So I was wondering if anyone was using a cardock with their mt4gs and if so which one they are using.....
I am looking for one particularly made for the device but I am open to universal suggestions as well
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There is an official windshield mount. It's expensive but solid. I bought it at about $50 but that was last year.
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Any way you could direct me to a website or something?
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It's on the T-Mobile website under accessories.
Go to www.t-mobile.com
Shop for accessories...MyTouch...Chargers
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http://www.bracketron.com/ has some neat stuff as well. I use one of their vent mounts.
As above, on T-Mobile.com Shop Accessories.
Select HTC or T-Mobile from the Manufacturer list, then pick the myTouch 4G Slide (black or Khaki). It will be list under Chargers as myTouch 4G Slide Car Dock for $59.99. Mine arrived within 2 days of my order.
As for my experiences, it only manages a useable angle of view if mounted on the dash of my car. Really, no matter where I put it on the windshield and how I angle it, the phone was not easy to access (or would fall out because it was upside down and the top latch is not that secure).
That said, being on the dash has made it very convenient for navigation!
I have FM wireless transmitter (originally battery-operated but it is powered and concealed under the dashboard) all you can see is the wire and 3.5mm plug that ends on the dashboard where I have sticky "dashboard-mate" to hold devices in front of me. I did this few years ago and the only problem were few HTC models with the dreadful "mult-purpose" USB port (without standard 3.5mm) for which I had to buy adapter.
Took me less than an hour of work, $10 transmitter from radioshack, $2 dashmate and it works with each and every device I had so far, including my "passenger's guest" devices too - such as any of the iCraps (and why it wouldn't since it's a standard 3.5mm).
In case you wonder about mic and voicecalls: when my dashboard 3.5mm plug is detected (as headphones) all models use the phone's built-in microphone, and phone laying down on the dashboard in front of me always has great reception, even if I place it with mic towards windshield.
I had only 1 phone that didn't work this way, for which I bought short adapter with built-in mic. But that was long time ago, and I haven't got phone that would need the adapter with external mic since.
This simple hookup beats the built-in bluetooth in my car. Voicecalls are heard louder and clearer than using BT, same goes for music. I don't know what how it works over BT, but nice and crispy FLAC files sound like MP3s over BT, while the same over FM transmitter sound better.
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Last year I had to replace dash-mate with new one, because it lost it's "stickyness", so add another couple bucks to the cost (I actually haven't bought new dash-mate because I couldn't find it, I have used an old "dashboard place mat" I had from my old iRiver portable player. However, this mat being just a flat piece of rubber mesh is not as good as the "dash-mate" which is foldable block of gel-alike material)
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I have FM wireless transmitter (originally battery-operated but it is powered and concealed under the dashboard) all you can see is the wire and 3.5mm plug that ends on the dashboard where I have sticky "dashboard-mate" to hold devices in front of me. I did this few years ago and the only problem were few HTC models with the dreadful "mult-purpose" USB port (without standard 3.5mm) for which I had to buy adapter.
Took me less than an hour of work, $10 transmitter from radioshack, $2 dashmate and it works with each and every device I had so far, including my "passenger's guest" devices too - such as any of the iCraps (and why it wouldn't since it's a standard 3.5mm).
In case you wonder about mic and voicecalls: when my dashboard 3.5mm plug is detected (as headphones) all models use the phone's built-in microphone, and phone laying down on the dashboard in front of me always has great reception, even if I place it with mic towards windshield.
I had only 1 phone that didn't work this way, for which I bought short adapter with built-in mic. But that was long time ago, and I haven't got phone that would need the adapter with external mic since.
This simple hookup beats the built-in bluetooth in my car. Voicecalls are heard louder and clearer than using BT, same goes for music. I don't know what how it works over BT, but nice and crispy FLAC files sound like MP3s over BT, while the same over FM transmitter sound better.
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Last year I had to replace dash-mate with new one, because it lost it's "stickyness", so add another couple bucks to the cost (I actually haven't bought new dash-mate because I couldn't find it, I have used an old "dashboard place mat" I had from my old iRiver portable player. However, this mat being just a flat piece of rubber mesh is not as good as the "dash-mate" which is foldable block of gel-alike material)
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I use a bluetooth to FM transmitter, but may have to try your idea... it is annoying that my transmitter loses power (and thus bluetooth connection) when the car is starting. A hacked-in 3.5 mm input would be awesome.
Did you put it inside your dash and drill a hole for the cable?
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I use a bluetooth to FM transmitter, but may have to try your idea... it is annoying that my transmitter loses power (and thus bluetooth connection) when the car is starting. A hacked-in 3.5 mm input would be awesome.
Did you put it inside your dash and drill a hole for the cable?
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I thought about drilling hole, but I didn't in the end. When you will sell your car most likely no one will like that
I have the wire with 3.5 plug "squeezed" through the opening where the windshield vent is (not through the vent but along). The transmitter itself is behind the center vent because that's the only place where I could reach with the wire without removing dashboard (which at first I tried but failed, couldn't find all the screws holding it in place). From there the power wire goes to opening under the steering wheel where I have the makeshift "fuse box" and from there the wire goes to cigarette lighter.
If you too will route power for transmitetr from cigarette lighter make sure to select the one that is always on (in my car there is only one like that, all other "cigarette lighter holes" loose power when you turn off key).
edit - I forgot important detail: my transmitter originally run on 9V batteries, I was worried 12V might kill it, so I test it first for few days before I decided to install it under dashboard (but it works already for good few years). Nowadays there are plenty transmitters designed specially for car 12V, so go with one like that.
Also don't forget to remove or short the "on/off" button in the transmitter before you hide it under dash
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As for my experiences, it only manages a useable angle of view if mounted on the dash of my car. Really, no matter where I put it on the windshield and how I angle it, the phone was not easy to access (or would fall out because it was upside down and the top latch is not that secure).
That said, being on the dash has made it very convenient for navigation!
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The dock should rotate at the base enough for you mount it correctly to a window. The data cable takes two full turns around the base before routing up the mount. But, I'll caution you to be careful, as I ended up breaking the ground wire on mine. Fortunately it wasn't too hard to fix.
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The dock should rotate at the base enough for you mount it correctly to a window. The data cable takes two full turns around the base before routing up the mount. But, I'll caution you to be careful, as I ended up breaking the ground wire on mine. Fortunately it wasn't too hard to fix.
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Does it fit on your windshield? I have tried every possible combination of rotations multiple times in my car. Maybe the angle of my '98 Civic front is just odd.
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Yep, it fits just fine on the windshield of my '97 Jetta, though the suction cup doesn't seem to stick well...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gopadge/7677316156/
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Yep, it fits just fine on the windshield of my '97 Jetta, though the suction cup doesn't seem to stick well...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gopadge/7677316156/
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Mine sticks just fine; you just need a bit of liquid or saliva and need to twist the mount tight. It's tricky to get the right angle with the twisting and locking but the mount is solid when done right.
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Sorry, I meant the suction cup on the wire, as seen unstuck in my picture....
Mine works perfectly on the windshield on of my 94 camaro. I didn't think it would work given the extreme angle of the windshield but it actuall works great. It falls off the windshield every few months but that's probably due to weird weather patterns. Thank you florida .
The only downside to the htc windshield mount I've found is the difficulty of working the usb connector into the phone while trying to attach the device to the mount.
Does anybody know why the usb port on the windshield mount slides?
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Just FYI...
I happened to be browsing eBay for a new digitizer and ran across a US seller with more than 10 OEM car docks in stock for $20 and free shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-HTC-myTouch-4G-SLIDE-CAR-AUTO-GPS-HOLDER-MOUNT-KIT-DOCK-CHARGER-USB-CABLE-/150832272437
Oh thanks!
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Hi All,
I just bought this item from ebay. Very happy with the quality of product but the only problem i'm having is that if i try and call somebody while it is in the holder i can hear the person through car radio fine but the phone mic does not work... Is there away around this?
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Hi All,
I just bought this item from ebay. Very happy with the quality of product but the only problem i'm having is that if i try and call somebody while it is in the holder i can hear the person through car radio fine but the phone mic does not work... Is there away around this?
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Hi All,
Before the site went down someone had asked if it had an external mic.. which is does not. The only thing i can think of if somebody would be kind enough to help me out so everytime i plug the Diamond into the car kit i run a program which changes the registry to allow mic to be enabled while in cradle. As i do not have those skills was wondering if somebody could help me out. Willing to donate to anyone that help me.
Regards
Ray
So that thingy you got there acts like a headset?
I guess it's possible to find the registrykey for enabling phone mic while headset is active...
yes that is right...... all it does is just transfer the sound via FM transmitter to radio in car. all i need help with registry keys. a program like diamond tweak would be cool where you could just enable and disable.
i am also interested about this product. Could you please tell me if the car charger charges the phone's battery or the transmitter's (if it has one)?And a second one:can i use the transmitter without the charger connected?
Can you link to the seller you bought this from? I'm looking for the exact same thing. Also interested in getting the phone mic working while in headset mode.
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Can you link to the seller you bought this from? I'm looking for the exact same thing. Also interested in getting the phone mic working while in headset mode.
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co-sign. Link please. I'm interested in buying possibly.
here you can find one, ill order mine today to I think
http://cgi.ebay.nl/For-HTC-Diamond-...id=p4634.c0.m14.l1262&_trkparms=|293:1|294:30
here you can find one, ill order mine today to I think
http://cgi.ebay.nl/For-HTC-Diamond-...id=p4634.c0.m14.l1262&_trkparms=|293:1|294:30
The charger that comes with it doesn't look like it'll work with the Diamond, based off of these pictures (non-usb). And does any1 know of an American/English site I could buy it from?
I've just ordered one. I expect it doesn't just power the FM transmitter but also the Diamond. I am hoping to get around the microphone issue by using bluepower to enable my bluetooth connection when it is charging and then using a bluetooth headset. I don't really want to use this FM transmitter/charger as a hands free device, but just keep using my bluetooth headset instead.
I will report back it this all works when I get it!
Ok, the thing finally arrived.... After 20 minutes of playing around with it, it is already broken.... Here's the story:
It arrived with no instructions (not that any are needed) and appeared to be of poor quality manufacture. Not like the Brodit one which I intended to replace with it.
My Diamond didn't slide in very well at all. It took a lot of fiddling to get the male charger into the female diamond mini USB. They weren't lined up very well. I expect that as the Diamond is far superior in quality, it is not the Diamond that is at fault but the charger/transmitter.
Once connected, the music quality was very good at times. I compared this to my ipod (which is connected directly to the car arial) by playing the same song on both. The music quality from the Diamond was actually better, so the FM transmitter was working well indeed.
However, there are intermittent "noises". I don't really know how to describe these as it was not typical interference, but kind of basey crackling. This was very intermittent though and this could be caused by being tested in London where there are hardly any frequencies free. I contined my test on various frequencies even when not moving the car and this noise was there on all of them....
I think this would have been enough to make this device annoying enough to be binned in itself.
A third attempt at inserting my Diamond in the cradle was much easier. Well, that's what I thought.... The male USB in the FM transmitter had actually broken now. It had slid back into it's casing. The only way to retrieve it would be to break the damn thing open. Enough was enough. I had finished my experimenting with this thing.
To make matters worse, the thick film on the home/back/talk/end part of my Diamond is now peeling off. I assume my struggling to get it in this FM transmitter cradle had snagged it. That's a real bugger because I guess that as it has now started to peel off, it will continue to snag on everything and eventually tear off completely. I'm not sure how this will affect it's functionality, but it certainly won't help. I expect the capacitive sensor in sensor scroll will no longer work once it has peeled off fully..... Probably time for a Diamond 2!!!
To conclude, my advice is not to buy this product as it (1) may harm your Diamond; (2) waste £20odd; and (3) cause frustration with the "noise".
The good points with this though, if you do decide to go ahead, are that you can use a bluetooth headset (with Bluepower). So if a phone call should come in whilst you are listening to music, you can simply take the call through the bluetooth headset and the music is automatically turned off. The microphone on the headset is used....
mitsi said:
Ok, the thing finally arrived.... After 20 minutes of playing around with it, it is already broken.... Here's the story:
It arrived with no instructions (not that any are needed) and appeared to be of poor quality manufacture. Not like the Brodit one which I intended to replace with it.
My Diamond didn't slide in very well at all. It took a lot of fiddling to get the male charger into the female diamond mini USB. They weren't lined up very well. I expect that as the Diamond is far superior in quality, it is not the Diamond that is at fault but the charger/transmitter.
Once connected, the music quality was very good at times. I compared this to my ipod (which is connected directly to the car arial) by playing the same song on both. The music quality from the Diamond was actually better, so the FM transmitter was working well indeed.
However, there are intermittent "noises". I don't really know how to describe these as it was not typical interference, but kind of basey crackling. This was very intermittent though and this could be caused by being tested in London where there are hardly any frequencies free. I contined my test on various frequencies even when not moving the car and this noise was there on all of them....
I think this would have been enough to make this device annoying enough to be binned in itself.
A third attempt at inserting my Diamond in the cradle was much easier. Well, that's what I thought.... The male USB in the FM transmitter had actually broken now. It had slid back into it's casing. The only way to retrieve it would be to break the damn thing open. Enough was enough. I had finished my experimenting with this thing.
To make matters worse, the thick film on the home/back/talk/end part of my Diamond is now peeling off. I assume my struggling to get it in this FM transmitter cradle had snagged it. That's a real bugger because I guess that as it has now started to peel off, it will continue to snag on everything and eventually tear off completely. I'm not sure how this will affect it's functionality, but it certainly won't help. I expect the capacitive sensor in sensor scroll will no longer work once it has peeled off fully..... Probably time for a Diamond 2!!!
To conclude, my advice is not to buy this product as it (1) may harm your Diamond; (2) waste £20odd; and (3) cause frustration with the "noise".
The good points with this though, if you do decide to go ahead, are that you can use a bluetooth headset (with Bluepower). So if a phone call should come in whilst you are listening to music, you can simply take the call through the bluetooth headset and the music is automatically turned off. The microphone on the headset is used....
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Good Looking man, preciate that review. I think i'm just gonna stick with a simple cassette adaptor to play music through the car. That way you don't have to worry about the static noise.
That's unfortuante that it's not the best build quality. How snug is the fit? I have a Sprint Touch Diamond so I might have to get the Touch Pro version to ensure it fits, but it might not be snug enough. More importantly, I'd rather get the phone's mic working with it and just activate the mic when in handsfree mode.
I live in Australia and on the first moderately hot day the whole thing pretty much fell apart, turns out they have used cheap hot glue to join every piece.
First the pole going into the suction cap fell out while i was driving, so i repaired it with decent glue. Then, later the mirco USB plug sticking out of the base disappeared inside, and after i pulled the holder apart i found it was also held there with the same crappy glue.
Anyway i would not recommend buying this car kit but if anyone could work out how to enable the microphone it would be much appreciated
...gonna set it up during lunch.
Will test it out on way home...if I remember, I'll try to post my thoughts.
Can you please take some more pictures?
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Can you please take some more pictures?
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sure...what would you like to see?
Out of the box, it is heavy...seems very sturdy.
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Wow, Thanks that's awesome!
Ugh I can't wait. I'm F5'ing my tracking number like a mad man.
looks great, will get mine tomorrow...so you can safely say they did not sneak a line-out on their for us which they had not previously disclosed? Guess I need to buy new head-unit along with my 500+ dollar phone and 55 dollar car-dock!!! Boy ain't toys pricey!!!
is the arm telescopic?
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is the arm telescopic?
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It is not.
if possible please check if a headphones can still be plugged in to the headphone jack on the top pf the phone.
if you want to get really fancy and uberhelpful check if you can make the music player play from the headphones and make the nav play through the dock speaker
That is all i really hope for being able to use the headphone jack at least
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looks great, will get mine tomorrow...so you can safely say they did not sneak a line-out on their for us which they had not previously disclosed? Guess I need to buy new head-unit along with my 500+ dollar phone and 55 dollar car-dock!!! Boy ain't toys pricey!!!
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Heheheh...yea, I'm thinking ahead to how I will still run the audio cord to the jack on the radio, without it being so cluttered...I don't wanna buy a bluetooth radio for my fj yet!
Looks like it is. First picture of dock on the box, at the connection between the phone holder and the arm, looks like its got layers like other telescopic items.
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damn, pleople are fast posting. Guess I'm wrong
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if possible please check if a headphones can still be plugged in to the headphone jack on the top pf the phone.
if you want to get really fancy and uberhelpful check if you can make the music player play from the headphones and make the nav play through the dock speaker
That is all i really hope for being able to use the headphone jack at least
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headphone jack is unobstructed...as for nav through phone and music through radio...i'll have to test later today.
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Looks like it is. First picture of dock on the box, at the connection between the phone holder and the arm, looks like its got layers like other telescopic items.
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just a curviture/body line on the arm...it does not extend out.
Any AMPS mounting holes or is it suction cup only?
What's the diameter of the adhesive suction cup disc? I'm curious if it'll stick to the mount that I used to use with my satellite radio dock.
Thanks for posting details, mine doesn't arrive until Saturday.
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Any AMPS mounting holes or is it suction cup only?
What's the diameter of the adhesive suction cup disc? I'm curious if it'll stick to the mount that I used to use with my satellite radio dock.
Thanks for posting details, mine doesn't arrive until Saturday.
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diameter of disc = roughly 2.5 - 2.75 inches.
no AMPS mounting - suction only.
I've included pictures of the Car Dock also.
I know many people were worried that when docked they would not be able to use hands free devices.
I have my jabra stone working. I went into bluetooth settings. I set phone audio to go thru my jabra headset and media audio to go thru the car dock speaker.
It works people
Secondly the build quality is superb. Really feels luxurious lol.
Any questions feel free to ask.
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I've included pictures of the Car Dock also.
I know many people were worried that when docked they would not be able to use hands free devices.
I have my jabra stone working. I went into bluetooth settings. I set phone audio to go thru my jabra headset and media audio to go thru the car dock speaker.
It works people
Secondly the build quality is superb. Really feels luxurious lol.
Any questions feel free to ask.
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Good to hear it works like the dock with BT options!
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Can you try using the headphone jack to provide music audio to car stereo, while having the phone options (calls ect) going thru the dock? Thanks man.
I dont have an Auxillary jack in my car, but i did plug my headphones in to see if audio is routed thru and can confirm that it wont be an issue running an RCA jack to and from your phone to your car stereo
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I forgot you asked about phone calls, while my headphones were plugged in, I was able to use my bluetooth headset to answer calls and have the phone audio still routed thru the headset.
Am i right in thinking that the CU S420 doesn offer any kinds of handsfree? Its basically just a charger and holder?
If not, is there anything available which is similar, but offers handsfree/speaker as well?
Thanks.
You're right, even though it is possible to use the phone speaker and mic from the car, much as you could anywhere else (except the phone goes on speaker by itsself when its in the dock).
As carkits go, the sound is awful. A more powerful speaker system would make listening to it in a (relatively noisy) car a lot more pleasant. A decent directional microphone would pick up on a lot less noise than the builtin mic does.
You might want to look into a separate bluetooth carkit with a separate microphone. This kit does offer a solid and stable holder for the phone as well as a charge cable.
thanks.. ordered one, will couple it with a parrot ck3100 now, thanks.
got one of these now.. very well made, but the lining up of the power plug into the phone is a nightmare. They should have left the top open and just let people slide the phone in.
Can anyone recommend a carkit better than this then? I've heard that the car panel doesn't load if you've got 2.2 either?
I'm try to find my dad a good in-car dock and I want to be able to couple it with a form of car dock panel?
Not much information is written regarding this particular car holder. I have decided to buy it, after spending money for a cheaper one from PhoneM8, which is ok but not great... I am VERY happy I bought the CU S420.
If anyone is interested, I have written an extensive review of the CU S420 on amazon:
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Read that on Amazon. Just to make shure: This dock automatically triggers Car Home on the Desire?!
I've been looking for that feature a long time and avoided buying this cradle because of its price until now. Did you ever try to launch successfully any other car dock app with this cradle (Custom Car Home, MyCarDock e.g.)?
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Read that on Amazon. Just to make shure: This dock automatically triggers Car Home on the Desire?!
I've been looking for that feature a long time and avoided buying this cradle because of its price until now. Did you ever try to launch successfully any other car dock app with this cradle (Custom Car Home, MyCarDock e.g.)?
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Yes it does. It turns car mode on and launches any installed software for car mode. I have tried google car home (imho the best) and navipanel.
Feel free to ask any other questions... Best regards.
Thanks a lot. Further questions will be answered by the dock itsself.
I already ordered one this afternoon.
Sorry for re-opening this old thread.
Could anyone owning the CU S420 let me know whether or not they believe a HTC Desire fitted with a protective case (Otterbox in my case) would still fit into this car holder?
Thanks
No, it won't. It's a very tight fit.
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Does anybody know of a music dock with speaker and amplifier to play music?
There is several avalibel for the iPhone but i can't finde any for the DHD :-(
I'd also like any information on this too. I've missed a great music dock since my W800i.
It amazes me that there is such a huge selection of iPod docks yet I do not know of one single mini USB dock - wtf?
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It amazes me that there is such a huge selection of iPod docks yet I do not know of one single mini USB dock - wtf? ...
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Yeah. Sometimes it's just easier to go with the flow! In the sense that if a music dock was a deal-breaker then best get an iPod/iPhone as there're plenty of alternatives.
Though you can get Bluetooth ones or ones with a 3.5mm aux input which would work. Depends whether you want to charge at the same time. It'd be nice to.
Dave
PS: don't ask me for links as I've seen them whilst *surfing* the web but not book-marked them as I'm not after one myself!
Any news about this ? I'm interested of buying one 'music dock'. Anyone found something?
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Maybe something like this ... http://www.gromaudio.com/store/accessories/cable-c-ipd2jk.html ... will allow you to use ipod stuff? Not tried one myself though.
Dave
Why not just buy a pair of PC speakers?
I cant really see what docking would add extra feature-wise. Unless you can simulate the buttons from the headphones.
PC speakers? Hardly a great way to listen to music from our DHD's.
A dock I am after will hold the DHD, charge it & play music from it.
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PC speakers? Hardly a great way to listen to music from our DHD's.
A dock I am after will hold the DHD, charge it & play music from it.
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It will still be a hellovalot better than the builtin speaker
Edit: Are you looking for something portable? That you keep on your lap? My 10 year old Creative Inspire 440 4.1 speaker set is small and makes a crap load of noise.
I'm after something that would sit happily on a sideboard or table, and not look out of place.
I ideally want the DHD equivalent of the B&W Zeppelin iPod HiFi system. I can dream....
If we can't find a complete set, I think a simple dock with 3.5mm out it will be good ... with a good set of speakers.
I run a 3.5mm to L+R RCA cable to a NAD Amp, running to 2 floor standing 300w Speakers and I can tells you ... I certainly get better sound than any of the iPod docks get!
Spare charger runs right next to it on a phone stand thing and I'm sorted.
I posted the adaptor cable earlier but that was only for interest. On my office desk I have a Celjel stand and connect a mains charger and an amp to my DHD. The amp is connected to my PC as well but I use an amp so that I can use decent speakers ....
In the living room where my main stereo is I was going to get one of these ... http://www.amazon.co.uk/QED-uPLAY-WIRELESS-BLUETOOTH-RECEIVER/dp/B003BF0OF2/ref=pd_sim_sbs_ce_6 ... sounds expensive but it gets great reviews. So then the DHD gets played through my floor standing Mission speakers .. . All I need on top of that is a cheap fleabay charging stand for it to sit on the stereo stand. Sorted!
Dave
I know this is a slightly old thread but wondering if anyone has found a good music dock? I am after a small portable music dock, preferably one which charges the DHD at the same time, but would settle for a decent one with just 3.5mm connector.
Any recommendations?
I love it when old, but still useful, threads get revived.
Sadly I could not find a dock that I liked. So I made my own from a chunk of timber, a male to male 3.5mm jack and my wifes old SGS charger.
It took about 5 hours to get it right and sanded down, finished with a coat of teak oil.
I roughly followed this guide, but its set about 4-5mm into the wood leaning back and has a smaller back board.
Perfect bank holiday weekend project!
I wish you could just buy something like this http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/ipod-dock-adapter-for-motorola-droidmilestone/ instead of having to make it yourself
andyharney said:
I love it when old, but still useful, threads get revived.
Sadly I could not find a dock that I liked. So I made my own from a chunk of timber, a male to male 3.5mm jack and my wifes old SGS charger.
It took about 5 hours to get it right and sanded down, finished with a coat of teak oil.
I roughly followed ***, but its set about 4-5mm into the wood leaning back and has a smaller back board.
Perfect bank holiday weekend project!
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sromer said:
I wish you could just buy something like this *** instead of having to make it yourself
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a combi of the two would be a nice solution, a wooden dock-thingy...
Although its a bit inconvenient, i plug my charger in and my logitech z2300s. Absolutely amazing sound with srs turned on.
I'm looking for a car mount dock built for my Galaxy Note 4 that will:
Support Charging and audio streaming
Not be in the way of the volume and power buttons on the Galaxy Note 4
Positioning - Will hold my Note 4 in Landscape mode
I'm currently using an IBolt, which is a little difficult to set in. After playing with it, it sets in, "OK" if I change the USB port so it plugs in on the left side, fs the right. However, that makes my Home/Back keys on the left side as well, a bit awkward when driving. I had it pointed the other way, but the mount would hit my volume buttons. One thing I miss dearly about my old DROID RAZR MAXX is the car mount which was built to fit the device. I wish something similar existed for the Note 4.
JOSHSKORN said:
I'm looking for a car mount for my Note 4. I see other threads on car mounts but I'm not quite convinced on those, yet.
Anyway, looking for a car mount that is basically built for the Galaxy Note 4 that will:
Support Charging and audio streaming
Not be in the way of the volume and power buttons on the Galaxy Note 4
Positioning - I've been using a Landscape view but I suppose portrait is OK as well.
I'm currently using an IBolt, which is a little difficult to set in. One thing I miss dearly about my old DROID RAZR MAXX is the car mount which was built to fit the device. I wish something similar existed for the Note 4.
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iBolt xProDock
the IOttie for the Note 2. It'll be more about how you position the phone than anything else. Although, I don't think it's what you're wanting.
I got the iottie one touch 2 and it is by far the best universal mount I've had.
Since I don't use my CD player/slot, I purchased this one a couple of years ago for my Galaxy Nexus. Now I am using it for my Note 4, which fits perfectly, and holds it securely in place.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004G1L52Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
EDIT: Just read the OP's post a little closer, and my suggestion may not be what he's looking for. But I'll leave it here, in case someone else might want to get one. =)
Bmerz said:
Since I don't use my CD player/slot, I purchased this one a couple of years ago for my Galaxy Nexus. Now I am using it for my Note 4, which fits perfectly, and holds it securely in place.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004G1L52Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
EDIT: Just read the OP's post a little closer, and my suggestion may not be what he's looking for. But I'll leave it here, in case someone else might want to get one. =)
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How do you like it? I have this one.
Yeah none of those are ones that interest me. So far, the only one that I see that I partially like, is the one I currently have, the iBolt cardock. Again, it's got a built-in Micro USB connector. It's not really "built-in", but I think "connected" is more of the word. The USB "splits" into your AUX port and then your USB, effectively making the USB port serve as a dual functioning port: charging and streaming music. I use my phone for Pandora and Navigation. Unfortunately, the Note 4 doesn't seem to currently support USB audio streaming, so I'm stuck right now with plugging a separate 3.5mm into the top of my phone. Not very convenient, as it takes me another half a minute to hook up. As it is, it basically takes me 2 1/2 minutes to snap my Note 4 into my current iBolt dock, then plug in both the USB and the 3.5mm audio cord. With my old phone, the car mount was a rigid plate with a single usb port built-in, it literally took me about 8 seconds to dock, in comparison. Plus, I only had one cord to deal with. Right now, I've got two.
If I was as impressed with the DROID ULTRA as I am with the Note 4, I would've stuck with it, in hopes of the same kinds of docks, BUT, I can't do without a Micro USB and I wanted the bigger screen size. For those reasons, I don't regret my decision to get a Note 4.
Edit: I was thinking about it and I'm thinking I should've said "car dock" instead of "car mount", if that makes more sense to some people.
Pedro2NR said:
How do you like it? I have this one.
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It works well for me, as I've been using it for a few years now. I don't care for the dash or windshield mounts, as I am always worried the mount (along with my phone) is going to fall off! Plus in my car, my dash is small, and has no flat area - so there's really no place to put a phone mount. Which is why I was happy to find the CD mount, as it works well and doesn't block my view.
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Unfortunately, the Note 4 doesn't seem to currently support USB audio streaming, so I'm stuck right now with plugging a separate 3.5mm into the top of my phone.
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I've also been looking around for a good car docking solution as my Note 4 is due to be delivered on Tues. I was hoping to use it in-car for both nagivation and music and considering a standard universal dash mount, with the iBolt Dock n Play cable, however I assume from the above quote this will not work?
Cable - http://www.amazon.co.uk/iBolt-Micro...?ie=UTF8&qid=1414950162&sr=8-6&keywords=ibolt
If so, I have to also assume the iBolt xProDock won't work too, which is a pity as it's on sale on Amazon. I'm also weary of using a 12V USB adapter as I've read numerous reviews of branded versions such as Belkin catching fire...
iottie XL
foo25 said:
I've also been looking around for a good car docking solution as my Note 4 is due to be delivered on Tues. I was hoping to use it in-car for both nagivation and music and considering a standard universal dash mount, with the iBolt Dock n Play cable, however I assume from the above quote this will not work?
Cable - http://www.amazon.co.uk/iBolt-Micro...?ie=UTF8&qid=1414950162&sr=8-6&keywords=ibolt
If so, I have to also assume the iBolt xProDock won't work too, which is a pity as it's on sale on Amazon. I'm also weary of using a 12V USB adapter as I've read numerous reviews of branded versions such as Belkin catching fire...
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This is exactly what I have.
http://www.amazon.com/iBOLT-xProDoc...?ie=UTF8&qid=1414967903&sr=8-1&keywords=ibolt
It does not come with a charger, so I bought this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G5VQIMM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This didn't work with my old DROID RAZR MAXX but it appears to work with my Note 4. I see the lightning bolt in the notifications area, indicating that it's charging.
Again, the iBolt DOES NOT work to stream audio through the cable to your AUX port on your radio. I think this is just a feature that Android does not currently support, but I hear it will in Android L. It's weird, though because my old DROID RAZR MAXX was able to stream audio via USB, and I had a car dock for it. The cable for it looked similar to the cable you posted, the one that came with the iBolt looks a bit different, it plugs into a box which serves as a splitter, which makes me think that it's the cable itself that could be just incompatible, I don't know, to be honest. With my old car dock, the cable started getting shorted out, which is why I bought the iBolt, figuring it would work just fine w/ whatever phone I got next, since my MAXX was approaching its end of life. Maybe I will just take a shot in the dark and purchase that same cable, but from a US link if I can find it.
Bmerz said:
It works well for me, as I've been using it for a few years now. I don't care for the dash or windshield mounts, as I am always worried the mount (along with my phone) is going to fall off! Plus in my car, my dash is small, and has no flat area - so there's really no place to put a phone mount. Which is why I was happy to find the CD mount, as it works well and doesn't block my view.
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The iOttie XL will never come off the glass accidentally.... Have 2 and those suckers stick. You won't be disappointed.
It will even stick to the dash. Trust me.
This one has good reviews and looks simple. Anyone have one?
http://www.amazon.com/Arkon-Windshield-Smartphone-iPhone-Samsung/dp/B00I58VAZS/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8
Vancelot said:
This one has good reviews and looks simple. Anyone have one?
http://www.amazon.com/Arkon-Windshield-Smartphone-iPhone-Samsung/dp/B00I58VAZS/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8
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I just got this one. Seems great so far. It sticks really well, and hold the phone securely. The arms length is nice, because you can extend it.
I like how it doesn't obstruct the camera. I plan on using it for a dash cam along with navigation.
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The iOttie XL will never come off the glass accidentally.... Have 2 and those suckers stick. You won't be disappointed.
It will even stick to the dash. Trust me.
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Thanks for the suggestion, as I had not heard of the iOttie XL before. I checked it out on Amazon just now, as well as read through some of the reviews (looking for Note 4 reviews). So as soon as my current one breaks (if it does), I'll look into this one as a replacement. =)
Just thought I'd chime in here as finding a good car dock has been high on my priority list as well. First thing I'll say is yes, I can confirm that at this point the Note 4 DOES NOT currently support audio out over USB without the use of an OTG cable and DAC. It is possible to do it, but you need the extra hardware. This issue has been discussed in several threads, so just do a little searching and you should be able to find out the whole story. However, it has been confirmed that Lollipop is including audio out over USB as a standard feature, although I haven't been able to find a complete answer as to whether that just means every device will be able to use an OTG cable and DAC or that we'll be able to use usb/audio splitter cables like the iDock. The Lollipop features page DOES say that it will support all kinds of USB audio devices such as speakers and stereos, so I'm very hopeful, but we'll just have to wait and see.
As for actual dock options, I got totally hooked on using a magnetic dock back with my GS4. I originally picked up the Logitech magnetic car dock which worked fantastic with the s4, but with the added weight and size of the Note 4 it started to have some trouble. I ended up replacing it with the Bracketron Si dash mount, and it's been working perfectly. It has a very strong magnet, which I definitely need as I use an S-View cover which adds bulk to the back of the phone. The way these work is you get a few metal plates with the mount that give the magnet something to grab onto, and you can either stick it to the back of your phone with the double-sided tape on it or you can put it under the battery cover so that you don't have a big square piece of metal stuck to your device The Bracketron's magnet is strong enough to hold the phone with the metal plate under the battery cover AND with the S-View flap flipped around behind it, which is pretty impressive and certainly beats any other magnetic mount I've tried. There's also two little feet that flip out under the magnet to provide a little extra support, which is a nice bonus with this whale of a phone. It even has a clip for cable management.
So far I've been super happy with this, I do still have to manually plug the phone in but it's really nice to be able to just drop the phone in the mount and not have to fiddle with arms or clamps or anything. I'm lucky enough to have bluetooth in my car, so I still only have the one cable to connect as well.
I bought mine at Best Buy, but here's the link to Bracketron's page so you know what I'm talking about: http://www.bracketron.com/products/si-dash-mount#.VFeVJvnF92s
I've been looking into completely wireless solutions for the car and home, and I'm on the fence about whether to go with Qi or wait for one of the newer magnetic charging options to become available for the Note 4, but until wireless charging becomes possible I'm totally satisfied with the Bracketron.
That Bracketron looks pretty cool, but would interfere with my Qi chargers....
Well yah, like I said, UNTIL I find a suitable wireless charging solution I'm satisfied with the bracketron. There are magnetic docks that also do Qi charging, not many though. I think Airdock is the only one that is currently out that works with any device and doesn't need it's own proprietary case http://www.theairdock.com/ Looks decent, but I worry about whether it'll be able to hold up the Note 4 and also whether it'll work with my S-View case on. It does come with a magnetic sticker that supposedly helps, may try it at some point. What I REALLY think I'd like though would be something like this: http://www.revocharge.com/ or REALLY this: http://www.patriotmemory.com/product/detail.jsp?prodline=6&catid=100&prodgroupid=291&id=8253&type=37
The Fuel iON for the s4 looks amazing, I love that the case includes s-view and that there's direct magnetic connection to the docks, looks like it'd charge faster and more reliably than Qi as well. Just hope they decide to make a case for the Note 4 :/
Bracketron looks pretty cool. Unfortunately, I just bought one of those UAG cases, that should arrive in a couple of days. I doubt I could use that case instead of the one that comes with the Bracketron. I'm hoping that I like the UAG case, at least. I just wanted to add width to my phone. I'll look into the AIR case as well.
Too bad there isn't a company that makes customized car docks based on your phone and case using 3D printing, that'd be pretty awesome.