Cheapo eBay desktop cradles

[ledrocnoc]

Has anyone purchased any of the cheap ($9.99) cradles listed on ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/For-Sprint-PPC-6800-AT-T-8925-8525-USB-Cradle-Chager_http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290202333980 for example)?

I am not expecting great quality, but I just want to know if the 8925 fits snuggly in there and that when you take it off it's not a two hands operation because the phone is jammed so hard in the cradle that it takes two hands to take it off.

Thanks.

[Comatose]

Briefly considered it, but didn't pull the trigger. (I actually had my eye on a different model that allowed you to charge a separate battery at the same time).

My main concern with these docks is that it appears alot of stress can be put on the mini usb port (which is really the only thing connecting the two, and appears to rely on it to keep the standing phone up?) Given the RLOD issues floating about, I personally wouldn't use it...

[Jozer99]

I bought one. Its one of the squarish ones with an external extra battery charger. It works great! The Kaiser fits snuggly and relatively securely in the cradle. I don't have an extra battery, so I haven't tested the external charger. My only complaint is the LED on the front. It is always on (docked or not) and is INCREDIBLY bright. I turned out the lights in my office, and there was a blue circle projected on the ceiling from this LED! I put a small square of duct tape over the LED, and I can STILL see it! At least it is at a sane brightness level now. Anyway, I recomend this cradle, works great.

[GFridrich3]

i bought two of the little UFO pod looking ones off eBay, one for home and one for the office. They both work great, but being cheap chinese made products, one of them arrived in 2 pieces because whoever assembled it stripped all the screws holding the top and bottom halves together. A little super glue and all was well. I like them and the phone does get supported by the mini usb, but also leans back to the point that it rests against the cradle itself slightly, so im not worried about over stressing the port.

[mrg2003]

I have the cradle with "free" 1300Ma battery.
The mount is just a mini usb connector, sometimes is hard to align, unlike the ipaq cradles that have guide slots.

It takes a long time to charge the battery, and you can't tell which battery is being charged.

The blue light in on all the time (power), the other flashes red/green.

It's ok

[gazzacbr]

i have one of those cheapo ones and its fine. initially the charge and battery charge lights were a bit random but now seem to be ok. good thing is i can charge my extended (ie thicker) battery in it as it lays flat in the back
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