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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

Wall charger

The wall charger (micro usb cable and plug) is way too short to be useful to me. I bought a cheap one off ebay, and it barely fits. I'm afraid to use it because it's so hard to unplug once you get it in. Anybody have any good suggestions for a longer wall charger that actually fits.

What about trying a retractable female-to-male USB extension cable to run between the wall outlet adapter and the HTC USB cable? I believe most PC and cell phone accessory stores sell them for around $5 - $10 and will extend up to around 3 - 4 additional feet. Here's a link to one that's in stock at HTC Depot...
http://www.htcdepot.com/smartphone-experts-usb-extension-cable/5A18A625.htm

Yeah...I have one.
At least that way you aren't cramming something that doesn't fit into the phone and risking damaging the USB port.

i brought a couple of micro USB cables from meritline it took 2 weeks for them to come here. it cost me $4 including shipping for 2 cables. They ship then from HK. So far I am using this cable in my office and have not has any issue

I currently use a 5' male to female USB "extension cord"... Been using it for years and highly recommend the setup.
On another note, if someone were to trip over the cord, it has an extra breakaway point now... I believe it cost me $5 for two of them... Gave the other as a gift...
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boredbutter said:
I currently use a 5' male to female USB "extension cord"... Been using it for years and highly recommend the setup.
On another note, if someone were to trip over the cord, it has an extra breakaway point now... I believe it cost me $5 for two of them... Gave the other as a gift...
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Could you post a link to the cord you got with the breakaway point? I would really like to get something like that, I have tripped over my cord wayy too many times, even ended up bending the micro-usb tips.

monoprice.com.
they have every size you can dream of.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10303#1030307

dusto2k3 said:
monoprice.com.
they have every size you can dream of.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10303#1030307
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Hey Zel, cleanup on isle 7

thanks.
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volumnus said:
The wall charger (micro usb cable and plug) is way too short to be useful to me. I bought a cheap one off ebay, and it barely fits. I'm afraid to use it because it's so hard to unplug once you get it in. Anybody have any good suggestions for a longer wall charger that actually fits.
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In the past I have bought longer usb cables and just had them shipped from Hong Koing as well. However, recently I just ran out to Walmart and paid $10 for a 4 foot usb cable and charger. Though you can get it for cheaper, I needed it right away.

I just ordered a standard Android USB cable and plug it into a USB extension cable. Works fine for me.

I use a blackberry 1.5mm data cable
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mines plugged into an ipad wall unit with a cheapy walmart whatever brand cable coming from that to the inspire.

I use the one for my Kindle. Its super long and reaches to my bed well haha.
Zombies ate my Inspire

Straight Up Serious
The best place to buy cables, or get cables is a local hotel...
they may give to you if you are nice... but always offer half price...
they may take you in a lost and found room where you can pick what you like...

I use the usb from my car charger which is like 5 feet long just look for those they might be cheaper than the regular wall charger
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I feel I must resurrect old thread to second the monoprice suggestion. Monoprice is cord mecca.
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[Q] Charger for the TF

Anyone know where I can get the charger for the TF that's cheaper than $30? The cheapest place I could find seems to be officedepot.com.
http://www.officedepot.com/a/produc...-2FB9-E011-9F24-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA
Please help.

http://www.amazon.com/CellularFacto...LDKG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327389852&sr=8-1
Try this one.

jasonwuzthere said:
http://www.amazon.com/CellularFacto...LDKG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327389852&sr=8-1
Try this one.
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That's just a USB cable. No charger there.

goodintentions said:
Anyone know where I can get the charger for the TF that's cheaper than $30? The cheapest place I could find seems to be officedepot.com.
http://www.officedepot.com/a/produc...-2FB9-E011-9F24-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA
Please help.
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I haven't seen anything any cheaper. So if you really need it then I would cough up the $30 & be done. I have seen them as much as $50.

Oh, you need the wall wart. You'll have to cough it up, as far as I can tell. I tried using the one from my Droid and it wouldn't charge, so just any wall adapter won't do.
You might find one on ebay as a last budget resort.

I could be wrong, but I read somewhere (probably here) that the charger just has to be able to give 12V for the transformer to charge correctly. So a switchable power-supply that supports 12V output and has a usb female plug should work fine. I have the Goobay NTS 1500 MW in my amazon wishlist (in Germany) and only wait for an occasion to order. But check on it before buying or wait until someone comes and confirms this. I'm sorry that I can't give you a link...

Excluding the DIY charging stuff we have posted around here, or cooking up sth able to do the job, I don't think you're going to be able to find anything. Maybe eBay or shopping.google.com at best, might have sth cheaper.
Last time I was in Fry's and saw the price, I was happy mine has had the easy life.
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I was at Costco the other day and saw a bundle for a surge protector that included one that goes flat against the wall, but it also had 2 USB charging ports. Not sure what the voltage would be...hmmm...maybe I should go check it out, that is if you don't do it and report back before me......it was only like $15.

The TF101 uses the extra pins associated with USB 3.0, so any cable you use should be 3.0 not 2.0.

Yes, that's true. But I believe this is only important if one wants to use an extension cable to extend the length of the original cable. If you use the original cable and plug it directly into a USB-port it shouldn't matter whether it is USB 2 or 3 as long as it supplys 12V DC

SuLuke said:
Yes, that's true. But I believe this is only important if one wants to use an extension cable to extend the length of the original cable. If you use the original cable and plug it directly into a USB-port it shouldn't matter whether it is USB 2 or 3 as long as it supplys 12V DC
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Wouldnt the charger port be missing some of the pins (potentially)

Well, I originally read about using foreign chargers with the TF on transformer forums and just looked for the source again. Since I am not yet allowed to post links, I'll just give you the quote:
Something like this will work: Dynex™ - Universal AC/DC Charger for Cameras and Camcorders - DX-UA Not sure if you are near a Best Buy. It has to output 11 V minimum and have a USB connector. Folks over at xda-developers have confirmed this is a substitute and will work.
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Funny that this is now includes a reference to XDA again

High quality micro usb_charging cord

Who makes the best micro usb_charging charging cords out there? I've had two samsung cables and both are starting to wear near the connector part of her cord. One is fairly new as I had to replace the charger since it produced a high pitch and got extremely warm. I'm open to anything even if it's for another phone. Quality equals reliability so no ebay, reputable companies please. Thank you
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whassupmyninja said:
Who makes the best micro usb_charging charging cords out there? I've had two samsung cables and both are starting to wear near the connector part of her cord. One is fairly new as I had to replace the charger since it produced a high pitch and got extremely warm. I'm open to anything even if it's for another phone. Quality equals reliability so no ebay, reputable companies please. Thank you
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I've used several different microUSB cables, but always prefer these:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5458&seq=1&format=2
Monoprice is a great company to order things from, fast and reliable.

burgeswe said:
I've used several different microUSB cables, but always prefer these:
Monoprice is a great company to order things from, fast and reliable.
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You are fine using odin and getting all your necessary files transferred to root and stuff? No problems? Is it durable? I know its my fault for wear on my cords since im a teenager and carry them in a bag all the time so they get messed up. Maybe i should email otterbox and ask them to make a cord so it would match with my defender Thanks for the reply maybe i'll buy them since they are like $2 but shipping will kill me!

Yes, I've run everything imagineable over mine. And they hold up under my 4year old, so they're durable
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burgeswe said:
Yes, I've run everything imagineable over mine. And they hold up under my 4year old, so they're durable
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Okay i may give them a try but what other cords/companies are the best? Are you really getting more than what you pay for with the ones you suggested? Im just curious because i don't want to buy every single charging cable out there, i just want a one and done! I wonder if i should just buy Monster Cable? haha just kidding

I think you're thinking too much into this. A USB cord isn't a buy for life type purchase, not even expensive one
Personally I like monoprice because they're cheap and good
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I called Samsung (after calling Rogers, who tried to tell me that the usb cable was an "accessory"), Samsung confirmed the FREAKING OBVIOUS, that the cable was not an accessory, they gave me a Ticket # Then I just went to my carrier's store & the guy there just gave me a new usb cable, after I told him that I'd called Samsung.
Same problem, the cable was starting to bulge at the soft rubber boot.
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burgeswe said:
I think you're thinking too much into this. A USB cord isn't a buy for life type purchase, not even expensive one
Personally I like monoprice because they're cheap and good
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True, but then again you rely on the cord when using odin or putting files to flash if you dont hassle with taking out the sd card. Yeah so you entitle youself to maybe ruining your phone by doing things to it. Still would you risk it on cheap usb cords? So Potential to ruin your phone remains at hand of the usb cord, phone being a life purchase for some. It truly isnt a life crisis for me, i just wanted to see what was out there and what people were using.

burgeswe said:
I've used several different microUSB cables, but always prefer these:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5458&seq=1&format=2
Monoprice is a great company to order things from, fast and reliable.
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Monoprice's DJ style headphones are amazing too. Unbelievable sound quality for $21. LINK
They make the Skyrocket sound really good.
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Locoman_ said:
Monoprice's DJ style headphones are amazing too. Unbelievable sound quality for $21. LINK
They make the Skyrocket sound really good.
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I guess thats two for monoprice!

I always buy from monoprice for HDMI cords and audio cables and they're really good quality so I always recommend them to people when they're looking for home theater accessories etc... You will never see me buying anything that has Beats or Monster on them. :silly:

UZ7 said:
I always buy from monoprice for HDMI cords and audio cables and they're really good quality so I always recommend them to people when they're looking for home theater accessories etc... You will never see me buying anything that has Beats or Monster on them. :silly:
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Until now i never heard about monoprice, but all of you are saying its good so i will give it a try

Sign me up for another happy customer of monoprice. Just ordered 4 6' usb cords, a wall charger, and 2 mhl adapters. MHL adapters dont work (think its my phone.. gotta mess with it yet) but everything else is flawless. I've orderd COUNTLESS cables from them... 40' hdmi, 30' vga, countless 6' hdmi, just about any audio cable, and who knows what else.
I LOVE monoprice.

teeg07 said:
Sign me up for another happy customer of monoprice. Just ordered 4 6' usb cords, a wall charger, and 2 mhl adapters. MHL adapters dont work (think its my phone.. gotta mess with it yet) but everything else is flawless. I've orderd COUNTLESS cables from them... 40' hdmi, 30' vga, countless 6' hdmi, just about any audio cable, and who knows what else.
I LOVE monoprice.
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For the MLH adapter did you plug it in the phone and also plug your wall charger in? Thats usually the case i have read is that people don't plug in the power supply

burgeswe said:
I've used several different microUSB cables, but always prefer these:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5458&seq=1&format=2
Monoprice is a great company to order things from, fast and reliable.
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burgeswe said:
Yes, I've run everything imagineable over mine. And they hold up under my 4year old, so they're durable
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Thanks for this link. Bought two of these just a few minutes ago. Lost my original charger, might really still be here somewhere as I can't remember the last time I saw it. I also got the 4 port usb wall charger 2.1A... I hope they work well. My husband has a usb wall charger for his Samsung dumbphone that I am using now, it has been 6 hours and my phone is still not fully charged (extended battery). Sucks to wait 4 days but if it will charge like the original one it is worth every penny.
:good:

For USB chargers that are capable of putting out >1 Amp of power when connected using a standard USB cable, the phone only allows itself to be charged at the slower USB charging rate of less than ½ Amp, that in many instances cannot keep up with the current demands of in-car navigation.
There are usb cables that are designed for charging only. (search amazon for Naztech-Micro-USB-Charging-Cable) It shorts the two data connections together (rendering them useless for data), so the phone only sees it as a power connection, and will accept the higher current of the charging source.

Galaxy S4 USB Cord

Hi !
I broke my usb cable so I can't charge my phone anymore...
I looked online but I can't find an "official" usb cord. I know that if you don't use the right one, things like ODIN may fail...
Does anyone know a good USB cord reference for the vzw s4 ?
Thanks !

Any micro USB cord should work. I've used the original and many cheap ones without problems.
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digitalreflex said:
Any micro USB cord should work. I've used the original and many cheap ones without problems.
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It may charge but not connect to the computer i have had this issue in the past with other phones.
Generally any official or name brand cords should work it doesn't have to be the Samsung one, I'm still using my Blackberry branded cords without issue, if you are really worried i would recommend getting the cable from a major online retailer like newegg or Ncix or Canada Computers (if you are in Canada)

digitalreflex said:
Any micro USB cord should work. I've used the original and many cheap ones without problems.
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Not "any" micro USB cord would deliver the full 1900 mA that the stock S4 charger provides. It works but it will charge slower.
I've tested a bunch of cables and found that the iFrogz is the most reliable. It is capable of delivering 1900 mA or higher (when used with Nexus 7, etc). On top of it, the plug is slim, so it will work with thick cases or those with small cutout.
The pink ones can be found on eBay for $3.50. Other colors can be found on Amazon for $6. I like them non-black so I can find it easy among all the cables.
Hope this helps.

A quick search revealed some info :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2352662&highlight=3m+cable
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43321912#post43321912

I have been using my first usb cord... think it came with my og droid with no issues

I have a couple of Nokia USB cables that are very reliable for both data and charging.

I have several monoprice usb cords. They all work fine and charge as fast as the oem cord.

Majority of the cords on ebay claim they sell the oem cable, they are like 1 to 1 copy, they are not OEM, but they do offer reasonable quality and speed, and do offer data transfer at a low cost compare to the actual OEM one's.