good
/Pape
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Cool... wainting for some shots and results
Ciao
Fred
.... and does your GPS work? Some 1800mah batteries cause the GPS to fail.
Monty Burns said:
.... and does your GPS work? Some 1800mah batteries cause the GPS to fail.
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Hum ?
Where did you hear that ?
Chatdo said:
Hum ?
Where did you hear that ?
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<--- ME
I got one of the first Clove 1800mah batteries along with another guys on XDA-Devs. We both tried it and neither of us could get a GPS lock. We put our original small batteries back in and hey presto, it worked again. 1800mah back in and it failed!
If you use the search function you will come accross many threads discussing 1800mah batteries.
I ordered a 1900mAh battery in Hong-Kong via e-bay. I was sold with this kind of (bizarre) back cover and a USB/AC charger (but unusable as is because no AC adapter provided and no USB cable, see attachment 3).
1) I have no GPS issue
2) the cover has a strange shape (see attachment 1) with glossy material and good quality.
3) I have a slight "umbra" on the lower edge of pictures (see attachment 2 and 3).
4) good value for money
hi,
can you give us a link to the ebay auction so we know which batterie you bought?
thanks
Howell said:
I ordered a 1900mAh battery in Hong-Kong via e-bay. I was sold with this kind of (bizarre) back cover and a USB/AC charger (but unusable as is because no AC adapter provided and no USB cable, see attachment 3).
1) I have no GPS issue
2) the cover has a strange shape (see attachment 1) with glossy material and good quality.
3) I have a slight "umbra" on the lower edge of pictures (see attachment 2 and 3).
4) good value for money
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you mean the battery is embedded onto the cover?
CyberKurt said:
Received the bat. today. Looks promising
There's a lot of power in the battery, and I'll do some testing and share the results.
The back is 'thin' plastic and NO diamond shapes I'll add some pictures one of the days.
But so far, good
/Pape
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How is the battery holding up?
NoBody20013 said:
can you give us a link to the ebay auction so we know which batterie you bought?
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I will but I have no access to e-bay nor paypal from here (@work)
davidwong said:
you mean the battery is embedded onto the cover?
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Of course not
But I could not take a photo of the battery alone because I take the picture with the Diamond and the battery was actually INSIDE the Diamond
As I ordered another 900mAh battery on the same site and a 3-in-1 USB adapter I am now able to take a photo (I brought my spare battery today ).
Photo 1 : the whole set (original back on the left)
Photo 2 and 3 : comparison between batteries.
Photo 4 : inside the extended battery back
Here you are :
http://stores.ebay.fr/PhoneAccessoriesShop
Fast delivery and well protected goods (use "Diamond" in the store search engine).
I ordered
- Battery+Destkop Charger for HTC Touch Diamond 100 P3700
- Extended Battery+Charger for HTC Touch Diamond P3700
- Mini USB Headphone Adapter for HTC Touch/Cruise/Diamond
for about €55 (incl. shipping). This not even the price of the 1340mAh battery alone in HTC store (€59.44 incl. taxes and shipping)
thank you very much.
one question: can you see the batterie status in windows mobile? (the current capacity - with the battery symbol)
1st. post updated!
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1st. post updated!
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hi CyberKurt, am i right that your Post means you can see the charge Level in Windows Mobile and you can load the batterie inside the diamond?
-i have ordered one to.
hope it will be good....
thx for reporting!
Kai
Hi everyone,
I bought a portable power source several days ago via Internet, and to be honest, this power source is really nice.
This power kit, which owns a capability of 2200mAh, is packed by 'dopod' (a company that affiliated to hTC), and it can force your phone to using its power as priority when it is plugged in.
BTW, the output port is mini USB, that means this power source not only can be used as Diamond's backup battery, but also can be applied to any kind of devices that supports miniUSB charging. Cheers!
Lifetron LT-005
Bought 2 weeks ago this one:
Lifetron LT-005
http://www.lifetrons.ch/Products/Products-MultiplePowerSystem.htm
4800mAh 5V output and really small. 85mm x 25mm x 40mm
I used it to keep my PSP, my Diamond and my IPod alive on my last business trip.
BeeGee_Tokyo said:
Bought 2 weeks ago this one:
Lifetron LT-005
http://www.lifetrons.ch/Products/Products-MultiplePowerSystem.htm
4800mAh 5V output and really small. 85mm x 25mm x 40mm
I used it to keep my PSP, my Diamond and my IPod alive on my last business trip.
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where can you buy this?
edit: found it already. 129 USD, quite expensive!
I would rather buy this one: http://www.just-mobileonline.com/products_chargerseries_9.html, only 400 mAh less, and also small! (70mm x 52mm x 22mm)
Has anyone experience with it? Or does anyone know a better deal?
All look good but for sheer value and ease of use, I bought this from my local branch of maplins
£3 !!!!!!!
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=222899
Uses standard AA or rechareable AA's to power/ charge your diamond
hays said:
All look good but for sheer value and ease of use, I bought this from my local branch of maplins
£3 !!!!!!!
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=222899
Uses standard AA or rechareable AA's to power/ charge your diamond
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Thats pretty damn cheap for maplin.
Think i'll go an pick up one of these on the way home!
I'm thinking of buying this one
I have the Proporta solution. http://www.proporta.com/F02/PPF02P05.php?t_id=4393&t_mode=des
...
And I found another Solar-Energy external power source....
solar charger
just got one of these and I will test it for a few days
http://usb.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00673
I just got a PowerPal (another AA battery device) as an emergency solution, should be handy for camping trips too.
I went into Jessops in York today (UK camera shop) and found they were doing Energizer Ultimate Lithium 4-packs for £3.91. If you believe their PDF datasheet, they have way more power than an alkaline battery under larger current draws.
How about this by Energizer...
http://www.energizer.com.sg/product_togo.htm
Another one I am going to be investing in before CES this year is a Callpod FuelTank... 4300mAh battery plus the ability to charge 2 items at once....
http://www.callpod.com/products/fueltank
I've been using the callpod dragon (first and second gen) for sometime with great success... I love it.... no chargepod in my car, but thinking about it soon....
How about this one? Found it at expansys while looking for external battery solutions....
http://www.expansys-usa.com/d.aspx?i=171883
Philips Power2Go
Hi
Im in the UK and have purchased:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=270309547326
In the couple of weeks i have had it ive used it to power my Diamond/PSP/NDS.
They do a more powerful version but this is ok for my needs...at the moment.
Regards
Wasim
What about this one?
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.19086
Merry xmas
Willem
OK, so I just risked ebay and purchased the following for the totally ridiculous cheap price of £8.45 including delivery.
Now it could overheat, or blow up and kill me, but if not I'll post results here so everyone can get in on the deal. At this rate I'll never go without power.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290456084597
Package included:
1 x USB Wall Battery Charger (US Standard)
1 x UK Standard Plug Adapter
1 x USB Hotsync & Charger Cable
2 x Spare Battery (1500mAh)
3 x Free Screen Protector
if it sounds to good to be true it usually is, but I would be interested in your review of this purchase
HOLY MRD! i can't believe it.
I'll order a set as well and take my chances
the battery "appears" to be real, obviously they are fakes.
the battery charger is good though, i have one like that for my HTC Athena, and 2 batteries for my HTC Athena, so i can trust those just fine.
i don't really need the screen protector, since i'm installing the Mirror Type
i'll keep these 3 plus the other xtra i got from another purchase as spares
OMG! it was free shipping too !!!!!!!!!!
and that is a reputable seller, WOW! i can't believe the deal.... well it's all paid for, lets see how they works when it arrives.
has anyone received their batteries from this ebay order yet? any good or duds?
it will take at least a week for it to arrive
ordered mine now.
but the thought of breaking open the battery cover to recycle the batteries is making me uneasy.
who designed the battery cover samsung?
I agree with the thought of taking the back on and off over and over again, its the same design as my other £5 LG102! Haha
This seems too good to be true...
waiting for your feedback
still haven't arrive yet
on the listing it even states that its not the original battery
"Quality is 100% guaranteed, Not Original"
Looks good. Don't know whether I'd trust fake batteries though.
A lot of engineers say that the worst thing you can do to any device is to use fake batteries. careful now!
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Hell from Germany,
I recieved my package yesterday. 2 Accus, Loader, 3 Screenprotectors and 1 MicroUSB-Cable for 10,- Euros incl. shipping!!!
://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170516320142&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
I´ve loading both accus, they are working fine, like the Original One.
The loader has a big LED, changing the light from red to blue when the accu is full.
The loader has an extra USB-Port for loading a phone directly.
In fact, a very cool deal. ))))
Greez,
thomkat
Cool, thanks for the feedback. I'm interested in the screen protectors, as I haven't got around to buying any yet. How is the fit, and the screen responsiveness. Is it a generic 4" screen protector, or is it one that is designed for the Galaxy S, and fits the whole front panel.
Can you upload any pics of the kit?
it appears you are trying to say:
accus = batteries
loader = battery charger
thomkat said:
Hell from Germany,
I recieved my package yesterday. 2 Accus, Loader, 3 Screenprotectors and 1 MicroUSB-Cable for 10,- Euros incl. shipping!!!
://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170516320142&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
I´ve loading both accus, they are working fine, like the Original One.
The loader has a big LED, changing the light from red to blue when the accu is full.
The loader has an extra USB-Port for loading a phone directly.
In fact, a very cool deal. ))))
Greez,
thomkat
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i have to agree with this, the "fake" batteries i purchased for the HTC Athena, one of them died already, after only 2~3 weeks of use, it did not explode or anything like that, just the plastic case was made of cheap plastic and it broke after several swap/in & swap/out
The.Opethian said:
A lot of engineers say that the worst thing you can do to any device is to use fake batteries. careful now!
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it appears you are trying to say:
accus = batteries
loader = battery charger
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You´re right,
in Germany batterie means = not for charging
but charger is the word Iám looking for, my mistake.
Thank´s
also thinking about getting this so will be interested in your thoughts. for me even if the batteries last me afew hours they will be handy while im charging my original one because with even moderate use the sgs is only good for 8-9 hours.
no worries, the after market batteries they last very long some even longer than the original battery, the only danger is when you charge it, they might explode if not charged properly.
i keep a simple rule to never charge the FAKE batteries inside the phone, i only charge the fake batteries using an External charger.
EVO 4G got it (check powermat.com)
why not our beloved desire
i searched wireless charging battery covers or cases but i found nothing...
so i had this idea...if i can't buy one, why not make one...
I was thinking something like that:
buy a case/battery cover with wireless charging technology
buy a case/bigger battery cover for desire
detach wireless receiver from the first case/cover
apply receiver to desire case/cover
but I'm a student and i cant afford to waste money so i don't want to buy 100$ worth of gear just to find it incompatible...
so if anyone has any experience please share...any input will be appreciated.
also...if anyone has a charging case for any phone... I'd appreciate a thorough description(size of different pieces)
Get a desire case from ebay for £1.50 and a iphone charger case from mymemory i think for £20 and give it a go mate. i would love to have one too!!!
it won't be incompatible.
The powermat receiver consists of a large coil (the huge flat thing in the cover), a small circuit board and a mini usb connector. So all it does is to transform and send the received energy to the 5V USB connector. This will be compatible with almost every smartphone.
Much more difficult is it to put the coil, circuit and connector in the Desire back cover. It's only possible if you buy a bigger battery cover, and then, with a some skill and time you should be able get it working.
But is all this a thicker Desire and an annoying USB connector sticking out of the rear of the Desire worth the trouble? I don't think so.
Also note, that it won't charge as fast as it does with the AC Adapter. So better get a nice looking docking station.
worth to give a try
edofic said:
EVO 4G got it (check powermat.com)
why not our beloved desire
i searched wireless charging battery covers or cases but i found nothing...
so i had this idea...if i can't buy one, why not make one...
I was thinking something like that:
buy a case/battery cover with wireless charging technology
buy a case/bigger battery cover for desire
detach wireless receiver from the first case/cover
apply receiver to desire case/cover
but I'm a student and i cant afford to waste money so i don't want to buy 100$ worth of gear just to find it incompatible...
so if anyone has any experience please share...any input will be appreciated.
also...if anyone has a charging case for any phone... I'd appreciate a thorough description(size of different pieces)
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hmm... ive been looking and cant find anything myself either. imm good with stuff like that so ill give it a try as soon as i get some extra cash for you
allso, my tilt 2 has a habbit of getting hot while tethering and charging. anyone kno of a place where i can get rele small (rele small) computer fans to help with cooling?
dark_angelfighter17 said:
hmm... ive been looking and cant find anything myself either. imm good with stuff like that so ill give it a try as soon as i get some extra cash for you
allso, my tilt 2 has a habbit of getting hot while tethering and charging. anyone kno of a place where i can get rele small (rele small) computer fans to help with cooling?
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I would try ebay or chineese like dealextreme(dot)com
I know these cost more than the ones online, but are they any better?
Monster 1.5Ft High Speed Micro USB Cable
http://www.frys.com/product/6047058?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
mynewepic10 said:
I know these cost more than the ones online, but are they any better?
Monster 1.5Ft High Speed Micro USB Cable
http://www.frys.com/product/6047058?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
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They are better if you don't like having money.
muyoso said:
They are better if you don't like having money.
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Lol
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
The only great thing about monster is the profit margin they make stores. God I used to love convincing people how they "needed" a monster cable to get things to work the way they should. Of course this was when I made commision way back when I sold them lol.
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Dulanic said:
The only great thing about monster is the profit margin they make stores. God I used to love convincing people how they "needed" a monster cable to get things to work the way they should. Of course this was when I made commision way back when I sold them lol.
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Yeah, this. Monster is - ahem - bull****.
http://www.monoprice.com
What about this one. Seems to not be much more than if you ordered from monoprice
http://www.frys.com/product/5800573?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
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What about this one. Seems to not be much more than if you ordered from monoprice
http://www.frys.com/product/5800573?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
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Just order from monoprice and get the amazing gold plated microUSB cable for like a dollar.
LOL, Monster Cables.
Better one though is the Denon ethernet cable that costs $500: http://usa.denon.com/us/Product/Pag...roductId=f7d26b3a-05a6-4724-a5c1-2a63642a6206
muyoso said:
Just order from monoprice and get the amazing gold plated microUSB cable for like a dollar.
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This one?
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5457&seq=1&format=2
Lol, I ordered those and a 6' one, shipped to my house for $5 even.
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This one?
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5457&seq=1&format=2
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Yep. Bought that one for the car and bought 2 6ft ones for indoors. All work flawlessly.
I ordered some generic cables on eBay and they work just fine. I do like the way that the micro usb side of the cable that came with the phone is angled, making it easier to plug in in the dark.
I've looked online and found the Samsung replacement part but it appears they are only 2' 9" long (which is a LOT shorter than the cable that came with the phone).
Here's one of the sites where I found this:
http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=38609&cat=888
Has anyone seen a longer (and possibly cheaper) cable like this?
Thanks!
Scott
scott47 said:
I ordered some generic cables on eBay and they work just fine. I do like the way that the micro usb side of the cable that came with the phone is angled, making it easier to plug in in the dark.
I've looked online and found the Samsung replacement part but it appears they are only 2' 9" long (which is a LOT shorter than the cable that came with the phone).
Here's one of the sites where I found this:
http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=38609&cat=888
Has anyone seen a longer (and possibly cheaper) cable like this?
Thanks!
Scott
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Just buy the monoprice cable and score the right side of the microusb end with a knife or something so you can easily insert it in the dark.
Anyone seen one that is at a right angle that goes in the phone instead up straight up?
So when plugged in, in the car and mounted it doesn't go up like 2 inches before it turns back down.
**nevermind found one on ebay (searched usb cable micro angled)
I bought a 2 pack of retractable cables on ebay for portable charging. To my surprise they work to transfer data, too. It's interesting because the last retractable phone cable I bought could only be used to charge (samsung instinct)
Bought mine from NewEgg and an expensive one is about $15. I choose some that were $4 a piece. Works great
Just placed my order for 2 6ft ones. One to have at work and one at home.
mapcom1 said:
Anyone seen one that is at a right angle that goes in the phone instead up straight up?
So when plugged in, in the car and mounted it doesn't go up like 2 inches before it turns back down.
**nevermind found one on ebay (searched usb cable micro angled)
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do not get right angle! I made that mistake, it covers the 3.5 mm audio.
get an "Up angle" for a while usbfirewire.com was the only vendor and was $16 to $20 shipped depending on length, but they recently started showing up on ebay for $7 shipped.
I got an up angle from this vendor and it came fairly fast for hong kong (abut 7 days) and was a very good gauge and quality:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Usb-male-AM-up-angle-90-degree-micro-B-cable-/390255590008
$7 shipped
Can anyone recommend a *thin and flexible* USB charging cable? I bought these from Amazon and although they work fine, they are too stiff and thick and I am worried that they will damage my port with prolonged use since I have to bend the cable before the phone lies flat on the table while charging. There are many other options out there but it is hard to judge by the picture how thin and flexible the cable is. I am looking for something as thin and flexible as the OEM cable. Thanks
Got mine in the mail the other day. Took about 3 days or so to get. Very quick shipping. The usb part that plugs into the phone is pretty snug.