Optimus V Car Mount - Optimus One, P500, V Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Does anyone know of a good Car mount for the Optimus V? I prefer with with a micro usb plug built in so that I can just push my phone in place and drive. I've seen the generic phone holders but those are not that appealing.
Thanks!

There's a topic here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=949476
Unfortunately there is no holder with a micro usb plug built in.

its kind of a hack...
I have/had Motorola Droid 1s.
I found that with a skin/gel thing that you can get at the sprint store for the optimus, the VM - Optimus V, actually fits into the legacy moto droid GPS clip,
as well as the holster that the verizon store used to sell for the droid 1.
in any case... we drove around bumpy philly all day with it yesterday without any surprise ejections...
Sam

sambo989 said:
I have/had Motorola Droid 1s.
I found that with a skin/gel thing that you can get at the sprint store for the optimus, the VM - Optimus V, actually fits into the legacy moto droid GPS clip,
as well as the holster that the verizon store used to sell for the droid 1.
in any case... we drove around bumpy philly all day with it yesterday without any surprise ejections...
Sam
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Thanks for the tip, but the power plug for the Droid is on the side. Any Droid car mount I get will have the power in the wrong location.
You got me thinking and I did find this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0043EV24W
It has a built in micro-usb plug, but the only problem is that the EVO is about a quarter inch wider than the Optimus. I'm not sure it the fit will be snug enough for a drive.

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Car Charger

Just in case you guys wanted to know I just bought a Car Charger from eBay for under $5. I checked with Verizon and it costs around $30. Though I'm sure the build quality is gonna be better with Verizon.
Ebay Link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390136069143&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:US:1123
Verizon:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=accessoryDetails&archetypeId=7698
My previous phone was a HTC Vogue AKA Verizon XV6900 and all of the cables that came with it work with the Eris...
Any car charger with a USB port will do. I picked one up at bestbuy for $5, use it for my iTouch and Eris. Works great D:
zifnab06 said:
Any car charger with a USB port will do. I picked one up at bestbuy for $5, use it for my iTouch and Eris. Works great D:
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I second that. I bought the one from Verizon because I needed one right away for a road trip. It's just a basic USB car charger.
so my BB curves mini usb car charger will work for my Eris?
thats awesome.....
Another option is to use the Griffin Powerjolt Dual Universal and your stock cord. You can see it at griffintechnology dot com
zifnab06 said:
Any car charger with a USB port will do. I picked one up at bestbuy for $5, use it for my iTouch and Eris. Works great D:
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i use the one i bought for my TP2 and it gets the job done
I have a crappy cheap one and my battery gets really warm... was told to only use htc chargers but thats crap.
Good=):good:

List of N1 Car Docks?

hi folks!last night i was looking around the web for a Car dock for my n1,and i found there are not many that hook on the dashboard (hate to have it on my windscreen,blocks the view).
I even looked for the Google official c.d, but it appears they are not selling it any more or not available for Greece
Could you experienced folks tell me which dashboard N1 holders are good? Are you using any?
thanx
would you recommend this one?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/AIO-PREMIUM-HOLDER-CHARGER-GOOGLE/dp/B003AIND30/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280068626&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Type-AC30267-60-XGrip-Universal-Holder/dp/B001PRPBB0
was using one of these until i upgraded to the HTC Car Dock worked pretty well
i looked for the HTC one,but it's out of stock almost everywhere,or it will be too expensive
i m looking for a cheap system,preferably maximum 30euros(around $60 i think)
i was thinking of looking for a "flexible neck" adapter,so that i can only change that,as my dad uses that for his GPS device
its a last resort,but i doubt i can find anything mountable on dashboard,and due to my car's vents( colt cz3) i dont know how compatible them "vent mountable" holders will be
i checked in proclip site but they didnt list my car
nexus one mounts
this site has a cool selections on car mounts check it out. http://www.amzer.com/HTC/HTC-Nexus-One-accessories.htm
I have had i-phones forever until i found the amazing N1 - I always used a cheap 30 dollar car mount for my Iphones and when i bought the N1 i found that if fits damn nicely into the iphone 3g mount for this specific dock.
The dock is a
Griffin windowseat that i bought at best buy - it fits snugly in what is intended for iphone 3g. I use it daily and would recommend it - i trimmed the ghost armor i have on the phone on all 4 corners where the dock holds the phone.
here is a link if you want - i mount mine just under the rear-view mirror!
Best buy

photon q in a photon 4g navigation dock?

Just wondering if the PQLTE is compatible with the P4G car dock by Motorola. I see P4G's are running for $21 (and also comes with charger and cables) on Amazon, while the PQ's is running for $48.
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jae18708 said:
Just wondering if the PQLTE is compatible with the P4G car dock by Motorola. I see P4G's are running for $21 (and also comes with charger and cables) on Amazon, while the PQ's is running for $48.
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I wouldn't think so...I own both phones and the Q has the ports at a different location on the side of the unit...but hey, why use the dock??? Just use the cables, cut the plugs for the USB and HDMI out of the dock and plug them in! Would that work?
Moto Q stock with Arrrghhh's kernel v.0.10
galacticservant said:
I wouldn't think so...I own both phones and the Q has the ports at a different location on the side of the unit...but hey, why use the dock??? Just use the cables, cut the plugs for the USB and HDMI out of the dock and plug them in! Would that work?
Moto Q stock with Arrrghhh's kernel v.0.10
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I bought the PQ LTE nav dock off ebay.
Funny, looking on the motorola website there is no dock listed for this phone. There are some docks it looks like would work with the phone though. It obviously all depends on the where the ports are located but I think some othe rmoto docks may be interchangable. Hopefully someone more knowledgable can chime in.
The part number of the original 'Vehicle Navigation Dock For Motorola Photon Q' by Motorola is KPM5778Q.
Yes, it's not listed on Motorola pages any more.
I'm using one and I'm very happy with it.
kabaldan said:
The part number of the original 'Vehicle Navigation Dock For Motorola Photon Q' by Motorola is KPM5778Q.
Yes, it's not listed on Motorola pages any more.
I'm using one and I'm very happy with it.
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Thanks for the part number I looked for it earlier briefly to no avail.
I have had both phones and can tell you that the original photon and the lte docks look mostly the same but the connectors are in different positions. I think the one for the original was actually a little better constructed too. FYI i just did a search on amazon for photon q car dock and it was there for $50
You don't need to go through Moto to get it anyway....I got mine cheaper through an online retailer. This is the cheapest place I can find it right now via a Google Shopper search:
http://www.discountcell.com/cellular/p/mophoton-q-4g-lte_kpm5778q_4

Case Question

My parents recently bought a Moto G from a Verizon Wireless retain store, and the associate helping them sold them a Moto X case for it saying they're cross compatible.
The case itself is a bit off kilter, and having worked with the X before I was wondering if the Mic's are in different places.
Can someone verify whether the cases are interchangeable or not?
Thanks in advance!
-Euphony- said:
My parents recently bought a Moto G from a Verizon Wireless retain store, and the associate helping them sold them a Moto X case for it saying they're cross compatible.
The case itself is a bit off kilter, and having worked with the X before I was wondering if the Mic's are in different places.
Can someone verify whether the cases are interchangeable or not?
Thanks in advance!
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No. They are NOT interchangeable. Although the phones look almost identical to the naked eye they are different enough that the cases won't crossover. I have both phones and one day I mistakenly tried to put my G in my Incipio case for my X. It took me a few seconds to figure out why the thing wouldn't fit worth a damn anymore LOL.. They need to get a case specifically for the G.
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No. They are NOT interchangeable. Although the phones look almost identical to the naked eye they are different enough that the cases won't crossover. I have both phones and one day I mistakenly tried to put my G in my Incipio case for my X. It took me a few seconds to figure out why the thing wouldn't fit worth a damn anymore LOL.. They need to get a case specifically for the G.
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/me whispers "Yeah moto g is a bit on a chubby side"
Don't tell that to ur phone though
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Still no docks?

I still can't find any good docks that work with the 2014 moto x. I've looked on Ebay and their is some, but they are in Europe and the shipping time is like 2 months. Has anyone found a good one?
falcon26 said:
I still can't find any good docks that work with the 2014 moto x. I've looked on Ebay and their is some, but they are in Europe and the shipping time is like 2 months. Has anyone found a good one?
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2 months shipping, are they sending it by rowing boats?
It would seem
Still no docks what so ever man they sure don't make many accessories for this phone....
Proclip universal should work.
I found a universal one on eBay, but the issue is that the micro USB plug is long and the phone rests solely on the plug. It's not horrible because the dock has a back that the phone rests on, but I'm still worried about one of my kids knocking into it and something breaking. I do miss qi charging in this respect. The N4 orb was a nice little dock of sorts.
fishfuzz said:
Proclip universal should work.
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Yes, anything by proclip or brodit are top notch. I have personally bought the universal dock which is able to pivot for adjustable viewing angles, as well as adjusts the size of the dock for different phones. I've used a moto g , moto x, note 3, lumia 1520, and all fit perfectly ! Highly recommended!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-2014/accessories/dock-2014-model-t2896023

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