I have just received an email from Mobilefun telling me I will not be getting the car mount I pre-ordered as it is now discontinued. I am not sure whether we should be worried or not that the official Samsung official mount for our few month old phones is now not going to be available. I have never seen a product discontinued before it was even sold.
Most peculiar. I've been checking around here too, no accessory to be found. Really need a car mount.
WTF!?!?!? That is kind of scary. I havent even had the chance to think about getting the "official" accessories as of yet and to hear something like this now???
Perhaps someone can confirm with Samsung and find out what the deal is on this?
I had the same with the carmount available on meritline... weird eh!
I've ordered the exact same of eBay though... kinda weird!
I won't argue with the mods but surely this is a news story not just an accessories one?
This is the one I ordered. Where on eBay did you find one?
http://mobile.engadget.com/2010/08/...ine-of-galaxy-s-accessories-uses-fascinate-t/
got this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...BqcxH64%3D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT
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got this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...BqcxH64%3D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT
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I've got the brodit: http://www.mountonus.com/Samsung-Ga...t-With-Tilt-Swivel-Function-512167-26030.aspx
It's a real nice car kit.
The Brodit ones not bad but neither of them really appeals to me. I wanted one I could just clip the SGS into and it would be screen mounted and powered. No messing with wires or anything. I have tried to email Samsung about it but I am not holding onto any hope of a reply.
I bought one of the spider foot screen mount and it came with a car charger, leather pouch and a laynard. I was that impressed with it that I bought a second for my friend!
this is the one i have
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220669758413&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
althought, i have a herbet richter tower back part so all i needed was the bit that actually holds the phone, and it s a perfect fit.
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I bought one of the spider foot screen mount and it came with a car charger, leather pouch and a laynard. I was that impressed with it that I bought a second for my friend!
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I got the same one, do you ever have trouble getting the phone out of the holder? My clip seems to be very stubborn and always catches on the backplate of the phone, just wondering if you had the same problem
Thought I would share with you what the higher ups in Samsung have to say about this.
My (continuing) Question
To: Executive Office
Subject: Re: Car dock
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Thank you again for your reply.
I think you are misunderstanding and that we are not making progress so I will try to explain again. Last year Samsung announced the Car and Media dock for the Samsung Galaxy S. Retailers began to advertise them for sale and to order them from yourselves. Two months later the retailers were told by Samsung that they were discontinued. This was before ANY had been delivered to the retailers and as I have said only two months after they had been announced. The retailers then contacted their customers, myself amongst them, and informed us of this. I have been trying ever since to get an answer from yourselves as to why this line had been discontinued in all countries apart from the USA market just two months after they were announced and before any had been sold except those sold in the USA. A greater part of the 10 million+ Galaxy S phones sold were not sold to the USA market yet that market is the only one that has these promised accessories available. If you cannot provide an answer would you now raise this enquiry to the next tier please.
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The answer
Good afternoon Mr Pitman
The reason why the unit won’t be available in any of the Samsung subsidiaries is due to sales and marketing reasons. As a manufacture of many products, sometimes a product that is closed to being released can be stopped due to the market for that product changing and to this reason the product can become discontinued.
Unfortunately we are unable to provide you any other information regarding this product as we only handle the aftercare service of a product that has been fully released, nor can we advise who the best contact for your query is.
I can advise you to write a letter to the following address: Samsung Mobile, Samsung House, 1000 Hillswood Drive, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 0PS, I cannot guarantee that they will response quickly but you query will be looked into be that team.
Regards
Mark Gooden
Senior Customer Advisor
Executive Office
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Well, thats a gilbert answer... Gadgetization is androids weakest spot. And what gadgets and bling there is, well its fairly low quality.
This is iPhone's main advantage. One design and a forest of 3rd party manufacturers that have grown out of their garages and become professional suppliers.
There would be a huge upside for Samsung/HTC/Sony to mimic this by setting up their own production lines to mimic that market. I guess the problem is no one in house is willing to risk their neck and the people that sit on the money don't understand this part of the iPhone world.
I don't want to use both hands while attaching the device to a car mount - so 3rd party accessories are no-go.
I ordered an original T959 Vibrant car mount for my international i9000: http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=48828&cat=5138
They ship nearly worldwide. It's 10 days ago and I am still waiting for its arrival.
You guys should do the DIY one from this thread, I did it and it is amazing, it looks so good, and holds the phone really nice.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=837841&page=2
Dirt cheap too, for a custom mount the whole thing cost me maybe 10 bucks at the most, including the epoxy.
stepsch said:
I don't want to use both hands while attaching the device to a car mount - so 3rd party accessories are no-go.
I ordered an original T959 Vibrant car mount for my international i9000: http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=48828&cat=5138
They ship nearly worldwide. It's 10 days ago and I am still waiting for its arrival.
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So did you get your mount yet? Does the Vibrant mount work (properly) with the i9000?
Hi,
the first order was lost, so they sent another one, which arrived in 5 days or something like that.
Yes, it works as designed.
Snap it in, push the USB to the phone (the small box at one end of the mount) with one finger, that's it.
The phone detects immediately that it is a car mount and if you have installed the car app it starts also without delay.
stepsch said:
Hi,
the first order was lost, so they sent another one, which arrived in 5 days or something like that.
Yes, it works as designed.
Snap it in, push the USB to the phone (the small box at one end of the mount) with one finger, that's it.
The phone detects immediately that it is a car mount and if you have installed the car app it starts also without delay.
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Same thing here with desk dock (original as far as I can say) bought in Poland on Ebay-ish website. Samsung's app downloaded from xda (it's here around somewhere) jumps in the moment I connect the phone. Have problems with line-out though, but I'm on custom ROM so maybe that's the problem.
Nevertheless it really looks like S is making monkeys out of us.
Nirvana388 said:
You guys should do the DIY one from this thread, I did it and it is amazing, it looks so good, and holds the phone really nice.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=837841&page=2
Dirt cheap too, for a custom mount the whole thing cost me maybe 10 bucks at the most, including the epoxy.
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Very nice car kit indeed.
Looking for a car kit too....
Related
Any one seen any nice car holders, I like the look of the brodit ones but I dont think they have updated their range yet.
Been using Brodit for a while now, love the custom mounts they do for almost every car on the road. Still waiting on the i9000 holder, but imagine it will be similar to their i5700 one, just getting a little impatient now, they are normally quicker than this at putting out new holders.
I received this from Brodit support yesterday:
Hi!
Thank for the interest in our products.
We have this under construction so please check our web for updates.
As soon as the holders are ready we have this ready it will be on our web.
But due to summer vacation we can’t say any clear date.
Best Regards
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So I guess it will still take some time ...
there's someone on ebay with 3 different models, ranging from $10.74 to $13 (vent mount, and two different windshield mounts - one of which appears to be very similiar to the OEM one samsung australia dealers are displaying, ie it will mount to driver's door window as well)
but the ebay seller's prices include shipping from Hong Kong - they're specific to the i9000, so i figured at the price, i'd grab one till Tmo USA had theirs up
his do not include any charger but as ive already got a Tmo car charger, i'm good to go for now
From Brodit:
Thank you for the mail.
We hope to release holders for this in the middle of August.
dakine said:
From Brodit:
Thank you for the mail.
We hope to release holders for this in the middle of August.
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Yikes! Its just a piece of moulded plastic and a USB connector.
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Yikes! Its just a piece of moulded plastic and a USB connector.
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I bought this to tie me over, it's really cheap and doesn't look half bad I think: cgi.ebay.com/UNIVERSAL-CAR-MOUNT-HOLDER-SAMSUNG-i9000-GALAXY-S-/120580246943?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item1c13248d9f
Got one of these as well: cgi.ebay.co.uk/Samsung-Bluetooth-Visor-Car-Kit-HF1000-Brand-New-/140408962166?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item20b106bc76
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Yikes! Its just a piece of moulded plastic and a USB connector.
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maybe they will be special!!
Brodit is a swedish company and normally nearly everybody in sweden is off during july. I guess that explains.
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I bought this to tie me over, it's really cheap and doesn't look half bad I think: cgi.ebay.com/UNIVERSAL-CAR-MOUNT-HOLDER-SAMSUNG-i9000-GALAXY-S-/120580246943?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item1c13248d9f
Got one of these as well: cgi.ebay.co.uk/Samsung-Bluetooth-Visor-Car-Kit-HF1000-Brand-New-/140408962166?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item20b106bc76
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yeah found same item on ebay UK, though from HK, but like you say will do until brodit release theres.
I ordered this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dash-Genie-Phone-Holder-Car-Kit-Samsung-i9000-Galaxy-S-/200488583857?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item2eae0d02b1
with my new Galaxy S. Hope to get them both today and test them out.
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I ordered this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dash-Genie-Phone-Holder-Car-Kit-Samsung-i9000-Galaxy-S-/200488583857?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item2eae0d02b1
with my new Galaxy S. Hope to get them both today and test them out.
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Let us know how this works out, I did see this but wasnt too sure how stable it would be, especially through the bends!!
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I bought this to tie me over, it's really cheap and doesn't look half bad I think: cgi.ebay.com/UNIVERSAL-CAR-MOUNT-HOLDER-SAMSUNG-i9000-GALAXY-S-/120580246943?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item1c13248d9f
Got one of these as well: cgi.ebay.co.uk/Samsung-Bluetooth-Visor-Car-Kit-HF1000-Brand-New-/140408962166?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item20b106bc76
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For now, I've 'modified' my Brodit HD1 holder to fit my Galaxy S. Which seems to work ok. Just wish the GPS was a bit more accurate at times.
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Let us know how this works out, I did see this but wasnt too sure how stable it would be, especially through the bends!!
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The Galaxy S is light enough to stay put by itself on the Dash Genie. Though I found that the charging cable can pull on it and eventually un-stick it. I have to ensure the cable stays put and in the right position. It's not the bends that matter, more the potholes. And if you have to touch it it's fiddly. Neat idea, but would not buy it again.
i ordered ths one from ebay - it's specific to the i9000 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190409500795&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
figured i'd use it till Tmo came out with the Samsung OEM unit here in the states - but after seeing the price for the Samsung unit on techbuy in australia (iirc either $79 or $89 AUD) i might just stay with this one
same seller on ebay has another for a couple bucks more that looks real similiar to the samsung one techbuy has pictured on their web - it looks like it will turn a full 180 degrees in the horizontal plane so you could mount it on the driver's door window -
and he has a 3rd unit that is meant for vent mounting
Try Arkon.
Look at this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YulhYNgR6EM
Here is their website:
http://www.arkon.com/Smartphone_Holder.php
The company is based in the US.
I'm interested to here feedback on the dash genie http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dash-Genie-Ph...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item2eae0d02b1 does the phone securely stick to the holder (i.e the phone doesnt fall out when cornering hard)? - Does it work aswell in landscape as portrait? Is the red dot on the holder simply a magnet (does that affect signal or GPS?) ? - From the video on the auction it looks brilliant - I drive a 1 series similar to the one in the video too - so I know it will work on my dash
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yeah found same item on ebay UK, though from HK, but like you say will do until brodit release theres.
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I actually received it today. First impresson: cheap but well designed. It comes with a little stick on mount so you can also stick the thing to your dash instead of the windscreen. The clamp is spring loaded so it can fit the phone even if it's in a case. I like it.
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i ordered ths one from ebay - it's specific to the i9000 - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190409500795&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
figured i'd use it till Tmo came out with the Samsung OEM unit here in the states - but after seeing the price for the Samsung unit on techbuy in australia (iirc either $79 or $89 AUD) i might just stay with this one
same seller on ebay has another for a couple bucks more that looks real similiar to the samsung one techbuy has pictured on their web - it looks like it will turn a full 180 degrees in the horizontal plane so you could mount it on the driver's door window -
and he has a 3rd unit that is meant for vent mounting
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Did you receive the car mount yet, i am curious if it is ok?
I also ordered this one but haven't received it yet.
Regards
Peter
yeah - it'll do fine
definitely strong enough, grip wise on the unit - in fact a little too tight, so i dremel'd out the lower capture points to give it a little relief in the vertical axis (vertical when the holder is in "landscape" position
the mechanical action on the locking cam (that locks the suction cup) feels good, real solid
and the mechanical action on the capture nut that tightens on the ball socket is actually impressive - pretty infinitely adjustable, easy to find that sweet spot where the ball socket is stiff enough to hold the phone at the angle / position you want, while not letting the holder move or shift, plus with the wgt of the vibrant so light, it's not inclined to
Both now available for preorder on Mobilefun:
Car:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s-i9000-vehicle-dock-p25778.htm
Home:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/samsung-desktop-dock-for-samsung-galaxy-s-i9000-p25779.htm
Also Battery backs and official replacement battery
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/cat/Galaxy-S-I9000-Batteries.htm
Voucher for free delivery until sept 3rd
Sorry249
Full list of Accessories:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/cat/Samsung-Galaxy-S-I9000.htm
I want the car dock but wonder if it will fit with a protector skin/film on?
HTH
(Whoop edited with live links finally )
Most likely it won't fit with a case. May be for a film. It looks like quite a tight fit.
great now if they just could tell us when it will actually hit the market
http://www.slashgear.com/galaxy-s-o...aled-desk-car-docks-dlna-hd-streamer-1197250/
The dock I have been waiting for so patiently has no speakers!!!!!!! This is lame...
To compete with iphone we need a good dock with speakers! A dock is all I wanted for my first fathers day, and now I don't think I want it...
Disappointing this!
The lack of speakers isn't a big deal to me. I mean, the built in speaker is solid enough, and it looks to me like the dock would only cove half of the SGS, so you could plug in headphones or your own speakers.
My guess about the lack of speakers is that the horrible evil iPhone plug has contacts for headphones/speakers there. You could build one for the SGS, but you'd have to have a truly separate 3.5mm jack, and in horizontal orientation you'd have to be very careful sliding it in and out to avoid breaking it.
Also, this dock is very small, and so having anything on board would seem unlikely. I expect there will be some 3rd party docks coming soon enough to cover what you want.
Did you notice all the Galaxy Tab accessories there as well? Far more than for the S
Tehpriest said:
Did you notice all the Galaxy Tab accessories there as well? Far more than for the S
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I am feeling a little betrayed by Samsung. Why can't they just get their act together and release the promised accessories? It's been 3 months already.
The Extended Battery Case looks ugly, but sadly is of great interest to me...
Actually, Handtec is now also showing some accessories available as Pre-order. It includes the Desktop Dock, Car Dock, a Leather Pouch, Replacement Battery and even an Official Capacitive Stylus for the Galaxy S.
Here is a link to these accessories: http://www.handtec.co.uk/search.php?xSearch=galaxy+s&submit=search+for+products
It's a shame, that they don't get the accesoires in stock.
I'm from Germany and they announced the Home Dock 4 Weeks ago and still nothing.
It is getting ridiculous now, I doubt if the desk cradle will ever hit the market.
Anyone any updates about this?
they are available for i500 fascinate for 40 t o 50 dollars on samsung us website dont know about i9000
doccrow said:
they are available for i500 fascinate for 40 t o 50 dollars on samsung us website dont know about i9000
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Sorry I thought everyone knew. The official desk and vehicle docks have been discontinued. My money has been returned due to this from Mobilefun. When I asked Samsung customer services about it they said Samsung don't make them but third party's do. I pointed them to the press release and they said they would contact head office in Korea. Not heard from them since.
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Sorry I thought everyone knew. The official desk and vehicle docks have been discontinued. My money has been returned due to this from Mobilefun. When I asked Samsung customer services about it they said Samsung don't make them but third party's do. I pointed them to the press release and they said they would contact head office in Korea. Not heard from them since.
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u can check their web site samsung us and can clearly see them for sale
Yes, but they don't ship to Germany
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Sorry I thought everyone knew. The official desk and vehicle docks have been discontinued. My money has been returned due to this from Mobilefun. When I asked Samsung customer services about it they said Samsung don't make them but third party's do. I pointed them to the press release and they said they would contact head office in Korea. Not heard from them since.
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One of my drinking buddies has just started working for Samsung over here in Ireland, I'll give him a week or two to get his feet under the table and give instructions on what bit of SAP to delve into to look up stock
Polarfuchs said:
Yes, but they don't ship to Germany
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They may have them listed but they are not any available to buy. They are not making or shipping them even in Korea.
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u can check their web site samsung us and can clearly see them for sale
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And there are loads on e-bay com and other US suppliers - but they are all for the Vibrant - question - is it the same shape?
Can you post a link to some of these (edit: eBay ones) as I cannot find one. (vehicle mount that is)
Desktop dock: http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ECR-D979BEGSTA
Can't find the car mount
Have they?
Home dock, car dock, entended power case, TV out cable - I see none of those promised accessories, which is especially annoying since the docks were included in the advertisement, and part of the reason why I bought this phone.
Is this something that Samsung does on a often basis? Should I just forget about getting any official Samsung accessories (for any future phone release by Samsung)?
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Have they?
Home dock, car dock, entended power case, TV out cable - I see none of those promised accessories, which is especially annoying since the docks were included in the advertisement, and part of the reason why I bought this phone.
Is this something that Samsung does on a often basis? Should I just forget about getting any official Samsung accessories (for any future phone release by Samsung)?
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I have a thread about this elsewhere. The short answer is. No they have not. In fact they have made them obsolete before they even went on sale.
I emailed support about them and they told me Samsung do not produce these and they are available from third party retailers. I emailed back their advert and they expressed surprise and said they would contact head office S/Kor. Never heard anything since....
My order for an extended battery pack and desk dock has been put back twice.
I just find lots of retailers have either removed the listing altogether, or list it as 'discontinued' when I haven't heard of a single one shipping anywhere.
I'm really pissed off about this false advertising.
They sold millions of these phones, and for once I actually wanted to buy official docs for them so they fitted properly and the power plug clipped in for you instead of messing about with a separate cable.
Great. I guess it's time to give up all hopes.
Btw, it seems like the desk home app doesn't work on froyo. I keep getting force close, and I can no longer find it on the market.
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I honestly just don't get it. with the number of phones they've sold they would have made fortune on these accessories.
Yakumo.unr said:
I honestly just don't get it. with the number of phones they've sold they would have made fortune on these accessories.
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There may have been insufficient preorders. Remember, most resellers also carry their own accessories which are similar.
Auzy said:
There may have been insufficient preorders. Remember, most resellers also carry their own accessories which are similar.
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I have yet to see a single home dock that is remotely similar.
Implement support for it though, and they will come...
Samsung really should be sued for false advertizing. Showing Apps and Accessories that still do not exist half way during the products life cycle is a farce of epic proportions. I wish someone would just start a class action already.
this what you expect from samsung i had a galaxy spice and thought i will go with samsung one more time and got a galaxy s i thought its going its going to take the world by storm it has with all the lies about the phone and accessories that will never get released... they even update it to froyo and its still got bugs..i get told to root it and lag fix it but i shouldnt have with a phone like this...
May be if you had a look on their korean website for Anycall brands...
Sometimes there are lots of gems in there..something i couldn't do with my nokia....as Koreans simply do not use Nokia...thus the lack of support for korean input etc~~
Glad I got SGS ^^
I ordered a Samsung desktop Dock from MobileFun in September - this morning I got a Samsung Battery Charger with spare battery which doubles as a desktop stand (even though I never ordered one.
I'm not complaining - I was going to get a spare battery anyway so this is fair enough - pity that the Home Dock app has disappeared though I found a free "digital clock" app that can go really dim so I'm happy.
Here's the clock app I've found to be REALLY dim...
http://www.appbrain.com/app/digital-clock/com.socialnmobile.clock.digital
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It seems as if you can buy a desktop dock at Samsung US. At least one should be compatible.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ECR-D981BEGSTA-features
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ECR-D979BEGSTA-features
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ECR-D985BEGSTA-features
I'm calling Samsung now...
markdj57 said:
I ordered a Samsung desktop Dock from MobileFun in September - this morning I got a Samsung Battery Charger with spare battery which doubles as a desktop stand (even though I never ordered one.
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Consider yourself lucky fella, I ordered a dock and extended battery in Sept from mobilefun too and neither have turned up yet. Did you get mine ?
UPDATE day later:
Love it when you talk about things, just had an email telling me its in the post. Umm now wheres the Aston Martin I was dreaming about.....
Me too. Batterycharger is travelling to me, i hope to see it before chrismas ... Edit: Oh, Aston Martin, i forgot to order one
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Usual Christmas issue or is it that Royal Mail is crap.... its still not arrived 3 days later.
you can "already" order the power pack for the sgs ... it arrived this week ... and next week the car holder will follow to be available for purchase ... i already ordered that too so i do not have to pay the delivery twice ...
I ordered via contact mail on http://www.samsungzubehoer.de/
I have Desktop Dock, but where i can download that HOME DOCK app? i can't find it on market or samsung apps...
ranwej said:
I have Desktop Dock, but where i can download that HOME DOCK app? i can't find it on market or samsung apps...
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It is available in the apps section but the music player does not work from it unless you install the USA version one and to do that you need root.
Heard about their mounts here on this site and would very much like something to make my phone more usable in the car. Too bad they don't have a holder for us yet.
So I emailed their customer service and asked about it. Here's a snippet of their response:
Thank you for your interest in our ProClip Holders. Each of our holders are designed within millimeters of each device’s dimensions. At this time we do not have a Holder for the Samsung Infuse 4G. We do anticipate making one, however due to the large number of new products we are developing, we cannot give a specific date as to when this will be available. You will be notified by e-mail as soon as the Holder has been received at our warehouse and is ready for online ordering.
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So when I hear anything back, I'll update the post. I think this along with a bluetooth deck will work nicely for turn by turn
J101 said:
Heard about their mounts here on this site and would very much like something to make my phone more usable in the car. Too bad they don't have a holder for us yet.
So I emailed their customer service and asked about it. Here's a snippet of their response:
So when I hear anything back, I'll update the post. I think this along with a bluetooth deck will work nicely for turn by turn
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Got the same response when I emailed them last week.
Still very impressed/happy with adjustable ProClip holder I bought for iPhone 3G. I use it with the Body Glove Soft Gell and it holds Infuse perfectly. Used it the same with my Captivate and Body Glove and it survived a 75 mph sideswipe and slide on I-95. Made it to shoulder after getting missed by many other cars and phone was right where it was supposed to be
Haven't received an update from ProClip but just checked their site and it's listed. I've got one coming and will update again with a review next week if it comes in by the weekend
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Haven't received an update from ProClip but just checked their site and it's listed. I've got one coming and will update again with a review next week if it comes in by the weekend
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ProClip is the best. I have a whole drawer filled with their holders going back a number of years and variety of phones, the earliest being a Treo 650. They are absolutely great fit. Because they fit so well even a Zagg-like full Skin makes the fit too tight. That plus the fact you can't use it with a case makes it pretty useless (for me).
That being said I've recently ended up using only their adjustable holders. With the adjustable it will fit just about anything with and without a case.
J101 said:
Haven't received an update from ProClip but just checked their site and it's listed. I've got one coming and will update again with a review next week if it comes in by the weekend
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They are awesome. This will be my 5th holder. But the one listed on the site is without the built-in power so I will have to wait a bit longer for that one.
Holly ****! ORDER SUBTOTAL USD $64.98 ESTIMATED SHIPPING USD $8.50
You can bet that I won't be ordering one.
They aren't for everyone. Supposedly this is the best unless you build your own. You might could find the piece that attaches to your car used and save a little...
Been using them since my Cingular/HTC 8125. Seven smartphones/two cars later they're still the best. Worth every, every penny. Got an adjustable one w/ 3G so it would accommodate Defender and still fits each of four phones/ cases later perfectly.
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I use my N4 for navigation and to monitor my car's ODBII output. I needed a windshield mounted holder that was secure but easy to install/remove.
There are a bunch on ebay from China but I wanted one faster so I found a US supplier. Very simple design that could be used for most any bar type device; phone, iPod, GPS ...
For $4.65 I cannot complain: Universal phone holder
The seller shipped fast with a USPS tracking number.
Does it stick to the windshield firmly? I never actually bought one of these before so I'm a bit skeptical about how well it'll work since it's from a eBay seller.
chlehqls said:
Does it stick to the windshield firmly? I never actually bought one of these before so I'm a bit skeptical about how well it'll work since it's from a eBay seller.
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Yup, you can't pull it off. You have to use the release to remove it. We've had temperatures from 30-70F and it's still stuck.
Thanks, about to buy one.
bought one.. how long did it take to arrive?
I hope it'll arrive to Canada fast. The seller shipped it but didn't provide a tracking number.... weird :S
beegbear said:
bought one.. how long did it take to arrive?
I hope it'll arrive to Canada fast. The seller shipped it but didn't provide a tracking number.... weird :S
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It arrived in less than a week, I don't recall the exact time period, sorry.
I switched the mount to my 1994 Blazer and back again without issue. I mention this because old windshields tend to collect "stuff" on them and sometimes things don't stick well. I did not clean the windshield, it just stuck on.
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I just checked, I purchased it April 3rd, it arrived April 8th.:cyclops:
Yeah, mine came pretty fast. Came in a couple of days.
And this thing is pretty awesome for a car holder. It does feel a bit cheap and you probably will have to be bit more careful with it, but basically, stick it and forget is the motto for this thing.
4.5/5 is my rating for this.
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still happy
I've been using mine for about a month, multiple car changes, it still works as advertised. The only issue is if you goo over REALLY rough roads it tends to bounce around a bit. I just lower it so that the bottom touches the dash and the issue goes away.
I think I'll buy two more for my other cars so I don't have to keep swapping it out.
That's an Exogear knockoff.
http://www.exogear.com/products-exomount-car-mount-holder.html