I recently ordered a Droid Bionic phone to start new Verizon Wireless service. What exactly is included in the box with the Motorola Vehicle Navigation kit? I'm asking this because I'm under the impression that there are several different versions of the kit being sold. I've heard that the dock sold through Verizon does not include a rapid charger. I've heard that the version sold on Amazon's website does not include the Y adapter for connecting the Droid Bionic to a car stereo's AUX input. I'm very confused and would like to know if I should spend the extra money to buy it directly from Motorola or if I'm safe to buy it somewhere else for less. Motorola's website doesn't say what's in the box and their live chat reps won't tell me either.
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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:
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
I was told by a VeeZeeDub rep that our phones are supposed to be able to use the charging pads as long as they're of qi compliance... Anyone ever try this? Any special setting on the phone need to be enabled? Got one for Xmas, doesn't seem to be working.
Hmmmm this phone isn't capable of wireless charging...
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Yeah, probably not going to work too well for you.
Thanks, looks like I have a return to make...
Update... So I happened to be at the mall, went to the VeeZeeDub store, and asked the rep about the wireless charging. She laughed and said it wasn't possible on our phones, then looked it up and was surprised that it actually is possible, as long as the pad is qi compatible (turns out the droid 4 is as well, she happened to mention as an aside). Stated that I probably had either a bad pad or should try a different brand (stated that the Nokia and LG pads were recommended by Motorola).
Just in case anyone was curious 8)
Umm, I'm pretty sure the phone is not capable of this. Maybe the new droids are, but not the HD.
Lifeasadroid, thanks for checking with VZW about this. I think that they are incorrect, though. The spec sheets for the RAZR HD and HD Maxx don't list inductive charging. All of the articles I found which compare the 2012 and 2013 Droids list wireless charging only for the 2013 models.
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Motorola used to be the one company that you could rely on to have car docks, home docks, and other accessories for every phone they released. The OG Droid, the Droid X, the Bionic, all of those had docks available at the same time as the phone. Where are the docks for the new Moto X? I can't even find any 3rd party docks. My docks for the old Moto X don't really work all that well, so now I'm left with nothing.
Anyone know of any good docks, home or car?
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There's a number of fine universal docks that look to be the solution for this phone. I googled it and searched Amazon top sellers to see several options, mostly aesthetic taste which you buy.
Hey all, recent got one of these phones and was just thinking I should grab one of those wireless charging style backs. But now that I'm looking they appear discontinued? No one shows stock, and everyone on eBay wants 60 plus shipping for them. So any one have a better suggestion on getting wireless charging on this thing?
If you're in the UK, Vodafone has them in stock for £40. I got one and really like it, it's the grey fabric and looks great!
If you're stateside, you might have some luck at some Best Buy brick and mortar stores. Despite what the website says, some stores DO have it, albeit in very limited quantities due to lack of real demand, not to mention they were giving it as a freebie for those who bought the Moto Z, Moto Z Force, and Moto Z Play from them unlocked (which was how I even got one in the first place). eBay obviously has it but prices are going to be sky high. Heh, reminds me of when I had an LG V10 and the wireless charging back LG sold for it wasn't available in the US and would usually be sold at the low low price of $59.99 but I managed to nab one from a seller for $35 bucks.
Other than that, you're pretty much out of luck. If you really want wireless charging, get that Incipio battery mod that includes wireless charging or the TUMI one if you prefer. Probably better than the wireless charging back since it works with the Verizon bumper case though it probably doesn't have the 15W Qi fast charging capabilities that the style shell wireless charging back does.
wireless mod from motorola
I could not find the wireless mod either, until i did a web search and found a link to the motorola site. Sure enough i placed an order for $37 and it went through, even though it would not show as an available item on the site when I was looking on it. Just got confirmation email - be here in 5 days. Try this:
https://www.motorola.com/us/products/moto-mods/moto-style-shell-with-wireless-charging
The floral wireless charging mod is now available on the US Motorola site for a clearance price of $20. Get them while you can.