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Hey everyone,
I'm not sure how many of you are aware of this product but I just found it on sale at Canadian Tire here in Canada and I'm very impressed. It's just so convenient.. I can't believe I haven't seen this before. I am amazed by it, honestly.
http://www.tetrax.com/us
Look at the XWAY and FIXWAY primarily. I purchased the XWAY at Canadian Tire for $30 (regular $50). A little expensive compared to what I am used to, but I am very happy with it so far.
The reasons I like this solution:
Works with any type of device
Sturdy and secure. Even holds me 5" GPS (though I prefer to use Google Navigation )
Allows for the keyboard to be open on most (if not all) qwerty phones
Allows for portrait and landscape rotation
Is not visible when device is on the mount
Is very small and unobtrusive when device is not on the mount
There are no clips or snaps to fiddle with, just slide off the device
You can use this with 4 devices out-of-the-box as it comes with 4 different sized magnetic pads for your devices
This does not introduce a magnetic field to yoru device (the magnet is broken into 4 and arranged intelligently)
The negative things I've discovered about this solution:
You need a magnetic pad on each device you want to use
The XWAY can be accidentally pulled off the vent if you yank the device straight off of mount instead of sliding it off
Depending on your car vents, the angle that the device is pointed might not be ideal
I will post pix tomorrow if anyone is interested! The site has quite a few to look at until then.
Here's some pix!
I don't have photos of it in the car quite yet. I'll try to get some tomorrow morning.
Today I found the FIXWAY at BestBuy and decided that I might like that better since it can be positioned in a better spot in my car. My cars vents are not ideal since the steering wheel covers part of the screen when mounted there. However, even so, the XWAY has been by far the best car mount I've ever seen or used. The FIXWAY should be even better (for my particular car).
I also discovered that the FIXWAY doesn't actually get fixed to the car itself as I thought, but instead it uses a square magnet which you fix to your car. It actually comes with 2 of these in case you want to use this in 2 cars. Like the metal button that you stick to the phone, the square metal that goes on the car has 3M adhesive on the back. It's super strong, works great.
Anyway here's some photos of both the XWAY and FIXWAY I took in my living room.
Very interesting. But, in my feeling, the lack is that we can't orientate the phone ...
I guess it depends how your car's dashboard is angled. Mine faces me just fine and the videos I've seen it seems like most work out fine
And for rotation, you can rotate it any which way before or after your phone is mounted.
I have had the xway for about 2 months now and I love it. If you are attaching it to the vents their is really no reason to have to angle the phone. I agree that if you have some weird vent configuration it may be an issue.
check this - Toyota Avensis
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9979403&postcount=74
hudy said:
check this - Toyota Avensis
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9979403&postcount=74
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Wow I guess I didn't so the best job at reading through that thread! I even posted a link from there to here on page 11. Good pix though! Thanks
Here are some pix of the FIXWAY in the car without the phone on it (all I had to take the pix was the phone). One of these days I'll remember to bring out the camera..
Oh, and good news... It seems that you can actually angle/tilt the phone with the FIXWAY. It must be the shape of the magnet or something, and the fact that the 'X' is rubber, I am able to tilt it and it holds in place. Not a lot, but enough that I was able to cut down on some glare on the drive home
That's pretty cool, And I actually lik the blob on the back of the phone
Seconded Mac, but I would have to take my soft shell off...........................
Did your DZ battery door come stock with the wording "With Google" on it ?
Smartenup said:
Seconded Mac, but I would have to take my soft shell off...........................
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It should stick to any shell/case just fine I would think?
For some years I use some velcro (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velcro). The soft side on my phone, lighter. The hard side on the dash.
Costs almost nothing. Works very well, except in the summer when it is very hot (than the glue gets sticky)
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Did your DZ battery door come stock with the wording "With Google" on it ?
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mine did
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FINALLY took some photos.
I am still very much in love with this thing. My whole family has'em now, which is awesome because whenever I drive any of their cars I'm set
Is it weird that it reminds me of a tie fighter?
Thanks for the recommendation and all the pictures. Difficult to find a mount that doesn't interfere with the camera and/or volume buttons.
I cycle to and from work every day, I always had my Desire mounted to my handlebars using this mount
does anyone know of any for the Optimus 3D?
I don't trust the universal ones, I'm after one that is specific to this phone so I know it will hold it tight, preferable so I can film my commute too (like I did on the Desire)
Anyone seen anything?
I've ordered on from eBay for £8 delivered (from Hong Kong). It's made specifically for the phone, I'll report back once it's arrived and I've tried it
truly awful!
the mount doesn't fit any handlebars I've seen and the bit the phone goes in is too small, certainly not made specifically for the phone!
Tweak it
I haven't tried this on O3D but have successfully used bike mounts on Optimus P500 and Motorola Defy (really good to use for both navigation and sports apps).
I did purchase one of those universal bike mounts, and it was TERRIBLE. So instead I got a hold of an original LG car mount. The piece itself which holds the phone snaps off from from the rest of the mount.
From the universal mount I pretty much just cut off anything but the piece which mounts the handle bar. I then melted the the plastic from both the original "snap on" piece and the universal mount, pressed them together, and then separated them. They now had a good fit, so I super glued the pieces together and man! the result is beyond what I could've hoped for.
It's very durable, doesn't take up a ton of space (unlike the universal monsters of mounts).
When I "melted" the pieces together I ensured to also include the slide on mechanism to release the mount. Therefore I can now get the O3D original car holder and just snap it on to my bike.
In order to do this, you will have to take a risk... but it was clearly worth it for me. I've used it a lot, both off road and on road.
I'll send a pic of it if you want.
I'd really like to see one or two pictures of your custom made mount.
I'm in need of a sturdy solution as well.
Will attempt taking some pics tomorrow, but only if the weather permits Quite stormy around London at this time.
dave79 said:
Will attempt taking some pics tomorrow, but only if the weather permits Quite stormy around London at this time.
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So, you're from London!
My Home Team will face Chelsea FC in this year's CL final.
Hope your pics will exceed C's display in the forthcoming game.
becurious said:
So, you're from London!
My Home Team will face Chelsea FC in this year's CL final.
Hope your pics will exceed C's display in the forthcoming game.
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Hehe, we will see what Bayern can do to induce harm.
It'll be hard to exceed Chelsea's upcoming display on May 19th
Pictures..
Here they are.
So, I was too lazy to put the P920 holder, so the P500 displayed in the pictures. It's the same type of clip attachment as the original P920 adapter... very easy to attach any LG device, as long as you have an original car mount.
Displayed on picture 2, is the assembly of a universal bike mount, cut into pieces and then a glued/melted original LG lock plate. So that any original LG car mount holder can be attached.
I've mostly used the P500 adapter with my old phone, and I've been going hard off road with my phone never coming off! It just works. The universal adapter I originally purchased was terrible keeping the phone steady.
The key to getting the mount secure was to get a tight fit, having the phone as close to the bar as possible. I was a little scared of sacrificing an original car mount, but it really paid off!
For those of us not so much into the diy thing (or for those like me who would end up paying almost as high as that buying the original lg car mount.. ) :
image in the attachment..
btw, it shows the optimus one, but seems to be the right thing as far as the description goes
V1P3R_BR4Z1L14N said:
For those of us not so much into the diy thing (or for those like me who would end up paying almost as high as that buying the original lg car mount.. ) :
image in the attachment..
btw, it shows the optimus one, but seems to be the right thing as far as the description goes
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Escroto para cacete...HASUAIHAUAIASHAUASI
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Hi all. Just got my Nexus 5 in the mail. It mostly looks great, but the volume and power buttons are loose and rattly, as many have complained about here. I had this problem with an old HTC phone, and it eventually drove me nuts. Not sure I can hang with it in this case either. Question is, is it worth going through the whole replacement process to try to get a better unit, or are they pretty much all like this?
I got mine today, buttons are secure and make no noise whatsoever. Give it a shot
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Out of all the problems this would be the least worrying for me. There's a good chance certain cases even would fix this and I would hate to receive a replacement with worse problems.
My power button wiggles but no audible sounds are heard with heavy tapping.
Mine is just fine.
My buttons are solid, no rattle or noises :good:
loose buttons?
all is fine here.
Didn't know there was a loose button issue
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Fine here also.
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My buttons were solid as a rock initially. They loosened up a little bit after about a week. Yesterday you could hear/feel the rattle whenever you were typing or pressing anywhere near the volume rocker or power button. They would also rattle and shake when you jiggled the phone.
I thought about exchanging it, but other than the rattling the phone was perfect. I didn't want to switch and end up with a worse problem, dead pixels, speaker issues, or whatever else people have been mentioning.
I ended up doing the fix that I saw on youtube, may have originated from someone here. Popped the case off and put tiny pieces of paper between the power button/switch and volume rockers/switches to eliminate the gap between the switch and the the floating buttons (they're not physically attached). The only difference was I used sticky notes with the tacky side facing out towards the buttons so the paper will never have a chance to shift out of place.
Buttons are rock solid again, even more firm than before.
*Last resort of course. Tinkering with the inside voids your warranty.
My first N5 had loose power button and loose volume rocker that rattled quite a bit so i replaced it. The buttons on my new one are perfect, no rattling at all
I wonder if anyone has tried picking up a PS4 and shook that to see if anything rattles?
Its not a £600 CNC machined statement to the world, its a 300 quid phone and how anyone can make a mountain of this particular mole hill is way beyond me. The mass of the buttons is so small the noise generated is hardly the equivalent of shoving your head in the speakers at a Prodigy gig.
FWIW my power button rattles if i shake the phone however i very rarely shake the phone in such a fashion that i would hear it and thankfully i am one of the few that owns a Nexus 5 and doesn't seem to live in an anechoic chamber
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I wonder if anyone has tried picking up a PS4 and shook that to see if anything rattles?
Its not a £600 CNC machined statement to the world, its a 300 quid phone and how anyone can make a mountain of this particular mole hill is way beyond me. The mass of the buttons is so small the noise generated is hardly the equivalent of shoving your head in the speakers at a Prodigy gig.
FWIW my power button rattles if i shake the phone however i very rarely shake the phone in such a fashion that i would hear it and thankfully i am one of the few that owns a Nexus 5 and doesn't seem to live in an anechoic chamber
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While I understand your analogy, your comparison is kind of ridiculous as the PS4 is not a device that's primarily meant to be used and abused, or handled in situations like a mobile device is. A smartphone is meant to be taken everywhere, tossed in bags/pockets, have fingers beating on it for hours a day... A PS4 on the other hand is primarily meant to be stationary with minimal movement. It's built to a different standard.
I can throw in an extraneous irrelevant comparison like yours. I've got a $90 Canon SD1100 IS from 5 years ago with a camera button that's meant to be pressed over and over again, it is also a floating button, and it doesn't rattle. It clicks as it's supposed to and remains solid otherwise. It was also dirt cheap but still built solidly. I've taken thousands of pictures with that thing and the button is still exactly the same as the day I bought it.
My Nexus 5 buttons were initially solid, but to have them degrade and become wobbly and flimsy after only a few weeks was a little disheartening. Sending text messages, or tapping the screen anywhere near the volume/power caused them to rattle. Yeah it was $400, and several hundred cheaper than other flagships, but it's still a button, designed to be pressed over and over again. To have it become loose and jiggly so quickly (or for some people, ship like that) is unacceptable to me. It was an easy fix for me, but for others I can totally understand them wanting to exchange it for a better built unit. The button rattle was even brought up in the Anandtech Nexus 5 review.
If you don't care about the rattle, or accept it because the cost of the unit is less than other phones, that's fine. But don't tell other people to disregard it because it's cheap. Like my cheap $90 5 year old camera, something can be cheap and still be built to a good standard. The Nexus 5 is a fantastic device, but a flaw is a flaw, and I understand people not ignoring it.
Had my n5 since launch on sprint on November 8th and all my buttons do not rattle.
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2 nexus 5s (1 had a defective microphone) and neither had loose buttons.
I guess I was lucky, no rattle at all. Doesn't matter anyway since I use a case.
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My first nexus 5 (which I returned for a different issue) had loose volume and power buttons that wiggled. The second one, only the power button wiggles. Seems like they may still be figuring out exactly how to fit the button's in right.
bblzd said:
Out of all the problems this would be the least worrying for me. There's a good chance certain cases even would fix this and I would hate to receive a replacement with worse problems.
My power button wiggles but no audible sounds are heard with heavy tapping.
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mine is the same. i use a spigen slim armor case and one other case and both fix any button "looseness"
My volume rocker rattles pretty badly. I hear it when I have haptic feedback on and am texting. It's almost gotten to the point where I think I just might get a replacement but the only problem is I would not have a phone while I am waiting for a replacement
There apparently has already been a new revision of Nexus 5 hardware out that fixes the rattle problems (and speaker).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2557699
You can see the housing around the buttons is much thinner/tighter now to prevent the lateral jiggling. The speaker grill holes are also larger.
My volume and power buttons are fine, although there's a slight rattle when I shake it due to the internal components (i.e. if I hold both rockers firm to the casing and give it a slight shake, I hear it).
However, out of curiosity I did the same thing with my N4 and it rattled too, which I noticed for the first time just then. Honestly, I don't even notice it. Like many have said, it's the very least of the problems and I wouldn't risk receiving a replacement with something worse like dead pixels.
I have been looking all over for a SOLID car mount to hold my edge. After asking and harassing every phone shop and internet site and i stumbled into a verizon store and they showed me the iBolt. I bought it right away...
The good:
*solid construction
*adjustable grips for phones with or without a case ... even otterbox.
*microsuction in the suction cup
*built-in cable management
The bad:
*No wireless charging
*No rewriteable nfc.
*Price
Worth the price actually. Best ive found
cvaria said:
I have been looking all over for a SOLID car mount to hold my edge. After asking and harassing every phone shop and internet site and i stumbled into a verizon store and they showed me the iBolt. I bought it right away...
The good:
*solid construction
*adjustable grips for phones with or without a case ... even otterbox.
*microsuction in the suction cup
*built-in cable management
The bad:
*No wireless charging
*No rewriteable nfc.
*Price
Worth the price actually. Best ive found
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Sir, yes sir
behold
The iBolt car mount is the best one (in my opinion) out there. I have it since I had a Galaxy S4. They one I have is universal so I had it while using the S5, Note 4 and now with the Edge. The adjustable grip arms are fantastic, makes the phone feel secure. The built-in cable for charging is also great although I'd prefer wireless charging.
le0.br4zuc4 said:
The iBolt car mount is the best one (in my opinion) out there. I have it since I had a Galaxy S4. They one I have is universal so I had it while using the S5, Note 4 and now with the Edge. The adjustable grip arms are fantastic, makes the phone feel secure. The built-in cable for charging is also great although I'd prefer wireless charging.
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yes, i need wireless charging. i'm working on it
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Sir, yes sir
behold
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Sprint carries those. That is on my list to buy.
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I've used that model of iBolt since it came out. In fact, I was part of the early group that didn't get the USB cable because of manufacturing delays, so they shipped it separately. Got two mounts at that time. We've used it with all models from the original GS-4g, SII, SIII, and now Note Edge.
The only real problem I've had is that the ball joint crushes the resistance band in the receptacle, which then lets the dock portion rotate much too freely. I had one replaced for that early on, but when the replacement did the same thing, I didn't bother to get it fixed again. My son recently took one for his car, and the spring that keeps the top clamp down eventually popped out and it doesn't hold his phone very well any more.
Another minor niggle is that the bottom left foot sometimes presses the volume buttons, so I have to mount slightly offset so the volume-up doesn't stay pressed.
If I ever switch away from the iBolt, I will probably find a better universal dock and keep using the "magic pigtail" that enables dock mode on the Samsung phones. Love it with Car Home Ultra
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I've used that model of iBolt since it came out. In fact, I was part of the early group that didn't get the USB cable because of manufacturing delays, so they shipped it separately. Got two mounts at that time. We've used it with all models from the original GS-4g, SII, SIII, and now Note Edge.
The only real problem I've had is that the ball joint crushes the resistance band in the receptacle, which then lets the dock portion rotate much too freely. I had one replaced for that early on, but when the replacement did the same thing, I didn't bother to get it fixed again. My son recently took one for his car, and the spring that keeps the top clamp down eventually popped out and it doesn't hold his phone very well any more.
Another minor niggle is that the bottom left foot sometimes presses the volume buttons, so I have to mount slightly offset so the volume-up doesn't stay pressed.
If I ever switch away from the iBolt, I will probably find a better universal dock and keep using the "magic pigtail" that enables dock mode on the Samsung phones. Love it with Car Home Ultra
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Samsung dock/carmode is a nightmare. But, with a tectile or rewritable nfc sticker, you can have your phone automatically do anything one you sit it on the dock.
MikaelPe said:
Hi Troy, if you fill in the form on www.ibolt.co/support and we will send you a new dock. The xProDock has a latch with less force and you will not have any issue with this. The products are covered for 2 years so no sweat
Also, if you turn the phone around (and change the position of the "magic" pigtail) the foot will not touch the volume button, it will be on top instead.
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If you download the two iBOLT Apps from the Google Play store, the Dock'n Drive App and the DockMode App you can turn any Android phone into "DockMode" without using an NFC tag. Just start the DockMode (orange icon) App and the Dock'n Drive will start. With this you can have Bluetooth, WiFi, Hotspots & more turned on/off automatically when you step into the car. Have a cool digital GPS enabled speedometer & much more.
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See! How awesome was that.... out of the clearblue sky! Good stuff.
MikaelPe said:
Hi Troy, if you fill in the form on www.ibolt.co/support and we will send you a new dock. The xProDock has a latch with less force and you will not have any issue with this. The products are covered for 2 years so no sweat
Also, if you turn the phone around (and change the position of the "magic" pigtail) the foot will not touch the volume button, it will be on top instead.
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Thanks! I think I'll take advantage of that.
EDIT: Oops, looks like I am slightly outside the two year window. I see an email from Kim on 1/24/2013 confirming my order via Amazon (sans cables). Looks like I had one replaced in May 2013 for the crushed resistance band where the ball joint connects.
hi guys,
i'm from germany and i need help for buying a new (oder used) phone.
atm i have an Oneplus X because of the size (i have tiny hands and i want to use the phone with one hand), the display (i love the amoled because of the sharpness) and the camera.
what i miss actual: a physical home button. why: because i use the phone as a sat nav (with osmand+ app) on my motorcylce. i have an water resist phone holder like that (https://www.amazon.de/LKB29LW-WASSE...8-13&keywords=wasserdichte+handyhülle+fahrrad) and i cant use the side buttons because of the case. dtw dont work because of the foil in front of the display. have tried it soo often. when screen is dark i always have to open the case...
so what i need for the new season: phone around 4,8 to 5,2 inc with possibily to wake up in a case.
what sould it be able to: rooting, xposed and so on. good camera... the things i like on my oneplus.
i like the samsung s7... but: i think it is too expensive.
what else can i buy?
greetings from germany
wortex777 said:
hi guys,
i'm from germany and i need help for buying a new (oder used) phone.
atm i have an Oneplus X because of the size (i have tiny hands and i want to use the phone with one hand), the display (i love the amoled because of the sharpness) and the camera.
what i miss actual: a physical home button. why: because i use the phone as a sat nav (with osmand+ app) on my motorcylce. i have an water resist phone holder like that (https://www.amazon.de/LKB29LW-WASSE...8-13&keywords=wasserdichte+handyhülle+fahrrad) and i cant use the side buttons because of the case. dtw dont work because of the foil in front of the display. have tried it soo often. when screen is dark i always have to open the case...
so what i need for the new season: phone around 4,8 to 5,2 inc with possibily to wake up in a case.
what sould it be able to: rooting, xposed and so on. good camera... the things i like on my oneplus.
i like the samsung s7... but: i think it is too expensive.
what else can i buy?
greetings from germany
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