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What's a good car cigarette lighter adapter to USB?

What's a good car cigarette lighter adapter to USB?
I need one 1 amp or more.
I have a generic one it say 1 amp does not charge my phone.
I want one, that I can use the cable that came with my phone or one that comes with a micro USB cable.
Dual USB one would be a plus.
Thank you.
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$4 for a 950ma charger with a micro usb adaptor. This charges my phone really well. You can still charge your phone while using your GPS.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehi...Q9CA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306108673&sr=8-1
This is a 3rd party seller through Amazon. I bought mine from Amazon directly and it was around $5.

http://www.rocketfishproducts.com/products/mobile-phones-gps/RF-PMC55.html

grenademasta said:
$4 for a 950ma charger with a micro usb adaptor. This charges my phone really well. You can still charge your phone while using your GPS.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehi...Q9CA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306108673&sr=8-1
This is a 3rd party seller through Amazon. I bought mine from Amazon directly and it was around $5.
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I have the same charger in two cars. They work very well for the price.

VisedMonk said:
http://www.rocketfishproducts.com/products/mobile-phones-gps/RF-PMC55.html
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This is the one I have. It works great. Has a micro USB connector and an additional USB port for charging a second device. It puts out 2amps so your phone will charge at its maximum charge rate.
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The tmobile "universal" charger is available on ebay for about $12. Micro usb cord, plus usb port for an extra device. Good for about 1 amp. Works great with g2x, g2, vibrant, and an ipod...

for the same price range (shipped for $4.56), I have this one - Output: DC5.5V +/-5% and Max 1000mA - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160576610155

Thanks for all the replys. I have some chargers to look over tomorrow.
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Low profile and can be use with any USB device.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Rocketf...330&skuId=9347968&st=rocketfish usb&cp=2&lp=2

I say skip all the one trick pony's, spend $20 and cover all your bases with this
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WSIR14?tag=susppc-110-20
I have one.. i love it.

Joe333x said:
Low profile and can be use with any USB device.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Rocketf...330&skuId=9347968&st=rocketfish usb&cp=2&lp=2
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oooooooooh. This is a nice one.. Love the low profile. This is good for a back up!

Joe333x said:
Low profile and can be use with any USB device.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Rocketf...330&skuId=9347968&st=rocketfish usb&cp=2&lp=2
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That's the same one on ebay for $4.56 shipped (with the cable). I have one, it works great.

I have this one from monoprice.com; $1.16 plus shipping (add some cables to amortize the shipping charge), and it works just fine.

phburks said:
This is the one I have. It works great. Has a micro USB connector and an additional USB port for charging a second device. It puts out 2amps so your phone will charge at its maximum charge rate.
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Just wondering where it says it outputs 2 amps. If that's the case I'll head over to bestbuy and pick one up

Kid Poker said:
Just wondering where it says it outputs 2 amps. If that's the case I'll head over to bestbuy and pick one up
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It doesn't say on their website or the box either. A little google-ing finds the answer easily enough tho. Here's a best buy Q&A that lists it at 2amps and there are several other sites that list the same specs.
http://reviews.bestbuy.com/answers/...hicle-charger-questions-answers/questions.htm
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grenademasta said:
$4 for a 950ma charger with a micro usb adaptor. This charges my phone really well. You can still charge your phone while using your GPS.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehi...Q9CA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306108673&sr=8-1
This is a 3rd party seller through Amazon. I bought mine from Amazon directly and it was around $5.
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Also bought one directly from Amazon and it works like a charm. Looks pretty cool too...I would definitely recommend this

is this any good
http://www.amazon.com/RND-Power-Sol...JE/ref=sr_1_37?ie=UTF8&qid=1307260763&sr=8-37

btate0121 said:
I say skip all the one trick pony's, spend $20 and cover all your bases with this
amazon.com/dp/B000WSIR14?tag=susppc-110-20
I have one.. i love it.
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I agree with you, I have been using one since the mid 90's and it has more than paid for itself by the savings from not having to buy cigarette lighter adapters. Also, before I retired, I used it to charge my laptop while driving from one client meeting to another
note: I had to adjust the link in the quote since I lack posts

http://www.bracketron.com/high-power-usb-car-charger

I bought this Moto one from amazon, works on my vibrant and G2x... plus looks cool..lol
$3.88 free shipping
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Vehi...Q9CA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308688787&sr=8-1

Charger has a short cord

this is my first HTC device, so maybe this is standard... but with my 2 prior samsung devices, the usb cord that came with the charger was about twice as long as the one that came with my HTC One X. it seems like it is unreasonably short. i'm going to have to get an extension cord to plug it into the wall and let the phone sit on my nightstand while charging!

mfpearson said:
this is my first HTC device, so maybe this is standard... but with my 2 prior samsung devices, the usb cord that came with the charger was about twice as long as the one that came with my HTC One X. it seems like it is unreasonably short. i'm going to have to get an extension cord to plug it into the wall and let the phone sit on my nightstand while charging!
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You can always use your old usb cords they will work
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Like the person above me said, use the old one you have. Problem solved.

All phone companies are going this way. A penny saved is a penny earned. lol. I guess we have Apple to thank for this one. Their sync cables have always been short. Only takes one, and the rest will follow.
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mikelebz said:
You can always use your old usb cords they will work
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yeah i'm sure the old one will work. but i want to sell my ATT GSII, and to get the most money for it i'll have to sell the charger with it. really don't want to go out and buy another usb cord... so i'll just go with the extension cord in the outlet. it is disappointing though.

mine is the same length as my samsung usb...

nevermind

designgears said:
mine is the same length as my samsung usb...
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mine is a good 6 inches shorter, at least. which samsung? i've had an infuse and a SGSII (both AT&T) over the past 9 months, and those have long usb cords.

Search eBay for "samsung OEM micro USB cable". I bought a whole bunch of them a while back; about $1.99 each with free shipping. Also, you can get the Samsung wall chargers, which have a lengthy cord as well. Search for "Samsung OEM wall charger", when I bought them they were around $3.00
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Portable charging mat????

I wanna buy one of those power mats for inductive/wireless charging on my nexus 4, but I don't wanna be plugged in, I want one that I can charge at home and take with me to the university, to charge my phone without connecting the mat, just like a powerbank but wireless!! I mean does a product like that exists? One of you guys has bought one of those? Please I would love of I could get one so please share amazon links, reviews, thoughts, anything would be appreciated, thanks on advance !!!
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There's a few. I think the upcoming qimini (search for it in this forum) might be what you was looking for. Heck you can put it in your pocket.
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Ohgami_Ichiro said:
There's a few. I think the upcoming qimini (search for it in this forum) might be what you was looking for. Heck you can put it in your pocket.
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It looks great but you still have to plug it when you are going to use it ;s, I want a completely wireless one, that I can charge at home, and use anywhere just by placing the phone on top of it...
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LRC1710 said:
It looks great but you still have to plug it when you are going to use it ;s, I want a completely wireless one, that I can charge at home, and use anywhere just by placing the phone on top of it...
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Not gonna be very compact but I can see using that and an external Battery to make it 100% wireless.

LRC1710 said:
I wanna buy one of those power mats for inductive/wireless charging on my nexus 4, but I don't wanna be plugged in, I want one that I can charge at home and take with me to the university, to charge my phone without connecting the mat, just like a powerbank but wireless!! I mean does a product like that exists? One of you guys has bought one of those? Please I would love of I could get one so please share amazon links, reviews, thoughts, anything would be appreciated, thanks on advance !!!
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Seems like you need a portable charger.
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esskayy said:
Seems like you need a portable charger.
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I have one, but a portable charging mat would be waaay cooler
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Ohgami_Ichiro said:
Not gonna be very compact but I can see using that and an external Battery to make it 100% wireless.
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If I can't find what I'm looking for I night as well do that... :s
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i dont think there's such thing.

LRC1710 said:
I have one, but a portable charging mat would be waaay cooler
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But you would need a power source, the mat can't just obtain electricity out of thin air. The closest we may get to a truly wireless charger is a solar powered one...
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esskayy said:
But you would need a power source, the mat can't just obtain electricity out of thin air. The closest we may get to a truly wireless charger is a solar powered one...
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Yeah but you could just make a power bank, that had the ability to use inductive charging, for example, the official Google wireless charger for the Nexus 4,imagine if there was a battery inside that semisphere, so it's a power bank, you charge it at home and take it to wherever you want, when u put your phone on top, it starts charging, it's not getting the electricity out of nowhere, it's getting it from the internal battery inside the semisphere that u charged at home, the same way u could build a mat that does this, batteries are like 0.5 millimeters thick, so you could make a mat that is 1cm thick and u charge it at home, then u take it with you and u charge your phone putting it on top of it... Any of those would be awesome
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Back up LG OEM Travel Charger

I do a lot of traveling and need a reliable backup charger for my nexus 4 but don't want to play m pay $20+ (with shipping) for another nexus charger. I found this charger on Amazon, says it's an LG OEM Charger so I'm thinking it should be of decent quality and compatible with the nexus. Anyone purchased this charger for their nexus or have experience with it?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0091M17E6
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mwilliams05 said:
I do a lot of traveling and need a reliable backup charger for my nexus 4 but don't want to play m pay $20+ (with shipping) for another nexus charger. I found this charger on Amazon, says it's an LG OEM Charger so I'm thinking it should be of decent quality and compatible with the nexus. Anyone purchased this charger for their nexus or have experience with it?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0091M17E6
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Any micro usb charger will work

Yea, I interchange the nexus 7 and n4 chargers at work all the time lol.

mine gets charged on one for my kindle or an old one off a motorola defy most of the time

dual android car charger

Anyone recommend a dual usb/Android car charger. Preferably a 2 amp if it exists. The wife and I both have galaxy's an S3 and an S4 and it would be great if we could both charge of the same car charger. If one does not exist I suppose I could use 2 separate 2 amp ones since we have dual charger ports in the van one battery and one engine
Thanks

Monoprice has a dual port 4.2a charger on sale right now for under 10 bucks.

Lots of 3.1 amp dual chargers on eBay for like 5$. They are usually 2.1 amp on one port and 1 amp on the other port. But 4.2 amp dual charger for 10 isn't a bad deal to be honest.
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zetachi said:
Anyone recommend a dual usb/Android car charger. Preferably a 2 amp if it exists. The wife and I both have galaxy's an S3 and an S4 and it would be great if we could both charge of the same car charger. If one does not exist I suppose I could use 2 separate 2 amp ones since we have dual charger ports in the van one battery and one engine
Thanks
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I use this in my car to charge my phone and power my bluetooth device at the same time.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0088U4YAG/ref=ya_aw_oh_pit
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jax5ter said:
I use this in my car to charge my phone and power my bluetooth device at the same time.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0088U4YAG/ref=ya_aw_oh_pit
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I have that one as well and it seems to work well.
I am toying with the idea of doing a mount with a wireless charger, but not until the Dallas weather stops trying to broil me in the garage (November? ).
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most of these seem to be apple/android one on each side. does anyone know if the apple side will charge android?

zetachi said:
most of these seem to be apple/android one on each side. does anyone know if the apple side will charge android?
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I think the reason they mark one as Ipad is because the ipad requires a min of 2.1a to charge. Smartphones require less. But I don't think the usb port connector is any different. I am pretty sure you could still charge any other device through the port marked as ipad as well. I'm headed out of town for the weekend but I can try charging my other phone through the 2.1a port and let you know
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zetachi said:
Anyone recommend a dual usb/Android car charger. Preferably a 2 amp if it exists. The wife and I both have galaxy's an S3 and an S4 and it would be great if we could both charge of the same car charger. If one does not exist I suppose I could use 2 separate 2 amp ones since we have dual charger ports in the van one battery and one engine
Thanks
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I bought one of these : http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00AYTLSRQ/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It works great, it's 2.1a so iPads and some other tablets can also charge on it, and it's very small (it sticks out even less than the original cigar lighter )
It charges quite fast as well.